Here’s a lesson in how guacamole turns into carrot salad. I had every intention of showing the kids in my “food appreciation” classes how to make a classic guacamole. The plan was to use some of the ripe avocados that have been on prominent display at the local Whole Foods lo these past few weeks. […]
Last night I was making the simplest possible dinner, but of course daughter is eating off an entirely different menu–no salad for her–so I put on a pot of carrots to boil. “No, Dad!” she screamed in horror. “What’s wrong?” I inquired. “You know I don’t like carrots!” she stormed. “Since when do you not […]
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Preparing a menu for the recent parents night dinner at the elementary school where I teach “food appreciation” classes, I looked over our lessons for the fall and realized I did not have a green vegetable for the entree plate. Well, the closest thing would have been zucchini. But since the whole point of our […]
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