Working Hard by Jack French
I am a hard worker. When I am at Program, I do Candy to make money. I also clean up around the center. Sometimes I see my sister, I like to tell her what a hard worker I am. I used to move boxes around in the candy room and help unpack the candy when we got deliveries.
Quotes by Kevin Giordano
This month, I chose to Write a quote from Sofia Carson that I like.
My mothers not a barrel of laughs when she doesn’t get her way, just ask snow white!
Kim’s Cooking Corner by Kim Russo
This month I decided to write a recipe for slow cooker French Onion Soup!
Ingredients needed:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups sliced onions
- 5 cups beef broth
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices French bread
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 2 slices Swiss cheese, diced
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Gather all ingredients.
- Melt butter with olive oil in an 8-quart stock pot over medium heat. Add onions to
butter and continually stir until tender and translucent. Do not brown the onions. - Add beef broth, sherry, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer for 30
minutes. - preheat the oven’s broiler.
- Ladle soup into oven-safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each
(bread may be broken into pieces if you prefer). Layer each slice of bread with a
slice of provolone, 1/2 slice diced Swiss and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. - Place bowls on a cookie sheet and broil in the preheated oven until cheese bubbles
and browns slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. - Serve hot and enjoy!
Kiki’s Delivery Service by Jamaal Theodore
Thirteen-year-old trainee witch Kiki leaves home with her talking black cat Jiji. She flies on her broomstick to the port city of Koriko. While trying to find somewhere to live, Kiki is pursued by Tombo, a geeky boy obsessed with aviation who admires her flying ability. In exchange for accommodation, Kiki helps Osono, the kind owner of a bakery who is pregnant with her first child. She opens a business delivering goods by broomstick called the “Witch Delivery Service”. Her first delivery goes poorly; she is caught in the wind and loses the black cat toy she is supposed to deliver. Jiji pretends to be the toy until Kiki can retrieve the real item. She finds it in the home of a young painter, Ursula, who repairs and returns it to Kiki so she can complete the delivery and rescue Jiji. Kiki accepts a party invitation from Tombo, but is delayed by her work and, exhausted, falls ill. When she recovers, Osono clandestinely arranges for Kiki to see Tombo again by assigning her a delivery addressed to him. After Kiki apologizes for missing the party, Tombo takes her for a test ride on the flying machine he is working on fashioned from a bicycle. Kiki warms up to Tombo but is intimidated by his friends, so she walks home. Kiki becomes depressed and discovers she can no longer understand Jiji, who has befriended a pretty white cat named Lilly. She has also lost her flying ability and is forced to suspend her delivery business. Kiki has a surprise visit from Ursula, who determines that Kiki’s crisis is a form of artist’s block. Ursula suggests that if Kiki can find a new purpose, she will regain her powers. While Kiki is visiting a customer, she witnesses an airship accident on television. A strong gust leaves Tombo hanging from a rope in mid-air. Kiki regains her flying power and manages to rescue him. She recovers her confidence, resumes her delivery service, and writes a letter home saying that she and Jiji are happy.
