A year and a half ago, I made my first loaf of bread. I will always remember the pride I felt when it came out of the oven, warm, smelling delicious, and tasting ever better! I had taken that first bread recipe from Jamie Oliver's website. It was definitely intimidating but it was all worth… Continue reading Baking bread, Italian style
Three years ago, a friend of mine had a crazy idea: running the Charlottesville Women's Four-Miler race. As I had never ran more than a quarter mile or so without feeling like I would die, her suggestion sounded ridiculous. Somehow, she still got me to sign up for it and we trained all summer. Despite… Continue reading Baking for a Cause
The last time I tried cooking an eggplant was 2 or 3 years ago. Back then, we were part of the share program Horse & Buggy and it would be a fun surprise to see which vegetables we would receive each week. I can't even remember what I tried making with it but I know… Continue reading Caprese Eggplant
For the last few weeks, I have been working at a preschool summer camp. After 3 weeks talking about the Olympic Games (a subject very hard to follow, I must say), we decided to talk about science. It was time to touch, test, observe and learn about the different things surrounding us. Although we had… Continue reading Food Experiments with Little Munchkins
The Hungry Quebbie 