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March 25, 2005
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Monthly Theme
Reader Support
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Crazy Corner
Ann's "Impossible" Pies
Heart Healthy
People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.
Richard J. Needham, Author
Good Friday - Dark Friday - Friday March 25, 2005
The day Jesus Christ was crucified
The Friday before Easter Sunday is known as Good Friday or Dark Friday. In this day we remember the cruel death of
Jesus Christ on the Cross. He loved us so much that he was willing to take on the sin of the world and die for us, so whom
ever belives in Him can have eternal life. Jesus was Crucified on Good Friday and died on the Cross for the Sin of the
World. He rose from dead on Easter Sunday.
Good morning and Good Friday. To our Christian readers, I hope you will spend time today to reflect on the sacrifice
made for you on this day. For the non-Christians, it was made for you, too.
From Angelique in Texas is the perfect way to reflect:
http://www.andiesisle.com/viadolorosa.html
Now, on to the issue. How many times do you get home from work and wish you could whip up a hot dinner for the family
in 30 minutes or so? You know, something you can serve up with a salad and taste great. Our pal Ann from
Florida sent me some recipes that certainly qualify for easy and delicious. They are all "Impossible" Pie
recipes. My thanks to Ann for the great recipes.
Just a friendly reminder:
The theme issue for Pastabilities! has a deadline of today, March 25, 2005, and will be posted on April 3,
2005.
Thanks to these nice folks for their help in today's issue:
Angelique, TX
Patricia, NE
Richard, Bradenton, FL
Ann, FL
This little poem tells it pretty much like it was 50 years ago...
Shared by Patricia, NE
A little house with two bedrooms and one car on the street,
A mower that you had to push, to make the grass look neat.
In the kitchen on the wall, we only had one phone,
And no need for recording things - someone was always home.
We only had a living room, where we would congregate,
Unless it was at meal time, in the kitchen where we ate.
We had no need for family rooms or extra rooms to dine,
When meeting as a family, those two rooms would work out fine.
We only had one TV set and channels - maybe two,
But always there was one of them, with something worth the view.
For snacks we had potato chips, that tasted like a chip,
And if you wanted flavor, you made Lipton's onion dip.
Store bought snacks were rare, because my mother liked to cook,
And nothing can compare to snacks in Betty Crocker's book.
The snacks were even healthy - with the best ingredients,
There was no label, with a hundred things that made no sense.
Weekends were for family trips, or staying home to play,
We all did things together, even go to church to pray.
When we did our weekend trips, depending on the weather,
No one stayed at home because, we liked to be together.
Sometimes we would separate, to do things on our own,
But we knew where the others were, without our own cell phone.
Then there was the movies, with your favorite movie star,
And nothing can compare to watching, movies in your car.
Then there were the picnics, at the peak of summer season,
Pack a lunch and find some trees - and never need a reason.
Get a baseball game together, with the friends you know,
Have real action playing ball - and no game video.
Remember when the doctor used to be the family friend,
And didn't need insurance - or a lawyer to defend
The way that he took care of you, or what he had to do,
Because he took an oath, and strived to do the best for you.
Remember going to the store - and shopping casually,
And when you went to pay for it, you used your own money?
Nothing that you had to swipe or - punch in some amount,
Remember when the cashier person, had to really count?
Remember when we breathed the air, it smelled so fresh and clean,
And chemicals were not used on the grass, to keep it green.
The milkman and the bread man used to go from door to door,
And it was just a few cents more, than going to the store.
There was a time when mailed letters, came right to your door,
Without a lot of junk mail ads, sent out by every store.
The mailman knew each house, by name and knew where it was sent,
There was not loads of mail addressed to: "Present Occupant".
Remember when the words "I do" meant, that you really did?
And not just temporarily, till someone blows their lid.
There was nothing as "no one's fault;" we just made a mistake,
There was a time when married life, was built on give and take.
