This week our food appreciation classes traveled to Costa Rica on our virtual world food tour. One of the most peaceful and stable democracies south of the border (Costa Rica has no standing army), it is situated between the Caribbean on the east and Pacific Ocean on the west, an ideal locale for fish lovers. […]
Suddenly it’s raining every day. Too wet to plant things outdoors. But a perfect time to get things started in seed trays in the classroom. I read three times a week to one of the classes at my daughter’s charter school and in spring our attention turns to the garden. Sprouting seeds is always a […]
Kids love working with their hands, which makes tamales–mixing the dough, wrapping it in corn husks–the perfect assignment for our “food appreciation” classes. This week on our virtual world culinary tour we are in Puebla, a city south of Mexico City known for its colorful ceramics and its clever chefs. But really, tamales are almost […]
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