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Show 1 6 Vemal Efffitt Wdnsdoy, Jonuory U, 1987 D"(alS: omeCookin' By Angie Martin 1 spent Christmas vacation this year in 70s Southern California and brought back some California cooking for you to try. The Cobb Salad comes from the original Hollywood Brown Derby-restaurant Derby-restaurant and is excellent as a main dish for a luncheon or Sunday supper. The Leon Salad comes from La Scala Boutique in Beverly Hills. For a delicious treat, serve with Pumpernickel Pumper-nickel Toast. The guacamole burger is an open-faced hamburger which has a spicy guacamole topping that reflects the Mexican influence on many Southern California dishes. The chili with kidney beans is actress Polly Bergen's famous chili. COBB SALAD , head iceberg lettuce bunch watercress 1 small bunch curly endive M head romaine 2 Tbsp. minced chives 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced 1 whole chicken breast, cooked, boned, skinned and diced 6 strips bacon, cooked and diced 1 avocado, peeled and diced xk cup Roquefort cheese, crumbled Special French Dressing (recipe follows) Chop lettuce, watercress, endive and romaine in very fine pieces using knife or food processor. Mix together in 1 large wide bowl or individual wide shallow bowls. Add chives. Arrange tomatoes, chicken, bacon, avocado, and eggs in narrow strips or wedges across top of greens. Sprinkle with cheese. Chill. At serving time toss with Vz cup Special French Dressing. Dress-ing. Pass remaining dressing. Makes 6 servings. Special French Dressing: Va cup water Va cup red wine vinegar Va tsp. sugar 1V2 tsp. lemon juice Va tsp. salt Vb tsp. black pepper V2 tsp. Worchestershire sauce tsp. dry mustard Va clove garlic, minced Va cup olive oil cup vegetable oil Combine water, vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, Worchester, mustard, garlic and oils. Chill. Shake well before using. Makes about lVa cups. LEON SALAD 1 head iceberg lettuce, finely chopped 1 head romaine, finely chopped Va lb. Italian salami, cut julienne 4 oz. mozarella cheese, shredded 1 (15V2 oz.) can garbanzo beans, drained Leon Dressing Combine iceberg lettuce, romaine, salami, cheese and beans in a bowl. Toss with Leon Dressing and serve. Makes 6 servings. Leon Dressing: Va cup oil 2 Tbsp. wine vinegar 1 tsp. dry mustard Va tsp. salt v2 tsp. black pepper Va cup grated Parmesan cheese Combine oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. Makes about cup. PUMPERNICKEL TOAST ' 1 loaf unsliced pumpernickel bread ' cup butter or margarine 1 to 2 cloves garlic, crushed M: cup grated Parmesan cheese Freeze bread. With a sharp knife, slice bread paper thin. Melt butter over low heat. Add garlic and cheese and stir for a few seconds to blend well. With pastry brush, spread one side of each bread slice with butter mixture. mix-ture. Arrange slices in single layers on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 275" until crisp, about 15 to 20 minutes. Bread will curl slightly at edges. Cool, then store in airtight container until ready to use. Serve as an appetizer ap-petizer or with soups or salads. Makes 30 to 40. GUACAMOLE BURGERS 34 cup mashed ripe avocado 34 cup chopped tomato 1 Tbsp. finely chopped onion 1 tsp. salt Ma to 34 tsp chili powder Generous dash red pepper 1 small clove garlic, crushed 2 tsp. lemon juice 1 lb. ground beef 4 English muffins, split and toasted Corn chips Combine avocado, tomato, onion, salt, chili powder, red pepper, garlic, and lemon juice to make guacamole. Mix well. Set aside. Shape beef into four patties. Grill in skillet or broiler about 5 minutes on each side for medium rare or to desired degree of doneness. Place each patty on a muffin muf-fin half. Top patty with some guacamole mixture and other half of muffin. Serve with corn chips and remaining guacamole on the side. Makes 4 servings. Hot DogsV 3 j v.y 'fey t J lor S v Circle K Food 877 West Highway 40 44 oz. Thirstbuster Specials good Jan. 16 thru Jan. 22 Stores Vernal J .1 ' " " i T J -f Z .xn . " M - M MELANIE MORRISON greets a Chamber of Commerce Office. New office for Vernal There is a new face at the office manager's desk at the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce office. Melanie Morrison's voice will be the one you hear on the telephone and her smile will greet you at the office. She has lived in Vernal for