There was a time when just one glance, was all that it would take,
And you would know the kind of car, the model and the make.
They didn't look like turtles, trying to squeeze every mile.
They were streamlined, white walls and fins and really had some style.
One time the music that you played, whenever you would jive,
Was from a vinyl, big holed record called a forty-five.
The record player had a post, to keep them all in line,
And then the records would drop down, and play one at a time.
Oh sure we had our problems then - just like we do today,
And always we were striving - trying for a better way.
And every year that passed us by, brought new and greater things,
We now can even program phones, with music or with rings.
Oh the simple life we lived, still seems like so much fun,
How can you explain a game - just kick the can and run.
And why would boys put baseball cards, between bicycle spokes?
And for a nickel, red machines had little bottled cokes.
This life seemed so much easier - and slower in some ways,
I love the new technology but I sure miss those days.
So time moves on and so do we - and nothing stays the same,
But I sure love to reminisce, and walk down memory lane.
Tips For Smarter Eating
Eat throughout the day. It is important to maintain a consistent eating routine. Plan to eat every four to five hours
if possible. Eating frequently prevents hunger pangs, provides consistent energy, and maintains metabolism
efficiency.
Drink plenty of water. Hydration makes it easier to digest food, and improve the appearance of your
skin. It is recommended adult men consume 125 ounces a day; women should consume 91 ounces daily.
Add more spice. Consuming spicier foods can assist you in more ways than one. While spices (such as cayenne
pepper, red pepper flakes and curry) add zip to your foods, they also stimulate your metabolism.
Take your time. Consume your meals in a relaxed environment; eat slowly and enjoy your food, which allows you to
realize you are full before you overeat. It takes your brain approximately twenty minutes to tell the body it is full.
Shop on a satisfied stomach. Never go to the grocery store while hungry, because chances are you will end up with
junk food. Make sure to plan ahead and bring along a grocery list.
Source: Various internet
Pastabilities!
Here's the scoop on the current theme:
I love pasta recipes. My kids enjoy eating and preparing them. Since most folks enjoy pasta, I thought it would be great
to share some of those recipes right here as
a theme topic. How about it, folks? Is there a recipe that makes your family swoon when you prepare it? Even simple
pasta dishes are great for sharing. The sky's
the limit!
Please use this email address: Pastabilities!
A to Z Recipes continues with its popular Theme Issues. We will share theme recipes and post them on the first Sunday
of each month. Send your recipes no later
than the last Friday of each month to have them posted in the next monthly theme issue. You may send in your favorite
theme recipes in ONE email. If the
number of recipes exceeds those needed in the issue, the publisher will post as many from every submitter as possible
and save the remaining recipes for the
following Sundays of that month. The rules for recipe submissions for the monthly theme issues are the same as ALL
recipes submitted for posting.
The rules are as follows:
As a service to your fellow readers, please send only recipes that are in a form that others could easily copy and save
for their own use. Recipes that would require
a lot of editing or cleaning up or use non-standard measurements should not be submitted. Recipes without a name
and location of sender may NOT be posted
or posted without any credit given. There will be NO recipes posted that are from other recipe-zines. A to Z Recipes
protects the privacy of its readers and does
NOT publish email addresses. There will be no exceptions.
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The theme issue for Pastabilities! has a deadline of March 25, 2005, and will be posted on April 3, 2005.
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Careful what you pray for
Shared by Richard, Bradenton, FL
A little boy said to his mother and father, "I want a little baby sister. All my friends have baby sisters."
"Well, you pray for one, and if it's God's will, He will give you one," his father told him.
He prayed for months and finally forgot about it.
Then one day they took him to grandmother's, and when he returned, his father took him to his mother's bed.
His father pulled down the cover and said, "Look, son, a little baby sister."
Then he pulled the cover down a little more to reveal another little sister.
Then he pulled the cover down just a little bit more and there was another little sister.
"Son," he said, "aren't you glad you have three baby sisters?
