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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 8, 2017 D-1 HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Brighter Side by Janice Barniak Haunted by meal's past SWEET POTATO CANNELLONI By Monica Sinclair With Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away, I went on the search for a main dish for my vegetarian readers. I came across a delicious recipe that I might have to try as a side dish one year. I love sweet potatoes and this recipe doesn't disappoint. It provides nutrition and heartiness, and you won't leave the Thanksgiving table hungry. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 3 medium sweet pota- toes (about 1 pound each) 3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese 3/4 cup diced Fuji ap- ple (skin on) 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives 1 piece (2 ounces) Parmesan cheese, half grated and half shaved 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt Freshly ground pepper, to taste Vegetable-oil cooking spray 1 tablespoon walnut oil 1/3 cup chopped toast- ed walnuts (about 1 ounce) DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wrap 1 sweet pota- to in parchment, and then in foil. Pierce sever- al times with a fork. Bake until tender, about 1 hour. Let cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. 2. Meanwhile, peel remaining sweet potatoes. Using a mandolin or a chef's knife, cut potatoes length- wise into very thin slices until you have 30 slices. Trim each to a 2-by-4-inch rectangle. 3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add half the sweet potato slices, and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, place slices on a baking sheet to cool slightly. Repeat. 4. Remove peel from baked sweet potato, and puree flesh in a food processor until smooth. Add cot- tage cheese, and puree until smooth. 5. Transfer potato-cheese mixture to a large bowl. Stir in apple, chives, grated Parmesan, salt, and pepper. 6. Coat a 9 -by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Place 1 heaping tablespoon filling in center of a sweet potato slice, and roll up. Place, seam side down, in dish. Repeat. (Cannelloni can be refrigerated, covered, overnight; bring to room temperature before baking.) 7. Brush oil over cannelloni. Bake until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with walnuts and shaved Parmesan. Source: marthastewart.com 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 MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES Youth First Today by Terra Clark, Youth First, Inc. Praising our children builds confidence Praise can have a powerful effect on children. Parents, are we praising our children for what they've done well, or just criticiz- ing them when they don't meet ex- pecta- tions? We all want our children to do the right thing. When they fail to do so, it's easy to criticize, yell or express dis- appointment. As a school social worker, I meet with parents all the time who say, "Why should I praise my child for do- ing something they are expected to do? " If we constantly nag our children to do things differently, it puts everyone involved in a negative mind set. Con- stant ridicule erodes self-esteem and confidence. It is important to reinforce the good things children are doing. Having an attitude of gratitude and praising chil- dren for the positives will ensure more positives come about. What we focus on is what grows. Expressing gratitude for your child's good choices helps build their confi- dence and self-esteem for making pos- itive decisions. When we praise children, it's easy to fall into a habit of saying the same things over and over. Mix it up a bit to sound genuine. Children will recog- nize your sincerity and respond pos- itively. Let the child know what they did right, what you appreciated about it, and how you would like to see it again. HERE ARE 101 WAYS TO PRAISE KIDS! • That's Incredible • How Extraordinary • Outstanding Performance • Far Out • Great • Marvelous • I Can't Get Over It • Wonderful • You Should Be Proud • Amazing Effort • Unbelievable Work • Phenomenal • You've Got It • Superb • You're Special • Cool • Excellent • Your Project is First Rate • Way to Go • You've Outdone Yourself • Thumbs Up • What a Great Listener • Your Help Counts • You Came Through • Terrific • You Tried Hard • Fabulous • The Time You Put In Really Shows • You Made It Happen • You're A Real Trooper • It Couldn't Be Better • Bravo • You're Unique • Exceptional • You're A Great Example For Others • Fantastic Work • Breathtaking • Keep Up The Good Work • Awesome • I Knew You Had It In You • You've Made Progress • Your Work Is Out Of Sight • What An Imagination • It's Everything I Hoped For • Stupendous • You're Sensational • Very Good • You Made The Difference • Good For You • A+ Work • Take A Bow • Super Job • How Thoughtful Of You • Nice Going • Class Act • Well Done • You're Inspiring • How Artistic • You Go The Extra Mile • Hooray For You • You're A Joy • You're A Shining Star • You're Amazing • What A Great Idea • Great Answer • Extra Special Work • You Deserve A Hug • You're Getting Better • You're Tops • You're Catching On • You're Neat • You've Got What It Takes • Spectacular Work • You're A Winner • You're #1 • Remarkable • Beautiful • Great Discovery • Clever • You're So Kind • Wow • Magnificent • You're Sharp • You're Very Responsible • Brilliant • Thanks For Helping • Thanks For Caring • You're A-OK • You've Earned My Respect • You're A Pleasure To Know* You're Very Talented • How Original • What A Genius • Very Brave • Congratulations • You're A Champ • You Figured It Out • You're Super • Right On • You're The Greatest • You Make Me Smile Children want attention; make sure you are pointing out the positives and giving praise daily. As caregivers it is our job to build children up and be positive role models. Children who are praised will, in turn, give praise to their peers and create a more positive, kind school environment. This column is contributed by Terra Clark, MSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit ded- icated to strengthening youth and fam- ilies. Youth