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Greek Feast
My English 9 class recently finished Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Students read Gareth Hind’s graphic novel as well as one book from the Fitzgerald translation. A lot (and I mean A LOT) happens in this epic poem, but one thing really interested me: As the epic hero Odysseus makes his tumultuous journey back to…
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Mini Tiramisu
My husband will not eat anything that is remotely “creamy.” No pudding, cheesecake, chocolate mousse, and certainly not Tiramisu. I love Tiramisu and wanted to test the recipe out. I also knew that nobody but me (well maybe Beau) was going to eat it. I didn’t want to make a huge 9×13 pan of dessert…
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5-Course Italian Dinner
One of my 2022 goals is giving back. When writing about my goals, organizing a 5k and several other fundraising project ideas made it to paper, but I still wasn’t sure about my “purpose.” In early January, a friend contacted me about joining her fundraising team for LLS (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society). It just felt…
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Lunch with Beau
I remember when my oldest son was eating EVERYTHING. One of my coworkers said, “Yeah, I remember those days. My kids would eat whole avocados, and now they only eat chicken nuggets.” I didn’t take her seriously. I really thought I was doing something special over at the Bireline household, but now my oldest won’t…