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Kevin’s (Natasha Benitez’s) Famous Chili wins big at cook off

A big thank you to all the chili cooks, chili tasters and voters who make our 2nd Annual Chili Cookoff a smokin' hot success! We had ESD staffers from across the agency come out [...]

Alissa Jolly receives honorary badge

ESD 112 employees have been proudly displaying their badges, colorful tokens symbolizing a specific ESD training that they completed. But if you walk by Alissa Jolly's desk in Student and School Success, you might notice [...]

Christine’s Award-Winning Creamy White Bean Chili Recipe

From Christine: "This makes a lot of chili, but can easily be halved. Also, I cook by smell and attitude--all amounts are approximate. You do what feels good to YOU." Creamy Green Chile White Bean [...]

Chilly outside, chili inside

It was a cold, snowy day, but that didn't stop seven awesome chili chefs from bringing their comforting culinary creations to the ESD Connects Chili Cookoff! After many enthusiastic tastings, voters chose Christine Navarrete's [...]

2016 Aloha Party photo gallery & video

Thanks to ESD Connects, Facilities and everyone else for a fun end-of-year celebration! Enjoy some photo highlights of the festivities below. You can find larger versions on all of these images, along with more hilarious [...]