One of my hard and fast rules for Foods classes is we never cook the first day of the week. Here's my rationale: As we all know stude...

Here's a throwback post describing a fun end-of-the-(calendar)year project, gingerbread houses! Enjoy!  Second quarter of my Foods I c...

While discussing all things Thanksgiving in class, I always mention the Butterball hotline (also known as the Turkey Talk-Line® ). If you...

FACS teacher friends, this commercial was made for us! I don't know about you, but I have seen my kids do everything in this video (well...

It's pretty rare that I've run a lab that requires chipotle peppers in adobo sauce that actually used the entire can; at home it nev...

After every cooking lab I have always thought to myself "Next time I need to remember/change/etc." Usually I even jotted reminders...

As promised, here is the special deal I alluded to earlier in the week! This deal includes: 24 weekly bell work sheets 39 skeleton not...

Have you heard of Docs Teach ? It's an online tool hosted by the National Archives that holds thousands of primary documents (and pictur...

Foods and nutrition teachers, here is an excellent article to use when discussing hunger, the global food supply, food insecurity... anythin...

Last night the hubs treated me to a movie date ("Mockingjay!"), and one of the pre-film promos was this fantastic Weight Watchers ...

Hey, Uncle Ben's actually responded to my objection from Friday !

That is NOT A DRY MEASURING CUP, Uncle Ben's! You can't measure the importance of teaching them to cook? How about the importa...

This is a quick and easy lab that the kids just love, the serving size is perfect for class, and you get to use Mason jars! Recipe: 4 oz ...

Here's one I've had sitting in my draft folder since August 25th! Sheesh! Studying to be a Reading Specialist has a LOT of perks, ...

Read a nice article about specific FACS courses being offered in a variety of states - check it out here ! I have two trains of thought o...

From my treasure trove of obvious yet incredibly helpful/oft overlooked tips: If your lab requires a large pot of boiling water, star...

You know the kids who loudly declare "Ugh, nasty!" every time they see a generic-brand-whatever on the ingredient table? Yeah, tha...

Another colorful addition to the kitchens: transparent pockets for lab plans! These are "Write and Wipe Pockets...

So we all know that a key component of a successful cooking lab is to get kids to and from the center ingredient table quickly - hence the e...

I'm frequently asked where I find all of my color-coded kitchen equipment, and the simple answer is this: EVERYWHERE! WalMart, Target, D...