Just to clear the air… NO specified wedding plans. However, a wedding in the next two years is inevitable. Our dating anniversary for the next two years lands on a Friday and Saturday so we are pretty well planning on November 16 of 2012 or 2013 (probably the 13). As...
It’s time for Thrifty or Stingy when you weigh in on my thrifty ways- am I going too far? I have magically arrived on Victoria’s Secret mailing list. I love their cotton underwear but have not shopped there in years because it is such great quality! A few months ago...
This activity is one of my favorites and the students really enjoy it too. It is a great way to demonstrate germs that students carry on their hands, even when they appear clean. I use the potato hand washing activity with my Foods and Nutrition I students but the message...
My school runs on a block schedule in 9 week terms, so the end of my first quarter is already here! Before the final tomorrow we will take some time to review with a vocabulary bingo game. Students will prepare their bingo card by arranging their vocabulary words on their...
Today is Joel’s birthday and I whipped up a batch of Kramer-family favorite cupcakes. This chocolate crazy cake recipe is the go-to recipe in the Kramer home. This cake was the first baked good prepared by five children, and served to those children for several years of birthdays. It is...
Today students demonstrated their knowledge of preparing grains with a whole grains cooking lab. They prepared barley pudding, quinoa breakfast pudding, and baked apple oatmeal. Barley and quinoa were new to most students. Many students had not previously tried rolled oats, as they were used to instant packets. Baked apple...
Making your own Rice-a-Roni Dish at home is simple, tasty, and inexpensive. A few notes before we begin: This recipe uses white rice and rice pasta. Remember that white rice is “endosperm rice” and has had the bran removed, so they contain very little fiber. Make sure that you are...
There are many important topics for teens today, but I unfortunately cannot share all of them in a single term. My Teen Insights students have divided themselves into groups and have chosen a chapter that we have not had time to study. The groups will present a lesson and review...
Peeling peaches for canning and cooking is quick and easy. Alyssa and Brittney demonstrated how to peel peaches during our fruit toppings food lab. First, cut peaches along the “equator,” just through the skin. Place the peaches into boiling water with enough water to cover. Cook for 30 seconds. Take...
When grocery shopping on Wednesday, Spencer was tempted by a box of Hot Pockets. I bit my tongue but he decided not to get them all on his own:) Because he obviously likes this kind of food I tried a homemade version. I mixed a batch of my favorite baking...