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I love Valentine’s Day. It is the perfect escape from the dreariness of bitterly cold winter days. There are only two things I ask for every year, a bouquet of my favorite flower, tulips, and chocolate in any form. And I really mean any form. I don’t care if it is a decadent molten chocolate [...]

Happy Holidays everyone! A Facebook friend of mine requested I post the recipe for my Dinner Biscuits, and thought of course…it is the PERFECT biscuit to serve alongside your Christmas or New Years Dinner. I always make a ham for Christmas dinner, and these biscuits are so delicious with it. It literally takes minutes to [...]

October is practically here and it feels like fall in Chicago. Fall in the Midwest is breath-taking; the colors on the trees are gorgeous and the chill in the air always makes me want to hole up in my cozy home. The reality is, though, two of my kids play travel soccer, two other kids [...]

As a kid, most of my favorite treats came from Little Debbie. Nutty Bars, Swiss Rolls, Honey Buns and my all-time favorite, the Oatmeal Creme Pie, made its way inside my orange Charlie Brown lunchbox most days of the week. My mom believed in having something sweet every day (God bless her), yet she was [...]

Hi everyone! I check my blog on a regular basis to read all your comments, and then realized, oh my goodness it has been a solid month since I last posted! SOOOO not like me! But please know I’ve been busy doing other food allergy related projects such as writing new recipes (not ready to [...]

Two words, Sabrina Shannon. This bright-eyed and freckle faced 10-year-old girl made a first person radio documentary that told her story, in her own words, about what it was like to live with food allergies. “A Nutty Tale” aired on CBC in Canada, and was widely regarded as a realistic yet powerful look into a [...]

Another crazy few weeks around here! I’m sure you all are feeling the end of the school year pinch too. Field trips and parties are the common theme these last few weeks, and so that usually means the final push of food issues…that is until camp starts. One recent story comes to mind: Religious Ed [...]

Easter is only a few short days away and I just had to post this recipe for y’all to try. I’m going to bake a batch Easter morning as something extra sweet (it’s my way of getting them not to eat all those suckers before breakfast, and wait for these yummy muffins.) It’s another insanely [...]

I’ve recently had a lot of requests for a dairy and egg free meatball recipe and am happy to finally get around to sharing my family’s favorite. You know me, I want easy, no-big-deal type recipes and this one fits the bill. It is so easy yet healthy and delicious. I can make this entire [...]

I loved going to Baker’s Square as a little girl, middle school-er, high school-er, college grad and new mom. I even remember going to Baker’s Square when it was still named Poppin Fresh Pies. But even now, 30 years later and five kids, I am still obsessed with Bakers Square.  I love the diner ambiance; [...]