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6 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Graphic</strong>-<strong>Advocate</strong> Local News<br />

September 14, 2011<br />

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I asked my family recently, which<br />

ere their favorites of my recipes.<br />

y husband chose steak with sautéed<br />

nions and mushrooms. Big surprise<br />

here. Sons Ivan (18) and Matt (16)<br />

hose beef stew and hot dog soup,<br />

espectively.<br />

I have lots of theories why each one<br />

hose the recipe they did, but there<br />

s one common factor that actually<br />

oesn’t have much to do with the<br />

ecipe itself.<br />

It’s the mealtime.<br />

We’re a sit-down together for dinner<br />

family. We make a point of it, not<br />

nce a week or twice a week, but every<br />

ight. <strong>The</strong> TV gets turned off and we<br />

ring our stories of the day with us to<br />

he table.<br />

Sometimes we tell jokes, sometimes<br />

e tell stories. Sometimes one person<br />

eeds to talk and the rest of us listen.<br />

e’ve had some wonderful debates,<br />

nd on a rare occasion – a good old<br />

ashioned argument. We’ve revisited<br />

he past, imagined the future and tried<br />

o figure out the present.<br />

It certainly doesn’t hurt that my<br />

amily is pretty generous with the<br />

ompliments when they like what<br />

hey’re eating, and over time, they’ve<br />

earned to slow down enough to<br />

ctually taste the food that’s flying<br />

ver their tongues.<br />

When my husband and I were wed<br />

it was a second marriage for both<br />

f us. Mealtimes were in some part<br />

esponsible for the successful blending<br />

f our two families. It’s where we did<br />

he major negotiating, laid down the<br />

aw, set things straight and where the<br />

oys had a forum for questioning and<br />

hallenging. All under the comfortable<br />

nd secure blanket of mealtime.<br />

When my grandfather, grandmother<br />

nd then father died, it was sitting at<br />

he table with my family that we were<br />

ble to remember them and share our<br />

rief.<br />

When I was diagnosed with diabetes<br />

type 2) a few years ago, it was around<br />

the table that we, as a family, learned<br />

how to accommodate and accept my<br />

disease.<br />

Birthdays, weddings and graduations<br />

were all celebrated around tables.<br />

Homework, projects and experiments<br />

were all conducted around the table,<br />

competing for space with the snack<br />

bowls and drinks. And then there<br />

were the board games, sometimes<br />

even by candlelight, when the power<br />

had gone out because of a storm.<br />

Don’t get me wrong, we’ve had some<br />

good conversations in the living room,<br />

in the car, in my husbands office, and<br />

even from either side of the bathroom<br />

door. But around the kitchen table,<br />

with the people I love, and sharing a<br />

delicious meal – that’s my favorite.<br />

A very simple recipe that kids love.<br />

I will devote future articles to steak<br />

and stews, look for them!<br />

Hot Dog Soup<br />

1 package hot dogs (any type)<br />

2 cups dried elbow macaroni<br />

1 family size can tomato soup<br />

Equal amount of milk<br />

Dash of Worcestershire sauce<br />

Garlic powder<br />

Prepare the macaroni according to<br />

directions on the package. Slice the<br />

hotdogs and fry them in a large frying<br />

pan with just a little oil. (You could<br />

also grill them, or use leftover hot<br />

dogs from the grill) Cook them until<br />

they are charred to taste. Once you<br />

have drained the cooked macaroni,<br />

put them back in the pot you cooked<br />

them in and add the hot dogs. Add<br />

the tomato soup and milk and stir.<br />

Add a dash of Worcestershire sauce<br />

and just a little sprinkle of garlic<br />

powder. Heat through over low heat<br />

until the soup is hot and serve. Feeds<br />

1 short-ish woman and 3-large men.<br />

Leftovers: store in sealed container.<br />

Heats up very nicely – makes a great<br />

lunch for work!<br />

Next week: Super snacks for after<br />

school.<br />

Thanks to everyone who supported<br />

me in the recent school election.<br />

Your Vote was appreciated!<br />

Judy Hungate<br />

This week’s Crossword and Sudoku puzzles<br />

Answers<br />

from:<br />

09/07/11<br />

Dodge donation presented to Boosters<br />

<strong>The</strong> South Central Calhoun Boosters received a check for $5,000 presented at half-time at the Titan game on Sept. 9. <strong>The</strong> money was<br />

raised through a Dodge promotion conducted by Champion Chrysler in Rockwell City in which Dodge donated $20 for each person who<br />

took a test drive in a new vehicle prior to the Sept. 2 game, up to a maximum of $5,000. <strong>The</strong> maximum was reached by participants in the<br />

test drive promotion. Pictured (left to right) Joe Berger, Darin Putney, Tina Meth-Farrington, Dawn Clark, Jody Ellis, Tom Campbell and<br />

