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Show B2 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 The HOME PAGE Home Life Swell Recipes Book Reviews Movie Reviews Entertainment SWELL RECIPES Everything I Learned, I Learned From My Mother Kathy Ockey An afternoon visiting with Gayla Guymon is like taking an anti-depressant because her cheerful attitude and bubbly personality is contagious. Gayla was born and raised in Ferron to Glen and Erma Jensen. Gayla has two older sisters and one brother. As a result of the 13 year age difference between her an dher brother she said she was basically raised as an only child. Gayla is married to LaMar Guymon, who has been serving as Emery County Sheriff for 34 years. She also has six children, four girls and two boys. She said it was an “experience to raise six children”. She also has 14 grandchildren, all living in the Carbon/Emery area. Gayla opened a beauty shop at her home in 1985. She said she has gotten to be very good friends with most of her clients; they are almost like family and have shared a lot of things together. She thinks her children also benefited from this because they had to learn to cook, clean and tend siblings while she was in her beauty shop, but it was very good for them and they learned skills to help them in their adulthood. She said she loved Mondays because it was her day away from the shop and she always had something good cooking. Gayla goes running every day with a friend, sometimes more than one. She says it is her “out” and she really enjoys it. She used to run for six or seven miles, but even though she now can’t go as far because of an injury, she still loves it. Gayla said she did a lot of cooking raising six children and there weren’t as many convenience and packaged foods as there are now. “Everything was made from scratch.” Her husband, LaMar, was diagnosed with diabetes about 10 years ago and became a vegetarian and it is difficult to cook for him. She laughingly says she invites their family to dinner occasionally so she can “have a piece of meat.” Gayla learned how to cook from her mother. “There was just the two of us and we cooked together, canned together, made homemade bread and did everything together. Everything I learned, I learned from my mother”. Following are recipes that Gayla would like to share with everyone. Pork Chops and Potatoes “My children’s favorite dish” 6-8 pork chops 10 potatoes (peeled and sliced) 1 small onion (sliced) 1 large can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup milk oil salt and pepper Brown pork chops in oil in large electric skillet. Remove meat. Put more oil in pan and layer sliced potatoes and onion into skillet. Salt and pepper each layer. Combine soup and milk and spoon over top of meat and potatoes. Put lid on pan and cook on medium heat. Stir a few times to keep potatoes from sticking on bottom. Turn to low and cook until potatoes are tender. Enjoy! Danny’s Peanut Butter Cookies “The cinnamon in these makes them irresistible” 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter or margarine (softened) 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla Mix flour, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Cream butter, peanut butter and both sugars in a larger bowl. Beat in eggs and then add vanilla. Mix in flour a little at a time until well blended. Drop helping teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet 1 1/2” apart. Bake at 350’ for 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake. Mama’s Potato Salad “A tradition at Easter, family gatherings and reunions” 5 pounds potatoes (boiled, peeled and cubed) 6 eggs, hard boiled 1 bunch green onions (peeled and sliced) Put these ingredients in a large bowl. Toss in 2 tablespoons oil to keep SWELL BOOK REVIEWS ‘Angels and Demons’ A Real Page Turner Kathy Ockey Sara Grindley is an avid reader and could review many different books but she chose author Dan Brown’s novels, “Angels and Demons” and “The DaVinci Code” because they are “unforgettable.” She suggests that if you decide to read them you should have plenty of time, because when you start these novels you will not put them down until you are through. She also suggests reading “Angels and Demons” first because, although the stories are not connected, this book has background on several characters that are also in “The DaVinci Code” and is helpful in understanding the story line. Sara said she was reading the “The DaVinci Code” when Pope John Paul died and the Catholic Church held their conclave to select a new Pope. She said she was fascinated with the ritual and history of the conclave. Sara loves history and learned a lot about it and also the symbolism and Star Fun Center Grill & Arcade rituals that are described while reading these novels. She also realized that DaVinci was also a scientist and saw how this fact connected to the plot. The storyline in both books provide a series