a year and a half, but attended Uintah High School in 1971. Melanie is an active member of the Business and Professional Profes-sional Women and vice president, president- elect of the Ladies Petroleum Club. She is no novice to the secretarial field having twelve years of accoun Warning signs The increased attention and incidence in-cidence of teenage suicide is unsettling unsettl-ing to each one of us. It would seem that parents are often taken by complete com-plete surprise when a suicide occurs in the family. Are there signs which can help a parent to become alert to the possibility that all is not well in the life of a son or daughter? The teen years can be a time of stress, confusion and self-doubt. Young people are confronted by a wide variety of very demanding and perplexing problems, but often they do not have the life experience and perspectives needed to handle them maturely. In some cases, suicide appears ap-pears to be a "solution" to problems which teenagers are unable to resolve. Many of the symptons of suicidal feelings are much like those of depression. depres-sion. The following represent some of the primary warning signs for which parents should be alert: -Changes in eating and sleeping ' habits -Withdrawal from friends, family and regular activities -Rebellious behavior or running away L.A. SWEET CORN BREAD 1 (18'j oz.) package yellow cake mix 1 (15 oz.) package corn bread mix Mix cake and corn bread batters according to package directions. Blend together and turn into 2 greased 9-inch square baking pans. Bake at 350" 30 to 35 minutes, or until corn bread springs back when lightly touched. Makes about 32 servings. May be frozen. CHILI WITH KIDNEY MEANS 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsp. oil 4 lbs. lean ground beef 6 onions, chopped 4 green pepper, chopped 6 (1 lb.) cans whole tomatoes 4 (1 lb.) can red kidney beans, drained 2 8 o?..) cans tomato paste U cup chill powder I tsp. white vinegar 3 dashes red pepper 3 whole cloves t bay leaf Salt and p'ppef Saute garlic in oil In heavy kettle until golden. Crumble In brcf and cook 10 minlucs, or until evenly browned. Pour some of oil and drippings into a skillet. Add onions and gram peppers and cook until tender. Add to cooked meat with tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste, chili powder, vinegar, red pepper, cloves and bay leaf, and season with salt and prpper. Cook, covered, over low heat one hour. If too dry, add additional tomatoes. II too liquid, uncover and simmer longrr. Serve w ith rice, if desired. Makes 10 to 12 servings. patron at the Vernal Area manager Chamber ting, public relations and office administration ad-ministration in her background. The new office manager has four children ranging in age from 13 to four. She is married to Ed Morrison and lives in Maeser. Her hobbies include bowling, all sports and doing "anything that's related to the outdoors." She is an avid fan of the Denver Broncos. Melanie is replacing the former office of-fice manager, Lillian Mathis, wjio vacated the position at the end of 1986. How's Your Mental Health Presented as a public service of Uintah Basin Counseling Inc., Douglas A. Gale, Director of teen suicide -Drug and alcohol abuse -Unusual neglect of personal appearance -Persistent boredom, difficulty concentrating con-centrating or a dramatic decline in the quality of homework -Frequent complaints about physical symptoms such as stomach aches, fatique, etc. -Loss of interest in fun activities -Not tolerating praise or rewards -Verbal statements hinting "farewell," end of problems, etc. -Putting personal affairs in order, giving away prized belongings. . -Becoming suddenly cheerful after a period of depression. Parents need to understand that it can be helpful to confront a teenager about his or her intentions. Asking a teenager if he or she is thinking about suicide often assures the youngster that someone cares. With the support of family, friends and professional mental health personnel, most individuals in-dividuals can be assisted through periods of great despairs. S t Strengths of The teen years are often seen as a time of storm and stress for the individual, in-dividual, the parents, and society at large. It is a time of finding one's identity, iden-tity, and this often involves trying new ways of walking, styling hair, handwriting, hand-writing, dancing, listening