Category Food Intolerances

MOVING ON – FROM FOOD INTOLERANCES TO COMBAT SPORTS

“Don’t count the days; make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali It’s been YEARS since I updated this site, which means I (obviously) moved on to other things. Writing about food, travel, and drink was enjoyable for a time but it lost its sheen after awhile. Which isn’t to say I’m no longer obsessive about food—I […]

Intolerants Rant: Food Allergies Are a Serious Thing – 7 Tips for the Intolerants

While many are familiar with the various physical effects food allergies, I still come across people who presume that we Intolerants are food-fearing individuals who have made a miscalculation about the items we leave out of our diets. While this doesn’t bother me, I’m sometimes still irked when people can’t understand why someone would politely […]

Guest Post: How to Make a Mean Gallo Pinto (Costa Rica)

While I love travel, art, fashion and shopping, the only thing I probably adore more than all of these things combined is food. Ah, yes, food…glorious food. There’s something so  captivating and wonderfully decadent about tasting something – be it a starter, a main, a dessert or a snack – that sends shivers down your spine […]

Intolerants on the Go: Can’t Get Enough of Sweet Potato Fries

I’ve been fiddling around with recipes over the last few months and have come across some rather straightforward concoctions that are Intolerant-friendly (and often both lactose and gluten free), tasty and which can be transported from Point A to B if needs be. This month my obsession lies with sweet potato fries: a sinfully delicious […]

Go South, Way South, To Ox Cart Tavern (Brooklyn)

Brooklyn is massive. Yes, it’s taken me almost half a year to figure out the obvious. NYC’s second largest borough (Queens is the largest) is 183 square kilometres and stretches North from Queens and the bank of the Hudson all the way South to the Atlantic Ocean. It takes 40 minutes to get from downtown […]