HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY—Members of the Thursday Reading Club helped Dr. Lucile Estell celebrate her 91st birthday last week. Submitted photo

Roast chicken dinner done Italian style

The other day Mom wasn’t feeling well and I guess Geri Burnett didn’t trust either Dad or I to make her something delicious so she brought over a roast chicken dinner which none of us had eaten in a long time. So simple and delicious with the chicken surrounded by onions, carrots and new potatoes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

March 14—Justin Breithaupt. March 17—Kaleb Breithaupt.

More recipes for cold weather evenings

I made something really easy and filling the other day with some cheese-filled tortellini I had in the freezer. I boiled it, and since it’s made of fresh pasta instead of dried, it only took about three minutes to cook.

Soft Chicken Tacos

3-4 lb. chicken, cut up and skin removed 8-oz. can tomato sauce 4-oz.

Super Scampi

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 6 anchovies 6 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp crushed red pepper fl a k e s 2 stems oregano, leaves stripped and finely chopped A generous handful flatleaf parsley, finely chopped 1 cup dry white wine 3 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces 1 quart chicken stock 2 cups...

Corn chowder, glazed pork chops to warm us up

We’ve been eating so many one pot meals that we ran out of bowls and had to eat the last thing we made in Styrofoam throwaways. But those one-pot meals sure are good when the weather is cold. Here’s another cheap and easy crockpot meal that you can cook at day and it’ll warm you up at night.

Anniversaries

Jan. 25—Alice and Kenneth Haverkamp.

NEWSBRIEFS

Milam theater group has holiday show Milam Community Theater children’s troupe is presenting “Junie B. Jones Jingle Bells Batman Smells!” The play will usher in the holiday spirit in classic Junie B. Jones, of the children’s book series, style.

97th birthday

Martha Newman of Milano turned 97 years old Dec. 7. She is a member of the Crown Garden Club which has not been meeting this year due to COVID-19 regulations but other members did not let the occasion go by unnoticed.