It's December already. I feel like it was yesterday I was setting up my classroom for the beginning of the school year...preparing myself for a whole new set of students, a whole new set of stories, and feeling just slightly more ready than I was last year. It's an odd feeling to know that in … Continue reading Chocolate Tart
Author: Mita
Thoughts from the Tarmac
So yesterday, Tyler and I decided to travel back to good ol' San Antone from California. Easy task? No. After missed connections, hours on the tarmac, and new flights, we made it to SA five hours after we were supposed to land. While stuck on the Tarmac at around 7:30 AM and while still half-asleep, … Continue reading Thoughts from the Tarmac
Pumpkin Pie Bars with a Hazelnut Almond Shortbread Crust (Gluten Free)
One excellent thing about being at home--I get to try out all kind of gluten free recipes. My dearest mother does not partake of gluten or any wheat product, and a lot of what you and I think of as "regular food" isn't so regular for her. It was too tasty for me to pause … Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Bars with a Hazelnut Almond Shortbread Crust (Gluten Free)
Quick Berry Cobbler (Gluten-Free)
What to make for your gluten-free mother, at 8:30 at night, when you're too lazy to go drive and find a dessert? Cobbler! It's quick, it's easy, it's usually make-able with stuff you have lying around the house, and it tastes fantastic with ice cream. So before we get to the recipe, I must say: … Continue reading Quick Berry Cobbler (Gluten-Free)
Bookish Review: The Beauty Queens
So one of my lovely friends gave me this book, The Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, for my birthday recently and I took it with me on my whirlwind interview week. After I finished my latest culinary mystery by Diane Davidson Mott, I started on this book, expecting it to take me a while. Nope. … Continue reading Bookish Review: The Beauty Queens
Garlicky Greens: Kale Edition
Kale is amazing. Seriously, I love it. Flash-cooked, sauteed, steamed. It's got an amazing crunchiness that makes it like candy to me. Kale is a part of the cabbage family, and is full of calcium, beta carotene, and other vitamins. Quite healthy, and very versatile. It makes an excellent side-dish. Anyways, this is my favorite … Continue reading Garlicky Greens: Kale Edition
How To Make…Bath Bombs
First off, fear not. I have not left the foodie-world. I am still baking, cooking up a storm, etc. In fact, I made these tasty Millet Muffins from Heidi Swanson's cookbook, Supernatural Everyday. I don't usually buy cookbooks, but this one is quite excellent. Sooner or later, I'm going to have to post my variation … Continue reading How To Make…Bath Bombs
How To Make…Homemade Holiday Cards
It's always made me a little bit sad that we don't receive as much as people did "in the old days." Now it's just bills, ads, and the occasional notice of some kind. That's part of what holidays and birthdays so special...checking the mail to see that, lo and behold, people that you don't necessarily see everyday … Continue reading How To Make…Homemade Holiday Cards
How To…Make Your Chucks Look Fresher
As a teacher, I almost never sit down between the hours of 8:45 - 4:15 Monday - Friday. I'm either up at the board, flitting between students, or generally hopping around teaching Biology. So I don't wear heels. I wear my good ol' Converses to school, or as my students call them "my nasty chucks." … Continue reading How To…Make Your Chucks Look Fresher
Why I Bake
So a few people have asked me why I bake. It's simple--baking is something I can DO. It's input to output ratio is generally equal, and you get a tangible result within a few hours usually. That's not true for most things in life. Teach for America? As a high school teacher, I take the … Continue reading Why I Bake
The Clumsy Cook 