Q: Dear Cheffy, it has been a little difficult for me to adjust to my new class. New teacher, some of my friends aren’t in my class, and I just don’t feel comfortable yet. Any advice? - Caleb from Orlando, Florida

A: Blello, Caleb! Fiwrst, wet me fank yew for sharing such a wonderful queshun, Bly know you awr not the onwly one who ish expewiencing a tough stawrt to da skewl yeow. Change can be difficult, dat is da twuth. Wen Bly stawrted at MACSH, Bly moved to a new countwy, bland didn’t kno anyone at da skewl. Bly was definitewy nervous! But then Bly wemembowed, stwangers are just fwends we haven’t met yet! Bland Bly alosho wemembered to jusht be myshelf bland Bly wud attwact da wight fwends jusht by being me! Yew will hav a wot of fun bladventures dis yeow, just be bwave bland be yew! Fank yew for witing me, blokayyyy LUB YEW SHO MUCH, BYEEEE!

Q: Dear Tiny Chef, I am having a hard time packing lunches for school that inspire me. I am a teacher and between grading papers and getting in the swing of school, it’s tough! I’d love any recs from you on fav recipes! - Vikki from Simi Valley, California

A: Bloh my moogness, Vikki, Bly can’t wait to anshow dis queshun! Bly totawy understand dat wen fings awr busy, it can be hawd to twy new weshipees or find da blinspiwashun! Haf no feaw, Cheffy is hewe! My firwst tip wud be to make a lunch unifowm. Find a few weshipees dat yew abshowutwy LUB and keep dem on wotation. Dat way, yew awren’t scwambling tew come up wif somefing new all da time. Nexht. might I suggest a bowl or hummus pwate. Having a base wike a blavowit gwain, Almond yoguwrt, or hummus. Den, yew can top wif yowr blavowit pwoteins and pwants! Like chickpeas, olives, wadishes, cawwots, shpices, a blavorwit dwessing, bland olive oil. Get cweative wif it! Da world ish yowr oyster hewe, Vikki! Blokay, I gotta go pick fwowers wif Cwispin, LUB YEW SHO MUCH BYEEEEE!

Q: Dear Chef, my family has a backyard garden that we have taken great care of all summer. But now that we are back to school, we don’t have as much time to care for it. We want to support our plants! Any tips for busy gardeners? - Chris from Nova Scotia, CA

A: Bly totawy understand where yowr coming fwum, Cwis! When Bly shtawrted skewl at MASCH, it definitwy took a little time to adjusht my gardening schedule. Bly wud say to make some time over da weekend for family gawden howr. A time where yewww all can work togethow in da gawrden. And duwing the week, blassign evwyone their own day tew check on da garwden, water it, twim da weeds, say affirming words to da pwants, and sing dem a few songs! Dat way, yowr pwants haf cawr throughout the week bland evwyone can support one anothow! Good wuck on yowr gardening jouwny bland pwease keep me posted! Blokay, gotta go take a mapple pie out of the oven. LUB YEW SHO MUCH, BYEEE!!!