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Lunch from Around the World: Vegetable Ramen
This week’s Lunch From Around the World comes from Japan, but, like so many dishes, it reflects a region and the movement of people through it. Ramen is one of the best-known Japanese dishes but it’s based on a Chinese dish brought by immigrants to Tokyo in the late 1800s....read more
Lunch from Around the World: Moroccan Spiced Vegetables
Lunch from Around the World this week is a celebration of Moroccan flavors. While it’s not a named dish, the flavors can be found across many different dishes, and this dish uses some classic preparations. First, there is Israeli pearl couscous tossed with raisins and citrus. The sweet and sour...read more
Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – Dressing Frames
Dressing Frames Practical Life exercises are one of the key components of the Montessori Early Childhood Prepared Environment. These activities provide opportunities for children to develop the skills necessary to participate in daily life at home and at school and also provide a critical foundation for all academic learning.As children...read more
Lunch from Around the World: Murg Tikka Makhani
Murg Tikka Makhani, or Butter Chicken, is a wonderful introduction to the world of curries for children. It’s mild, and uses garam masala spices and tomato in the base, all of which combine to make it “exotic” while keeping it accessible. While much Indian food has long-standing roots, Murg...read more
Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – Jr. High Kitchen
One of the amazing qualities of Montessori materials is the way they change throughout the course of a child’s school experience to correspond with their stage of development. While we may think of Montessori materials as carefully crafted objects at earlier ages, in the Jr. High, they often simply look...read more
Lunch from Around the World: Jerk Chicken
Jerk is probably the most famous style of cooking from Jamaica, and one of the defining styles of Caribbean cuisine as a whole. Its roots are with the indigenous Taińo people of Jamaica. When Spanish enslaved people escaped during an invasion by the English, they fled into the countryside and established...read more