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Show r t Wednesday, December 1, 1999 Dje lDmrs-Nrin- Nephi, Utah B Theme baskets make the perfect holiday gift Are you looking for the answer to the question of what to get everyone on your gift list this holiday season? Themed gift baskets are a wonderful way to express your thoughtfulness and creativity, and they are fun and easy to create, no matter what your budget, says nationd age-ol- ally known designer Debbie Mumm. Theme each basket to the recipients personality by jotting down a few words that describe the individuals personality or interests. Before you know it, you will have individualized baskets gift theme-relate- d with fun gifts. Holiday shopping has never been so easy or such a pleasure. Dinner a Deux: A great gift for friends and family. Fill a large basket or a large serving tray with dinnerw are, flatware, place mats, tablecloth, napkins, wine glasses and a cork screw. For a festive touch, add a bottle of wine, champagne or sparkling cider. To personalize it further include favorite gourmet snacks or a box of fine chocolates. All About Kids: Dont forget the kids. Fill a colorful basket or plastic pail with plush toys, childrens storj books and slippers. Other fun items that all kids will love include fun hath toys, colorful crayons, markers and paints, coloring books, holiday candy and temporary tattoos. Warm Winter Nights: A thoughtful gift to help every family to weather the winter months. Start with a large rectangular basket or tray, line with colorful cloth napkins and fill with holiday mugs, gourmet coffees, fine teas, cocoa, or mulled cider mixes. Dont forget the toppings like shaved chocolate, candy canes, marshmallows, cinnamon sticks, and sugar cubes. You may want to include teacups, a kettle, silver teaspoons, etc. ' Pets Are People Too: Remember Fido and Whiskers. Fill a plastic bucket with pet toys, animal treats, a leash or new collar, customized ID tag, and pet mas, put together the ultimate brush. And for the owner, a pet survival kit. Fill an ice bucket frame. with champagne, champagne Bon Voyage: For the frequent flutes, a 2000 calendar, horn sized hand blowers, hats, confetti, streamflyer, fill a carry, with an array ers, fortune cookies, and candles. or backpack bag bath prod- And to survivd Y2K bottled of luxury travel-sizeand water, cash, snacks, computer ucts, moisturizers, must-hav- e items for any weary magazine, a computer disk for all traveler hand cream, a mini the files you may lose on New water atomizer, mini snack Years Day. packs of gourmet chocolates, chips, etc., a travel journal, the latest paperback, an eye shield, luggage tags, inflatable neck pild low and a compass. Fitness Fun: The number one New Years resolution is to get fit. Help someone actually stick with this goal with a basket or gym bag filled with fitness items. Include a water bottle, towel, weight gloves, a jump rope, elastic fitness bands, work out vid . . The Times Sens will publish a Community Calendar each week of events m our area. If you would like to have your event published in this calendar, please submit it by 5 p.m. on Monday at our offue at 96 South Main, Nephi or send to CommuP.O. Box 77, Nephi , Utah nity Calendar, The Times-News- , No calendar events will be taken over the phone. Wednesday, December 1 Friday, December 3 Wrestling at Panguitch 3:00 pm Boys Bask tball at ICS SpeerliDehate Wrestling at Panguitch Tournament 7:00 am December 7 Tuesday, Girls Basketball vs. Park Wednesday, December 8 Chapter Speaking Contest 8:00 am Boys Basketball at Delta FFA December 9 Thursday, Girls Basketball vs. Parowan Friday, December 10 Wrestling Winter Classic 3.00 pm Boys Basketball at Parowan 5:15 pm ly to avoid lumping. Once mixture begins to boil, immediately reduce heat to low and simmer for 8 minutes, stirring frequently. (Mixture will be fairly thin.) Stir in rum. Transfer to one large bowl or individual custard cups, cover lightly with waxed 11 Wrestling Winter Classic 8:00 am Sunday, December 12 Th e Nebo Sentinel Chorale will present the annual community Christmas program Sunday, December 12th at 7.00 p.m. in the 7th 8th Grade Center Auditorium. Ba.--kt at North Sanpete Balsamic Apples boneless or bone-i- n 34 inch thick 4 14 tsp. dried thyme leaves, crushed (optional) 5 Tbsp. margarine 2 tart apples, cored, peeled and thinly sliced 2 Tbsp. firmly packed brown paper, and cool until thickened, about 40 minutes. (Tapioca will remain slightly soupy.) Serve warm, room temperature, or chilled. Serves 6 to 8. 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar Season chops, if desired, with salt and ground black pepper and skillet, melt 4 thyme. In tablespoons margarine over medium-higheat and brown chops. Remove from skillet and keep warm. In same skillet, add apples and cook over medium-hig- h heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in sugar and vinegar and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute or until bubbling. Return chops to skillet and cook until chops are done, about 1 minute. Holiday Sugar Cookies h h 2 34 cups flour . , Briefs... Poison Control The Utah Poison Control Centers accreditation has been extended for five years. 50 of the 75 poison control centers in the U.S. are certified and meet standards of excellence established by the American Association of Poison Control Centers and endorsed by the American Medical Association. ? Scenic Calendars The Utah Travel Council is bringing in the Millennium with its Utah 2000 Annual Scenic Calendar. They may be purchased through the Zion Natural History Association Bookstore in Salt Lake City, or from the Utah Travel Council. Living Nativity annual Provos Living Nativity Pageant will be held Dec. at the Provo Tabernacle. The performances will take place outside of the tabernacle nightly at 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. It is part of Provos annual Winterfest celebration. 