Today I am excited to be able to share a guest recipe with you from Chef Daniel Billheimer, who is the Executive Chef at the Monarch Rooftop & Indoor Lounge in Manhattan.
With Valentine’s Day coming up in just a few weeks, Chef Daniel knew that we would be looking to prepare some special meals at home and he wanted to share a sweet and romantic recipe that does not require a ton of ingredients.
Here is his Chambord Crème Brulee: [Read more…]
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If you have been following the blog for a while, then you might know that in my pre-blogging life I was an elementary school teacher.
I have worked with every grade level from first through sixth, but there is something very special about the younger grades and teaching kids to read. Seeing the lightbulb click on in their heads and knowing that you had a part in helping them figuring out how to crack that code, and you have given them a skill that will stay with them forever– that is magic!
It is no secret, though, that some kids struggle more than others along the way and reading is a challenge for them.
If you have a struggling reader at home, here are a few very easy strategies that you can put in place right away.
Ways to Help Struggling Readers [Read more…]
We have had a terrible snow storm on the east coast this week, but if school had not been cancelled I think I would have needed to keep Penny home from preschool anyway. She has a terrible cold that has kept her up at night coughing for the past few days. It is just that time of year. Our kids are going to be getting sick quite a bit. That’s why when the CHPA Educational Foundation invited me to be part of their KnowYourOTCs blogging program to help spread the word about cold and flu symptoms and safe ways to use over-the-counter products in our homes, I jumped at the chance.
The problem with having kids at home sick, though, is that if your kids are anything like mine then there is no keeping them confined to their beds or the couch for days at a time. That is just not realistic. Apparently “rest” does not mean the same thing to a preschooler that it does to Mom! In light of that, I have come up with a few low-key activities to keep the screen time minimized, but also give their little bodies the rest they need.
5 Sick Day Activities For Kids [Read more…]
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