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May 13, 2005
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Monthly Theme
Reader Support
Birthday Babies
Discussion Forum
Crazy Corner
Recipe Favorites
Good morning. I had notes made for an issue today. Then I got to thinking about how much fun I've had with a little cookbook my son gave me recently. So, I
scrapped the notes and started anew with a collection of recipes from that cookbook. To all you gourmet, made-from-scratch-only, no-canned-soup-in-my-house
fanatics, you will not do much cutting and pasting today. These recipes are for lazy-as-heck and hungry-as-a-bear folks who have more appetite than energy. Or
teens, lol. I do hope you enjoy the offerings. My thanks to all who helped with this issue, especially my sweet Trey for the great book.
Have a great weekend. We'll see you here on Sunday, God willing.
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Coach Wooden
Shared by Pam, OH
A Great Lesson On Life
On the 21st of the month, this wonderful man will do what he always does on the 21st of the month. He'll sit down and pen a love letter to his best girl. He'll say how
much he misses her and loves her and can't wait to see her again.
Then he'll fold it once, slide it in a little envelope and walk into his bedroom. He'll go to the stack of love letters sitting there on her pillow, untie the yellow ribbon,
place the new one on top and tie the ribbon again. The stack will be 180 letters high then, because the 21st will be 15 years to
the day since Nellie, his beloved wife of 53 years, died.
In her memory, he sleeps only on his half of the bed, only on his pillow, only on top of the sheets, never between, with just the old bedspread they shared to keep
him warm.
There's never been a finer man in American sports than John Wooden, or a finer coach. He won 10 NCAA basketball championships at UCLA, the last in 1975.
Nobody has ever come within six of him.
He won 88 straight games between January 30, 1971, and January 17, 1974. Nobody has come within 42 since.
So, sometimes, when the Basketball Madness gets to be too much -- too many players trying to make Sports Center, too few players trying to make assists, too few
coaches willing to be mentors, too many freshmen with out-of-wedlock kids, too few freshmen who will stay in school long enough to become men -- I like to go see
Coach Wooden.
I visit him in his little condo in Encino, 20 minutes northwest of Los Angeles, and hear him say things like "Gracious sakes alive!" and tell stories about teaching
"Lewis" the hook shot. Lewis Alcindor, that is...who became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
There has never been another coach like Wooden, quiet as an April snow and square as a game of checkers; loyal to one woman, one school, one way; walking around
campus in his sensible shoes and Jimmy Stewart morals.
He'd spend a half hour the first day of practice teaching his men how to put on a sock. "Wrinkles can lead to blisters," he'd warn. These huge players would sneak
looks at one another and roll their eyes. Eventually, they'd do it right. "Good," he'd say. "And now for the other foot."
Of the 180 players who played for him, Wooden knows the whereabouts of 172. Of course, it's not hard when most of them call, checking on his health, secretly
hoping to hear some of his simple life lessons so that they can write them on the lunch bags of their kids, who will roll their eyes.
"Discipline yourself, and others won't need to," Coach would say. "Never lie, never cheat, never steal," and "Earn the right to be proud and confident."
If you played for him, you played by his rules: Never score without acknowledging a teammate. One word of profanity, and you're done for the day. Treat your
opponent with respect.
He believed in hopelessly out-of-date stuff that never did anything but win championships. No dribbling behind the back or through the legs. "There's no need,"
he'd say.
No UCLA basketball number was retired under his watch. "What about the fellows who wore that number before? Didn't they contribute to the team?" he'd say.
No long hair, no facial hair. "They take too long to dry, and you could catch cold leaving the gym," he'd say. That one drove his players bonkers.
One day, All-America center Bill Walton showed up with a full beard. "It's my right," he insisted. Wooden asked if he believed that strongly. Walton said he did.
"That's good, Bill," Coach said. "I admire people who have strong beliefs and stick by them, I really do. We're going to miss you."
Walton shaved it right then and there. Now Walton calls once a week to tell Coach he loves him.
