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Show 5 Cooking meals for one or two need not be a chore By RUTH MALAN Standard-Examine- r COOKS CORNER correspondent -- There CLEARFIELD motivation you only have one or two to cook for. If you are used to cooking for a big family it can become a real challenge to cook for just one or two. Some people say, It just ' doesnt taste good any more, or I just dont feel like cooking. , And sometimes people are just not physically up to cooking. .And there are others who just ' dont like cooking. Jo Ann Mathis Ross recently ; spoke to the senior citizens at Heritage Senior Center, giving them some ideas on foods that are easy to prepare and how to make it simpler to cook. , - If you have just had a knee COMMUNITY BRIEFS Snow family reunion set or hip replacement you can work at the kitchen table, Ross explained, rather than having to stand at a counter to prepare the meal. If it is hard to stand at a table, you should have some convenience foods on hand such as chicken nuggets or patties that can be served with a baked potato or salad. Sometimes people make food in such a large quantity they are eating it for the rest of the week. If you cook a casserole one week, you dont have to eat it every day to finish it off. Just freeze it in individual portions. These frozen casseroles can be reheated for a quick meal at times when you just dont want to cook. Soups and stews are packed with nutrition. Potatoes are the only thing that is hard to freeze. Sometimes they go rubbery, but they are still nutritionally safe, she said. Even if you dont have an appetite you should take time to eat, Ross said. If you dont want a large meal, break your meals down into several small meals a day. You can eat five meals instead of three. And if you do take time to cook you can always share the food and hospitality with you neighbors. If you are not motivated to cook, invite a neighbor or relative over. Set a pretty table and enjoy the companionship. There are also many delicates sens where you can get food rapidly. But you are paying not only for the food, but for the labor for preparing it, Ross cautioned. You can make your own food cheaper at home and you dont have to go out to get it. Also there are homebound meals for those who cant get out to the centers. And there are fast food restaurants, too. People can take advantage of these different ways of eating. As people age, Ross said, their taste buds lose the ability to distinguish flavors, so when cooking, a little more seasoning might be needed. Season it a little more so it does taste good to you, Ross said. Variety can perk up the appetite," Ross said. To make food more interesting, include an as SENIOR CALENDAR foods. And if you have a bread machine, make a loaf of bread. Hot bread with freezer jam and milk doesnt take much preparation, Ross said. Dont be afraid to use a crock pot, she said. A roast sprinkled with dry onion soup can be placed in the crock pot in the morning and cooked for six hours. The last two hours carrots, potatoes and onions are added to the pot. It tastes good and can be frozen in individual portions. It is good healthy food, Ross said. And it is not just the elderly that get into a rut and dont cook, Ross said. Younger people often dont have the skills. Ross told the seniors they could be a help See COOK6 Entertainer Matrimonial mayhem the Logan Temple, then to the Ronald V. Jensen Living Historical Farm in an authentic 1917 setting. The return to the center will be about 4 p.m. Grocery shopping is done on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. Bingo is played every Wednesday and Friday following lunch. Pinochle is played each Tuesday and Thursday after lunch. Pool and rummy are available daily. Line dancing is every Wednesday and Friday. The Old Timers will present a musical program every Tuesday from 10.30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They play the old familiar tunes. Leroy Thompson of Clinton entertains each Monday from 11 to 11:30 a.m. He plays the oldies but goodies on the piano. Fresh bread donated by Smith's Bakery will be available at 12:15 on Friday. Seniors are encouraged to attend the line dancing classes which arc held every Wednesday and Friday at 12:15 pm. The class is open to men and 2 women. breast-feedin- West, Layton (Exit 335). The topic will be How breast-feedin- g encourages a healthy family. Time will be allowed for visiting with a leader, and a lending library is available. Bring a potluck snack. For for