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Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

Lebanon in a Jar: Preserving Fruits and Vegetables, Middle Eastern Style

Let’s talk about the art of pickling. Or, in the more lyrical corners of my heritage: “Lebanon in a jar.” This is the tradition of…

3 min readMay 11, 2024

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Lebanon in a Jar: Preserving Fruits and Vegetables, Middle Eastern Style

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Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

Sweets and Stories: Sharing Lebanese Desserts & Tales

Lebanese desserts are like edible memoirs, steeped in syrup rather than ink. While my mom’s kitchen often mirrors a culinary boot camp…

3 min readMay 5, 2024

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Sweets and Stories: Sharing Lebanese Desserts & Tales

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Cooking as Connection: Preserving My Heritage Through Food

In my family, the kitchen is more than a room in the house — it’s a time capsule that transports us straight to Lebanon, minus the airfare…

3 min readApr 26, 2024

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Cooking as Connection: Preserving My Heritage Through Food

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Cooking with Love: Lessons from My Mother’s Lebanese Kitchen

Growing up with a Lebanese heritage in America meant that our kitchen was a little corner of Lebanon, where the aromas of garlic, mint, and…

3 min readApr 20, 2024

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Cooking with Love: Lessons from My Mother’s Lebanese Kitchen

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Smoke Signals: Using Technology to Predict and Combat Wildfires

In the life of a firefighter slash conservationist, there’s little that gets the adrenaline pumping like the word “wildfire.” It’s like…

3 min readMar 27, 2024

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Smoke Signals: Using Technology to Predict and Combat Wildfires

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Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

Wildfires and Wildlife: The Conservationist’s Battle

When I’m not zipping through the countryside on my motorcycle or wrestling a fire hose against the roaring beast that is a blaze, you can…

3 min readMar 23, 2024

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Wildfires and Wildlife: The Conservationist’s Battle

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Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

Behind the Hose: Emotional Stories from the Fire Line

When you sign up to fight fires, nobody hands you a manual titled “How to Keep Your Cool When Everything Around You Literally Isn’t.” They…

3 min readMar 17, 2024

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Behind the Hose: Emotional Stories from the Fire Line

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Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

From Flames to Flora: The Regeneration of Burnt Lands

When life hands you lemons, they say to make lemonade. But what about when life hands you a charred landscape, courtesy of Mother Nature’s…

3 min readMar 15, 2024

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From Flames to Flora: The Regeneration of Burnt Lands

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Firefighter by Day, Conservationist by Heart: Bridging Two Worlds

Pulling on my boots, I often wonder if they got mixed up at the factory. One seems to have a penchant for dousing flames, while the other…

3 min readMar 14, 2024

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Firefighter by Day, Conservationist by Heart: Bridging Two Worlds

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In the Heat: Lessons from the Frontline of Firefighting

As I lace up my boots, the familiar sensation of anticipation mixed with a hint of trepidation courses through my veins. It’s another day…

2 min readMar 13, 2024

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In the Heat: Lessons from the Frontline of Firefighting

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Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

Tiffany (Tia) Prentice

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Firefighter, conservationist, and motorbike enthusiast blending Lebanese heritage and American life with a passion for storytelling

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