As many of you know, I have been working on a project with my students, friends and neighbors to decorate cheerful place mats for children at our local children’s hospital. The project was initially encouraged by the food service staff that I spoke to at the Children’s Hospital in Oakland, so I decided to [...]
On the day that we posted our first Recipe For Action, our blog got more hits than ever. Even though I heard from only a few of you, I am getting some great feedback about this project.
In case you didn’t see the original post, here is a summary of the project in a nut-shell. [...]
Summer is Here and it’s time to think of all the different types of fun things you can do with your family. We have been thinking a lot about different ways we can help others, mostly through the act of cooking for and feeding others. But we had a great idea last [...]
I could hardly believe my luck when I found out that some parents from our school were scheduling a music performance around the same time that I was holding one of my Great American Bake Sales. John, the dad I spoke to, suggested we join forces and create a wonderful community event. Nothing [...]
Last August, I was on ABC’s View From the Bay talking about sustainability and community service in the kitchen. We finally have the video clip - and thought you might like to take a peek.
Yesterday was the first of our 3 bake sales for our Great American Bake Sale to raise money for Share Our Strength - all of the money we raised goes to help fight childhood hunger in America. Students were involved from the start to the finish - they made signs…,
helped to make treats…
and [...]
Our Great American Bake Sale is coming up, and I’m doing several cooking classes with kids ahead of time to make some tasty treats to sell. I had chocolate on the brain and was contemplating all of the ways that my students could melt it safely. A friend of mine (who is in the chocolate [...]
