March 2004 brought the first real vacation for me and Richard. It was one of my closest friend’s weddings, so we traveled to Boston and NYC together. I believe this was the last time I saw snow (and maybe even Richard’s first time). Unfortunately the weather didn’t help us too much with our plans, if it wasn’t so windy we…
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So… um… yeah. This. Is. Amazing. A year or two ago, I visited my friend Lauren who lives about 3 hours away. She prepared a delicious corn salad that became the inspiration for this dish. These 5 ingredients combine to make an absolutely sensational salad that’s great served at room temperature. Perfect for a picnic, as an alternative to fries…
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I adapted this recipe from smitten kitchen’s cheese straws, which I have made multiple times with different cheeses and spice combinations. I wanted something that looked like and had the texture of an actual cracker made from-scratch. These were quite yummy…I think I ate about 10 of them the first day! This is also a great recipe to get your…
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These Early Literacy Activity: Letter Bags are great for PreK through 1st grade. Most parents probably think the first step in learning to read is understanding phonics, the connection between letters and their sounds, but the actual starting point is phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is understanding that words are made of individual sounds, known as phonemes. While we have 26…
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As a child, my parents exposed me to a variety of cultures through food. One country my parents always enjoyed traveling to, probably more than any other location, is Jamaica. I visited several times as a child and I have always enjoyed Jamaican food. I had a pasture-raised chicken I picked up from a farm in Central Florida, and I…
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