of twists, surprises and unexpected adventures. Sara said she wondered all the time she was reading these books how the author could have the imagination to come up with the plots and occurrences in them, and also all of the detailed information that would have had to have been thoroughly researched. She said if you saw the movie it wouldn’t ruin the book for you. The plot was too complicated and there were too many facts and occurrences that Fresh Limes-Shakes and More See You Soon ! Movie & Meal Special $20.00 Star Theatre Sara Grindley were left out of the movie to understand the storyline. “These two books are among my favorites,” she said. Create ComFort throughout your home... with new carpet 155 N Main Huntington Phone for information 435-687-(STAR)7827 Open Friday & Saturday Matinee Saturday 4 P.M. Night show at 7 P.M. Coming Soon! salad moist. Sprinkle with Nature’s Seasons and Seasoning salt. Toss again. Dressing mix 1 1/2 cups Miracle Whip 1 cup Mayonnaise 2 tablespoons mustard 2 tablespoons zesty Italian dressing 1/2 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons dry Hidden Valley Ranch 2 tablespoons sugar – to taste 1/4 tablespoons seasoning salt 1/8 tablespoons Salad Supreme Mix well. Sprinkle trop with Salad Supreme. Put dressing on salad and mix very well. If refrigerated overnight the flavor is better. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. FILMS IN FOCUS New Releases Monday - Saturday 11:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. NEW ROCK CLIMBER DRINK Gayla Guymon for 4th of July huge variety of carpet. We must be crazy!!! with these prices!!! Cloyd’s Floor Store “Carpets of America” 435-637-5146 • 66 East Main Street, Price Monday–Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. THE LOVE GURU - Mike Myers is a seeker of sequels: He went around the “Wayne’s World” twice, then milked the day-glo “Austin Powers” cow to the point of emaciation. It’s a safe bet many will like “The Love Guru.” Sure, it’s a lot like “Austin Powers 4,” but the stale formula has been spiced up with tandoori. Making fun of Indians has been taboo since Peter Sellers’ role in 1968’s “The Party,” but Myers sidesteps offense by playing an American who has fashioned himself as an Eastern spiritual mentor to get women. Myers’ character, Guru Pitka, is sexually insecure. Though second only to Deepak Chopra as a giver of advice, a hidden chastity belt keeps him love-starved and juvenile. Pitka is like SNL’s self-helping Stuart Smalley stewed in the curry of Gallagher-style wordplay. He explains that “intimacy” means “into me I see,” “nowhere” means “now here,” and “guru” is a sort of acronym for “gee, you are you.” Myers, who wrote the script with Graham Gordy, excels at silly one-liners, and metes them out like a steady mantra. Much like transcendental meditation, “The Love Guru” works much better if you empty your mind. “The Love Guru.” Running time: 1 hour, 22 minutes. Rated: PG-13. 2 1/2 stars. GET SMART - “Get Smart” is a taut, laugh-filled homage to a beloved TV show of the ‘60s that may not have translated to contemporary times but for the splendid chemistry of its stars, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Purists who adored the old series featuring manic Don Adams as field agent Maxwell Smart and Barbara Feldon as his partner, Agent 99, of the spy agency CONTROL, may take shots at this amusing picture, but who’s going to listen, and who cares? Amid the humor (puns fly this way and that), the film has real, James Bond-like excitement. Carell handles it with natural, everyman charm. Golden moment: his boxer versus briefs exchange with Hathaway. For those who know the TV show, it was engorged with gadgets from the shoe phone (quaint in this time of everyone-hasa-cell phone) to the Cone of Silence, which, in “Get Smart,” becomes an animated, digitally enhanced, raucous set piece. The new, futuristic weapons include explosive dental floss, cuff-link bombs and a Swiss Army knife that has flamethrower capability. “Get Smart.” Running time: 1 hour, 50 minutes. Rated: PG-13. 3 Stars. Recent Releases THE HAPPENING - Tippi and Rod, please come back. All is forgiven. Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” was shot in 1963, after Hitchcock had directed a series of masterpieces featuring bona fide stars: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Janet Leigh. “The Birds,” though, is saddled with Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren, a pair of low-wattage schlubs. Or so I thought for 45 years. After catching “The Happening,” M. Night Shyamalan’s riff on “The Birds,” a reconsideration is in order. In both films, humankind is suddenly menaced by Nature. In both, the plot races from city to country, the characters fleeing from crowded streets to isolated fates. In both, horror descends on a couple who, despite early crankiness, are Meant For Each Other. “The Happening,” Continued on Page B4. |
