This post is sponsored by The Saucy Fish Co.
You know me, I love easy peasy recipes. It’s the holiday season right now and I don’t know about you but we’re so focused on holiday cooking that sometimes we are scrambling for weeknight meals…is that you too?
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This post is sponsored by The Saucy Fish Co.
You know me, I love easy peasy recipes. It’s the holiday season right now and I don’t know about you but we’re so focused on holiday cooking that sometimes we are scrambling for weeknight meals…is that you too?
Click to continue reading and for the recipe!
The post Salmon with Roasted Vegetable Couscous appeared first on The Little Kitchen.
Wishing I didn’t have to write this but hypeorlando.com is being pulled by the Orlando Sentinel and our blogs will cease to exist through this platform, effective April 30. As a group, we’re hoping to pop up in another site, so stay in touch through Twitter (SusanYoung13) or FaceBook (Susan Daoust Young) for updates.
In early 2014 a good friend heard about this cool opportunity to write a blog for the Orlando Sentinel and I jumped at it with much trepidation, as I had absolutely no confidence in myself as a writer of blogs. I had only dabbled in my own personal site Hippies to Boomers and fumbled around WordPress,making it up as I went along. Hearing about an entity that would take care of all the administration, along with promotion, sounded terrific. All I’d have to do was come up with content and I’d have total autonomy over that.
We were a small group at the start but we’ve grown to a diverse blogging community, which has provided lots of love and support. Kim Grimes Hayes was our intrepid manager with the help of Tiffini Theisen, then Katie Parsons and Lori Todd took over. All were so helpful, never judged and gave us free reign with our posts (even when I’d get political, setting my potty mouth free).
If you could find us on the Orlando Sentinel’s online presence, we were a motley crew writing about technology, parenting, travel, cars, animal rescue, sex, politics, education, beer, food… did I mention sex? I’m sure I left something out.
For me, it was four years of growing, learning and building up my confidence. It pushed me to finally embrace Instagram and Twitter, which led me to being “discovered” by a rather well-known, in the industry, travel site, offering me a paid free-lance gig. Lots of doors were opened to many of us over the years and I am grateful to the Sentinel and the supportive staff, who gave us a platform to be heard.
Hopefully, Forever Young and the rest of my buds will land somewhere else in cyberspace and you’ll find and follow us, once again. We’ll be in touch…
Cheers!
Occasionally our readers send in questions and sometimes we answer. A Mrs. Abathonia Greguar Tomstradafont from Maitland wrote in a year ago and asked, “I recently heard the term ‘paper street’ used in conversation. What is it? I never learned how to do an internet search. Can you help me The Daily City?”
Of course we can help, Abathonia!
Wikipedia says “A paper street is a road or street that appears on maps but does not exist in reality. Paper streets generally occur when city planners or subdivision developers lay out and dedicate streets that are never built.”
The squealy-boxed Orange County Bar Association turning off their squealy boxes is not the only positive change coming to the North Quarter. Church Street Entertainment, owner of Ember, Latitudes, Cahoots, Chillers, Irish Shannon’s, 180 Skytop Lounge and Crafted, is bringing their brand of fun to the district. They’re turning the North Quarter Tavern into a “neighborhood focused local pub” and Bar Room into a “modern interpretation of a classic cocktail lounge.”
Ray Design Development has a piece of vacant land at1120 South Street with a 5 Unit City Compliant/Reviewed Design Concept called South Mills Row that has yet to be built. The Ray Design Development website says it’s under contract. The concept’s been complete since 2013.
Make-Ahead Cheesy Turkey Chili Bake (Photo courtesy Pillsbury.com and the General Mills Co.)
Make-Ahead Cheesy Turkey Chili Bake is my Morning Mix recipe of the week. Developed in the General Mills test kitchens, the recipe is very versatile. Make it with ground turkey, beef or a meatloaf mix. Also, shredded rotisserie or leftover baked chicken saves stovetop prep time. You can find more recipes curatedexclusively for WOMX Mix 105.1’s website.
Make-Ahead Cheesy Turkey Chili Bake
Yield: 8 servings
1 1/4 pounds ground turkey
1 (1-ounce) package Old El Paso taco seasoning mix
2 (19-ounce) cans Progresso cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
1 (4.5-ounce) can Old El Paso green chilies, undrained
1 (11-ounce) can white shoepeg corn
1 (16-ounce) jar Old El Paso Thick ‘n Chunky salsa
2 cups shredded Mexican four-cheese blend
4 cups cooked brown rice (optional)
Toppings (optional):
Freshly chopped cilantro
Sliced green onions
Sour cream or Greek yogurt
Salsa
Guacamole
1. Heat oven to 350F. Spray a 13-by-9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat turkey and salt to taste over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Add remaining ingredients except cheese; stir to combine. Spread in baking dish. Top with cheese. Spray piece of foil large enough to cover baking dish with cooking spray. Cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center of casserole reads 165F. If desired, serve over rice with favorite chili toppings: cilantro, green onions, sour cream, yogurt, salsa, guacamole.
Recipe notes:
SOURCE: Pillsbury.com and the General Mills Co.
Take-Aways from Edcamp Tampa Bay 2017
William Jackson, EdCamp Participant, Organizer and Advocate
#MyQuestToTeach #EdCampDuval in 2018
EdCamps are wonderful opportunities for educators of all backgrounds,
years of experience and even national or global location.
Sharing best practices, classroom management strategies,
how to build student and teacher relationships, reinforcing
rituals and routines to create wonderful learning
opportunities. The success of the classroom begins
with a welcoming atmosphere and a rich learning
environment that stirs the senses of curiosity, discover
and exploration.