It's always too soon when you have to leave the condo and go back out into the real world, where the rules are so much grayer and the teams so much worse.
As Wooden shows you to the door, you take one last look around. The framed report cards of his great-grandkids, the boxes of jelly beans peeking out from under
the favorite wooden chair, the dozens of pictures of Nellie.
He's almost 90 now. You think a little more hunched over than last time. Steps a little smaller. You hope it's not the last time you see him. He smiles. "I'm not afraid
to die," he says. "Death is my only chance to be with her again."
Problem is, we still need him here.
Thoughtful "Thinking of You" Gift Basket
Shared by Judy, MI
I once saw a gift basket that made a lasting impression. Included in it were small inexpensive gifts thoughtfully put together. With each gift it had a tag saying "If
you're feeling happy open me" or "If you're feeling depressed open me". Depending on what the gift said it would be a happy gift or an encouraging gift. It takes
some real thought but lets them know how much you are there for them. Just wanted to share this so that others can pass it along.
Mexican Recipe Favorites
Here's the scoop on the current theme:
There is one type of food that usually gets grandioso reviews: Mexican. During the month of May, we are searching high and low for the best Mexican Recipe
Favorites. Send us those family keepers and restaurant taste-likes for all to share here at A to Z Recipes. Make sure to try out my sampler and drop by
the rules section to ensure your submissions are acceptable.
Here's a sampler for you:
TACO SOUP
My kids literally inhale this stuff. It sounds a bit off the wall with the use of primarily canned goods, but it is really tasty. And it keeps really well so you folks that
want to cook once and eat often will enjoy this one. Note: the original recipe called for hominy but my kids don't "do" hominy. I replaced it with the
whole kernel corn.
2 lbs. hamburger meat
1 lg. onion
1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch dry season mix
1 pkg. taco dry season mix
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can ranch style beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can chopped green chilies (sm.)
3 cans stewed tomatoes
Brown and drain hamburger meat and onion. Mix all together. Do not drain juices. Simmer 30 minutes.
Please use this link for theme recipes: Mexican Recipe Favorites
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 submitted by readers 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 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 (ALL caps or NO caps) 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.
See the A to Z Recipes Theme Issues collection here:
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The theme issue for Mexican Recipe Favorites has a deadline of May 27, 2005, and will be posted on June 5, 2005.
Please use this link for theme recipes: Mexican Recipe Favorites
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WHY MEN CAN'T WIN
Shared by Don G., GA
If you put a woman on a pedestal and try to protect her from the rat
race, you are a male chauvinist If you stay home and do the housework,
you are a pansy.
If you work too hard, there is never any time for her.
If you don't work enough, you are a good for nothing bum.
If she has a boring repetitive job with low pay, this is exploitation If
you have a boring repetitive job with low pay, you should get off your
fanny and find something better.
If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism. If she gets job
ahead of you, it's equal opportunity.
If you mention how nice she looks,
it's sexual harassment. If you keep quiet, it's male indifference.
If you cry, you are a wimp.
If you don't, you are an insensitive sap sucker.
If you make a decision without consulting her, you are a chauvinist. If
she makes a decision without consulting you, she's liberated woman.
If you ask her to do something she doesn't enjoy, that's domination If
she asks you, it's a favor.
If you appreciate the female form and frilly underwear, you are a
pervert. If you don't, you are a fag.
If you like a woman to shave her legs and keep in shape, you are a
sexist. If you don't, you are unromantic.
If you try to keep yourself in shape, you are vain.
If you don't, you are a slob.
If you buy her flowers, you are after something.
If you don't, you are not thoughtful.
If you are proud of your achievements, you are up on yourself. If you
don't, you are not ambitious.
If she has a headache, she is tired.
If you have a headache, you don't love her anymore.
If you want it too often, you are oversexed.
If you don't, there must be someone else.
