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Random Acts of Kindness on May 7th
May 7th is my birthday! Yay! At first I thought I was going to sit around in my yoga pants and read all day and then I thought of something else I’d like to do–surprise people with random acts of kindness. I saw this awesome letter on Pinterest that one couple had written to another couple in a restaurant…. Let me see if I can find it…Yep, here it is. I thought the letter was adorable especially because there have been many times I’ve wanted to offer help entertain people’s children but I’ve never offered for fear of being viewed as a stalker too. Duh…just buy their meal. Why didn’t I think…
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Pumpkin Bread
PUMPKIN BREAD I’ve been on a mission to actually bake some of the awesome recipes I’m finding on Pinterest. If they’re a success I’m pinning them on my Pinterest Success board. This recipe is definitely going up there! In fact when someone at Eric’s work saw my message on Facebook that I was baking he told Eric he was excited because Eric usually brings my goodies into the office. Well, when Eric tasted the pumpkin bread he threatened to hide the second loaf so he wouldn’t have to share. I then threatened to put a message on Facebook letting his co-workers know he ate their bread. It wouldn’t have been pretty. He begrudgingly took the pumpkin loaf to work. As…
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Sweets and Treats
Sweets and Treats Now that I have mastered Pinterest I’m finally trying some of the incredible recipes. Last weekend was a great success; both desserts turned out scrumptious! The first is from The Sweet Talker. Sweet and Salty Pretzel Tart with Chocolate Ganache and Peanut Butter Swirl To quote any middle schooler “OMG!” This pie is CRAZY good! The Sweet and Salty blog has already done all the work just click on over for the recipe. Then check this out… Peach Upside Down Cake from Midwest Living My motto is: If it doesn’t have chocolate then it’s not dessert. Peach Upside Down Cake is the exception. Wow! The butter with the brown sugar and…
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Candy Cake
While perusing Pinterest I found a piñata cake. I had to give it a try. Here’s the original version and recipe. Claire K. Creations: Lime & Macadamia Piñata Cake! I’m not really a cake person. I’d much rather have a big bowl of ice cream but this cake was amazing! Claire’s already done all the work so pop on over to her page for the print-out recipe. It’s yummy! My first idea was to have a Back to School cake. I was thinking something along the lines of having a treasure chest on top and then yellow M&M’s as the gold treasure. The classroom theme could be: You are all treasured in Mrs. Rausin’s…
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Halloween Owl Cookies
I saw a picture of an owl cookie on Pinterest which immediately made me think of Ms. Yolen’s picture book. I decided to give the cookies a try. I wanted to make it as easy as possible in case any teachers wanted to grab Jane Yolen’s OWL MOON, read it to their class and then offer some delicious owl cookies. While my cookies aren’t as pretty as the Pinterest picture they’re still fun to look at. And I added a candy corn beak istead of an almond because I know many classrooms have students with nut allergies. Ingredients: 1 bag of M&M’s 1 bag of candy corn 1 package of sugar cookie dough Step 1: Cut…
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Energy Bars
I’m still on my healthy kick since baking and eating way too many sweets around Valentine’s Day. I found a website, thanks to Pinterest, that shows how to make energy bars. Lately, I’ve been needing extra, extra energy to get me through my days teaching middle school math. I spent last week factoring trinomials. Soon I’ll have to face graphing quadratic equations. Still, I have to admit I’m having fun – and math was never my thing. Reading was, so I couldn’t resist today and had to pull out my Kindle before lunch and read the first few pages of Number The Stars to the sixth graders. Oh they rolled their eyes but…
