Monthly Archives: April 2010

Sausage, spinach and provolone pizza

Here at our house pizza is a favorite.  I love pizza, but only if it is made at home.  Ordering pizza out is way too expensive, laden with lots of calories and just plain not good to me.  Now there  is one … Continue reading

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Banana Pudding

Here is a dessert that is made in heaven.  It is  Homemade Banana Pudding.   If you haven’t figured it out by now in class I am teaching a unit on eggs and dairy products. This is our Swan Song.  So we are … Continue reading

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Cheese Dip Super Bowl Style

Everybody loves a good cheese dip.  This one is a little different, but is so good. I found the recipe on  an  Atlanta Gas Light calendar that was published by  their home economists.  Which means that it was tested many times before … Continue reading

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French Toast

French Toast looks so sophisticated, but it is simple to put together.  This is one of my favorite breakfast foods.  When I was in high school it was my breakfast choice almost every day.  I did not use a recipe nor … Continue reading

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Favorite Hot Cocoa and Eggs

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  One-fourth of your daily calories should be consumed first thing in the morning.  I have found that less than one-fourth of my students do not eat breakfast before they leave for school.   … Continue reading

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Macaroni and Cheese and Voting

I haven’t found too many people who did not love macaroni and cheese! It is super easy to pull together, but the key is to make a smooth and creamy white sauce.  When discussing this in class today  one of my students said, … Continue reading

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Lisa’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are one of America’s most favorite cookies.  Did you know that Americans eat 7 billion chocolate chip cookies a year?   That equals to 19.2 million a day!  WOW is all I have to say! That is a … Continue reading

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The Great American Bake Sale

As a teacher I know first hand how hunger can affect a child’s ability to learn. Some of you reading this do not realize that children go to school hungry every day!  It is had to believe, but it does happen.  So … Continue reading

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Ultimate Comfort Food – Tuna and Shells – another classroom activity

You either love it or hate it.  Canned tuna that is.  In my case I love it.  When I was in college my mother would make a Tuna Noodle Casserole for me every time I came home.  It was comfort … Continue reading

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