Conor's Fancy Footwork Beats A GFCF Autism Diet!

I don't know if peppers are part of an autism gfcf diet but Conor loves eating them and likes to show off some fancy footwork at the same time!autism

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Has anyone ever heard of this before???

I kinda feel like this is a cheater post but in my defense I spent the whole morning in a Dr's appt and then ran errands right up until now. I get to pick the girls up in about an hour so my day is pretty much done!Anyway, my Mother-in-law sent me an email last week asking me to try out something that she was sent. I have to say I was skeptical at first. Like come on who would make and omelet in a Ziploc bag??? We gave this a test run the day that we left to go to the Keys...just making sure you remembered...anyway they worked. And really, really well. We all had our omelets ready at the same time and exactly the way we each wanted them. T. even h

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Autism Speaks Finish Line at Dover

The finish line at Dover International Speedway this Sunday will feature blue Autism Speaks puzzle pieces inside the white squares. Autism Speaks is beyond compare in its abillity to find new ways to promote autism awareness.

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Tomato and Green Bean Salad

Looks like summer huh?Last night for dinner we were just going to have burgers and a tomato salad but as I was cleaning out my fridge yesterday I found some green beans that I had forgotten about in the crisper. I had bought them over the weekend so they were still in great shape. I decided to make a simple salad using my garden fresh tomatoes. This salad turned out great. I had seen it years ago in one of the food magazines but can not for the life of me remember which one! Seeing as I didn't have a recipe to follow I just went by memory and taste. Everyone loved this and it tasted just like summer to me!Tomato and Green Bean Salad1 box or bag

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Autism Awareness: Run the Dream in Fredericton on June 5, 2008

Jonathon Howard will soon be in Fredericton. Jonathon is raising awareness of autism across Canada, and raising funds for children's charities supporting autism, by running across the country, beginning on March 25 when he dipped his toe in the waters at St. John's Newfoundland. On June 5, 2008 from 7 to 9:30 he will be at the Delta Fredericton for an event which will feature "Their Stories", online video interviews of family members, caregivers, and persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders who share their personal stories of living with autism. Keynote speakers will include Brian Rimpilainen of Fredericton. Brian is the Autism Society New Br

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Κρούσματα μελιταίου πυρετού στη Θάσο.

Επίκαιρη ερώτηση στη Βουλή με θέμα τα κρούσματα μελιταίου πυρετού σε κατοίκους της Θάσου, κατέθεσε η βουλευτής Θεσσαλονίκης του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Ευαγγελία Αμμανατίδου Πασχαλίδου, η οποία ασκεί δριμύτατη κριτική στη Νομαρχία Καβάλας. Στην ερώτησή της, προς τους υπουργούς Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων, Αλέκο Κοντό, κι Εσωτερικών Προκόπη Παυλόπουλο, η βουλευτής κάνει λόγο για «αδράνεια και απουσία επαρκών ελέγχων» για τα παράνομα εισαγόμενα αμνοερίφια. Επισημαίνει δε ότι «με την αθρόα και ανεξέλεγκτη εισαγωγή αμνοεριφίων» ο μελιταίος πυρετός «μεταδόθηκε σε άγνωστο αριθμό ζώων και από κει σε κατοίκους του νησιού». Η βουλευτής τονίζει ότι «η Θάσος δεν διαθέτει κ

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Harv: My Ice Cream Idol

One very special friend of mine, Harv, surprised me with a fabulous new kitchen toy over the weekend. He graciously gave me a Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker. Thank you Harv! He's quite the ice cream connoisseur and well, I have ice cream maker envy because he has the king of all ice cream makers. Even more impressive is that he's rebuilt/refurbished 2 commercial ice cream makers from scratch himself! (I'm in complete and utter awe...) Here are similar pics of his handsome ice cream maker, a Taylor 104-27 (which is very similar to what is used on Iron Chef competitions of Food Network): My first recipe I tried was a simple strawb

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The Daring Bakers Challenge and how I keep screwing up the date...

