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What Can I Substitute for Butter When Making Frosting?
What Can I Substitute for Butter When Making Frosting? Whether you are vegan or health conscious having a few butter-free recipes around is always handy. Below are some top butter replacements and some links to recipes. There are a few frosting alternatives that do not contain butter, like glaze, penuche or genache. These are not…
Autism and the Sudden Loss of a Teacher
My son's 7th grade Computer Applications teacher died suddenly last weekend. What happened? The students and parents were informed that the teacher died of a sudden heart attack. It was a typical day on the Friday in question. My son had this teacher for fourth period, as per usual. The school broke for lunch after…
An Autistic Child Loses a Teacher Mid-Term
My child with autism is mainstreamed into a "regular" classroom. Always has been. During his entire school career, he's had an aide. However, he's used to having a general education teacher and being around typical kids. For the most part, his peers are also used to him (and his aide). This year, however, has been…
The Substitute
On Saturday morning I took my son to the neighborhood barber for a much-needed haircut. After much protesting and eye-rolling, he agreed that his curly hair was out of control. Two weeks of wrangling with it unsuccessfully was enough to get him in the chair and see if the barber could reach that happy…
My Night as a Substitute Grandparent
Last week was Grandparent’s Day at my nephew’s school. Unfortunately my parents were out of town, so my sister-in-law asked me if I would step in. My nephew is also my godson, and I see him so rarely, I couldn’t possibly say no.