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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 />
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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