Mini Flower Pots

I love Valentine’s Day and the creative license it lends to playing with food. Here is one of our favorite classroom treats to share. It’s quick, easy and delicious; one of my favorite combinations. This recipe has always been a crowd pleaser and is great for not only Valentine’s Day, but for...

Garden Guru – Feb.

January and February are two months that can really test my morale. I check off each day on the calendar as I look ahead to warmer weather, seeing my first robin and the tender green tips of spring-blooming bulbs as they press through the soil. When Evan was little, I relished speeding down bumpy hills on a...

February SmileScope

Keep it short. Keep it simple. This month ask yourself, “Am I the person that I thought I would be?” Are you? Are you healthier in mind, body and spirit than you were yesterday, months or years ago? Keep it simple. Yes or no. All the explanations in the world will not change who you are today....

Snowman Pizza Fun

  by Jodie Fitz 1 Price Chopper pizza dough, whole wheat 1 lb. sweet turkey Italian sausage 1 cup bay spinach 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup Price Chopper light olive oil 4 – 6 oz. Price Chopper part-skim mozzarella cheese Black olives and/or a carrot Remove the skin of the sausage and fully cook it on the...

Holiday Garden Guru

Somehow the holidays snuck up on me and BABOOM – they’re here! I am scrambling to get the house decorated and there are still some chores to do out in the gardens. The climbing rose canes and big leaf hydrangea stems still need to be sprayed with an anti-dessicant for extra winter protection and the...

January SmileScope

Hello and Happy New Year! January is the time of new beginnings.  But how do you begin if you don’t know what you want in life.  Time to decide what you want.  You can begin very easily with a want list.  For example: I want to be satisfied and respected at work.  I want to be loved at home.  I...