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Show The Emery County Review, Tuesday, August 26, 2008 AT YOUR LEISURE Casey’s Pockets Swell Book Reviews Swell Recipes C3 Entertainment SWELL RECIPES Janice Snow Shares Some of her Family Favorites minutes. Kathy Ockey Janice Snow was born “down on the creek” below Emery near where Castle Valley Ranch is now. She is one of 10 children born to Rex and Betty Bunderson and is proud of her Bunderson heritage. Rex and Betty moved their family into town when she was 3 so their children could go to school. After graduating from high school Janice went to college in Cedar City and Salt Lake City. She also had a memorable one month stay in Hawaii with a girlfriend and her family before marrying Ferron native, Clifford Snow. They now have five children and 18 grandchildren. One of her grandsons is in the Marines, the crew chief for President Bush’s helicopter. He recently spent his 24th birthday on an enjoyable camping trip with Clifford and Janice. Janice said Clifford has worked in the mines and construction throughout their lives and it has taken them to Canada and Arkansas for short periods of time. She said they also like to travel and see different sights. Janice belongs to the ladies golf association and enjoys golfing each week with her friends. She also does beautiful Swedish weaving, which is a combination of embroidery and weaving. Following are some of Janice’s delicious recipes that are family favorites. Favorite Cookies “My children’s favorite cookies 2 cups shortening 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 eggs 3 1/2 cups flour 2 tablespoons boiling water 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 package chocolate chips Nuts, optional Mix shortening, sugars and eggs. Add baking soda to boiling water. Add water, vanilla and dry ingredients to sugar mixture. Mix well. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 CASEY’S POCKETS Ryan’s Meatloaf “This was put in our Relief Society cookbook” 1 1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 pound sausage 3/4 cup rolled oats 2 eggs 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Bacon strips Meatloaf Sauce 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup vinegar 1 teaspoon mustard 1/4 cup barbecue sauce 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Mix ground beef and sausage. Add oats, eggs, onion, milk, salt, pepper and Worcestershire. Put uncooked bacon strips on the bottom of loaf pan or dripper pan. Put meat mixture on top of bacon and pat down. Mix sauce ingredients together and pour over meat mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. * It is also a good recipe cooked in a Dutch oven. Catalina Salad “This is different, but good! 2 cans kidney beans 1 small red onion (chopped) 1 green pepper (chopped) 1 cup celery (chopped) 1 cup sliced olives Mix the above ingredients together and add the following ingredients just before serving: 2 cups cheese 2 tomatoes 1 bag Frito chips Janice Snow 1 bottle Catalina dressing Sparking Potatoes Line bottom of 9 X 13 baking pan with ½ pound bacon cut into small pieces, cooked and drained Add: 1 large onion, sliced thin 2 cloves minced garlic Slice 8 potatoes, scrubbed with skins 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms 1 12-ounce can Sprite Mix potatoes, mushrooms, onion and bacon. Pour Sprite over top. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook about 45 minutes covered, or until potatoes are tender. Just before serving, top with 1/2 pound grated cheddar cheese. *This is also good made in a Dutch oven. SWELL BOOKS Technology never ‘The Matlock Papers’ offers, action, suspense stops moving Kathy Ockey Casey Wood I have come to discover in recent months that it is impossible to catch up with, and stay caught up with the technological trends of our times. From mobile phones to computers, to automobiles; no matter how new or expensive your latest technological endeavor may be, it is impossible to stay on top. I see this as a rising trend with mobile phones especially. In early 2007 I purchased a Samsung SCH-u740, which was one of the best and most technologically advanced telephones on the market at the time. Within three months of my purchase it was dwarfed in abilities compared to the phones which were being released. At the beginning of May I again attempted to catch up with the technology trend by purchasing an LG Venus, which was one of the top two phones available at the time. Now, just four months later, its capabilities are nowhere close those of the five or six different phones such as the Samsung Glyde, the LG Voyager, the LG Dare, the LG EnV2, the LG Chocolate 3, and the LG Decoy, not to mention numerous smart phones and PDA-phones. Even if I today purchased an LG Dare, or a Samsung Glyde, in mere weeks my phone would no longer be the best on the market. Not only is this a rising trend in mobile phones, it is a serious problem in the world of computers. As new computer types are released each year, older computers become completely obsolete due to new software products being created to utilize all of the available hardware on the newest machines. A computer made in the early 2000s is now completely useless unless it is being used to perform the most basic tasks and run out of date programs, unless of course the machine being used has been bulked up to the standards of a modern machine, costing hundreds of dollars in hardware from, RAM to hard drive space, to up-to-date sound and video card and so forth. This trend can even be seen in automobiles. Vehicles