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CR 700 S., VELPEN $ 450,000 AUTHENTIC LEBANESE TABBOULEH SALAD By Monica Sinclair This week was a little bit difficult as we saw our son go off to boot camp. We went to Indianapolis to spend one last night with him and watched him take his official oath the next morning. We couldn't be prouder but will definitely miss him! We took him out to a Mediterranean restaurant to which we had been before. This time, we tried tabbouleh for the first time and loved it! So, I thought I would look up a recipe, so I could attempt to make it at home. Luckily, I found one. Hopefully I can locate all the ingredients and make it soon. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 4 bunches of Italian Parsley chopped finely, drained • 1 bunch of fresh green mint chopped finely, drained • 1 Persian cucumber chopped finely (if using regular cucumbers, use only up to 4 inches of it) • 5 medium sized tomatoes chopped, drained • 1 small white onion chopped finely • 1/4 cup of fine Burghul (fine cracked wheat #1) • 1/3 to 1/2 cup of quality olive oil • 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice • 1/2 to 2/3 teaspoon of salt • 1/3 teaspoon of Lebanese 7-Spices* • * Lebanese 7-Spices contain equal proportions of the following ground spices: Allspice, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Ground Cloves, Ground Nut- meg, Fenugreek, Powdered Ginger DIRECTIONS 1. Rinse all vegetables and let dry, especially the parsley and mint. 2. Cut stems off parsley then chop finely. Spread chopped parsley on paper towels and let rest for a few mins to get rid of the moisture. Parsley needs to be dry of moisture before adding it to the mix- ing bowl. 3. Cut stems off mint, and finely chop the leaves. Lay them on a paper towel and let dry. 4. Chop tomatoes into small cubes of less than 1/2 in then place in strainer to rid them of the juice. 5. Finely chop onions and mix with 7-spices. 6. Finely chop the cucumber. 7. Once mixed, Tabbouleh gets soggy rather quickly, so it's best if you mix it immediately before serv- ing. Moreover, make sure that when you add the chopped veggies to the mixing bowl, that they are dry of moisture and juice otherwise your sal- ad turns soggy. Ideally you want the juice in the salad to be mostly from the lemon juice and olive oil. Use only freshly-squeezed lemon juice. So if you want to prepare the ingredients in advance, do the chopping, then dry with strainer/paper tow- els, then place ingredients side by side in a bowl and put in the fridge. 8. Once ready to serve, add the lemon juice on top of the dry Burghul, add the olive oil and salt all over the ingredients and then mix lightly with a fork and avoid over-mixing so it doesn't turn soggy. Source: mamaslebanesekitchen.com MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL "You will never understand what I am going through." "This is the worst day of my life." "I am worthless and wish I was nev- er born." If you are the parent of a teenager you may have heard these words on more than one occasion. Your child could be riding the normal emotion- al and psychological roller coaster of adolescence, or it could be something more alarming. Mental illness affects younger pop- ulations at a greater rate than once thought. With increased knowledge and better screening tools, the num- ber of adolescents with serious con- cerns is growing. According to Mental Health Ameri- ca, as many as one in five teens suffers from clinical depression. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry defines clinical depression as "an illness in which the feelings of depression per- sist and interfere with a child or ado- lescent's ability to function on a dai- ly basis." If left unaddressed, depression can lead to substance abuse, self-harm, su- icide, and other destructive behaviors. The symptoms of depression can be wide-ranging, but there are some ba- sic warning signs: • Persistent sadness or crying • Poor performance in school • Withdrawal from friends or ac- tivities • Hopelessness • Lack of motivation • Increased fatigue • Poor self-esteem • A change in eating or sleeping habits • Substance use • Suicidal thoughts Depressed adolescents may display an increase in irritability, anger, or hostility, extreme sensitivity to rejec- tion or failure, or frequent complaints of physical illnesses (headaches, stom- achaches, etc.). These symptoms may come and go on their own with all teenagers, so it can be tough to tell when a teen is in trouble. Think about how long the symptoms have been present, how se- vere they are, and how differently the teen is acting from his normal self. If you feel your child may be experi- encing clinical depression, get help im- mediately. Call the local mental health center to get an evaluation or United Way's 2-1-1 line to get linked to other community counseling options. If your child's school is served by a Youth First Social Worker or another counseling professional, they can help connect you, too. "Thrives on neglect." This was the sign posted under a tray of cacti and oth- er succulents sold at a local farmers market. My friend had posted the picture to her social media as a statement of our times. How disgusting that "neglect" is now a sell- ing point. But all I thought was, "Hot dog, that's a plant I need! " What a marvelous thing! Think of all the things that would positively impact our lives if only they thrived on neglect. First and foremost, I'm get- ting a pony. Not a real horse, which requires constant care — with food, grooming, daily exercise and a pooper-scoop- er the size of a small truck. No! I mean the thrives-on-ne- glect pony. Moonbeam Spar- klehooves would always be there for me to ride or brush her hair whenever I'm in the mood. She would sleep in my bed on cold nights and would be a hoot at slumber parties. Moonbeam Sparklehooves would come running over when I whistle for her, and the rest of the time... Huh, I don't know where she would be the rest of the time. Not that it matters! She thrives on neglect! This is the per- fect horse ownership that I envisioned when I was a kid and insisted on a pony for every birthday ever. Next, I would like a diet that thrives on neglect. Not in a subsist-from-eating kind of way. That sounds terrible. This would be quite the op- posite, actually. A thrives- on-neglect diet would be a diet plan fully ignored, but it would get as- tounding results. Last week, a friend and I were out for lunch. She told me that she had begun juicing to lose weight. I told her that I was on a no-carb diet. It was great be- cause I could indulge in all the other things I really love, such as cheese, as long as I steered clear of bread, pasta and cereal. My friend looked over at my plate of Thai noo- dle salad. "Aren't those noodles? " she asked. "Ah, yes. I've started the 'eating whatever delicious cheeses and fatty foods I want' part of the diet. I just haven't started the 'restrict- ing carbs' part yet." "How's that scale looking for you? " she asked. "Not good." If that carb-free diet had been a thrives-on-neglect carb-free diet, I'd have eas- ily lost 10 pounds. I love the idea of a thrives- on-neglect world. My bank account would be soaring. I'd grow a vegetable garden, maybe even get a few chick- ens for fresh eggs. The car would be shipshape. And considering how infrequent- ly my husband and I get a date night, our marriage would be used as an exam- ple in every relationship book. I'm not sure how ne- glecting the dishes piling up in my sink would thrive, but I'm willing to put it out there in- to the universe that thrives-on-neglect dishes would be very much appre- ciated. Neglect is a mar- keting campaign directly aimed at me and my people — the people who are so preoccupied shining our light on the things we love that all else is left to wilt in the shadows. There is, of course, no op- tion of thrives-on-neglect children. Even if my kids would thrive, I wouldn't. I need that relationship to be tended. And perhaps that's the point. I may love the idea of a po- ny, but my son wants to play "dinosaur" for the 7,000th time, so until we genetical- ly manipulate a horse in- to scooping its own poop, I think we'll just have to pass. The same for the garden. And the diet. This morning, I was get- ting my son ready for his first theater performance. Continued on page 5 Continued on page 8