The Press-Dispatch
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C-8 Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Monica's Meals in Minutes Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Casserole By Monica Sinclair It was the beginning of January When I looked in the fridge. All the leftovers were gone, Not even a smidge. We didn't have to buy much Over the past couple of weeks. But now my poor family Only had freezer meals to eat. So I got onto Facebook And searched frantically. For something that looked good, And was an easy recipe. There was plenty to choose from, Everything from full meals to rolls. I settled on one that looked really great, Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Casserole. I went to the store And scooped up what I needed. I came home and baked it, The smiles told me I succeeded. Source: www.beyerbeware.net Ingredients 1 lb. bacon, fried and crumbled, grease saved 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs 2 tablespoons of ranch seasoning 1 bell pepper, diced 2 clove garlic, minced you'll need: 1 lb. bow tie pasta, cooked al dente 2 jars of Alfredo sauce 1/3 cup of evaporated milk or regular milk 3 roma tomatoes, diced 4 cups shredded Italian cheese blend cooking Directions: 1.Cut chicken into bite 4.Begin layering casserole sized pieces, coat with with half the remaining 1 - 1.5 tablespoons of jar of Alfredo on the botranch seasoning. Saute tom of a 13 x 9 pan or two in a skillet with 1 table8 x 8 pans. The layer 1/3 spoon of bacon grease of each of the following along with bell peppers pasta, chicken sauce, and and garlic. tomatoes. Use 1/4 of the 2.When chicken is cooked fried bacon. Spread 1 cup completely, drain grease of cheese over top and reand liquid from skillet. peat two more times. Return chicken and veg- 5.After the cheese the etables to skillet. third time, cover with 3.Pour one jar of Alfredo Alfredo sauce, 1 cup of cheese and remaining sauce and milk into skillet with chicken. Stir in bacon. one teaspoon of ranch 6.Bake for 30 minutes on seasoning. Simmer for 350. five minutes. Like our facebook page Care to comment? Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes, mail to Monica's Meals in Minutes, PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 or email to monicasmealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net. The Press-Dispatch Sweet's column By Barbara Sweet Hi stars and welcome to our big stage all decked out in colorful lights and decorated to help celebrate a birthday or anniversary with all our stars in the week of January 9-15. Now you're not that shy, so come on up to the stage and take a bow. January 9—Mary Ann Dillman will be 33, Jane Simmons, Donnie Poehlein, Karen Brossman will be 54, Dorothy Kinman will be 74, Robert Bolin will be 26, Roger McCandless, Mallory Cates will be 27. January 10—Mary Jo Cravens. January 11—Joseph Sweet will be 78, Valerie Jones will be 44, Denver and Georgia Barrett will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. January 12—Gabriel Isaac Brock will be five, Brittney Turpin will be 22. January 13—Margarita and Lori Gonzales will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. January 14—Chris Zazzetia will be 26, Vickie Cravens will be 59, Melissa Bailey O'Neal will be 45. January 15—Carrie Goodman will be 19, Kaleb Bolin will be 12, Amanda Truitt will be 32. May all our stars have a great day and may all your wishes come true throughout the year to come. Keep in your heart and prayers all our stars who are ill or convalescing all over this land of ours and with your thoughts of kindness to help them feel stronger and better each day. Events coming up in Winslow and the surrounding areas are: January 11—Pike Central Charger Brigade Fundraiser at the Trading Post from 4-8 p.m. Soup and sandwiches with music and a silent auction. This event is to raise money for the Pike Central Band trip to Florida in March. January 13—Winslow Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. January 14—Winslow Beautification 6:30 p.m., Winslow Economic and Development at 6:30 p.m., both at the Community Center. January 16—Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Trading Post. January 17—Ben Franklin's birthday. Winslow Senior Citizens meet at the Community Center on Monday and Tuesday. Petersburg Senior Citizens meet in the Courthouse Basement on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Winslow Girl Scout cookie sales are in progress and orders will be delivered in February, call 789-2756. No postcards received this week, but we did get an article from Janie Tormohlen wishing us a Happy New Year. This is the second part of the column—On the Trail, by Rosa Yearout in the Idaho Catholic Register on Rituals for the Dead. There are 560 federally recognized tribal governments in the U.S., so naturally burial practices differ from region to region as well as tribe to tribe. Like other cultures, Native American funeral services are influenced by spiritual beliefs and practices of the individual or family involved. About half of the 3,500 or so enrolled Nez Perce Tribe members live on or near the reservation, and the various faiths they are affiliated with include Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Assembly of God, Church of God, Pentecostal, as well as Mormon, Jehovah's Witness, Ba'hai, and the traditional ways of Seven Drums (Walaxsuf) or the Native American Church. A mix of beliefs and practices have non-Nez Perce members, who come from different ethnic backgrounds or belong to another tribe like the family who recently made the long trip to take their loved one to be buried at his boyhood home on a LaKota Sioux reservation in South Dakota. Many Native American funeral services resemble those of the general population with a few elements reflecting our culture—use of an eagle feather or the singing of a Christian hymn like "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" in Nimiipuutim, the Nez Perce language. Families here have a combination of faiths represented during the funeral services. More on the rest of this column next week. Thanks Janie for the article, it's very interesting to hear about a culture that has been here in the U.S. for a long, long time. Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598, is the address to send that postcard or note of happenings in the area. Post offices are raising the price of stamps to 49 cents this month and I know it's a large increase, but for those who pay on their computer (in some way) and are not using the post office, the price will go up. For those who use the stamps to actually mail a payment or send a card, I guess we will have to dig deeper and come up with extra pennies. New Year's Eve—Norm and I were going to spend it at the cabin but with the temperature so cold, we partied at Vernon's house with Daniel, Francis, T.J. Krystie, Damien, Treven and Kya, where we had refreshments and visited. At the midnight hour, we went outside and I heard only two families who rang in the New Year with noise and Mom said in our area, she only heard silence. Lots of phone calls were made to wish family and friends the very best in the new year. We hope the New Year of 2014 was rung in with hope of a better year, and family and friends are number one on any list you may make. Today, Sunday, it has been raining and soon to change over to snow with the temperatures to drop to below zero. The day time temps will still be below zero. This is how our northern states and Canada live most of the winter. It's okay for a short time but for me, I will take the coldness better if the temps are above zero. Many stars have died up north, so we should keep an eye on family and friends and make sure they are kept warm, but keep yourself warm, also. The Patoka River has gone down to begin a full river as of now, but with all the rain, then snow of several inches, the rivers and streams will overflow again in a few days or weeks. Did you know this was National Braille Literacy Month? As the lights begin to dim this week, always smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone this week and keep as warm as possible.