SLO Counties First EcoProducts Day Featuring Sweet Alexis!

Sweet Alexis Bakery with delicious dairy free, egg free, tree nut and peanut free, vegan cupcakes, cookies and more will take part in San Luis Obispos first EcoProducts Day this Saturday, May 22 from 11am - 2pm at Matt Clark Tile and Stone off Tank Farm Road. The event is free and will include music, food, vendors and give-a-ways! Come one, come all for some "green" fun!

AllergySense : Ask A Mom: Featuring Michele Fellows : Online Food Allergies Resource - Food Allergies in Children

AllergySense is a fantastic website and resource for all things allergy related, that has once again asked me to contribute to their "Ask A Mom" segment. This is a great honor for me to share my personal stories and experiences hoping they may help or inspire another. For my latest interview please follow the link below:

AllergySense : Ask A Mom: Featuring Michele Fellows : Online Food Allergies Resource - Food Allergies in Children

National Cupcake Week

According to Martha Stewart Radio, this is National Cupcake Week! If you are in or around Los Osos, CA please come by the bakery today or tomorrow - mention this post - and receive a free Sweet Alexis Bakery Cupcake. Our cupcakes are amazingly delicous and made without dairy, eggs, tree nuts or peanuts in a dedicated facility - perfect for those with food allergies or intolerences. Not to mention, all of our products are vegan and made without preservatives or fillers and contain no trans fats or cholesterol. They are simply moist and delicious. For more information on Sweet Alexis products go to our webpage at www.sweetalexisbakery.com or check out our fan page on Facebook. We aren't shipping just yet, but stay tuned...

Mother's Day @ The Beach

This Mother's Day my family and I packed our small RV and headed to the beach. We stayed in Avila Beach and although it's only a town away, it feels like vacation. The sky was blue, the beaches filled with families, dogs and good times. On Sunday we actually went to see one of our favorite bands, the Gipsy Kings at the Cove in Avila. Beautiful to say the least! It's a small venue with a view of the ocean. At the concert we ran into another local "food allergy" family and we were able to sit together on the lawn and enjoy the afternoon. Although the venue does not allow outside food, both families were able to get in with safe snacks for the kiddos without any problems. Everyone was great....accept for the major allergy attack both my husband, myself and Alexis experienced in the middle of the night. Yikes! Whatever was blooming was powerful, but nothing a little breathing treatment and Benedryl could take care of. Yeesh...the life of the allergic family. :)

Sweet Alexis Gift Packs

The gift packs that went to Ethan's big fundraising event. Each included a Sweet Alexis Chocolate Chip and Shortbread Cookie.

Help Ethan get an Angel Service Dog

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by my good friends over at Angel Service Dogs regarding one of their future recipients of a dog, Ethan. Ethan has a severe nut allergy with hopes and dreams of any other child, including going to school, restaurants, camp, etc. but is limited due to the extent of his reactions. With the assistance of an Angel Service Dog, Ethan can too live a great life but because of their specialty and intensive training before, during and after receiving the Angel Service Dog, financial costs are high. The Angel Service Dog family does assist in fundraising efforts including one this weekend in New York where a very generous girl is helping to raise money for Ethan's dog and raise food allergy awareness during her Bat Mitzvah (where Sweet Alexis products will be distributed and sampled) but Ethan could still use your help. To read Ethan's story and see how to donate, please log onto www.ethansangel.org. If you too are interested in learning more about the Angel Service Dog organization go to www.angelservicedogs.com. Good luck Ethan!!!

Hurry to Peanut Free Planet! It's Freeling Friday and 5% of all sales go to support www.kidswithfoodallergies.org! Plus lots of goodies, discounts and coupons from numerous vendors including Sweet Alexis! Go to www.peanutfreeplanet.com/Articles.asp?ID=148. Thank you Peanut Free Planet...it's our favorite place to land!