This was one of our recipes in level one cooking; we taught it in the dairy unit. It was novel for me because the quesadillas are cooked in the oven, whereas I’d been making them stovetop my whole life. What’s the difference? It’s less messy, it’s hands-off, and the tortilla, instead of being flat...
I’d like to get props for teaching my students how to make fish tacos over ten years ago; they’re a mainstream menu item now but it wasn’t the case then. These fish tacos have remained in my memory in such a way that I won’t order the dish off a menu; these are the...
I taught at Radnor High School between 2004 and 2010 – so that’s going back a long time now. My coworker was ahead of the trends and implemented a “grain bar” segment into our level 1 class. We cooked risotto, bulgar wheat, rice and quinoa. The kids called it “qwin-o-ah” and pretty much had...
I’d gotten lazy (or should I say, busy) and stopped making hummus at home. For a while I stopped buying it at all, but my toddler adores the stuff and eats it like baby food so when I saw this recipe in my ATK magazine, I knew I had to try it.
Taco Tuesday is a common idea and though we love Mexican food, it’s not one we enjoy. I never seem to have the right ingredients on hand, all at the same time. Recently we ate at a friend’s house and Tessa loved her tacos there so much that she’s been asking for them on...
The whole premise is simplicity; preparing each veggie well and letting the flavors complement one another. It’s so healthy, as you’ll see, but flavorful in a seriously addictive way. Like, “eat the whole bowl in one sitting way”. It’s a bit of work but it’s all the side you’ll need for the perfect summer dinner...
Though I first made this for my girl Alison’s baby shower, I was recently at a wedding shower where the host used my recipe to feed the crowd, and I was reminded how much I love it. I halved the recipe and my family crushed it – every single one of us. Not a...
Mayo is back in style, thanks to high fat/protein diets like Whole 30 and Ketogenic. Though I’m not a big fan, I now know that a little goes a long way with flavor, and I usually cut it with yogurt or olive oil. This chicken salad is light and fresh with the lemon, and...
You probably don’t watch The Bachelor or The Bachelorette—I’m sure you prefer cool, edgy, programs that straddle boundary lines and promote stimulating conversation (or at least, you tell people you do). Rich and I shamelessly look forward to Monday nights and have been watching every season since we got married – truth be told he spends...
Sometimes when I’m hungry and there isn’t prepared food in my fridge, I make a meal of the kids peanut butter and jelly crusts, almonds, an apple, and half a bag of tortilla chips. It’s for this reason that I try to keep prepared food in my fridge, obviously. This salad is a mix...
