Today I spoke with Tom in cusomter relations at Taret’s Corproate office in Minneapolis, MN, regarding these adorable Chocolate Halloween House Cookie Kits pictured below. I have excellent news for you friends! It’s a nut free cookie house! Chloe and Carter are going to lose their minds when I bring this out at the end of the month for us to assemble! Allergens: Wheat, egg and soy. May contain: Milk. Tom went above and beyond and sent a note out to the production crew to make sure that there was no chace of cross contact with nuts in the facility. He knew that most DIY cookie houses were made in…
4th of July Menu
In our house, this is actually the 3rd of July menu. On the 4th, we hang out at my Aunt Martha’s House for a family get together. We love it, there are lots of laughs, swimming and of course, amazing food prepared by my Aunt! Our cookout begins on the 3rd with friends and family coming over in the afternoon to socialize and have a few laughs. We love to hang out on the balcony and watch all of the people make their way down to the lakefront. We put our blankets down on the grassy hill to hold our seats for the big show. And while we wait, we…
Dairy Queen & Nut Allergies
It is summer, and a steamy one at that. We’re all frantically reading labels and trying to find cool summertime treats for our kiddos and friends. It is certainly tricky when you have a food allergy, to say the least. Over the past year we have become good friends with our neighborhood Dairy Queen. Each Dairy Queen is a little different, and establishing a relationship is crucial when you have an allergy. The DQ that we frequent has a few “approved” by MOM items on its menu. The soft serve and pre-packed Starkiss popsicles are some of them. How do we DQ? Know your DQ or talk to a manager…
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
It was 90 in Wisconsin today and we have gone from winter to summer in a very short time period. And to top it off, both kids are sick. So when we are stuck inside, I bake. The kids had some energy today, but we did watch 3 movies. Emoji movie isn’t half bad the 3rd time around. At least we didn’t have to watch My Little Pony. Today we had a ton of bananas approaching “extreme ripeness” so this recipe came in handy for the long holiday weekend. It’s very easy and most of it you already have in your pantry. It’s the perfect addition to any cookout this…
Ideas For Mother’s Day Brunch At Home
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ideas-for-mothers-day-brunch-at-home_us_5ae9d66be4b06748dc8e9d74 Reposting this awesome article. We are brunching at home tomorrow. Check out these nut free chocolates dipped with melted Enjoy Life chocolates!
Nut-Free Easter Candy at Target
Here’s a little sneak peepster into Easter! Last week, I stopped at our local Target in Madison/Fitchburg. Here’s what they have in the seasonal section that is nut-free: Fun Dip Nerds Ropes Skittles Cheese-Its Trolli War Heads Pez Peeps in original packaging Whoppers / Robbins Eggs Smarties Charms cotton candy / bunny tails Hershey Kisses in the classic bag, not bulk bag (this is located in the non-seasonal section, near the regular candy / junk food aisle) Be careful with the peeps. Easter Bunny majorly missed the labels last year and brought us the Peeps on the stick, those are not safe. They are made in a facility with tree…
A Very Target Valentine's Day
Both of my kids have the flu, but yesterday we were totally fine, doing our Target stock up, and I’m so glad we did. We are using everything we bought yesterday to help alleviate these symptoms. water with electrolytes zinc OJ tissue Honest juice boxes bleach wipes chicken noodle soup detergent for all those blankets!!! While we were stocking up for the “off chance we get sick with the flu” we saw this amazing display of nut-free items and had to snap a pic. Valentine’s Day is approaching and Target is rocking the nut-free options this year, which hasn’t always been the case! This is the back, seasonal section of…
Lego Batman NYE
