It’s a good day when, for no other reason than pure appreciation, a student decides to make up her own 8 days of Hanukkah so that she can treat me to 8 gifts before we leave for winter break. Yesterday, an army of hedgehog donut holes Their little faces stared up at me all day, [...]
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As I sit here waiting for my next parent-teacher conference to begin, I’m becoming increasingly more aware of the little things in my classroom that help me feel happy on a daily basis. I know this isn’t my normal food-related post, but I feel like sharing… so bear with me! Waking up later than normal, [...]
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I promise, there will be cooking soon. It’s just been one of those weeks. So, just to make sure you all know all is well, here are some fun photos (see? more alliterations!) from the last few days here at school. I’ve been having a ton of fun with my Instagram app on my iPhone…do [...]
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I’ve been hassling the heck out of the staff at my school. For nearly two months, there was a weekly Monday morning email that I’d write to my staff saying something to the effect of “Blah blah blah Project Food Blog blah blah visit my post blah blah vote please!” And week after week, they, [...]
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What happens when you mix one amazing FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) Teacher, one cupcake-obsessed Spanish teacher, 14 kids, and one afternoon? The first meeting of our school’s cupcake club, that’s what! We made apple-spice cupcakes (from a mix, we were short on time!) frosted with Pioneer Woman’s “Best Frosting Ever” and decorated to look [...]
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Ok, I’m coming clean. I was a cheerleader. For one summer. I never got to wear the uniforms, do stunts, or even cheer at a game. But I took the cheer clinic over the summer and learned all the cheers, and I still remember almost all of them. Why did I never get to be [...]
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I’m unofficially dubbing this week “Gadget Week”, in which I will introduce myself and you to some of the lovely and fancy kitchen gadgets we received for our wedding, hopefully concluding with the behemoth that is our 5.5 qt. artisan KitchenAid mixer. Yesterday I introduced you to our lovely (yet sort of intimidating) mandoline. The [...]
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After writing my Tru recap last night, it was 8:15 p.m. And I went to bed. The stress of switching from camp to school always gets to me for some reason and I become an anxious mess, or “mood ball” as my mom used to say. Everything was making me cry, and just the upload [...]
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A mere 11 weeks ago, I said goodbye to my students on the last day of school, eager for a busy and hot summer at camp. I was right about one thing: the summer was busy! We had only a few super hot days, and more days where the pool was closed because it was [...]
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