Aren't you glad now that you prayed for a baby sister?"
"Yep," the little boy replied, "but aren't you glad I quit when I did?"
CHURCH BULLETIN BLOOPERS
Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced
in church services:
Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the
way from Africa.
Announcement in a church bulletin for a national PRAYER FASTING Conference:
"The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer conference includes meals."
The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water." The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."
"Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house.
Don't forget your husbands."
The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.
Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community.
Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say "hell" oto someone who doesn't care much about you.
Don't let worry kill you off let the Church help.
Miss Charlene Mason sang "I will not pass this way again," giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
For those of you who have children, and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and
requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.
During the absence of our Pastor, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when J.F. Stubbs supplied our
pulpit.
The Rector will preach his farewell message after which the choir will sing "Break Forth into Joy."
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their
school days.
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of
some older ones.
Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
Attend and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave a healthy lunch.
The church will host an evening of fine dining, superb entertainment, and gracious hostility.
Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 P.M. prayer and medication to follow.
This evening at 7 P.M. there will be a hymn sing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to
sin.
The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake
breakfast next Sunday.
Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
The eighth graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The Congregation is
invited to attend this tragedy.
Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side
entrance.
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IMPOSSIBLE APPLUMKIN PIE
6 c. pared & sliced apples
2 c. uncooked pumpkin, peeled & grated
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 c. Bisquick baking mix
2 eggs
1/2 c. dry milk
1/4 c. soft butter or margarine
Fill buttered 10 inch pie plate or shallow casserole with sliced apples. Put remaining ingredients together (grated
uncooked pumpkin included) in food processor or blender and mix thoroughly. Pour blended ingredients over apples.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Serve hot or cook with whipped cream or ice cream.
IMPOSSIBLE PIZZA PIE
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Bisquick
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 can (8 ounces) pizza sauce
1/2 package (3 1/2-ounce size) sliced pepperoni*
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Heat oven to 400F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Sprinkle onion and Parmesan cheese in pie plate. Stir baking mix, milk and
eggs until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 20 minutes. Spread with pizza sauce; top with remaining ingredients. Bake 10
to 15 minutes or until cheese is light brown. Cool 5 minutes.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
1 Serving: 210 calories (120 calories from fat); 13 g fat (5 g saturated); 90 mg cholesterol; 670 mg sodium; 13 g
carbohydrate (1 g dietary fiber); 12 g protein
IMPOSSIBLE MEXICAN PIE
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 envelope (1 1/4 ounces) taco seasoning mix
1 can (4 1/2 ounces) chopped green chilies, drained
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup Bisquick
3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese (3 ounces)
Salsa, if desired
Sour cream, if desired
Heat oven to 400F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Cook ground beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring
occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in seasoning mix (dry). Spoon into pie plate; top with chilies. Stir milk, eggs
and baking mix until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake about 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out
clean. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 8 to 10 minutes longer. Cool 5 minutes. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase first bake time to about 28 min.
1 Serving: 310 calories (170 calories from fat); 19 g fat (8 g saturated); 130 mg cholesterol; 630 mg sodium; 14 g
carbohydrate (1 g dietary fiber); 22 g protein.
IMPOSSIBLE GREEK SPINACH PIE
1/2 c. green onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, drained and thawed
1/2 c. creamed cottage cheese
1 c. milk
1/2 c. Bisquick baking mix
3 eggs
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 tbsp. feta cheese
Grease a 9 x 1 1/4 inch pie plate. Cook and stir onions and garlic in butter in a 10 inch skillet until onions are transparent
(2-3 minutes). Stir in spinach. Layer spinach mixture and cottage cheese in pie plate. Beat milk, eggs, Bisquick and lemon
juice and pepper until smooth (15 seconds in a blender or 1 minute with hand beater). Pour over spinach/cottage cheese
mixture. Sprinkle with feta cheese, Parmesan cheese and nutmeg. Bake 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees or until knife
inserted comes out clean. Garnish with ripe olives, if desired.
