We both make some sort of roasted vegetables at least once a week in our homes. When properly prepared, roasted vegetables develop wonderfully complex and intense flavors. We can’t wait to show you how! “Roast it, and they will eat it.” I’ve found this mantra to be so true over the years–from Roasted Brussel Sprouts to Oven Roasted Asparagus to Oven Roasted Broccoli. My young kids will try just about anything roasted! And, this simple recipe for Roasted Vegetables is the key. What Vegetables Are Good for Roasting? The basic recipe is one I adapted from Ina Garten on Food Network, but I use my own vegetable mixture every time. Really, experiment with whatever veggies you have on hand. My...
Have you ever thought of different ideas for brown paper bag uses? If you’re like me, you have a stack of paper grocery bags or brown paper lunch bags in your home and bring home more on a regular basis. They need to be used in some way, whether it’s paper bag crafts or something else. Paper bags can be handy for an extraordinary number of uses. From jobs around the house to fun crafts to delight your kids, paper bags can be the avenue to productivity, fun, and adventure. If you’re stuck inside and looking for a creative outlet, why not put them to good use with these 15 different creative ideas for using paper bags. 7 Creative Brown...
Behind every pretty mineral or rock is a story about Earth’s processes, muses Justin Rice, the geologist behind Liberty Lake, Wash.-based GeoKidz, which offers two different geology kits for kids as well as a kids geology subscription box. “My passion really lies in telling these stories,” he says. GeoKidz kits include a mix of beautiful rocks and gemstones, experiments, geology tools and educational materials that describe how the rock specimens were formed. “When our son was three years old,” says Justin, “we bought him a backyard explorer themed kit that was all about bugs. We had so much fun digging up creepy crawly specimens and finding cool rocks along the way! This made us wonder if there were similar geology-themed...
Colors stand out at an On the Border fundraiser. This GroupRaise article gives a green light to fundraising here! What’s the real visual appeal? Start with bright slopes of sticky guacamole dip and sheathes of thin fresh lettuce. Observe sharp red, for tomatoes and chilis and the center of carne asada strips. And rest on rich brown, for smooth frijoles and the part of the meat that got sizzled good. Tex-Mex is like that. It looks good and it tastes even better. Any On the Border fundraiser benefits from over 40 years of this restaurant chain selling endless waiter waves of hot crispy chips fresh from the oven for the Tex-Mex dip trifecta. Queso Salsas Guac ...
Today’s post is part of my United States of Science series. The idea is you print of a map of America and colour each state as you learn about it with a fun science activity. New York New York City in the state of New York is the most populated city in the whole of the United States with a population of over 8.5 million people. The Statue of Liberty is just one of the iconic landmarks in New York City. It’s made of copper which has oxidised naturally to form a green patina coating which actually protects the copper underneath. It took about 20 years for the Statue of Liberty to change from copper coloured to green! Statue of...
