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With Halloween over and out, I am happy to report we had another successful candy-filled holiday. The parties at school were a smashing success and all the children devoured the treats from my book. It was especially nice to see many of the children outwardly comment how delicious the cookies were. I could tell it [...]

Who doesn’t love hot cocoa? It’s sweet, chocolaty, warm and perfect with marshmallows. My kids are always asking for me to make a mug of this delicious concoction after school. There aren’t any suitable allergen free mixes on the market, and warming Chocolate Soy Milk doesn’t do it for me. I want something as close [...]

So many of my other favorite bloggers have given some fabulous tips about allergen safe candies, tips and tricks for Halloween parties and trick or treating. As a busy mama of four I am usually not that creative and don’t plan too far in advance by special ordering candy, etc.  But I do follow some [...]

Even though our vacation won’t be officially over until Monday I have to say this has been one of my favorite trips of all time. I never thought the kids would be able handle the busy days we had scheduled for them, but for the most part they have done really well. My primary concern, [...]

Here’s the latest on our Birthday Treat Policy in our school district: The Admin Council has rejected an outright ban of food from birthday celebrations but they do believe a Resource Guide filled with sample letters and treat alternatives would be helpful for teachers to use at their discretion. They are concerned that without full [...]

I have a deep affection for Little Debbie’s snacks…all of them. There’s not one snack cake I don’t love. One day last year my son pointed out those cute little boxes of goodness at the grocery store and asked if he could try them. At first my heart melted because for one, if he didn’t have food [...]

Here’s another update to “A Reaction Waiting to Happen…”. My school’s principal never directly apologized for the incident, but focused on explaining how every action was taken to prevent a potential issue. She said they checked the label on the popcorn against the allergies listed in the 504 and Food Allergy Action Plan and found [...]

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

St. Patrick’s Day has long been a favorite holiday of mine and not only because I have Irish roots (my mom was a full blown redhead after all!). Chicago is a great place to visit for this popular Irish holiday. We have so many fabulous authentic Irish pubs, food, two festive parades, and a river [...]

In keeping with my apparent breakfast theme lately, I am finally sharing my all time favorite waffle recipe. I actually had these for lunch one day last week with fresh berries and confectioner’s sugar and it was a delicious change of pace.  The waffles aren’t too heavy, in fact they taste rather light and healthy. [...]