Next Monday we will fly our flag outside our house to honor Memorial Day. It is a tradition my wife brought into our marriage from her father who served in the Pacific during World War II.
If you’d never seen artichokes in your life and happened upon them during a stroll through the produce aisle, you might think of them as an aberration of sorts — a freak of nature, perhaps. Strange and exotic, artichokes seem more like weird little animals than tasty vegetables. You might think they were some kind of porcupine mutation, especially if you touched the sharp barb at the end of each petal.
Sun-Dried Tomato & Feta Stuffed Artichokes STUFFING: 2 1/4 cups coarse dry whole-wheat dry breadcrumbs, (see Note) 1 cup finely crumbled feta cheese 2/3 cup oil-packed sundried tomatoes, rinsed and finely chopped, rinsed and finely chopped 1/2 cup minced fresh basil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil ARTICHOKES: 4 large artichokes, (2 1/2-3 1/2 pounds total) 6 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 tablespoon lemon juice Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. To prepare stuffing: Combine breadcrumbs, feta, tomatoes, basil, garlic, salt, pepper and oil in a medium bowl.
First National Bank Fisher’s Peak Elementary School students are learning about saving, thanks to an innovative curriculum supplement sponsored by The First National Bank in Trinidad. Second grade students do more than read and color story pages in the workbook titled Saving with Mandy and Randy.
On Wednesday, April 6, under advisement of sponsors Roger Diller and Nick Mattorano, Primero High School students traveled to Colorado Springs for the State SkillsUSA Leadership Conference and Skill Competition.
Despite strong objections from school districts and charter schools, the House Education Committee put its support behind a wide-ranging bill that limits the use of seclusion and restraint, sets higher standards for school resource officers, and collects more data on discipline practices.
WASHINGTON — During a key Appropriations hearing, U.S. Senator Martin (D-N.M.) requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to reduce cost-share requirements for disaster recovery programs and to send additional personnel and resources to New Mexico to help communities affected by wildfires access federal assistance.
With every kind of wonderful, plump berry available in the grocery store these days — strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries — it can only mean one thing. It’s got to be shortcake time. Because this is a perfectly spectacular dessert for spring and summer, I can’t pass the berry isle these days without snagging a variety of cartons to enjoy.
Berries & Shortcake 2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons shortening 2 tablespoons shortening 3/4 cup half and half Melted butter to brush Melted butter to brush shortcakes Berries Berries Ice cream or whipped cream Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
—Editor’s note: In this interesting article, Dr. Nesbitt has provided gems of wisdom for us to consider when learning to master the art of listening. No one is born with the skill and it takes dedicated practice to achieve, but as she points out, the results are well worth the effort.