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STARVING STUDENT COOKBOOK
My son bought me this cookbook for Mother's Day. It's a great little cookbook for college students or teens in general. My kids enjoy cooking and the 150 or so
recipes in this little book are a great way for them to help out. There are no gourmet recipes, but I feel a lot of the ones I chose to share here today may appeal to
many cooks, myself included, who simply do not have the time every day to prepare a home-cooked meal. Heck, even if you have the time, maybe you want to spend
less of it cooking!
QUICK & EASY DINNER ROLLS
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup milk
1 tsp. sugar
2 tbs. mayonnaise
In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, ?? cup milk, sugar and mayonnaise. Then add another ?? cup milk and mix thoroughly. Spoon mixture into lightly greased
muffin tins. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
CHICKEN BROCCOLI CASSEROLE
1 (16 oz) pkg. frozen broccoli, thawed
2 Tbs. Lemon juice
4 large whole chicken breasts, boned and cut in half
1 (16 oz) can mushroom pieces
1 (10 ?? oz) can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
Paprika, salt & pepper, to taste
Place broccoli in a greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Place chicken over broccoli. Mix mushrooms, soup and sour cream; pour over chicken.
Add paprika, salt and pepper. Bake at 350F for 1 hour. Yields 6 - 8 servings.
CREAM CHEESE CINNAMON BALLS
1 ?? cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
?? cup butter, melted
?? tsp vanilla
1 (12 oz) tube flaky biscuits
1 (3 oz) pkg. cream cheese, cut into 10 cubes
In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. In another bowl, combine butter and vanilla. Separate biscuits; press into 3-inch circles. Place cream cheese cube in
each circle, Fold dough over, seal and shape into ball. Dip into butter mixture, then into sugar mixture. Place seam-side down into a greased muffin pan. Bake at
375F for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
BAKED STEAK & GRAVY
2 lbs. cubed beef steak
Salt & pepper, to taste
1 small onion, peeled, thinly sliced
1 (10 ?? oz) can cream of mushroom soup
Place steak in a baking pan large enough to lay steak in a single layer; season to tastes. Sprinkle evenly with onion; spoon soup evenly over all. Cover and bake at
325F for 2 hours or until meat is tender. As the meat cooks, a gravy forms. Excellent with mashed or baked potatoes.
ALL-TO-MYSELF OREO CHEESECAKES
1 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
?? cup sugar
?? tsp. Vanilla
1 egg, beaten
6 Oreo cookies, separated
1 tsp. Margarine
?? cup chocolate chips
Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg; beat until smooth. Place one Oreo half, frosting side up, in the bottom of a lined muffin tin. Top with cream cheese
mixture. Crush remaining 6 Oreo halves. Sprinkle crumbs on top. Bake at 325F for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Melt margarine and chocolate chips until
smooth. Drizzle over cooled cheesecakes. Yields 6 mini cheesecakes.
EASY CHICKEN POT PIE
1 2/3 cups frozen vegetables, thawed
1 cup chicken, cooked and cubed
1 (10 ?? oz) can cream of chicken soup
1 cup Bisquick
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
Stir together vegetables, chicken and soup in an ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Combine Bisquick, milk and egg until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake at 400F for 30
minutes or until golden brown.
NO-BRAINER PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
2 cups peanut butter
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups sugar
2 Tbs. Flour
2 tsp. Vanilla
Combine all ingredients. Form 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball shape, and then flatten with a fork. Bake at 400F for 8 - 10 minutes.
CAFFEINE FIX CAF?‰ VIENNA
?? cup instant coffee
?? cup sugar
?? cup nonfat dry milk
?? tsp. Cinnamon
Combine all ingredients and store in airtight container. Use 2 tablespoons mix per 1 cup of hot water.
BBQ WING DINGS
3 lbs. chicken wings
3 Tbs. Brown sugar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
4 cups ketchup
1 onion, chopped
Remove wing tips and break apart the 2 jointed pieces. Combine the sugar, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and onion; mix well. Dip the wings in the sauce. Bake on a
greased cookie sheet at 350F for 1 ?? hours. Cook leftover sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until thick. Serve on the side. Yields 10 servings.
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