Hey puter, I’m home! Lobster Thermidor, anyone? If you haven’t seen Lego Batman movie yet, get it now. It has great adult humor and totally safe and PG for your kids. My 6 and 4 year old absolutely love this movie, and the hubs and I do too, since it’s LOL funny. The Lobster Thermidor scene is our favorite, just check it out. We gave up going out on NYE a long time ago. Seven years ago actually. It gets to be too much. Too much money to go out on a crazy night with high expectations and always a MEH outcome. There’s poor service, bad drinks, rude people, crazy…
Grandpa Joe's Peach Pie
Have you ever had a bad “technology” day?! Eat pie, that’s the answer for everything! Just kidding… For some reason, every device in our house needs an update today, or to reconnect to the wireless network, or it doesn’t want to work properly, or it’s just down right slow. Maybe our devices dislike this arctic blast of cold Wisconsin air as much as we do. Alas, I’ve decided to give our wireless printer the benefit of the doubt. I NEED this printer to work. It’s been with me since I started my masters in 2009. We decided to crank the furnace and say many, many nice things to dear old…
Christmas Day Eats
We’re in the process of getting Christmas Eve dinner ready (yes, early so that we can enjoy time with the kiddos!). But we’re already thinking of tomorrows dinner. Here’s what we have planned, maybe it will be an easy idea for you, too. Christmas Day Brunch: Mimosas Strawberry, watermelon and blueberry fruit salad French Toast – shortcut, our recipe calls for day-old french bread. We know that Subway is safe bread, so we picked up 4 large loaves and they are in the process of chilling out on our countertop for tomorrow. https://www.yummly.com/#recipe/Baked-French-Toast-Allrecipes Organic breakfast sausages from Conscious Carnivore Lunch / Snack: Frozen Chicken Tenders – Brand: Tyson Frozen Onion Rings…
Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes
It wasn’t our plan to make Christmas cupcakes this year, but when we found these adorable nut-free Wilton gingerbread people, we couldn’t resist. The recipe we found online had over 240 positive reviews for “decadent chocolate cupcakes” and we decided to give it a try….after two cups of coffee! FIRST: Preheat your oven to 350. Line that cupcake holder with 12 festive liners or a whole lot of Pam spray if you’re not lining (totally fine, too!). Make sure your EGGS and BUTTERMILK are at room temp. If you don’t have buttermilk, which I never do, just google a substitute Decadent Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes Ingredients 3/4 cup flour 1/2…
Christmas Morning Biscotti
You didn’t think cookies were just for the kids, did you? Of course not! Grown up cookies just have fancy names, like biscotti, or macaroon or petit fours. All go great with coffee or hot cocoa or tea! Biscotti is notoriously made with nuts, and completely unsafe in our house, so we make our own. Like everything else. This recipe is probably the easiest baking recipe I have. Literally can make it with my eyes closed. Just double the batch, you know the kids will also be into this since YOU’RE eating it (and your kids always want what you have, of course), and it keeps for a LONG time.…
Christmas Eve Dinner ::: Nut-Free & Vegetarian
Christmas Eve is quickly approaching and I like to keep things super simple, especially when family is visiting. I’d rather be spending time WITH them, not doing tasks in the kitchen. That’s why we choose to make classic Spaghetti and Meatballs for Christmas Eve. We started this tradition a few years ago, and it works perfectly. It’s a meal everyone likes (even littles) and it takes little to no time at all. The meatballs can be made in advance, just warm through in the oven for a few minutes during your party. We’re having 7 for dinner on Christmas Eve, the yield on this menu is about 8. You can…
Perfect Sugar Cookie Frosting
You have all heard me talk about my best nut-free mom friend, Jessica. Well today, I came home from another school event to find nut-free treats at my door. She’s amazing and I’m so grateful for her thoughtfulness and generosity, especially at holiday times when my little lady is being denied treats all day long. Here is what she left, it’s also the first time Chloe has had fudge. OMG – YUM. It’s now all gone, but it sure was delish. Jessica is also where I got this frosting recipe of perfection from! It is from her aunt, and honestly it’s the best cookie frosting I have made! Sugar Cookie…
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