Month: April 2025

Waffle Fries and Biology – Fried Calamari with Broccoli Rabe, Cherry Peppers, and Gorgonzola

Waffle Fries and Biology – Fried Calamari with Broccoli Rabe, Cherry Peppers, and Gorgonzola

Over my 30-year career as a teacher I’ve used many diverse techniques to help my students. But I was always at my best when I could relate a topic to something a typical teenager could understand. Often it was food. There were several themes that 

Our Family Seder – Passover Fruit Kugel

Our Family Seder – Passover Fruit Kugel

Growing up, my family did not invest vast effort in celebrating holidays. We didn’t have a barbeque on the 4th of July and my father was usually asleep by 9:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. We weren’t pious by any stretch, so holidays having to