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3 Mountain View News Saturday, February 11, 2017 Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side by Deanne Davis “Brady Takes The Fifth!” Los Angeles Times Sports Section 2/6/17 Yep, that’s pretty much what happened in last Sunday’s Super Bowl. After slogging through the first three quarters of the game with the Falcons ahead by a mile, the Patriots seemed to get their second wind, third wind, wake-up moment, whatever, and won in overtime. First Super Bowl overtime ever, too. My football aficionado and favorite walking buddy, John, and I enjoyed the Super Bowl party at daughter, Patti’s, and son-in-law, Dave’s house. They invested in a new enormous flat screen TV for the event and, let me tell you, it was like being at the game! “There were a lot of plays that coach talks about, you never know which one is going to be the Super Bowl winner,” said Tom Brady as he admired his fifth Super Bowl ring. It was a pretty good game, too. Lady Gaga wasn’t bad either and all the women in the room – 7 of us all together – wished we had her legs. I know, our legs could look that good if we actually worked out once in a while! But the Super Bowl isn’t really about the game, it’s about the food! And what food we had! I made Mexican Lasagna, Cheese Toasties and a Whole Orange Cake; which was a good thing as one of the Biola University students, friends of grandson, Blake, who was there was celebrating a birthday. We are all good cooks in our family and potluck with us is an adventure. Daughter, Leah, had made vegan twice-stuffed russet potatoes and sweet potatoes with an avocado sauce which were amazing. Huntington Beach daughter-in-law, Michon, brought heart shaped sugar cookies she and her little guys, almost two year old Brady and three year old Caleb, had made and frosted. But I won’t make you wait any longer...here’s the recipe for Mexican Lasagna. This meets all the criteria for a good recipe: Easy, doesn’t take too long to make, not hideously expensive and, yes, kids will eat it! 2 lbs. ground beef 1 1-oz. package taco seasoning mix 15-oz can diced tomatoes (with jalapenos or whatever you like in ‘em) 2 8-oz cans tomato sauce 1 4-oz can diced green chiles 1 15-oz can whole kernel corn 1 16-oz container ricotta cheese 2 eggs, beaten 12 corn tortillas 2-1/2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese or more if you really like cheese. . Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through. Drain off fat. Add taco seasoning, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chiles, corn and some salt. Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. . Combine ricotta cheese and eggs in a small bowl. . Spread 1/3 the meat mixture in a greased 13 x 9 baking dish. Place six tortillas (overlapping them) over meat mixture, spread 1/3 the ricotta cheese mixture over the tortillas and sprinkle cheese over the ricotta mixture. Repeat layers. . Bake uncovered at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 30 minutes or so. . Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares for serving. You know, just like lasagna! Be modest when all the ooohhhhs and aaaahhhhs start coming your way. This takes less than an hour to put together and served with a green salad is a delightful dinner. There were two small pieces of this left after the game and questions were asked about if there was more. Rain again this morning, much to our joy and delight! I put rose food on three of our remaining roses yesterday morning (picture is of astonishing roses we cut last week) and if you’re dying to know how beneficial rain is as opposed to watering with tap water, ya gotta read Joshua Siskin’s Gardening column in the Star News. This one was in last Saturday’s paper in the Home & Garden section and I’m pretty sure you can get it online. The Mexican Lasagna and Cheese Toasties recipes are both in my book shown below. Have a great week and fertilize your roses. My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis Blog: www.authordeanne.com “A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Laughter” is available from me! Kindle readers, give yourself the gift of: A Treasure Map, A Drunken Owl & 47 Rattlers in a Bag – True Tales of Early California It’s on Amazon.com on my book page! Follow me on Twitter, too! https://twitter.com/@ playwrightdd SENIOR COMMUNITY COMMISSION SEEKING OLDER AMERICAN NOMINATIONS Sierra Madre, CA – January 30, 2017 - The City of Sierra Madre Community Services Department and the Senior Community Commission are seeking your collaboration The honor is a long- standing tradition in Sierra Madre and bestowed upon exceptional individuals, age 60 or older, who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to community service. The individual selected by you or any organization must live in Sierra Madre. All submissions are due prior to, or no later than Thursday, March 23, 2017. Recommendations are now being accepted for this recognition and will only be eligible for new candidates who have not been honored in prior years. Forms may be picked up and returned to the Hart Park House Senior Center located at 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., or please mail and/or walk in to Sierra Madre City Hall, c/o Older American Nomination, Community Services Department, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024. The Commission will review nomination forms and select an honoree at their regularly scheduled meeting open to the public in the City Hall Council Chambers on Thursday, April 6th at 3:00 p.m. The honoree will also be recognized at a city reception held in their honor on Friday, May 12th, 2017. Further details will follow. Previous Honorees: Dick Johnson, Joan Crow, Jerry & Nan Carlton, Pat Alcorn, Fran Garbaccio, Ken Anhalt, Eph Konigsberg, Russ Anderson, George Throop, Loyal Camacho, John Grijalva, Joylouise Harte-Smith, James Heasley, Midge Morash, James Tyler, Isabella Paegal, Bonnie Garner, Rose Fafach, Ed Wellman, Celeste McCleary, Dorothy Tillquist, Doris Webster, Elsie Dammeyer, George Mauer, Karl Teigler, Laurie Cooper, Lucille Flanders & Ann Tyler. For more information, please contact the Hart Park House Senior Center (626) 355-7394; or the Community Services Department at (626) 355-5278. www. cityofsierramadre.com/cityhall/departments/ community_services_department/ SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY WINE AND CUISINE TASTING – A PERFECT VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT IDEA Friends of the Sierra Madre Library are pleased to announce the 47th Annual Wine and Cuisine Tasting Benefit. The event will be held on Friday evening, February 17, 2017, from 7:00-9:30 pm at Alverno’s historic Villa del Sol d’Oro, located at 200 N. Michillinda Avenue, Sierra Madre, and will be an elegant affair featuring more than two dozen vintners providing magnificent wines along with local restaurants offering imaginative and delicious foods and desserts. Musicians and magicians will serve as entertainment. The featured art this year is an original block print by Sierra Madre Artist, Melanie Campbell-Carter. Tickets to the premier event are $80 and allow admission at 6:00 pm. Those at the premier event will enjoy a variety of wines from Thornton Wines, a California winery, and gourmet hors d’oeuvres from local Sierra Madre restaurant Sierra Fusion. In addition to this lovely wine-cuisine pairing, there will be a gift basket drawing and entry into the main event. Tickets to the main event are $60 and provide admission at 7:00 pm. Both are on sale now at the Sierra Madre Public Library, The Bottle Shop, Savor the Flavor, Arnold’s Frontier Hardware & Gifts, and can be purchased on-line at eventbright.com. The Benefit is sponsored by the Friends of the Sierra Madre Library, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting our community Library. All funds received from this event support the Sierra Madre Library. For more information about the event or Friends of the Sierra Madre Library visit our website at www. sierramadrelibraryfriends.org Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com | ||||||||||||||||||||