I started this blog five years ago when I first started my professional educational career at a summer boarding school in Indiana. Five years later, I'm starting my sixth year in Cambridge Public Schools, my second year as an official licensed-to-be Instructional Technology Specialist. I came into education thinking I would be a high school … Continue reading Five Years Later
Author: taipeiny
Disjointed Metaphors: Thoughts as I return from Winter Break
Triage: the process of determining the most important people or things from amongst a large number that require attention. (Google) Cruise Control: also known as speed control, cruise command, autocruise, or tempomat) is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor vehicle (Google) Every year between Fall Break (which tends to be around … Continue reading Disjointed Metaphors: Thoughts as I return from Winter Break
Where are the Unicorns?
I was recently asked to do an assignment for a graduate program I'm attending, where I was to describe my teaching philosophy and then provide evidence through academic journals, texts, etc. I added the usual Freire, Baldwin, Apple, and then added some Delpit and Hammond, but as I was doing my research, I became struck … Continue reading Where are the Unicorns?
Cookbook Recipe #10: Chinese Roasted Chicken Leg (紅燒雞腿飯）
I've now posted about this in so many different spaces and venues, but I feel like I should publish it on my own namesake blog at least once. It's been posted on my Instagram (@yehhungryhere) a couple times, on the Taipei American School Alumni Newsletter, and on Facebook. To be fair, it wasn't until there … Continue reading Cookbook Recipe #10: Chinese Roasted Chicken Leg (紅燒雞腿飯）
Reflecting on the last 18 months as a Teacher
How has the last 18 months changed you as an educator? Have your priorities shifted? Do you have a new focus or north star? I was asked this at a professional development at the beginning of the school year and I've been writing this reflection ever since then. 18 months ago, in March of 2020, … Continue reading Reflecting on the last 18 months as a Teacher
Cookbook Recipe #9: 滷肉飯 (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice)
If you follow my food Instagram (@yehhungryhere), you'll have noticed that I have started cooking Chinese food for the first time in my life. Since I started regularly cooking, I have always felt intimidated or fearful in cooking the food of my own people or my own culture. I didn't want to screw it up. … Continue reading Cookbook Recipe #9: 滷肉飯 (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice)
Cookbook Recipe #8: Skillet Chicken & Rice
There was at one point where I would eat a package of 8 chicken thighs within two weeks. Chicken became my go-to protein for weeks on end because they were so versatile and kinda hard to screw up. Plus, I was going through a stock/broth making phase and wanted an excuse to have bones. This … Continue reading Cookbook Recipe #8: Skillet Chicken & Rice
Cookbook Recipe #7: Mussels
This is one of those recipes that will ruin restaurants for you. Steamed mussels is a staple in most French/European restaurants and often runs up the bill anywhere between 15-20$ depending on the place. It's a great appetizer for a group, but often can be adapted to become a pasta main or otherwise. I'm here … Continue reading Cookbook Recipe #7: Mussels
Cookbook Recipe #6: Oyakodon
When I first started cooking for myself in graduate school, I could not be bothered to make multiple dishes for a meal. I focused on making one dish meals such as pastas or souping up my instant ramen, and a great deal of Indomie. At some point, I became inspired to start making donburis or … Continue reading Cookbook Recipe #6: Oyakodon
Cookbook Recipe #5: Ragù alla Bolognese (Meat Sauce)
Growing up, my dad would often cook western food. Chicken Ala King, Shepherd's Pie, Meatloaf, Beef Wellington, and sometimes the occasional meat sauce. Unfortunately, I don't recall being terribly inspired or blown away by his meat sauce, but at the end of the day, he did introduce different flavors and later on cooking techniques as … Continue reading Cookbook Recipe #5: Ragù alla Bolognese (Meat Sauce)
Yeh Heard It Here 