Lasting Light Poetry February 21, 2002
Greetings Friends~ The rain is falling where I live, and the wind is blowing. I wrote this poem "A Night Like This" during a night like this. Smile..have a look!
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New*New*~~ Have you checked out the Lasting Light Message board. There are some beautiful poems and recipes, and that's the only place you'll see most of them. I will include something in my newsletter everyweek. Check out the end of the newsletter to see what surprise I have to share. Stop by and post a thought, recipe, comment, question, or whatever is on your mind. I do read everything. Thanks!
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Deja Vu~ Or Maybe New?? ~~Some of my poetry just for you...*S*
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Check out some beautiful pages by Lynn and Deb ~
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Recipes & Remembrances~ Here is where you get to share something delicious. Does anyone have any favorite Easter recipes or memories. Please send them to me. Thanks~
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~~ Spinach Lasagna
2 packages chopped frozen spinach - 10 oz. size, thawed and drained Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Thoroughly drain spinach. Mix together spinach, cottage cheese and eggs in medium bowl. Set aside. Set aside one can of the sauce. Set aside 8 ounces of mozarella cheese.
In large roasting pan (about 11x16x3), layer the ingredients (about 3-4 layers) in the following order: spaghetti and tomato sauce, lasagna noodles, spinach mixture, mozarella cheese, cheddar cheese. Finish off the top with reserved tomato sauce. Sprinkle on reserved mozarella cheese. Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife or fork can easily be inserted in noodles. Allow to firm for 15 min. before serving.
NOTES: Recipe is great for company. Leftovers can be frozen for convenient meals later. Serves 6.
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~~ Big Shamrock Cookie (5 minutes to prepare-16 min. to bake)
1 (18-oz.) package Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Bar Dough
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~~ Cracker Barrel Chicken Casserole
Ease of Cooking: Beginner Note: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store serves up this good tasting casserole.
Ingredients: Preparation: Chicken Filling: In sauce pan on medium low heat place butter and sauté onions, and celery until transparent, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, salt, and pepper. Stir until well blended and soup is desolved completely. Add chicken, stir and blend untill mixture reaches a low simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat. Place chicken mixture in buttered casserole dish 2 1/2 quart, or individual casserole dishes (about four). Spoon cornbread crumb topping on top of chicken mixture, do not stir in chicken filling and place baking dish in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes. The crumbs will turn a golden yellow. A side order of country green beans or salad makes for a hearty meal.
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~~ Pineapple Hot Dish
4 slices bread (you can leave crusts on) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a greased and buttered casserole, break bread into small pieces. Put large can of cushed and drained pineapple on top. Mix eggs, sugar, milk, and melted butter together. Pour mixture over pineapple. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees until brown and crispy. Excellent side dish for duck, goose, turkey, chicken, or ham. Serve HOT.
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~~ Microwave Penuche
This is from the Diamond Walnut cookbook; I have made it every year since I first found it...It's easy and oh so good! :)
1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts Butter an 8-inch square pan (I usually line pan with foil, then butter). Place butter/margarine in 2 quart glass measuring bowl with handle. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Remove, stir in brown sugar and condensed milk. Return to microwave at HIGH for 8 to 9 minutes or until mixture is medium caramel color, stirring every 2 minutes.
Remove and stir in vanilla. Beat with wooden spoon for 2-3 minutes. Fold in walnuts. Pour into buttered pan. Cool to lukewarm; refrigerate until set. Yield: 36 pieces
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NOTE* I'm glad to have this time with all of you, and a warm welcome to new subscribers. The light is always on here and I hope you will share this site with others. I appreciate every letter and entry into my guestbook, and I love sharing with you. Please take a moment out of you busy day to stop by Lasting Light Poetry and take a look around. I hope you like the way the poems are broken down into categories. ~~ Take care of yourself, and share some of your hope and light with someone who needs it. The only love we keep is the love we give away.
Shine on.......Karen
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QUOTES~~ Quotes~~~
The uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future. There are only two ways to live your life; one is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is. Kindness in words creates confidence, Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. Using your imagination is the one time in life you can really go anywhere. Hope is a good thing - From what we get we can make a living, The journey in between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. You don't get to choose how you're going to die or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From the Message Board~
Hi, I love your poetry, Karen. It has helped and comforted me many times since I discovered your page! Thanks! I, too am a poet and I am sending you one of my favourites.
STRENGTH
When all the world seems dark I take my burdens and troubles When I do let them go He has tried all my life to teach I have to learn that without Him Instead I "do my mother thing" See? I’m learning patience--very slowly. Beverley Anderson, Oct. 1996
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~~~~~And a sample recipe left there....YUMMMMMMMMY
Now doesn't this sound scrumptious! *grin*
Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake
2 c Vanilla Wafer Crumbs * Chocolate chips should be melted.
Combine crumbs and margarine, press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch spring- form pan. Bake at 350 degrees F., 10 minutes.
In 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, melt carmels with milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Pour over crust. Top with pecans. Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanila, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate, pour over pecans. Bake at 350 degrees F., 40 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream, additional chopped nuts and maraschino cherries, if desired.
Just Chocolate Recipes Enjoy this one!
Deb
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