2-- 4 Board Meeting The Utah Board of Gas and Oil, Mining will meet in regu- lar session on Wednesday, Dec. 8, in the auditorium of the Department of Natural Resources, 1594 West North Temple, Salt Lake City. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. with the formal agenda beginning at 10:00 a.m. Victorian Christmas Strolling carolers, roasting chestnuts and steaming hot chocolate, the sound of sleigh bells and the sight of hundreds of twinkling lights even Scrooge could not help but have a great time at the Victorian Christmas in Payson set for Dec. 10 and 11. Call 7. Winter Games Compendium titanitil These rubber-leggeMoguls Bump ya dump. g g um sport. dynamos make up this The typical format involves 2 skiers competing trying to maintain ski contact with the snow as much as possible while navigating a line through the mogul field. They throw in two huge jumps just for fun. d, knee-havin- high-revvin- side-by-sid- soft- e, Show Quilt In the Cedar Quilt Guild will offer a Christmas quilt Dec., show at Iron Mission State Park in Cedar city. Call 435-586-92- In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cream of tar- tar and salt; set aside. In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat margarine, granulated sugar and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla until well blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap and Treats until spread just begins to melt, abut 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in bell pepper. Let cool to room temperature. T6 serve, if using bowl, invert mixture onto a serving plate, remove plastic wrap, and spoon apricot mixture on top. If using ramekin, top cream cheese mixture with apricot mixture. . will be The printing a list of missionary and military addresses. If you want an address included, please submit them before the Monday, 5:00 p.m. deadline. Times-New- s p P- ' 3 Rio Grande rock art will be on display in the Dec. auditorium at Edge of the Cedars State Park in Blanding. 1, Call 8. Art Exhibit Dec. Helping Hands will be on display in the Special Exhibits Room at Edge of the cedars State Park in Blanding. Call 1, 8. Lights Holiday Dec. 1, n enjoy holiday lights and decorations on display at Territorial Statehouse State Park in Fillmore. Call . 435-743-53- Lights Holiday Dec. festive dinosaurs decked out in holiday enjoy lights in the Dinosaur Garden at Utah Field House of Natural History State Park in Vernal. Call 1, 435-789-37- Modern History Dec. 4, Fremont Indian State Park in Sevier will host Modem History Day World VVar II Remembered an allday event beginning at 10 a.m. It is free to veterans and their families. Visit with veterans of WWII, watch documentaries, view artifacts, and participate in discussions. Call 435-527-46- Grand Opening November 30th BRANDYS CUTS 623-888- 8 ' Sff LT ' 300 South Main, Nephi Cuts Happy 25th Anniversary ( Ct 131 G23-472- -" Art Exhibit Perms by appointment Straightening , a COPY sug- ar 12-inc- xStafe pork chops, ened come. Such treats can include those 12 cup granulated sugar made with cholesterol-fre- e soy 12 cup confectioners sugar milk. This creamy, high protein 1 egg milk alternative can be used to 12 tsp. vanilla extract h December 14 Tuesday, Girls iball d, soy-sation- al City - richly-flavore- d, 2 refrigerate until firm, at least hours. as good tasting. Preheat oven to 350. Tim Heres a recipe that uses this onto lightly floured board. a in dough tasty ingredient With floured rolling pin, roll to tapioca pudding. 14 inch thickness. Cut with Rum Raisin Tapioca 3 cups Vanilla soy milk lightly floured holiday cookie 12 cup granulated (quick cook- cutters and arrange on ungreased baking sheets. ing) tapioca Bake 10 minutes or until edg(de12 to 13 cup maple syrup es are lightly golden. On wire desired on sweetness) pending rack, let stand 1 minute; remove 13 cup raisins from sheets and cool completely. 18 teaspoon salt Decorate as desired. 1 tablespoon rum In a large, heavy saucepan, From page 4 combine all ingredients except rum. Over medium-higheat bring to a boil, stirring frequent- Girls Basketball vs. Monticello 1.00 pm Monday, December 13 brown-sugar-base- What better way to celebrate 12 tsp. baking soda the season than to serve treats 12 tsp. cream of tartar that can make it easier to enjoy 12 tsp. salt healthier holidays in the years to 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine, teoporosis. The FDA recently concluded that soy protein has been proven to lower blood cholesterol levels. Soy milks have been described 4 Saturday,at December PI. Grove 7:00 am Mall make your holidays healthier days e : December Saturday, ACT Test 8 00 am How to make fabulous cholesterol-fretreats. Recent research suggests that soy milk may help prevent cancer, lower cholesterol, reduce heart disease, relieve menopausal symptoms and prevent os- JV Wrestling at Gunnison Tournament 3:00 pm Girls Basketball vs. Delta at the Festive foods that are fit for royalty This season sure to is holiday be even more memorable as the eos, wrist and ankle weights, a new millennium arrives and its sports Walkman, high energy an occasion thats all the more CDs or tapes. of feasts fit for royalViva Italia: This will appeal deserving ty. to almost anyone. Line a large Make this season special for pasta bowl or traditional basket your family by serving them senwith red and white kitchen towsational, sauteed pork chops simels or napkins. Then, fill with mered in gourmet pasta and sauces, Ital- balsamic apple sauce, lb crown ian cooking spices, olive oil and this delicious meal and make balsamic vinegar, your favorite your family feel like royalty, pasta and dessert recipes, serve them butparmesan cheese, bread sticks, tery tasting Holiday Sugar Cookbread mix, and hard cheeses. ies festively decorated to suit Millennium Madness: With holiday needs: your the biggest night on earth hap- Sauteed Pork Chops With pening just a week after Christ- Community Calendar. Chorus Page 5 Tomysil November 30, 1074 |
