Sometimes the simplest foods are the best. Into that category I would place Irish colcannon, a rustic mash-up of potatoes, cabbage and onions. Some versions add ham or bacon. But we stuck with the vegetarian original. They say this is traditionally served for Halloween. All I know is the kids in my food appreciation classes […]
In the five years I’ve taught my “food appreciation” classes at a private elementary school here in the District of Columbia I’ve never gotten a call from my boss like the one I got yesterday. She’d heard I’d been teaching the kids about beef tongue. In fact, I had two tongues brining in the milt-purpose […]
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Even after five years working with the kids in my “food appreciation” classes, I am still occasionally bowled over by their reactions to certain foods. This week they dove into the process of making a classic Irish stew. They were not at all grossed out by the site of lamb being sliced and diced. On […]
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