Opera CakeIt was a wonderful relaxing long weekend. Monday night after I had gotten the girls into bed I decided to check the computer see what some of my fellow bloggers had been up to. I also needed to check on the recipe for my Daring Baker challenge which I needed to do during the week. Now I knew this was a pretty complex recipe. 5 separate elements to it. I knew I needed to give myself time during the week to work on it nice and leisurely. I had already planned the presentation and bought the almond flour that was called for. All I really needed to do was to pick up some odds and ends at the grocery store and I would start in on it. HOLY

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A little bit of everything!

Nothing like lounging by the pool and watching your kids and dog swim for a whole day!!Yesterday was just a really nice day. Usually we have a huge Memorial Day BBQ but this year we decided that T. needed a break. I don't think that I have mentioned this but a couple of weeks ago T. was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Virus which is just horrible. It actually stays with you for up to 1 1/2 years. He doesn't always feel bad but when he does all he wants to do is sleep and I just couldn't risk him getting too run down by having a big party here! We made the most of it anyway and it was really nice just hanging out with the family. We are all usually r

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Autism Media Breakthrough

A major autism media breakthrough has occurred with the publication of Julie Deardorff's blog on several sites including the Chicago Tribune and the BradentonHerald.com. In Autism's road to recovery full of questions, few answers Ms Deardorff comments on debate over whether autistic children should be "recovered". She presents the perspective of Alex Plank, a high functioning person with Aspergers, attending college, and otherwise functioning very well in society. But the breakthough occurs when Ms Deardorff also presents the perspective of David Royko who tells the story of his autistic son Ben, who, at age 14, is not toilet trained and will

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Alleged Autism Rights Movement and Severe Autism: Autistic Boy Goes Missing, Struck and Killed by Train

The Alleged Autism Rights Movement isn't much help for the severely autistic, the truly severely autistic, not the former students of colleges for gifted youths, but those, like my son Conor who wondered across a busy main street oblivious to the dangers of traffic; or those like the 10 year old severely autistic boy in North Carolina who was struck by a train and killed Saturday half an hour after police received a report he was missing from his home.Severely autistic people like that poor North Carolina boy, like my son Conor, like the 50 year old autistic woman who could not communicate to tell the world she was being abused by staff in the resi

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Εχει τρελαθεί η Αγορά;;;

Μαύρη τρύπα στα έσοδα.Επιχείρηση κατάργησης των κλαδικών συμβάσεωνΣτο έλεος των αυξήσεωνΦούσκα κερδοσκοπίας στον "μαύρο χρυσό"Υπερκέρδη και η Exxon Mobil: 10,9 δισεκατομύρια δολάρια

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Blueberry Whole Wheat Pancakes for Breakfast and Islamorada for Dinner!

Blueberry Whole Wheat Pancakes I am going to do this backwards. For breakfast this morning we had Blueberry Whole Wheat Pancakes and dinner last night was in Islamorada, one of the Florida Keys. How cool is my life?The breakfast this morning was a treat for the girls and a treat for us in another way. I always make a double batch of these yummy pancakes because they refrigerate well and can be reheated or eaten cold for the next couple of days. Makes for a nice stream lined breakfast for a busy weekday morning. Oh and did you know, blueberries are in season here!!!Blueberry Whole Wheat PancakesIngredients1 cup Whole Wheat flour1 Tbs sugar3 tsp ba

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Thai Me Up to Drink!

Memorial day fare usually involves burgers, hot dogs, brats... but for me, I like doing things a little differently. To kick off our Memorial Day, I hosted another monthly Wine & Dine event highlighting Thai cuisine, paired with Viognier wines.As usual, it was a fabulous turnout. Having Thai dishes grace the table offered our palates some interesting flavors to play with the wines I selected for the tasting. It also encouraged friends to create recipes of a cuisine they may not have necessarily tried on their own.For the wines, Viognier is not exactly a common varietal. In fact, it's one that can be difficult to find and because of the type of har

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