to new types of music, and wearing new clothing styles. These new and different dif-ferent ways of doing things are to help teenagers feel more a part of their own age group, and also to show that they are independent and separate from their parents age group. This "teenage rebellion" has been going on for generations. A look at a family photograph album is all that is needed to see how fashions have changed from one style to another and back again. Ladies dresses have had hemlines at the ankle, up to midcalf , up above the knees and back down again. "Waist lines" have changed from the bustline (empire waist), to the hip area (dropped waist), to normal nor-mal waist area. Men's clothing has also changed. Suit jackets have alternated alter-nated between wide and narrow lapels, and from single button closures to double-breasted suits wi th as many as eight buttons. Pants nave also changed from straight-legged (with or without cuffs), to pegged, to flared (bell-bottomed). This experimentation helps young people discover who they are-separate from their parents. Erik Erikson, in his developmental stages of man, calls this need to find their identity the ego crisis of the teen years. At times we concentrate our view on these areas of difference. We also look closely and publicize widely the problems pro-blems of the teens accidents, drug use, and sexual activity. These are-reai are-reai concerns, but we forget to look at the strengths of the teen years and help young people see themselves in a positive perspective. , Researchers gave blank sheets of paper to 100 high school students and asked them to list what they saw as 1 7 Creations of Uintah School District Elementary Students By Aimee Lopez Third Grade Lapoint Elementary Once upon a time in Asia a little girl had a baby tiger for a pet. She had so much fun with Stripes. Stripes was so soft and furry when she held him. She could remember when she first found Stripes. One day she got up to find him. She saw his footprints, "Dad, I found his footprints. Can I follow them?" 'I don't know, Sun. He probably went back to his Mom and Dad. "Can I look for him?" "No, remember Stripes is a wild animal." "Can I get another cat that looks like him?" "Yes." So the next day he went to look for another Stripes. Later Sun's dad came home. He had found Stripes. They lived happily hap-pily ever after again. Except Stripes was a tame cat and not a wild tiger. . , r U m iiiMii. in, imim 0 1 'tX'xf " THIS UNIQUE DIRTM announcement stands in the front yard ot the Rando! Sessions home. The stork has a blue bundle clutched in his bill to let everyone know about the delivery of a new baby boy to the family. EXTENSION LINES... by Ronda H. Olsen USU Cooperative Extension Services Uintah County Home Economist teenagers their strengths. They found that the average student listed seven strengths. But the authors of the report gave adolescents more credit than the young people did themselves. Otto and Healy listed the following 16 personality personali-ty resources or strengths of adolescents which differ qualitatively from those of adults and appear in unique uni-que and distinctive distributions or patterns. 1. Considerable energy or drive and vitality. 2. Idealistic, and have a real concern for the future of this country and the world. 3. More often exercise their ability to question contemporary values, philosophies, theologies, and institutions. 4. Have heightened sensory awareness and perceptivity. 5. Courageous, able to risk themselves or stick their necks out. 6. Have a feeling of independence. 7. Possess a strong sense of fairness and dislike intolerance. 8. More often than not they are responsible and can be relied on. 9. Flexible and adapt to change more readily. 10. Usually open, frank and honest. 11. An above average sense of loyalty loyal-ty to organizations, causes, etc. 12. Have a sense of humor which often finds expressions. 13. Have an optomistic and positive outlook on life more often than not. 14. Often think seriously and deeply. 15. Greater sensitivity and awareness of other person's feelings. 16. They are engagedin a sincere and on-going search for identity. If we can help more young people to recognize and build upon their very real strengths as they are about to enter adult life, the adolescent search for identity can be a fruitful one. Auatflhioirs lit |