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An article in today’s Chicago Sun Times reminds us of some of the hits and misses of Trick or Treating on Halloween. The food website www.seriouseats.com compiled a top ten list of the worst treats to give your little costumed visitors. Sadly, three of the “worst treats” are the only treats I give out because [...]

It’s nice to be back online. After some initial difficulties getting my blog setup under a new domain it looks like the technical glitches are resolved. I’m still in the process of moving over some of my widgets and blogs so that will come back in a day or so. I also would like any [...]

To my fellow bloggers and visitors: my site will be going through some maintenance in the next day or so. So sit tight and I will be back probably before you even knew I was gone! Thanks so much for all your continued support and I will be back very, very soon…

Halloween is only 11 days away; are you ready for the upcoming class parties, parades and endless string of trick or treaters? I’m not either, so now is the perfect time to get the game plan in place, especially for your food allergic child, classmate or neighbor. Most of us know at least one child [...]

Tomorrow my daughter’s class is having a Fall Gathering at a local park. We’re serving hot apple cider, coffee, various cookies, caramel apples and my favorite pumpkin recipe; Pumpkin Bread. I am still on the hunt for a delicious milk free caramel apple, and I haven’t perfected the recipe yet. Dairy Free Caramel Apples have to be [...]

No, I’m not talking about the coolest band to ever come out of Chicago. I’m talking about the yummy smashed pumpkin puree that comes in a can. I’ve been opening can after can all week, making whatever pumpkin desserts, breads and muffins I can. Nothing is more comforting to me than the smell of a [...]

This is a very difficult post for me to write, because every time I read or hear Sabrina Shannon’s story, it literally stops me in my tracks and I sob, uncontrollably. It is the story of a beautiful and energetic 13 year old girl who suffered a fatal allergic reaction to food eaten in her school [...]

Anyone who knows me knows two important details; I am ADDICTED to great desserts, and apple crisp is one of my all time favorite recipes. Period. Whether I am in a four star restaurant (OK, more like three star because the cost of a $15/hour babysitter, valet and the meal adds up quickly!) or in a diner [...]

The thought of birthday treats and unsafe snacks in my son’s classroom gives me a case of the hives. Ok, not literally but I do worry about the chance of something inadvertently getting onto his skin or in his mouth that would trigger a life threatening reaction. Thankfully, most of John’s teachers have been more [...]