For those of us with a peanut allergy we tend to throw our guard up the instant we read or hear the word nut. Case in point, despite how cute they are, does anyone else have a slight prejudice against squirrels because of their love of nuts? I thought so.

I’ll take this opportunity to answer common questions really quickly here.

Should I be terrified of nutmeg?
Only if you have a crazy aunt who loves to cook with it, or perhaps consume so much of it you start hallucinating. Nutmeg is derived from trees and will not affect anyone because of their tree nut or peanut allergy.

Can I eat water chest nuts?
They have these as part of the stir fry mixes at Costco and I wondered about it myself. As it turns out water chest nuts are a vegetable and totally safe for anyone with a peanut or tree nut allergy. Chest nuts are still nuts though! Try not to confuse the two.

Thats all for today folks. For more information on peanut free dining be sure to check out the internation cuisine guide in my products section.

Living Peanut Free,

Dan.