About Me

Your About Me Page….is all about you. As you get more comfortable with it, it is an opportunity to express who you are, and share the things you like to do. But more so, this is where you can share your growth and experiences at Dr. Charles Best.

About Me Page

You are going to work through the different steps on your About Me Page, and become more comfortable working with your blog and learning some important skills. Take some risks 🙂 You won’t break anything.

Step 1) To begin editing your About Me Page, click Edit Page, located at the top of the screen.

Step 2) Familiarize yourself with all of the features on your page, when you are done editing your page, simply press Update on the far right side of the page. You have the ability to add pictures and videos, change fonts, hyperlink etc.

Step 3) Create a heading on your About Me Page for each of the tasks below. Try each task at your own pace and build your page.

About Me Page – Tasks

1) Add a Quote: Find your favorite quote, or one that is meaningful to you. Copy and paste it, or type it into your page. Explain why you chose it, and remember to record who said it! Use different fonts and sizes to become comfortable with the tool bar.

2) Add a Video: Find your favorite YouTube clip, add it to your blog. Explain why you chose it. Add any clips that show some of the amazing things you’ve done. The easiest way to place a YouTube clip on your blog is to find a video you like, copy the URL of the video, and paste the URL exactly where you want it on your page.

For more detailed information about how to embed click here

3) Add a Picture: Find a picture that you like, dislike, has inspired you or is meaningful to you for some reason. Find a picture that is powerful to you. Insert the picture into your page, and explain why you chose this picture. If you have a picture saved on your computer already, simply go to the Add Media button located on the top of the page, and follow the steps to upload your picture. If you have Googled an image, click on the image, then click the View Image button, then copy the URL, and either add the URL in the Add Media button or paste it into you blog.

For more detailed information how to insert images click here

4) Add a Hyperlink: Create a hyperlink to a website that is meaningful to you. Explain why you chose this site. To hyperlink text or pictures to a website, simply high-light the word or select the picture you would like to hyperlink to, then look for the chain link button located in tool bar and click it, then paste the URL in the website area and click Apply.

For more detailed information how to create a hyperlink click here

Customize – Tasks

1) Blog Theme: You are going to personalize your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Themes, located on the left hand side of the screen. Choose a theme that is mobile friendly, and apply it.

For more detailed information how to customize your blog’s Appearance and Theme click here.

2) Blog Appearance: You are going to personalize the appearance of your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Customize, located on the left hand side of the screen.

a) Site Identity – This is where you can edit the title of your blog. Please choose an appropriate title, that does not have both your first and last name in it. You can also edit your tagline. Your tagline is a very short sentence that gives the viewer a snapshot.

b) Colors – Edit the color scheme of your blog.

c) Header Image – This is where you can add and change the picture that is being used in your header.

d) Background Image – This is where you can adjust your background image.

e) Menus – You can create multiple menu structures. For simplicity, lets stick to 1. Make sure you select Menu Location -> Primary Menu -> About Me. Then click Save. This will ensure your menu stays the same, even after adjusting the theme.

f) Widgets – Locate and see all the widgets on your blog.

g) Static Front Page – Front Home Page Display is set to -> Static Page and Front Page is set to -> About Me

Optional – Your First Post: You are now going to create your very first post. At the top of the Dashboard -> New -> Posts.

1) Title – Create a title for your blog post. Your title will be: Things I am Excited About this Year.

2) Body – This is where you place your content of the post – text, videos, pictures, etc. Write a short paragraph about what you are excited about for this upcoming year at Dr. Charles Best. What are some things you want to get involved with? How will you become a part of the Blue Devil community?

3) Tool Bar – In your toolbar you can Add Media and Add Documents into your posts, this is the best way to create visual representations. You can also change fonts, hyperlink, etc.

4) Publish – Here is where you control what items are public and private. You can also control when they are published to your website.

5) Categories – Here is where you choose where you want your post to go. This is your digital binder with all of your subjects. Categorize -> Portfolio.

6) Tags – Here is where you create tags, these tags can help you find things quicker on your blog and help you stay organised. Tag -> Portfolio.

7) Publish – When you are done! Publish it.

I chose this dish because I wanted some simple comfort food and this is what I turn to when I want it. Its homemade carbonara and is an egg and cheese-based sauce with pasta. I decided on this because I was looking through my fridge and saw a beautiful container of asiago and thought that it would pair really well with pasta. There isn’t really a story behind this dish, but I have made it before but it didn’t turn out so well because I forgot to take the pan off the heat before adding the eggs and I had pasta and scrambled eggs. As a result, this attempt felt like a redemption to carbonara.

I made a couple of changes to the recipe and I didn’t have a giant effect but you could tell they were there. First off, I substituted guanciale with salami because the cured pork cheek is quite hard to find around here and salami was the only cured meat in the house so I just went with it. Secondly, I didn’t have parmesan so I used Asiago and therefore, the dish lost a fair amount of nuttiness that one would get with parmesan.

This time, my family enjoyed the Carbonara much better than the last time. They said the sauce was very creamy and the pasta was nice and dense. I asked them for some suggestions for next time and here is what they said. My sister wanted more pepper in the pasta, my dad said he preferred bacon as the meat and my mom wished I made the dish warmer before serving it. I could understand how to accommodate the suggestions of my dad and my sister, however, I really couldn’t wrap my head around the solution to make the dish warmer. If I turned the heat make on, the eggs would scramble but if I don’t the pasta temperature lowers a bit.

Here is the recipe:

Fresh Pasta

INGREDIENTS

1 cup flour

1 whole egg

1 egg yolk

PREPARATION

Put the flour on a counter and make a well

Add the eggs inside and start whisking and slowly incorporate the flour into the eggs until a shaggy dough forms.

Knead for 5-6 mins until it’s ready. (bounces back when poked)

Wrap and rest for 30 mins in room temperature

Roll until almost see through and cut as desired

Boil in salted boiling water for about 3 minutes

Carbonara

Servings: 2-3

INGREDIENTS

1/2 pound spaghetti

3 slices bacon, cut into ¼” cubes (or any other cured meat)

extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon salt

½ tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

1 large egg, room temperature

2 egg yolks, room temperature

1/4 cup Asiago, freshly grated(Maybe more)

1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated (maybe more)

1 garlic clove, peeled

Garnish

Italian parsley, chopped

PREPARATION

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Once it is boiling, add the salt, then the pasta and stir. Cook according to the time on the package, minus two minutes.

Heat a large, tall sided frying pan over medium heat. Add extra virgin olive oil and the bacon, and saute until just turning crisp, stirring frequently.

Smash the garlic clove and add to the frying pan with the bacon.

In a bowl or measuring cup, whisk the eggs with the egg yolks. Add the black pepper and half of the Pecorino-Romano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and stir to combine.

Check the pasta for doneness.

Take the frying pan off the heat. Add the pasta and about a 1/3 cup of pasta water to the frying pan with the pancetta.

Add the egg/cheese mixture to the pan and quickly stir and shake the pan to avoid scrambling the eggs. add more pasta cooking water to your desired thickness to the sauce.

Sprinkle over the rest of the cheese and parsley and stir until the cheese is melted. Serve warm!

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