Posts by callmemama

Great response! Hope they publish it!

Quote: Originally Posted by MommyHawk Thank you to all those of you posters who were nice for explaining how unschooling is viewed by the gov't/legal community where you live. I just want to point out that...

My issue with a GED is that it indicates someone didn't "finish school" in the first place. Now don't get me wrong, I think its great that someone that didn't finish school takes the GED, but a homeschooler DOES finish school....

I forgot to mention, we make a gf chapatis recipe from Food Allergy Survival Guide (by Vesanto Melina) that we use as pita bread for hummus. We also use it for our beanie burritos (although they're open-faced as it doesn't roll). It can...

I feel for you! My vegan, gf family doesn't eat out at all and we've only ever spent two days/one night away from home because of our limited space for coolers! But some ideas are: - make favorite and/or easy meals that are good cold...

I put pasta sauce, beans (soy or white or black-eyed peas), garlic, and greens in the food processor. Layer with cooked pasta shapes.

I applaud those of you that put other people's feelings first. But let me share my story with you. In the early 90's, during the height of the mad cow scare in England, I visited there with my husband. I did not wish to eat any beef...

You can do it! My family has been vegan/strict veg for around 8 years and GF for around 3 years. It was hard at first because I made all my own whole wheat bread, tortillas, etc. Now we don't do much bread at all. But I have to eat when...

Also check out Food Allergy Survival Guide by Vesanto Melina and two other vegan nutritionists. It has some great recipes. I found it at my library.

We are vegan and gluten-free as a family, and ds was also soy and corn-free for several months. Not exactly the same, but close. Here a few suggestions: - I would pretty much scrap bread during your trial. Come up with alternatives....