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MAGIC PUMPKIN MAGIC PUMPKIN BUCKLE BUCKLE MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES By Monica Sinclair Pumpkin, pumpkin everywhere! It's that time of the year where everything is pumpkin fl avored. Not that I'm complaining since I love all of it. However, I found a rec- ipe this year that bakes it in a form that I have never had and I'm anxious to try it. It's almost like a lazy-woman's cobbler, but with pumpkin. Time to go to the store for the ingredients. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1/2 cup butter, melted • 1 cup all-purpose fl our • 1 cup sugar • 4 teaspoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup whole milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla ex- tract FILLING: • 3 cups canned pumpkin • 1 cup evaporated milk • 2 large eggs, room tem- perature • 1 cup sugar • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar • 1 tablespoon all-pur- pose fl our • 1 teaspoon ground cin- namon • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon each ground ginger, cloves and nutmeg TOPPING: • 1 tablespoon butter • 2 tablespoons sugar DIRECTIONS 1. Pour butter into a 13x9 -in. baking dish; set aside. 2. In a large bowl, combine the fl our, sugar, baking pow- der and salt. 3. Stir in milk and vanilla until smooth. Pour into prepared pan. 4. In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, milk and eggs. 5. Combine the remaining fi lling ingredients; add to pumpkin mixture. 6. Pour over crust mixture (do not stir). Dot with butter and sprinkle with sugar. 7. Bake at 350° for 55 -60 minutes or until a knife in- serted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown. Source: tasteof home.com BACK TO THE BASICS COPING SKILLS By Abby Betz Youth First, Inc. During diffi cult times in our lives, spe- cifi cally a global pandemic, we can easi- ly become overwhelmed with simply try- ing to take care of ourselves. With multi- tudes of websites and books on self-care and countless "how-to" guides, it can be tough to decide what works best. The purpose of practicing self-care is to fi nd the best method to manage our mental well-being in a constructive way without adding more stress to our already busy lives. In a time when we are asked to limit contact with others as much as possible, we need to step back and revis- it the basics so we can best care for our- selves and our loved ones. As a school social worker, my job is to help students learn positive coping skills to manage their feelings. Simply put, cop- ing skills are what we think and do to help get us through diffi cult situations. There are several coping skills that anyone can learn in order to overcome stress, anxiety, and depression. The key is to not overthink it, which just adds more unwarranted stress! • Counting to 10 is a great cop- ing skill for anxiety and anger. It gives you time to calm down before respond- ing to a stressful situation. During this time when you are slowing your thought process, you can decide to make better choices. • Taking three deep breaths is sim- ilar to counting to 10, as it is also a great skill to use when battling anxiety. The key is to take slow, deep, breaths and fo- cus on breathing IN through your nose and OUT through your mouth. You can repeat this exercise until you have re- turned to a resting, calm state. • Finding a positive distraction is also a good way to help alleviate stress. Squeezing a stress ball can help relieve tension as well as improve concentration and focus. • Coloring and drawing are oth- er constructive distractions that enable you to use creativity to replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts. Any type of artistic activity is a wonderful way to cope with stress because it lets you be creative and anyone can do it – no matter your skill level. • Taking care of your body is also extremely important and can be as sim- ple as drinking plenty of water. Eating healthy and being active are also vital components to our emotional and phys- ical well-being and can help decrease stress. An example I like to use with my students to show the importance of eat- ing a healthy meal is to imagine they are a car and breakfast is the fuel for the car. If students don't have enough fuel for their morning classes, they could run out be- fore lunch and will lose focus and moti- vation. • Promoting positive thinking by imagining a happy place or think about your favorite memory. It may be at the beach, at your grandma's house baking cookies, or at school playing with friends. Thinking positive thoughts can replace negative thoughts, which makes this coping skill a great tool to have. At the end of the day, if things just seem too overwhelming – ask for help. Reaching out to loved ones or someone we trust is an important coping skill that all of us should use. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness; in fact, asking for help is a powerful sign of strength and self-awareness. If you or someone you know is in need of help – please do not be afraid to reach out. Youth First is here for you! We will get through this diffi cult time together. Abby Betz, LSW, is the Youth First Social Worker at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Jasper and Washington Catholic Schools in Washington, IN. Youth First, Inc., a non- profi t dedicated to strengthening youth and families, provides 64 Master's level social workers to 90 schools in 11 Indiana coun- ties. Over 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school so- cial work and after school programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors and maximize student success. To learn more about Youth First, visit youthfi rstinc.org or call 812-421-8336. 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