First provides 38 Master's level social workers to 56 schools in sev- en southwestern Indiana counties. More than 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school social work and afterschool programs that pre- vent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student suc- cess. To learn more about Youth First, visit www.youthfirstinc.org or call 812- 421-8336. You can have my leftovers. Kidnap them from my kitchen, or consider the foil-wrapped freebies your early Christmas present. Thanksgiving is coming, and this means I'll be once again forced to thank people as they ask me to take home reruns of the dinner we just ate, forcing them on me like unwanted door prizes. For me it's like someone saying, "Hey if you liked that, you're going to love having some you can throw away later! Do you prefer shiny foil wrapping or a plastic zipper bag? " I prefer the zipper bag, because I feel less guilty when I toss the entire thing into the trash, and it saves me from let- ting the ghost of Thanksgivings past smell escape, all so I can wash and re- turn your Tuppeware. Leftovers smell like body odor, and develop a fetid drier top lid of food, un- der which is a wet squishy mystery lay- er. There's a point at which leftovers turn ugly, and in my house it happens right after I take the dishes to the sink after a meal. Suddenly, everything once on a plate becomes unappetiz- ing, and, within a day, invisible. People look in the refrigerator but their eyes glide over their former fa- vorite, which is now a cast-out ex-girl- friend they pretend not to see as they reach for any other fare. Side dish becomes pe- tri dish. At that point, the left- overs are invisible to ev- eryone without mom vi- sion, and only I, apparent- ly, have the power to bridge the psychic gap between refrigerator and trash can. Some people tell me they love leftovers, waxing poetic on the day-after sandwich, as if it's their morning cuddle after the main event. If that's you, bless your heart, please come to dinner at our house and take a parting gift with you! We probably have so many leftovers because my family is spontaneous. One year, three people brought a turkey—that was the year I tried the Paula Deen turkey tutorial, my sister went rotisserie and my aunt's friend brought by half the deep fried turkey they'd made. Not one vegetable dared show its face at the gathering. (The 11th Commandment: Thou shalt defrost thy turkey before frying. Please, please promise you will. You would not believe the number of people who set aflame their ga- rages with turkey frying on this, one of the most American holidays of the year. The number one most memorable Amer- ican holiday is Fourth of July, which also sets many people and homes on fire, so I'm afraid we're giving ourselves an internation- al reputation for disaster.) In any case, the way I feel about leftovers is probably how you feel about food once it starts floating on top of the dish water in your sink. Sure, it was on your plate moments ago, but once it hits the water, or in my case the refrigerator, the magic is gone. I am an adult in a lot of ways, but I am not the kind of adult who can reach through the dishwater, food waste floating and filmy, without grimacing. I will do anything to not have to reach down and unhook the drain with my bare hands, and I feel the same about leftovers. That's what gloves are for. And dish- washers. And children. Katiedid Versus by Katiedid Langrock The candy quest My daughter's superpower is un- leashed in the form of persuading any- one and everyone to give her free food. Food is her No. 1 mission in life, and like 007, she never misses her mark – or chicken drumstick, for that matter. It helps that she is roly-poly and ador- able, but don't be fooled into thinking there is little more happening here than a set of cute dimpled cheeks and big gray eyes. This little girl, who just turned 2, is a salami sandwich-snatch- ing savant. Her technique is masterful, and she has been perfecting it since she was old enough to roll over toward any- one chewing. At my son's baseball and soccer games, she meticulously sized up each parent in the bleachers, assess- ing which were the easy targets and who would require a little persuasion. She'd walk up and down the line, hit- ting her core demographic, those free- ly handing out apple slices and rice cakes, first. A fter consuming the evi- dence, she'd move on to the harder sell. She's never demanding. Her first food-acquiring strate- gy is just to stare. When that doesn't work, she im- presses the withholder by using sign language to say, "Eat." And when that doesn't work, my daughter engages in the ultimate ma- nipulation. She waits until someone drops a piece of food and quickly snatch- es it off the ground. Then, rather than pop it into her mouth, she dances around joyfully, holding out her gleaned pretzel stick or gummy bear for the entire gathering of parental cheerleaders to see. Then she screams "thank you! " over and over at the top of her lungs, pointing to the miserable penny-pinching parent who wouldn't even donate a pretzel to this adorable little-sister spectator. The unwilling food provider, impacted and shamed by the crowd awareness, takes away the dirty treat and hands her a handful of goodies as hush money. By the end of the season, all the par- ents are bringing extra snacks to games to feed my daughter along with their own children. She is a master – a ninja of manipulation. That is why this Halloween was so disturbing for her. Born on Mischief Night, a few hours before Hallow- een, you would think that the pumpkin spice holiday would be her fa- vorite. Not to mention the fact that she practically takes the opportunity to trick-or-treat every day of the year. But therein lies the problem. She is not used to competition. And having to share the wealth of free treats with other ador- able children seems to have rocked her perception of her standing in the world. She picked up on the concept of See CANDY on page 6 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Dennis M. Hurst and Patricia L. Hurst convey to Den- nis M. 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