The important strategy that has been shared in this and
other EdCamp adventures is that teachers must establish
a relationship with their students built on how valuable
the student(s) are, that they are welcomed in schools
and in classrooms. There are high expectations for
student success and learning can be fun and relevant.
Educators are available to help students to grow past
their self-perceived limitations and there are no limits
to learning.
Many times teachers are rushed into just teaching,
teaching cannot be effective if the student and teacher
do not establish a relationship that is based on a level
of trust and respect.
Too many parents do not see the value of the
teacher and parent relationship. The opportunity
for parents to support their child’s development
with a working relationship with teachers, not a
volatile and aggressive relationship, but a
relationship that puts the child first and collaboration
with parents and teachers.
Students need to know that their teacher cares
about their success no matter their socio-economic
status, no matter their citizenship and no matter
their cultural or ethnic background.
EdCamps provide relevant professional develop-
ment that allows teachers to speak freely and
share their wisdom and knowledge.
Take-Aways
1. Teachers are change agents and agents of change
that influence this country and the world. No other
profession has such a responsibility and are help to
high standards.
2. Teachers are the second influences of accepting
and respecting diversity, parents are first. The
influence of teachers are phenomenal and has
generational consequences.
3. Teachers model cultural and gender acceptance.
Every student deserves to be treated with respect
and taught about the importance of what respect is
and how it is earned.
Preparing students beyond the classroom and being
ready for careers.
4. Teachers are moral compasses for communities
and cities. The acceptance or rejection of behaviors
that are socially displayed in the classrooms are
guided by professional educators.
5. Teachers are entrepreneurs by profession and
natural selection. Managing time and resources
teaching these to students.
6. Teachers are thought leaders and cognitive inno-
vators. There is creativity and discipline involved
when teaching students that are unaware of their
potential.
7. Teachers are literature influencers and grammatical
peddlers of proper language development.
8. Teachers have the patience of Job and the wisdom
of David in an educational application.
9. Teachers are like JEDI using both old and new
tech and techniques to influence and build minds
of students of all ages.
10. Teachers are ahead of their times because of
their innovative thinking and society sometimes
must catch-up with their creative natures.
11. Teachers are like the wise men and women of
the world, full of wisdom, knowledge and vision,
but when people finally seek their knowledge
people still want to tell teachers what to do
and how to think.
12. Teacher are leaders even if we don’t want
to be.
13. Teachers can influence neighborhoods and
communities. They influence engagement and
relationships.
14. Teachers are like the U.S. Marines.
A family based on respect, brother and sister-
hood. Through fire and ice, and increasingly
through combat that is physical, mental,
emotional and moral.
15. Teachers are first responders in building,
guiding, and strengthening humanity.
16. Teachers have multiple certifications:
CPR, academic certifications, leadership, and
others. Teachers are even trained as first
responders for student potential mental illness
and abuse situations.
17. Many teachers have more professional
certifications than the President of the
United States.
18. Teachers are generationally diverse and
gender acceptable. Teachers must teach every
student and look past their personal opinions
to make sure all students are successful.
19. Teachers are responsible for their own
professional development, their professional
growth and development.
20. Teachers are the life blood of this country’s
ability to compete globally.
Upcoming EdCamp Adventures in Florida
Did coffee in a cone ever happen to Orlando? If it did we were too lazy to read about it. For those paying attention, this trend is from 2016 according to HuffPo. We think it’s a fun idea. Someone do it. Now. Thanks.
I support medical marijuana, it should be available to those who need it.
What makes me chuckle is the recreational marijuana smoker. It seems that their main focus seems to befinding new and different ways to smokemarijuana.
The inspiration for this post camefrom a recent work conversation. It started with this question. If you live in a state that allows medicalmarijuana and you have a prescription what happens if you get tested and show positive? It ended with this question. How do you travel, more specifically fly, with medicalmarijuana? Our smartphones came up with many answers.
According to TSA’s website
TSA officers are required to report any suspected violations of law, including possession of marijuana. TSA’s screening procedures are focused on security and are designed to detect potential threats to aviation and passengers. Accordingly, TSA security officers do not search for marijuana or other illegal drugs, but in the event a substance that appears to be marijuana is observed during security screening, TSA will refer the matter to a law enforcement officer.
TSA security officers do not search for marijuana or other illegal drugs After some research, this is legit. I had hoped to discover that these dogs were trained with drugs and their deprivation was the catalyst for an alert, but I was wrong. These dogs are trained to trigger on explosives duh, this makes sense. Besides what are the chancesof a pothead taking the plane down with a dime bag? Is that even still a term?
So here’s the official word
After checking out AARP’s site, here are some interesting facts. Yes, I’m that old.
Looking to invest your retirement money, consider snack foods.
The AARP post goes on to add;
According to theTimes,TSAstopped only 29 of 54 million passengers for marijuana possession at Denver International Airport in 2015. All 29 agreed to throw it out or take it home. In Florida, where medical marijuana – but not recreational marijuana – is legal, only 11 of 2.8 million passengers screened last year at the Jacksonville International Airport were detained.
Thank you, Denver!29 of 54,000,000 passengers is a decimal point followed by a whole bunch of zeros and then finally a number. The lottery offers better odds of winning than you getting popped at the airport with adime bag. Is that even still a term?.
Currently, there are 29 states that have legalized marijuana. The websiteProCon lists the amount you’re allowed to have in each state. I’m not a marijuana aficionado,but according to Leafly there’s a handful of states that accept out-of-state medical marijuana authorizations. have a prescription, will travel. The site Weed Maps lets you know where to find those dispensaries.
Roughly 500 words later, I’m more confused than when I started. No doubt my IT department has flagged my PC based on recent web searches, oh wait I work in IT.
If you havea prescriptionforViagra you can have it filled most anywhere. Unfortunately, the answer with medicalmarijuana isn’t so simple, asking for a friend.
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