Category Archives: family and consumer science

A Must on the 2019 Baking Bucket List

Bread home bakers and bloggers, age 18 or older at this time, from all over the U.S. are entering the National Festival of Breads. Have you considered it? The entry deadline is January 22, so gather your favorite bread ingredients and … Continue reading →

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The Winner of the 2018 Educator Award Has Been Announced

Congratulations! 2018 Home Baking Association Educator Award First Place Selection: Cheryl Z. Doyle and Louann Moos Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Pennbrook Middle School North Wales, PA Entry: The Pennbrook Baking Club   Congratulations to this year’s winners!  The Pennbrook Baking … Continue reading →

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Bake to Build Learning with Special Needs Children

Summer vacations are coming with teachers and students both glad AND hopeful.  Teachers HOPE their students will USE summer time with their parents, grands, friends and sibs to keep learning.  Students are GLAD to have creative learning opportunities. Baking is … Continue reading →

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Bake to Savor those May Celebrations!

With the first brave rhubarb and asparagus pushing up in my garden comes the absolute confidence there will be a bounty of brunches. May has its way of making that happen.  From May Day to Memorial it’s one great opportunity … Continue reading →

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Bake for Locally Made Benefits

For all the cooks and bakers that have gone before me among family and friends, I doubt even one of them thought about their handiwork being “locally made,” or “earth-friendly.”  The carbon-reducing benefits of the “home chef” were tremendous as … Continue reading →

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Meet Katie Brouwer! 2017 Educator Award Recipient!

Katie Brouwer, Roland Story High School, Story City, IA received the 2017 Educator Award.  Brouwer was a first year family & consumer sciences educator at Story High School. Brouwer’s winning lesson “The Muffin Man & the Healthy Kids Act” engaged … Continue reading →

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