I’m back! It’s an understatement to say it’s been a busy couple of months….I’m mixed up in a whirlwind of new students and classical French cuisine. I reached my final quarter of culinary school and will be finishing up with a nice big, stressful final practicum on January 7. After that we can return to […]
Sep 16, 2012
Happy Birthday to You!
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Meet the birthday girl, my big sister Nicole. Today we celebrated her birthday with a Mexican fiesta cooked by yours truly. Way back in her pre-teen days she was told she would be getting a little sister, and she was none too happy about it. Despite trying to send me packing after I received a […]
Sep 9, 2012
Ice Cream Sunday
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I fully believe in rewarding yourself for the small achievements in life. I just survived my first week back to school as both a teacher and a student, so in my mind, that equals a reward. If you’re a teacher, you know. It’s organized chaos as these small children are navigating their way through new […]
Sep 5, 2012
Julie & Julia & Jessica
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Today I put on a puppet show about why we shouldn’t use bathroom words in public. Oh, is this not what you did at your job? Just another day in the life of a Kindergarten teacher. It was one of my best performances I think…no more of these talks for a while. It was day […]
Sep 4, 2012
When in Maine
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For 16 years, my family has been going up to Sebec Lake in Maine for Labor Day, our beloved boat and a massive cooler of food in tow. This lake saw me grow up. It saw me chasing frogs, catching fish, and exploring its endless coves and woods. It looked on with a smile as […]
Aug 29, 2012
Fried Eggplant Caprese
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Let’s talk Labor day. Do you have plans yet? I am heading to Sebec Lake in Maine to go fishing with my mom, dad, and Eric. Let me set the scene for you: there’s me, lounging away on the boat reading my book, trying to catch the last few rays of the summer sunshine. Then […]
Aug 26, 2012
Messy Jessie Makes Pancakes
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I think we can subtitle this post “the one in which I reveal myself to be a clumsy mess”. It’s no secret, I am a bull in the proverbial China closet. My family nicknamed me “Messy Jessie” as a child…try living with that one for 20 something years. I am telling you this because understanding how […]
Aug 24, 2012
Happy Friday
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Happy Friday! This was the last full week we got to spend with our Kindergarten students. All of the new kids have been coming in for visits, getting ready for the impending school year. It seems it has been a summer of good-byes. I have been lucky enough to work with someone who became one of […]
Aug 23, 2012
Summer Chili
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Ohh my…I was just watching the Cooking Channel and heard a woman say, “look at that dough, it’s a beautiful dough”. She stole my line! What the heck! Unfortunately, I can’t defend my honor with any beautiful dough making for you tonight (unless you count the cornbread batter I made earlier, and proceeded to stuff […]
Aug 22, 2012
Sweet and Sour Chicken
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I am trying very hard to concentrate on writing this for you. Eric put on Jurassic Park and I can’t seem to tear my eyes off the Velociraptors nearly devouring the two kids in the kitchen. We were just talking with some friends the other night about how awesome both the book and the movie […]