that were in the last 10 years seen as the best in their class are no longer considered even better than moderate. My car, which was a best-in-class in 1999 is now far under common standards for sound, mileage, efficiency and so on. This does not mean that older car models are not good, but there is a distinct difference between my ’99 Chrysler 300M, and my parent’s ’02 Infiniti Q45, and another distinct difference between the Infiniti and my dad’s ’07 Nissan Titan and his truck is not up to speed with the more recent 2009 vehicles on the road. While some people try to keep up and others do not, no matter how much effort you put forth, and no matter how far into debt you go, it seems impossible to stay modern in the frenzy of new technologies being released. Unfortunately it also seems impossible to try to get by with the past technologies. So the battle between technology and my wallet continues onward into the eternities, at least until my wallet is too empty to continue, in which case I will have to submit to being out of date, just like Michael Royall, art instructor at Emery High School, is enthusiastic about many subjects, from teaching art to riding his motorcycle. He and his wife Karen have two daughters, Alisha and Faith. Alisha is a student at Emery High School and Faith is married and is the mother of two beautiful daughters. Royall said his last name was derived from an ancestor that came to the American Colonies in 1622. This relative was a convict who elected to come with a government official went to the prison recruiting men to come to the Colonies to support the British Government. There were many men that chose their freedom and came to the New World. They were called “Royalists,” and his forefather adopted the last name of Royall. Royall said his real joy in life, after his family, was his Harley motorcycle. He has been riding it for 40 years, even when it wasn’t “cool” to ride a motorcycle. He also said he loves to teach the students and help them to develop a love for art and painting. He has several beautiful pictures he has painted in his classroom and said he gets his inspiration from many things in his life. “It is my favorite thing to do,” he said. He is also very enthusiastic about reading any kind of book. He said he likes the summertime because it gives him more time to read and he can name book after book that he has read. He chose to review “The Matlock Papers” by Robert Ludlum, best known for the Bourne Identity. Royall said the story is set at a university in Connecticut and the main character is a college professor in gothic literature. This professor is recruited by the Department of Justice to investigate a drug smuggling ring led by a mysterious figure named “Nimrod.” The professor’s younger brother died from a drug overdose so he wants to help in catching those dealing the drugs. After becoming involved in the investigation, the professor is Michael Royall always being hunted and when he gets close to finding the answers to this suspenseful story, his girlfriend also becomes involved in the drama. The novel has many twists and turns and Royall said he would recommend this intense novel and also any other books by Robert Ludlum to anyone looking for a good, interesting book to read. SCANNING THE BOOKSHELF ‘Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman’ John Wilkens There is no author photo on the jacket of Mary Tillman’s book. Just a blown-up snapshot on the back cover of her son Pat, the most famous soldier in the war on terror. “It’s not about me,” she said. Motherhood is like that - putting your children first, protecting them, defending their honor. Even when they’re dead. Pat Tillman died four years ago in a canyon in Afghanistan, a hero beyond measure. He’d walked away from a $3.6 million contract to play pro football so he could enlist with his brother in the Army Rangers. Then, he was killed in combat, charging up a hill to draw enemy fire away from his comrades. Or so the story went. It took the military five weeks to admit what it had known all along - that Tillman, 27, was shot in the head by his own men, a victim of a botched mission to tow a disabled Humvee. Seven investigations and two Congressional hearings later, questions still linger about what really happened. Mary Tillman doesn’t plan to rest until she has the answers. “You can’t imagine how absolutely horrifying it is to realize your government is lying to you, and they know you know they’re lying,” said the retired schoolteacher from San Jose, Calif. “Boots on the Ground by Dusk,” poignant and painful, is really two books - one a memoir of her largerthan-life son, and the other an expose of his death. But mostly, it’s a mother watching out for her child. The subtitle: “My Tribute to Pat Tillman.” “It’s all I can do for him now,” she said, her eyes brimming. “It’s a tribute to him as a person. And it’s a tribute to the truth. Pat would have busted down doors if this had happened to one of us. He would want us to find out the truth.” The book title comes from the order that sent Pat and others from the 75th Ranger Regiment into the mountains in the first place. Commanders wanted the Humvee moved, now. Or did they? When the family was first briefed about his death, they were told by an Army colonel that there was miscommunication in the field. Commanders actually wanted boots on the ground by dawn, not dusk. Stuff happens.But that story changed over time, as did a good many others. “That doesn’t make sense,” Mary Tillman told the officers, over and Continued on Page C5. |