IMPOSSIBLE CHICKEN PIE
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups cut-up cooked chicken
1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (5 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1/2 cup Bisquick
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 eggs
Heat oven to 400F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese in pie plate. Mix chicken, 1/2 cup of the
mozzarella cheese, the oregano, basil, garlic powder and tomato paste; spoon over Parmesan cheese. Stir baking mix,
milk, pepper and eggs until blended. Pour over chicken mixture. Bake 35 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella
cheese. Bake 5 to 8 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
1 Serving: 260 calories (110 calories from fat); 12 g fat (5 g saturated); 120 mg cholesterol; 690 mg sodium; 15 g
carbohydrate (1 g dietary fiber); 23 g protein.
IMPOSSIBLE LASAGNA PIE
1/3 cup ricotta or creamed cottage cheese
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound ground beef
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Bisquick
1 cup milk
2 eggs
Additional spaghetti sauce, heated, if desired
Heat oven to 400F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Spread ricotta cheese in pie plate; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cook
ground beef until brown; drain. Stir in 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce and the salt; spoon
evenly over cheeses. Stir baking mix, milk and eggs until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife
inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until melted. Cool 5
minutes. Serve with additional spaghetti sauce.
Makes 8 servings
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 425F. Decrease milk to 3/4 cup. Increase first bake time to 35-40 min.
1 Serving: 260 calories (135 calories from fat); 15 g fat (7g saturated); 100 mg cholesterol; 510 mg sodium; 10 g
carbohydrate (0 g dietary fiber); 20 g protein.
IMPOSSIBLE BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER PIE
1 lb. broccoli and cauliflower mix
9 slices bacon
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms, stems and pieces, drained
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 c. milk
3 eggs
3/4 c. Bisquick
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
Lightly grease 10 x 1 1/2 inch pie plate. Fry bacon; drain, then crumble when cool. Cook broccoli and cauliflower until
tender; drain. Mix remainder of ingredients. Blend until smooth before adding bacon and vegetables. Bake until golden
brown, 30-35 minutes at 375 degrees.
IMPOSSIBLE BROWNIE PIE
4 eggs
1/2 c. Bisquick
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 c. margarine, softened
1 bar (4 oz.) sweet cooking chocolate, melted & cooled
1/2 c. granulated sugar
3/4 c. chopped nuts
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease pie plate, 9 x 1 1/4 inch. Beat all ingredients except nuts until smooth (approximately 2
minutes with hand mixer). Pour into plate; sprinkle with nuts. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35
minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Serve with ice cream, if desired.
IMPOSSIBLE SOUTHWESTERN PIE
1 1/2 cups frozen whole kernel corn
8 medium green onions, chopped
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup shredded Cheddar
1/2 cup Bisquick
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup thick-and-chunky salsa
2 eggs
Additional thick-and-chunky salsa
Heat oven to 400F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Layer corn, onions and beans in pie plate. Sprinkle with cheese. Stir baking
mix, milk, 1/2 cup salsa and the eggs until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in
center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Serve with
salsa.
Makes 6 servings
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase baking mix to 2/3 cup. Bake 40-45 min.
1 Serving: 230 calories (55 calories from fat); 6 g fat (2.5 g saturated); 80 mg cholesterol; 590 mg sodium; 37 mg
carbohydrate (6 g dietary fiber); 13 g protein.
IMPOSSIBLE GARDEN PIE
2 c. zucchini, quartered & sliced
1 1/2 c. tomatoes, diced
1/2 c. onions, chopped
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 c. skim milk
3/4 c. biscuit mix (Bisquick type)
3 eggs
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease 7"x11" oven proof glass dish. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and pepper evenly over
vegetables. Combine milk, biscuit mix and eggs. Beat until smooth, 1 minute and pour over vegetables. Bake about 30
minutes. Let set 5 minutes before cutting.
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