Going Dairy-Free

I've been really good about eliminating all dairy from my diet lately, even reading labels to make sure there's no surprise ingredient like caseinate or non-fat dry milk powder. It's made a dramatic difference, especially in my sinuses, which finally cleared up for the first time in months. The other day Dave decided to make chocolate chip cookies, and I asked him to make half the batch with my special dairy-free chocolate chips. He did, but the next day my nose started running like a faucet, and I couldn't figure out why. We finally realized he had forgotten to make them with margarine instead of butter, and that was enough to cause a reaction. I never would have thought that some butter in cookie dough would be enough to bother me. I guess I'm more sensitive than I realized. Thankfully, Eva tested negative for food allergies, so she can have as much dairy as she wants. That doesn't stop her from getting into the cupboard and trying to eat my special, milk-free chocolate, though!