That Awkward First Post

I've had a hard time starting this blog because I'm not sure how to start. Do I just write assuming you know me, and you'll figure it out as I go? Do I post a long introduction? A short one? Maybe no one is here anyway? (A thought that is kind of lonely and kind of cozy at the same time.)

So here goes: I'm the mother of a beautiful baby girl (BBG) and her older siblings. She has been suffering with skin issues for quite a few months now, and we've only recently been able to discover the reason: she has a number of severe allergies that have been transmitted to her through my breast milk. So I've had to radically change my diet to accommodate BBG's health. Namely, by removing milk, wheat, eggs, soy, and peanuts from my diet.

For a 100% kosher, mostly vegetarian who loves dairy and peanuts, this has been a challenge. But I'm up for it! I've been searching the Internet for recipe ideas, and unfortunately, it hasn't been so easy all the time. I don't really want to buy lots of weird ingredients (though I may), and I could figure out how to replace margarine with soy-free margarine myself, thankyouverymuch. But since this may well turn out to be a longer term issue for BBG personally as she eats a more varied diet, I think I have to really develop a repertoire of recipes for her, both in terms of relatively easy items (soups, salads and other vegetable-based dishes, non-wheat grain dishes) and the more difficult ones (bread and crackers, cakes and cookies, good sources of calcium). So let's get started...