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I was Ian & Margery’s guest this morning on FM107.1 Minneapolis/St. Paul.
You can listen to the segment here:

Here’s a link to the MP3 file: Interview by Ian & Margery on FM107.1

Today is my husband’s 39th birthday and tomorrow is my soon to be 4-year-old’s birthday. Even though their birthdays are back to back I plan on making two varieties of cakes; vanilla with vanilla frosting and chocolate with chocolate frosting. The latter is for my chocoholic husband who delights in anything made from cacao beans. [...]

It seems as though every day lately reminds me of how vigilant we all must be regarding food allergies. Case in point: John’s Spanish teacher organizes a fun and dynamic Spanish market (Mercado) every spring for the first graders. The kiddos make a bunch of cute items to sell and barter, and they practice using their [...]

This weekend was jam packed with two food allergy conferences in the Chicago area. On Saturday I attended the 16th annual FAAN Food Allergy Conference in Rosemont. As usual I came away learning something old and something new.  A sampling of the topics included The Ins and Outs of food allergies,an informative guide to nutrition and [...]

By now, many of you already know about my obsession with cinnamon. It should come as no surprise to you then that my all time favorite muffin is the French Puff Muffin. This muffin is like no other, it reminds me of a yummy cinnamon sugar doughnut. I love to serve these muffins right out [...]

I remember as a child I loved those prepackaged, seemingly overstuffed (but then they really weren’t) Easter Baskets that were available at grocery stores and pharmacies. They seemed so magical, especially that large, hollow, chocolate Easter Bunny with a bow. I also loved everything else about Easter Sunday; my mother’s special deviled eggs, creamy mashed potatoes and [...]

Easter is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate.  This year my menu will feature seasonal produce such as asparagus and spring green salad, roasted thyme new potatoes and sweet maple glazed ham.  But the real show stopper is actually a very simple little cake that takes just a few minutes to whip up but is utterly [...]

As a runner I tend to always have a stash of bananas at my house. They are a fast and nutritious recovery snack especially after long runs. However, I have a thing for how ripe a banana should be when I eat it; perfectly yellow with just a hint of green. If that banana even [...]