Look at me writing about Korean food again! I have been making my own kimchi (kind of — a Korean grandma might not approve of the taste or method), eating decked out ramen (I add fresh mushrooms, spinach, tofu and eggs to the packet of instant noodles and sauce powders), and I even bought myself…
Author: Terri
Terri has worked in schools for close to 40 years as an elementary school classroom teacher, a professor of education, and as a district literacy specialist. Most recently, she has served as the founding principal of a public preK to 8 school in New York City where she was tasked with establishing a school culture that centered children and supporting them on their individual learning paths, valued the professional expertise of her staff, and respected parents' voices. She has her Masters and Doctoral degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Kimchi Fried Rice
For the past year or so, Netflix has been feeding me more and more K-dramas. It started with the Extraordinary Attorney Woo and then led to others. I am not a good decision maker when it comes to having too many choices, and so I have gotten sucked in to the K-drama world. The ones…
Not the salt and pepper kind of pepper
Recently, I organized my spice cabinet. I have a remarkable number of different types of peppers. I don’t mean black pepper, pink pepper, or white pepper – the spices we know from south and southeast Asia. I mean capiscum annum — the typically dried red peppers that are associated with hot food around the globe….
Food as Fuel
I am training to run the New York City Marathon this November. As you might imagine, this requires a lot of time outside running. I am enjoying it. It also requires a lot of thought and attention to the food I eat. In particular, I need to eat more protein. I eat a fairly plant…
Galicia
I spent two weeks this past summer exploring Galicia, the region of Spain in the northwest of the country. Galicia has beautiful countryside and history. Settled in neolithic times, you can see the remains of dolmens, menhirs, and forts. At some point, it was also settled by Romans and Celts. And the Spanish. It was…
Jersey Shore Sunshine in a Jar
During summer school this summer, I had a lovely conversation with a group of first graders. We were talking about our favorite fruits. We all agreed that strawberries in June are delicious and eagerly anticipated summer peaches. Peaches that burst with flavor as you bite in, the skin giving way to the golden flesh so…
A Legacy Cookbook
Recently at school, our Inclusion and Diversity Collaborative held a community meeting to talk about books. We used a textual lineage activity to learn about the books that have informed who we are. (The link is to a version of a textual lineage I documented from my life and instructions on how to do a…
Christmas Crawl
My family has a somewhat new holiday tradition. Rather than eating the whole meal at one apartment, we have different courses at different places with the opportunity to get a bit of air and movement between each course. I get to end the evening by hosting the dessert course. This year, the dessert menu had…
Comfort food
I used to wonder what comfort food is in different cultures. A bowl of pasta with red sauce, mac and cheese, or a piece of good bread and cheese have been soothing to me during the pandemic. Over the course of the past 18 months, I have had more solo meals than I would prefer….
Principal of Cooking 