Last night was our fall semester parents night dinner at the private elementary school where I teach “food appreciation” to the kids in the “after school” program. When I was first asked to take on these classes I challenged myself not to look at this as a glorified baby-sitting position but to actually teach the […]
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Applesauce may be one of the culinary world’s best-kept secrets. Fresh applesauce is incredibly easy and so quick, it’s a wonder (or maybe just a shame) anyone buys it in a jar at the store. My “food appreciation” classes resumed after the Thanksgiving break to take up seasonal fruits and I’ve been wanting to focus […]
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Last week I wanted to make something with pumpkin in our “food appreciation” classes to coincide with Halloween. But wouldn’t know there wasn’t a single pumpkin to be found in the local stores. We’d heard stories that the pumpkin harvest was going to be light this year because of the drought that hit this part […]
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