Page 5


Just Chillin


quent, shocking fires shook us to the core in this part of Cali- fornia, “the land of dreams.” Te fire- fighters, the police, and all the folks who bravely fought the


T frightening


battles against the monstrous fires, are each and every one profoundly thanked by all of us. We can only hope and pray that there will be no more loss of life and that those who survived will build new dreams safely. Disregarding the thick


smoky air, people arrived, in the spirit of pulling together to move forward to recovery, when the Salvation Army Se- nior Activities Center, Carol Orr, Director, and Paul Doyle, the publisher of Upbeat Times, carried out their ambitious plans to collaborate to hold a First Annual Holiday Market at the SASA Center on Novem- ber 10th. A percentage of all the sales is going to the all year round Salvation Army Fire Re- covery Fund. Te busy market drew a large attendance, from 10 am to 7 pm. Delicious food, great hot cider, music, art, all very pleasantly surprised the friendly participants.


Shari,


Patty, Kendall, Kathy, Silver- crest neighbors, artist Doreen, all helped make the event suc- cessful. Te many talented artisans


who presented their beauti- ful work—Oh, all


the origi- December TM


Dreams of Hope, Peace and Joy!


by Ellie Schmidt of Santa Rosa, CA. ~ eschmidt@upbeattimes.com always


meant “happy holi- days” ---until the fre-


nal jewelry, paintings, Rock Art, and—who could ever forget:


Savannah and Kathy,


the charming young “Slime”- -selling students-- future innovative entrepreneurs!-- impressing every- one, young and old. Huge thanks must go to talented Matt Roohian and


his


North Bay Photog- raphers team who took lots of photos; and scheduled, by special arrange- ment, to take pho-


tos of families who survived the fires--at no charge. Matt, his wife Julia (they are also the owners of Sewing Just 4 U on 4th St.), Matt’s assistant Jill MacKenzie, his whole team, have remarkably great com- passion for all. Many people were talking


about the tables that gave them new information about com- munity activities that some did not know exist in Santa Rosa. Te Disability Services and Le- gal Center gave out brochures, thanks to Program Director Lake Kowell, to help us all learn more about their deeply appreciated, essential work and activities. Donna Trevethan, the


founder of her non-profit Flowers for a Cause, is build- ing an essential network to as- sist other non-profit groups to help everyone discover exactly how much is going on to serve large segments of


the under-


served throughout our area. Te flower arrangements were beautiful and those attending the market showed their true


appreciation. If you missed this year’s


Market, take heart. Exciting plans are already under way to have an even bigger “2nd Annual Holiday Market” next year. Te youngest attendant, I think, was Jameson Burcell, age 6 months, whose mom is the talented painter Jessica, who presented many of her unique, highly detailed, Rock Art creations. Jameson really bounced in his grandad’s arms when everybody joined to sing Happy Birthday to Paul! Tis is the time for festive


foods. In our family’s ancient Austro-Hungarian tradition, I recalled a special way to pre- pare Mushrooms. Tis tasty recipe would serve about 4 to 6 people nibbling around a table of goodies. You would need ½ lb of your favorite mushrooms, sliced; 2 tblspns unsalted but- ter; a small onion—minced; about 2/3 cup of rich soup stock; 1 tblspn flour; 2 tblspns water; salt, freshly ground pep- per (Tellicherry is excellent); 1 cup of sour cream. Directions:


In your favor-


ite saute pan, melt 1 tblspn of butter. Brown the mushrooms carefully. Brown the minced onions in another pan gently, seasoning with the salt and pepper. Warm the soup stock/ bouillion in a saucepan. Now add the mushrooms and then the onion. Stir all gently un- til the mushrooms are tender. Next, stir the flour which you have mixed first with the water. Lightly whip the sour cream (with a fork) before adding that to the mushroom mixture. Simmer, while stirring, for about 5 minutes.


“Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell” ~ Oprah Winfrey UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • December 2018 • 5


Tis is very tasty as a hot dip for


toast “fingers.” It’s also


great as a first course, spooned onto buttered English muffins, or on golden toast “points.” Tepertos Pogasca is Hungarian for Bacon Biscuits. Tis recipe makes about 1 dozen. You will need: 8 oz of unsalted butter; 2 cups flour (siſted); 1 pkg of active dry yeast—and 2 tblspns of water to mix and stir it up; 1 tblspn baking powder; a pinch of pepper and about a ½ tspn of salt; 2 egg yolks; ½ cup of sour cream; 1 lb of your favor- ite bacon—fry it up crisp and then crumble it. And 1 beaten


...continued on page 30 Facts & Trivia # 2


“Plop, plop; fizz, fizz; oh, what a relief it is!”—Thus used to be the slogan of the Alka Seltzer brand of antacid. More recently, the com- pany has embraced “Get yourself an Alka Seltzer, and you’ll feel better fast.”


In 2000, a study was carried out that determined that more United States college students remembered advertising slogans than the importance of the date July 4, 1776. While 90%


remembered slogans such as “yo quiero Taco Bell” and “Just Do It,” 40% did not know that July 4, 1776 was the date the United States declared independence.


Long before Burger King advertised their “char-broiled” burgers, Hardee’s invited burger lovers to “”Hurry on down to Hardee’s where the burgers are charcoal broiled.”


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32