Jim Fonken. Dawn Clark and Tina Meth-Farrington represent the SCC Booster Club. <strong>The</strong> others are from Champion Chrysler. (<strong>Graphic</strong>-<br />

<strong>Advocate</strong> photo by Ken Ross)<br />

CLUES ACROSS<br />

1. Popular TV network<br />

4. Dreaming sleep state<br />

7. Microgram<br />

10. Yemeni monetary unit<br />

12. Mild yellow Dutch cheese<br />

14. <strong>The</strong> outward fl ow of the tide<br />

15. Pole (Scottish)<br />

17. Acts as assistant<br />

18. Portable container for an<br />

object<br />

19. Fill with high spirits<br />

20. Two channel sound systems<br />

22. Defunct art magazine<br />

23. Noncommercial TV network<br />

25. Asian court attendant<br />

28. African overland journeys<br />

31. A cable car<br />

32. A feudal lord entitled to allegiance<br />

33. Gambling town<br />

34. In an honest way<br />

39. Apothecaries’ unit<br />

40. Long times<br />

41. Ventilates<br />

42. Obsolete petroleum<br />

45. Part of a dress above the waist<br />

48. US Sec. of Energy<br />

49. Lime or lemon drink<br />

LOST CAT<br />

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Boy Scout Austin Jacobs<br />

Can<br />

Drive<br />

Saturday, Sept. 17<br />

12:00 - 5:00 pm<br />

Pick up Auburn & Lake City<br />

Austin’s project is a Picnic Area at Grant<br />

Park in Auburn<br />

For more information call<br />

(712) 830-9024 (Austin)<br />

(712) 464-3163 (Mark)<br />

51. Dizziness<br />

54. Make second offer<br />

56. Mains<br />

58. Popular carbonated drink<br />

59. Tested and proved to be reliable<br />

60. Barristers collectively<br />

61. Color properties<br />

62. Small ornamental ladies’ bag<br />

63. Guillemot<br />

64. Unit of a tennis match<br />

65. Point midway between S &<br />

SE<br />

CLUES DOWN<br />

1. Shaped like a curve<br />

2. Onion rolls<br />

3. A dressing room beside the sea<br />

4. Transfer to a different position<br />

5. Copyread<br />

6. Produced<br />

7. One who gauges dimensions<br />

8. Ed Murrow’s network<br />

9. Gigabit ethernet<br />

11. Allow<br />

13. Nothing more than specifi ed<br />

16. Restore to working order<br />

18. Show differences when com-<br />

Here’s How It Works:<br />

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a<br />

9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3<br />

boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers<br />

1 through 9 must fi ll each row,<br />

column and box. Each number can<br />

appear only once in each row, column<br />

and box. You can fi gure out<br />

the order in which the numbers will<br />

appear by using the numeric clues<br />

already provided in the boxes. <strong>The</strong><br />

more numbers you name, the easier<br />

it gets to solve the puzzle!<br />

Special Matinee<br />

Showing at Lake City<br />

Capri <strong>The</strong>atre<br />

Wednesday, September 21<br />

at 1:00 p.m.<br />

Mr. Popper’s<br />

Penguins<br />

Beautiful fall decor ready for your home...<br />

Florals, prints, scarecrows, pumpkinds,<br />

wonderful fall potpourri and<br />

candles scents, plus much more!<br />

20% off ENTIRE purchase<br />

(excludes furniture, shelves, special orders and sale items)<br />

Must have this card to participate in this special event!<br />

pared<br />

21. Atomic #63<br />

24. La __ Tar Pits, Hollywood<br />

26. Stick used as a walking aid<br />

27. Group health insurance<br />

29. Lightweight carbon papers<br />

30. A closed litter for one passenger<br />

34. Cold (Spanish)<br />

35. Ant bear<br />

36. Seashore<br />

37. 19th Hebrew letter<br />

This week’s sponsor:<br />

38. Free from injury<br />

39. Gentle tap<br />

43. Recurrent patterns of behavior<br />

44. Words of farewell<br />

46. Atomic #24<br />

47. A way to make into a print<br />

50. Singer Fisher<br />

52. Promissory notes<br />

53. Great merriment<br />

55. Before<br />

56. Helps little fi rms<br />

57. Cologne

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