Teacher Appreciation
by
jillbcooks
9/3/2010 10:06:00 AM
Before I was a full-time food writer, I was a middle school and high school English and Social Studies teacher. Each school year would bring dread and anticipation, the excitement to begin a new school year and the refreshed memory of how draining being a teacher can be.
It’s true that teaching is immensely rewarding, but the other real truth is that it is stressful and demanding in ways that many other jobs I have had didn’t even touch. Every once in a while, the parent organization would provide lunch or treats for us teachers. They would decorate the faculty lounge with balloons or streamers and deck out the tables with colorful plastic tablecloths and colorful plates and cutlery. A group of parents would get together and use the school kitchen to prepare a basic lunch—a great salad and soup (kept warm in slow cookers) plus goodies like cookies or brownies. I always appreciated the lunch, and it was especially nice since it got all of us teachers out of our classrooms and enjoying each others’ company.
Here’s some ideas for easy teacher meals. As schools have back-to-school nights this fall, treat your school’s teachers to a nice afterschool meal.
Strawberry Kiwi Spinach Toss
Mandarin Lettuce Salad
Italian Romaine Salad
Fire-Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
Tortilla Soup
Asian Style Big Bowl Soup
Schools and PTO organizations do a lot with a little these days. As the school year begins, find a place in your kitchen (mine is a plastic bag in my junk drawer) to stash General Mills Box Tops for Education. See how many Box Tops your school redeemed last year. Get coupons for Box Top products.
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Box Tops for Education, soup, salads, lunch, teachers, coupons
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