The Sabbatical Chef

photo courtesy of Durham Academy Facebook page Sometimes in the midst of circumstances that do not seem fair, dreams come true.  An...

What I didn't have for lunch today...  Signora's salad. And when I skip lunch (I had a meeting on the upper school campus), ...

Mme P gave these little figurines to me last January.  They are found in the king's cakes that are popular in France in January.  I l...

The 8th graders recently started their France countdown.  It is now only 94  93 days away.  I have 18 of them traveling with me this year...

I generally keep this blog light and fluffy.  On purpose.  But sometimes life intervenes and brings us to our knees.  Recently, very dear fr...

I am basically a lazy bum and today, Thanksgiving Day 2013, I am going to prove it.  Son #2 and I arrived at Grandma and Granddad's h...

Just a few hours are standing between this middle school teacher and Thanksgiving Break.  One of my advisees just took off for Paris, and...