Your Style ~ Yourself ~ Your Life
From an occasional series featuring educators’ thoughts on school reopening in Fall 2020. Alison Hoeman is an ELL teacher in Des Moines Iowa. She has taught elementary school, middle school, and ELL for the past 20 years…. 13 years in 3 US states, and 7 years in 3 foreign countries. In her “free” time, she runs “Des Moines Refugee Support”,… Read More
Do you need pantry recipe ideas? As you try to limit your trips to the grocery store, you are probably digging deeper into your pantry as you plan and prepare your meals. You may have discovered some forgotten items in the back of your pantry, or the bottom drawer of your fridge. Or the timing of your grocery trips may… Read More
Are you ready for the best smores? Smores are a quintessential summer food. And also rife with nostalgia. Maybe they take you back to your first overnight camp? Or a Girl Scout jamboree? Or a bonfire on the beach? Or perhaps a family barbecue? The truth is, you can make smores almost anywhere. You can toast marshmallows over almost any… Read More
It’s time for some pantry hacks… After five or six weeks at home – (aren’t the days and weeks just blurring together?) – you are probably digging deep into the back of your pantry – and your other kitchen cabinets. Here are some ways to use a likely underused appliance – your high-powered blender – to stretch your pantry a… Read More
Easter is a spring holiday that is often intertwined with candy. But celebrating Easter without candy may be a necessity for your family. Maybe you have food allergies or intolerances in your family? Maybe you are practicing healthier eating and want to share this with your friends and neighbor? Or maybe you just want a break from the sugar… Read More
Do you have food memories? I have foods that are inextricably tied to certain places, events, and, more than perhaps anything else, people. Food memories can be a unique, visceral way of virtually transporting yourself to different times, places, and to connect – or reconnect – with distant friends or family. I reconnect with my long-deceased grandparents with every Saint… Read More
Are you ready to try these mix and match Instapot recipes? Are you in a dinner rut? Do you need some help to rethink what’s on the menu? Is your pressure cooker gathering dust in a corner while you surrender and order pizza? Try these easy mix and match Instapot recipes for a fresh take on dinner. Choose one from each… Read More
The Big Game is always in the dead of winter, so celebrating Big Island style can help ease those mid-winter blues. Plus a tropical theme makes the menu itself something to celebrate, regardless of which team wins – or if you are just watching the commercials. Use your new air fryer: Huli Huli chicken wings If an air fryer is… Read More
What are your top Trader Joe’s picks? If you live near Trader Joe’s, you probably live at Trader’s Joe’s. For me, it is one of the only places where grocery shopping is invariably interesting and enjoyable. And, with the notable exception of Sunday evenings when the lines tend to be interminable, it is my go-to stop for sips, snacks and… Read More
I am a career educator, #autismmom and Color Street Independent Stylist. I help women refresh their style, their lives and themselves. Thanks for joining me here. Read More…