information call Debra 2. ;Theater for kids planned I OGDEN - Registration for Weber State University's summer musical theater camp, "Kids Act Up," is now under way. Several sessions of the camp - arc open to youth interested m , learning about acting, movement, costumes, sets, voice, make-u. props and performance. The program is conducted annually by area theater professionals and members of WSUs Utah Musi-- ! cal Theatre company. One-wee- k , cimps cost $65 and ;are open to children ages 10. the weeks of Aug. 3 and Aug. advanced camp ; A costs $130 and is being offered to . youth ages 13 and older begin- mng Aug. 3. Kids Act Up is sponsored by a grant from the Swanson Founda- ! i t I j p, !- 7-- two-wee- 8 ! J J f i i j ; U0"- - j - For more information or to register for a camp contact the UMT office at j f k, h 626-777- 5. Go!f tournament set BOUNTIFUL - The fifth an- nual DATC FoundationZions Bank Golf Tournament seholar- - ! ship benefit will be held WcdncsGolf Bountiful Ridge at day Course, 2490 S. Bountilul Blvd. J l ; ; I 1 1 M m m J s j I ; ; Registration will be at 7 a m. The cost of $300 per foursome or $75 per person includes green fees, cart, lunch, gifts and prizes; $350 donation for hole sponsor. Proceeds will benefit Davis Applied Technology Center, lor more information call Irancie 4 or Bcvcr- Meacham at ley Jacobs at )R COPY 593-237- 593-245- 3. JoAniie ing breakfast is included. There is an optional trip to La Leche League will meet LAYTON - The La Leche League of Davis County, a g and mother support group, will meet at 10 a.m. Aug. 13 at the IHC Health Center classroom, 2075 N. 1200 i 5 Thompson will sing Aug. 5 at 11:45 a.m. The free blood pressure clinic is Aug. 6 from 10 to 11:30. The foot clinic is from noon ,to 2:30 p.m. Appointments are necessary. The cost is $15. Senior abuse in Utah will be discussed at 11:45 a.m. Aug. 7 is the last day to register items for the Davis County Fair. Register them between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. There will be a gentle exercises for seniors discussion at 1 1 :45 a.m. Aug. 12 is Senior Day at the Fair. Seniors will leave the center at 12:30 and return at 3:30 p.m. There will be a carnival for grandchildren Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a fish pond, face painting, cake walk, hot dogs, drink and chips. The cost is $1. Debbie Butte will perform Aug. 17 at 11:45 a.m. The center will be taking a tour to the "Martin Harris -The Man Who Knew pageant on Aug. 18 and 19. This ovemightcr costs $59 per person double occupancy. Participants will leave the center at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning and travel to Logan to the Gosner Cheese Factory. Lunch and dinner are on your own. The pageant is that evening m Clarkston. Wednesday morn- 292-075- 9. J 773-706- Planning burial pre needs will be discussed Wednesday at 1 1 :45 a.m. There will be a pie and ice cream social Thursday at noon. ' A Hawaiian holiday will be celebrated Friday at ll:30.m. And items for the county fiiir will be registered from 10 a.fn. until 3 p.m. , 773-424- ' 562 S. 1000 East, Clearfield, BOUNTIFUL - The Lorenzo Snow Family Organization, officially organized in August of last year, will hold its first family reunion at noon Aug. 8 at the Bountiful Tabernacle at Main . and Center streets. The organization is searching for all living descendants of his nine wives. Cheryl McClellan, director of the Heritage Collection from Kirtland, Ohio, will give a historical slide presentation on the early Snow family in Mantua, Ohio, the birthplace of Lorenzo Snow. All descendants are invited. Bring your own lunch and a copy of current family group sheets and pedigree chart. Lemonade will be provided. For more information call Norlyn Snow Torres at at ' Heritage Senior Citizens Center sortment of fruits for snack ' - COUPLES, COUPLES, COUPLES: Summer has been a busy time for the Hill family four siblings have made wedding plans. Shown at the May wedding of Kelly Hill and Dale Flint are (top row, from left) mother Sue Hill, Kelly Hill and Dale Flint Enc Nielsen and Katie Hill, father Joseph Hill, (bottom row, from left) Cantama Ryan and Tyler Hill, and Jeff Hill and Delame Melehes. Four siblings plan weddings within span of four months LORETTA PARK Standard Lxammar correspondent HIGHLANDS -- Tour and a furnace have taken over Joseph R. and Sue Hills 30th wedding anniversary on Aug. 8. All lour children of the Uintah Highlands couple picked this summer to get married. The new furnace they