Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Tropical Valley Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk and Walnuts in Next by Nature Dark Chocolate Bananas

It is already Wednesday and yes,  I have been slow in posting our dinners - but do not despair daily dinners are posted on the Facebook page.  So you can keep track of what we are eating :) be sure to stop on by.... Anyways, yesterday it was

Happy Sunday, and Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mom's. The theme for today's #SundaySupper is Mother's Day.  I like to think that this is the day where my spouse will be taking over the kitchen and he surely will find a lot of inspiration from of today's #SundaySu

Do you know where the city of roses is? Maybe - shall I give you a little hint, or are you rolling your eyes...oh, you are just so lame...yes, it is Portland as in Portland Oregon, or PDX, or our hometown... This time of year the air is fragrant with the scent of flowers - roses are already starting to bloom, peonies

Time has just been flying by.  I guess that is what happens when you are having too much fun :)  We have been enjoying amazing weather - truly just wonderful hopefully I will not jinx it.  I have been busy at work, while the girls are kept busy at school. Weekly dinner updates have been posted to the

The weather has gone a little crazy - at least so I think...please do not get me wrong I we are not complaining about the summery temperatures we have had this weekend.  Yes, summery temperatures I am not kidding; summery as in mid to high eighties (yes, 80s+) and yes, this is Portland, Oregon :)

Happy Sunday, friends and you know what that means, right? Yup, it is time for #SundaySupper plus it is Cinco de Mayo and the theme for today?!  Of course, it is a #SundaySupper Cinco de Mayo party. Our host th

Alena has been loosing teeth two weeks in a row.  Each week another molar came out and this meant that the Tooth Fairy was kept very busy in our little house.  One night Alena left a glass of water out for her because she had heard that the Tooth Fairy likes to dip her wingtips, and/or her magic wand into some wat

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Orville Redenbacher’s® Classic Kettle Korn Ready-to-eat Popcorn Recalled Due to Undeclared Milk Allergen

The theme for this week's #SundaySupper is New Cooking Adventures hosted by Conni aka as The Foodie Army Wife.  So it was the perfect time to challenge myself to make a Chocolate Mousse that not only the girlie

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Saratoga Therapeutics, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Components in Eba Multivitamin Supplement

I promised to show you how beautiful spring time can be in Portland....Yes, we have been enjoying something like an early summer, and even cooked out for the first time this year.... Tulips are my favorites....

It feels like early summer has arrived in Portland.  Well, in a way - Rhododendron, Azaleas, and other spring flowers are in full bloom.  The colors are just plain gorgeous plus we have had amazing weather so today I actually took some time for myself and went for a walk at

How as your weekend? Ours was a lot more quiet than usual as Alena has been coughing and complaining of a sore throat on Sunday.  So instead of our usual family activity outside we spent time inside, reading, watching a family movie, and just hanging out.  The grey weather was perfect for that plus it did feel goo

It is Sunday and you know what that means, right? It is time for another great #SundaySupper event.  This week's theme is April Showers, you know the great American tradition  from Bridal Showers to Baby Showers. I have become familiar with these lovely traditio

What happened to the week...I have written this post - albeit in my head - already a couple of days ago and here it is Friday... The weather in Portland has been mixed this week - I will call it typical for April.  Sunshine, rain, all mixed in but the blooms are amazing :)  Perfect soup weather and yo

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Wegmans Food Markets Announces Voluntary Recall of Select Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Roasted Red Pepper Dip, 8 oz., Due to Undeclared Milk and Eggs

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Cedarlane Natural Foods, Inc. Issues Allergy Allert and Voluntary Recall on O Organics Black Bean Enchiladas 9 Oz Due to Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergens

Have you had Fava Bean Greens yet?  I discovered them on my weekly shopping trip this week. They are amazing; dark green in color, with a beautiful almost nutty taste, and the flowers are also edible. Delicious and fun all in one :)  -  Not a great picture, but this is what they look like

Spring has sprung when the Trillium is in bloom. At least that is what I think since moving to Oregon ten years ago.  One of the best places in Portland to observe these amazing flowers in full bloom is Tryon Creek State Park.  Now, you may - or may not - know th

How is your week going?  Busy, right?!  Same here...it was my plan to post the Farro Salad yesterday but a last minute called Wednesday evening plan nixed that plan.  However, we have been eating and I have been cooking :)  Yesterday was roasted lemon garlic chicken,  tonight it is dairy free enchil

This was our dinner tonight...

as you know both of our children have Classic Galactosemia, which is a rare metabolic disorder.  One of the leading Galactosemia researchers in the United States is Professor Judith Fridovich-Keil, Ph.D. at Emory Unversity in Georgia.  

The work weeks have been getting very busy around here; I am sure it is no different for all of you. We do strive to eat dinner together around the table most nights and I am always happy to find new ideas.  The weekly taco night, does get old..right?!  So when

This week's theme for #SundaySupper is something most everyone can appreciate I am pretty sure about that.  It is #SundaySupper dishes on a budget.  Certainly something that is appreciated in our house, I am r

Happy Friday!!! Today Alena's class went on a field trip.  You know what that means, right? Yup, it means that I chaperone. Parent involvement at our  school is amazing; many parents help in the classroom, some organize and manage

I do not know about you, but we certainly did have some ham left from Easter Sunday.  It was not really that much, since we got a smaller ham but still enough for another dinner.  We do not have any potatoes left and we certainly needed a little different meal so this is when this dish came into being....

We celebrate Easter...well, kind of you know the girlies search for their Easter baskets and we have a special dinner.  Since we do not have any family here it is generally a time spent around our dinner table with friends.  I have to admit, to my love of Easter.  Always have...coloring of the eggs, yellow da

Are you ready for another exciting #SundaySupper? Can you guess the theme this week? Maybe? A little?  Okay I will not keep you in suspense any longer it is the them is Citrus, yes Citrus do you know how versatile it is? This week's Citrus event is hosted by my friend