Brenda Johnson
Brenda Johnson
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  • Hidden Sources of Dairy in Everyday Foods

    Dairy is often hidden in unexpected foods like hot dogs, potato chips, and flavored syrups. Always check labels to avoid surprises and ensure a successful dairy-free lifestyle.

  • Learning to Read Labels Like a Pro

    When I first went dairy-free, I thought it would be simple: avoid milk, butter, and cheese, and I’d be fine. However, I soon realized how much more complicated food labels really are. Dairy hides under dozens of different names, and some of them sound nothing like milk or cheese. Learning to read labels wasn’t just…

  • Homemade Granola

    Homemade granola outshines store-bought versions with its crunch and customizable flavors. Follow the steps to mix dry and wet ingredients, then bake without stirring for delicious kid-approved chunks.

  • The Beginning: My Journey to Digestive Harmony Through Cooking

    Living with a dairy allergy can be daunting, especially when it comes to avoiding foods that will make you sick. But anyone can create delicious, gut-friendly meals by learning how to read labels, research derivatives, and alternative names for those hidden dairy ingredients. In my journey, I’ve learned valuable lessons on reading and understanding labels,…

  • Tacos, Jazz, and Navigating Dairy-Free Dining at a Festival

    There’s something magical about food trucks at a festival… the smell of sizzling meat, the laughter of people in line, the live music floating through the air, and knowing you’re about to bite into something made with passion. But for me, there’s always a hurdle, eating dairy-free. At the 44th Annual Jazz Festival in Savannah,…

  • Fired Glass: BGD Wins Headdies Glass Competition with Breathtaking Glass Art

    At a popular festival in Central Pennsylvania, a glass artist entered a piece of artwork into their competition that held personal significance. His intricate glass sculpture was inspired by the caterpillar scene from Alice in Wonderland, he said the scene reminds him “to always question what I think I know.” Pushing his skills to new…

  • Changing Lives

    FADE IN: INT. PENNY’S APARTMENT – MORNING The scene opens with a semi-closed door in frame, an alarm starts going off, a bird starts screaming. A female groans and mutters something about getting up. Alarm stops. Bird does not stop. Bird stops screaming. Sounds of her getting up and moving around; drawers opening and closing,…

  • A Dying Position

         Why do more and more people prefer to use self-checkout? Even with a cart full of items, customers walk up to do the work themselves.      Personally, the bagger is the specific reason I use self-checkout. I was tired of my bananas being bagged with heavy items, my produce spread out amongst everything,…

  • Hidden Emotions

    Love. Happiness. Anger. Sadness. Emotions are something that everyone struggles with and show in their own ways. Some hide their feelings, you can read what some are feeling by looking at their face, some have no problem talking them out with anyone and everyone. How does the way that we were raised change the way…

  • Time Is Up

    Brenda Lee, Feb 2021 I work in a field that speaks to my soul; I care for others that can’t care for themselves. Some of them need me to come to them and do so much, helping them move their body, bathe themselves, pick out clothes and dress them, feed them, drive them, cook for…