need will have to wait until fall, when their life returns to normal, Joseph said. The fun began in January when their 9- ear-ol- d daughter, Katie, announced her engagement to I ric Nielsen. Sue teased her about having to wail until her two older brothers and oldest sister got married. She (Katie) said shed have to wait until she was 40 if she did that. Sue said. They began planning Katies wedding for son, Tler July 18, when their Hill, announced his engagement to Cantama Ryan from Pennsylvania, who he had met at Weber State University. Tyler and Cantama set their date for June 25. Tins was going to be fun," Joseph said about having two weddings in the summer. Jeff Hill, 25, was attending college in Denver. W'hen he heard of his youngest sister's engagement, he and his girlfriend, who was also in Denver, began talking about marriage. I was really happy for her. It was great. But then it seemed like every day another one went down. It was almost a disbelief," Jeff said UINTAH 1 Because shortly after Tyler announced his engagement and wedding date, Kelly I fill, 28, announced she would wed Dale I lint of West Point on May 2. Joseph and Sue wondered how they would finance three weddings. Joseph works in an administrative office at Hill Air Force Base and Sue is a nurse and office manager for Dr. Albert R. Hartman. Jeff wanted to tell his parents about his impending engagement to Delame Melehes, but was scared. After Jeff talked to his parents, the couple set the date for Sept. 5 ami weddings became the main topic at the dinner table every night. Three of the four receptions would be in their backward. Rings were bought. Showers attended. 1 ood planned and prepared. Tuxedos tried on and tried on. I told them at the rental place to keep my card," Joseph said. And invitations sent out - almost 2,000 invitations, many duplicates, before the summer ends. Sue said. All addressed by hand. I feel like just writing Ditto, same time, same place, same faces, only different couples," she said. Joseph said, I just keep writing checks and writing checks. Joseph and Sue said they took out a home equity loan to help finance the weddings. They also sold their boat and a Jeep, plus paid off all their credit cards. But it is their children who have kept costs down. They've been really super. Weddings don't have to be costly. You can do a pretty Autumn Glow Senior Citizens Center 81 II Center Street, decent one and the kids have cooperated. They havent asked for anything really outrageous, Joseph said. Kelly paid for most of her wedding, they said. They put $1,000 into her wedding. Their share of Tyler's wedding will come to $2,000 by the time they order the photos. That docs not include the pansies they planted or the improvements they made to their deck. It also docs not include the plane fare to Pennsylvania. Cantama Ryan's family lives there and planned an open house for the newlyweds this week. Thats going to be our summer vacation, Joseph said. Katie's wedding costs have passed the $3,0 (X) mark, which does not include the daisies they planted to replace the pansies. We started with her. We started out stupid, Sue said. Sue said they learned fast how to cut costs of weddings. They received a 25 percent discount from All American Special Events in Roy for wedding supplies when the manager learned the number of weddings in the Hill household. Ihcy are on e basis with photographer Kevin Skidmore of Bell Photography. They also learned to keep it simple. Sue said. She ordered bridesmaids dresses from local department stores instead of having them made. But Sue machine-quilte- d quilts for all of her chiklicn. She began the tradition with her nieces and nephews when they See wEDDINGS10 Kavs-vill- e, 544-123- 5 The center is looking Ayr a leather working instructor and a woodworking class instructor. Call the center if you can help out. ihc trip to Showboat" has been canceled. Ihc suggested donation for meals has been increased to $2. 'Ihc trip to Smith and I and the fruit way is Wednesday. They will be leaving at 10 30 a m. The cost is $5. L.unch is on your own at Maddox. "Who are 'Your Next of Kin?" wilt be presented I at 1 1:30 a m. The monthly birthday pnrtv and Hawaiian day arc July 30 at 1 :30 a m. Reservations are required. Pina coladas will be served. Bingo will be played at ri-d- 1 first-nam- 12 15 pm. Shopping on a shoestring is Aug 3. The re will be going to Deseret Industries and All A Dollar. Reservations must be made by Monday. 1 he 55 Alive De fe ns i v e See SENIORS, 10 i |