173 the thing Recipes

when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in the day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee., a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. when the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was., professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. he then asked the students again if the jar was full. they agreed it was., professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. of course, the sand filled up everything else. he asked once more if the jar was full. the students respnded witha unanimous yes, professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. the students laughed., now , said the professor as the laughter subsided, i want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. the golf balls are the important things - god, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - and if everything else was lost and only these remained, your life would still be full., pebbles are the other things that matter like your job , your house and your car., sand is everything else - the small stuff. if you put the sand into the jar first , there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. the same goes for life. if you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you., pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. play with your children. spend time with your parents. visit with grandparents. take time to get medical checkups. take your spouse out to dinner. play another 18. there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. set your priorities. the rest is just sand., students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. the professor smiled. i m glad you asked., it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the lord god made them all., but what we never mention , though goodness knows it s true, lo , when he made the goodies, he made the baddies too., all things spray and swattable, disasters great and small, all things paraquatable , the lord god made them all., greenfly on the roses , the maggots in the peas, manure that fills our noses - he also gave us these, fungus on the goosegogs , the club root on the greens, slugs that eat the lettuce , and chew the aubergines, drought that kills the fuchsia , the frost that nips the buds, rain that drowns the seedlings , the blight that hits the spuds, midges and mosquitoes, the nettles and the weeds, pigeons in the green stuff , the sparrows on the seeds, fly that gets the carrots , the wasp that eats the plums, how black the gardener s outlook , though green may be his thumbs., but still we gardeners labour, midst vegetables and flowers, pray what hits our neighbour s will somehow bypass ours, all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful - the lord god made them all., dalone peel : chronicle of st. barnabas, autumn 1997.

chopped green tomatoes (i threw in some red ones, too), bell peppers (3 green, 2 red, 2 yellow ), head cabbage, head cauliflower, celery (use the whole thing, including heart with leaves, just trim off a little of the root end), yellow onions (maybe 8 or 9 medium ones ), cider vinegar, white sugar, brown sugar, fresh hot peppers (serrano, cayenne, jalapeno or tabasco), canning & pickling salt, prepared horseradish, heads of garlic, separated & peeled, turmeric, ground mustard, ground allspice, ground ginger

ground beef, hamburger bun, cheese, bacon, cooked, sliced jalapenos, mustard, lettuce, shredded, tomatoes, onions, dill pickles , hamburger slices, green chilies, diced (optional), butter , for toasting buns

sugar, corn flakes, coconut, shredded, glace cherries, raisins, golden syrup, margarine, flour

vodka, triple sec liqueur, peach schnapps, orange juice, pineapple juice, sweet and sour mix

canned pumpkin, egg substitute, double fiber bread, cubed, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, sugar-free maple syrup

absolut citron vodka, triple sec, peach schnapps, orange juice, pineapple juice, sour mix

absolut citron vodka, triple sec, peach schnapps, orange juice, pineapple juice, prepared sweet-and-sour mix , fill with

beef brisket, oil, chopped onion, chopped celery, kosher salt and pepper, paprika, garlic cloves, minced, tomato paste, water, onion soup mix, any brand spaghetti sauce mix, coke or 1 cup pepsi, bay leaf, carrots, coarsely chopped

beef brisket (approx. 4 lbs.- 1st or 2nd cut), oil, chopped onion, chopped celery, salt , pepper, crushed garlic, paprika, ketchup, water, onion soup mix, spaghetti sauce mix, cola

apple tartin, quick cooked tart it is called an apple tartin and is very simple and beautiful. my daughter has made this for school and she never brings any back, plus she always has a large number of requests for the recipe. this depends on the size of the saute pan you use. i start with about a 10 pan well coated with no stick pam and i use about 2 sliced apples, about a 1/2 to 1/4 thick (i like granny smith, but use what you like). i then melt unsalted butter and enough brown sugar to cover bottom of the pan and make a thick syrup after it cooks. i thin put the apples into the syrup and cook a few minutes so they get coated good with the syrup., i over lay the apples or shingle them is the tech term in a round circle like a huge sun flower design or something that works for you, be creative! i then use bought flake pastry dough and put on top of the apples enough to cover completely and make an edge on the outside of the tart. you can roll the dough at the edge make a little design in it to close the edge or just leave the edge open but in a round shape no rough edges.then i put in the oven and brown the pastry dough. when it is done (doesn tsp take long to cook) i have a large plate that i put over the saute pan and invert so the whole thing comes out with the, apples on top and the crust on bottom. i then coat with my simple water and sugar syrup ( recipe above) for a shiny coat and then i serve with cool whip or ice cream. 1 thing i forgot . you will have a center hole the apples you can cut a round shape ot of the apple or fill with cool whip, but if you can cut the top of the apple with the stem intact it looks nice in the hole. i have used cookie dough for this recipe and it works , but the pastry works best for me.

melt some butter in a frying pan ,then turn down the heat to low or medium low., breat 3 or more good fresh farm eggs(love the yolk on these),in a bowl., do not add any salt as the salt breaks down the albumen content and spoils the omelette., beat the eggs with an egg beater or pastry whip,and without 1 pause in the beating,pour into your frying pan., getting them into the pan as quickly as possible , so as not to separate, even slightly., cook slowly ., turn if desired,then salt and pepper to taste when served., top with your favorite things .

ham, chopped scallion or onion, softened cream cheese, mayo, relish, garlic powder

ham, chopped onion or scallions, softened cream cheese, mayo, pickle relish

tomato soup, water, unflavored gelatin, salt, cream cottage cheese, miracle whip, celery,chopped, green pepper,chopped, radishes,chopped, walnuts,chopped, green onion ,slices, lettuce ,whole piniento,green pepper...to dress it up after chilled and taken out of mold...you can try to dress it up...but,it s not going to the prom.

ice cubes, vodka, orange liqueur, fresh orange juice, garnish: orange slice