It's my turn!

Hey everyone out there!  It's my turn to introduce myself!!  I am Emily, the mother of two fabulous daughters.  M is 2 1/2 years old and N is 8 months.  And I've been married to my oh-so-wonderful husband, T, for 5 years!

I first went dairy free a few months back when my youngest had a spot of eczema.  I have been plagued with eczema my whole life and wanted to avoid it for N as long as possible.  I had heard many people talking about cutting out dairy while nursing if your child had eczema so I thought I'd give it a try!  Turns out the dairy elimination had no effect on N (hers was gone in a few days and didn't come back when I tried reintroducing the dairy).  My eczema, however, all but cleared up!  It's not perfect but cutting out dairy has made a big difference in my skin.  I have found I can eat goat cheese but for the purpose of this blog, all recipes will be completely dairy free.

After N was born it seems I developed an allergy to eggs.  Over the course of several days, I had many different reactions when eating eggs, cooked in many different ways.  My reactions ranged from *TMI alert* vomiting and other stomach issues, as well as throat itching and tightening.  It is very uncommon to develop an egg allergy as an adult so I guess I should buy a lottery ticket!  Anyway, I've had some allergy testing done and will have to go back for more testing in December.

A few tidbits about me:  I absolutely love my family and being a mother.  I love to read.  Traveling is also a passion of mine but I haven't had much chance since having kids.  Prior to kids I did make it to every continent (that's right, including Antarctica!)  I enjoy working out and am trying to get into running.  I did a super sprint triathlon (meaning extra short, not extra fast!) when N was 6 months old and I am doing my first 5k this coming weekend!

I'm looking forward to enjoying and posting many dairy and egg free recipes!