I prefer taco to sausage.

It only gets worse, sometimes. After more testing, we've found Jax has elevated antibodies to peas. PEAS. Who in the world is allergic to peas? Peas are a staple of our diet, so it makes sense that he would have antibodies to peas rather than, say, Brussels sprouts or pork. But still. This is crazy.

We can see a definite problem with dairy, garlic, and peanuts, but not so much with the other foods he has antibodies to. Even after a few weeks of a very strict diet, his skin is still not as clear as I'd like. That tells me that it's not entirely his diet. So, I'm giving up and moving to a rotation diet. Soy one day, wheat a couple days later, and so on. It's better than starving, and it's not really making much of a difference on his skin so far.

Over the weekend, we had to go to a business dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. It was delicious. We had yakisoba noodles (my favorite), and all other manner of uncleanness - garlic, soy, onions. I dosed him up on Benadryl beforehand, and - no hives! He did flare up a bit, but it was a good tradeoff nonetheless.

Last night we had a fairly good supper - tacos. Over the last few years, I've grown to love veggies in my tacos, courtesy of my local Mexican place. It's owned and operated by (probably illegal) Mexican immigrants, and the food is fairly good. They use a mixture of bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, potatoes (!), and mushrooms in nearly every dish. It's surprisingly good. My version involves broccoli, red bell pepper, corn kernels, mushrooms, and black beans. Toss in a baking dish with lime juice, corn oil, salt, pepper, and chile powder. Set as close as you can to the broiler and broil till the broccoli starts to char and the bean skins split. Eat in a taco shell with refried beans, salsa, olives, and whatever else strikes your fancy. Yum.