Meat and Chicken

Once upon a time, I went to my parent’s house to be “helpful” while they were out of town. Then the story took a turn. […]

If there’s one nice thing about conference week for teachers, it’s that people like to feed us. I don’t even have to do anything special.  […]

Remember P90X? We started it with big dreams and lots of willpower, and then these came along and we kind of fell off the wagon. […]

Once upon a time, I made Nectarine Basil Salsa. Once upon a different time, I made smoky and spicy chipotle turkey burgers and loved it. […]

Did you know that red Thai chili peppers at the farmer’s market are only sold by the hundreds? Not kidding. And yes, I’m still talking […]

Hot dog lovers unite. No more of this middle school “eeww” act. Summer equals at least a few good hot dogs with a lot of […]

P90X. Have you heard of it? No? Come to this house and you will hear about it. Possibly every other sentence this week has started […]

This week, my class has been working on an assignment called “The Unusual News”. It’s fun, it’s creative, it’s a little goofy. In the elementary […]

This sausage and mozzarella calzone taunts me. First of all, it just had to be sitting on top of an “affordable escapes” travel magazine, reminding […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Not exactly the place where you’d expect to find fresh, authentic Mexican food. But if you want to get as close as […]