

Sully's Cider Cake
A few months ago, I issued myself a cooking challenge: I set out to create my very own recipe and bake my son’s second birthday cake. ...


Parenting and Teaching in an Age of Anxiety
I know anxiety isn’t a new phenomenon. In high school I had a friend who spent the last days of summer throwing up amid waves of...


Croissants, My Everest
For our final week on lessons learned through cooking, I made something that I’ve never felt skilled enough to try: croissants. (For...


In Pursuit of the Popover (and other lessons)
This blog is the third in our series on the connection between cooking and learning. To see previous posts, click here. Many years ago, a...


Wanted: Systems that Promote Courage
Regularly, when someone found out that I taught 12, 13, and 14 year olds, I would hear that I was courageous. I never particularly...