I’ve taken on a new challenge at the elementary school where I teach my food appreciation classes: baking. We’ve divided the year into three teaching segments, instead of just one for each semester. They asked me to come up with something besides “cooking,” where we’ve been traveling the world for the last three years. I […]
Our new holiday tradition: family ginger bread house contruction. My wife made the dough a couple of days ahead, then cut the pieces for the houses according to a pattern and baked them. The houses were “glued” together with icing the night before. Then we set loose the kids–daughter and cousins–with all sorts of candy decorations. This […]
These little treats are full of sweet potato flavor and nutrition, sweet potatoes being one of the most healthful foods around, a great source of fiber, vitamins and beta carotene. They can be served as a savory, or just dust them with a little confectioner’s sugar to turn them into a quick dessert–or something to […]
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