for a busy
family
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Mrs. Lee (Cheryl) Wagner of
Orchardview Terrace, Dallas,
enjoys cooking especially if it is
baking or making desserts for her
husband, Lee, and three children,
Lee, Jr. Mike and Beth Ann. Cheryl
likes to try new recipes, particu-
larly Italian foods which are a
favorite of the family.
The Wagners moved to their home
in Dallas from Forty Fort, five
years ago. Lee, Jr. is a freshman at
Dallas Junior High, Mike is a fifth
grade student at Dallas Intermedi-
ate, and Beth Ann, in second grade
at Dallas Township.
Lee Sr. is self-employed, owner of
MacGeorge Auto Parts in Kingston.
The Wagners are an active family
and take part in a wide range of
activities. Cheryl is a member of
Dallas Township PTO; is an assist-
ant Brownie Girl Scout troop 654
and is also active in the Forty Fort
U.M. Church where the Wagners
are members.
Lee Sr. has a keen interest in
youth sports programs and is man-
ager of the Back Mountain Baseball
Organization’s Major League Reds.
He also coaches a basketball team
for boys age eight to 13 in the Willie
O’Bremski Memorial League,
Kingston. Lee also bowls in the
Wilkes-Barre Business League at
Chacko’s East. As a leisure time
activity, Lee collects classic cars.
Lee Jr. is a member of the
Teeners baseball team and also
plays junior high basketball. His
brother, Mike, plays Little League
baseball and is a member of a Back
Mountain Youth soccer team. He
also plays on his dad’s team in
Kingston. Like his dad, Mike is a
collector, but his specialty is collect-
ing baseball cards. Beth Ann is a
member of 654 Brownie Girl Scout
Troop and the Wilkes-Barre Ballet
Theatre.
The Wagners are a snowmobile
family and look forward to the snow
during the winter so they can enjoy
their favorite family sport. During
the summer, they spend time at
their family cottage at Sylvan Lake
where they enjoy getting together
with other members of the family.
The recipes Cheryl shares with
Post readers this week are some
that have been in the family and are
favorites of the Wagner and Coslett
families, Cheryl having been the
former Cheryl Coslett. All are easy
to prepare, plus delicious and nutri-
tious. The Chicken Bake takes very
little time and is great for a crowd
as is the Baked Ziti. The Pumpkin
Pie Dessert Squares are very appro-
priate for this time of the year and
the No Bake Fudge is a favorite of
all young people.
CHICKEN BAKE
Prepare 8-oz. bread as on pack-
age. Lay this on bottom of 13x9x2
pan. Place three cups cubed chicken
over stuffing.
1 c¢. melted butter
1 c. flour
(Following are cafeteria menus
for area school districts for the
following week: )
LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOLS
Dec. 4 - 10
Senior High School
WEDNESDAY - Chicken nuggets
w-dip, French fries, Parker House
roll-butter, peaches, Dixie cup,
milk.
THURSDAY - Cheese lasagna w-
sauce, tossed green salad, Italian
bread-butter, jello w-topping, milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza or egg salad
sandwich, potato chips, carrot-
celery sticks, banana fruit cup,
milk.
MONDAY - Toasted cheese sand-
wich or chopped ham-cheese sand-
wich, pickle chips, tomato soup-
saltines, peaches, milk.
TUESDAY - Steak hoagie or hot
dog w-peppers-onions, onion rings,
buttered corn, chocolate pudding,
milk.
Junior High & Elementary
WEDNESDAY - Chicken nuggets
w-dip, French fries, Parker House
roll-butter, peaches, Dixie cup,
milk.
THURSDAY - Hamburg gravy,
mashed potatoes, corn, roll-butter,
jello w-topping, milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza or peanut butter-
jelly sandwich, potato chips, carrot-
celery sticks, banana fruit cup,
milk.
MONDAY - Toasted cheese sand-
wich, pickle chips, tomato soup-
saltines, peaches, milk.
TUESDAY - Steak hoagie, onion
rings, buttered corn, pudding, milk.
WEST SIDE TECH
Dec. 4-10
WEDNESDAY - Hoagie (lettuce-
tomato-Italian dressing), spiced
applesauce, brownies, milk.
THURSDAY - Beef-a-roni, grated
cheese, chilled juice, creamy cole
slaw, Italian roll-butter, raisin bars,
milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza subs, tossed
Sampling the goods
pieces before her dinner.
% t. salt
% t. pepper
Mix together above four ingredi-
ents with
4 c. chicken broth
6 slightly beaten eggs
Bring mixture to a boil and pour
over chicken and stuffing. Bake at
325 degrees for 45 minutes. Heat
together in saucepan - 1 can cream
of mushroom soup
1 c. sour cream
Pour soup mixture over chicken
bake before serving. Bake serves
12.
BAKED ZITI
1 box ziti noodles
2 1bs. ricotta cheese
1 Ib. mozzarella cheese, grated
1 or 2 eggs
1 gt. jar spaghetti sauce
Cook ziti noodles per direction on
package. Drain. Stir in cheeses and
spaghetti sauce and mix. Sprinkle
grated parsley and grated cheese on
top. Bake at 350 degrees for one
hour or till cheese is melted.
PUMPKIN PIE DESSERT
SQUARES
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
% c¢. margarine, melted
1egg
Grease bottom of 9x13 pan.
Reserve one cup of cake mix for
topping. Combine remaining cake
mix, margarine and egg. Press into
pan.
Filling:
3 c. pumpkin pie filling
2% t. pumpkin spice
Y c. brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2/3 c. milk
Mix all ingredients together till
smooth, spread on crust, sprinkle on
topping.
Topping:
1 ¢. reserved cake mix
4 c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon
Y4 ¢. margarine
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50
minutes. When cool cut into squares
and serve.
NO BAKE FUDGE
5% c. sifted confectioners sugar
1 8-0z. pkg. cream cheese
4 sq. Bakers chocolate (or may
substitute ‘Nestles Chocolate Bake
Premelted” - 4 pkg. equals 4 sq.
Bakers chocolate
1t. vanilla
% c¢. nuts
Dash salt
Mix all ingredients together and
pat into 6%x10% pan. Let set in
refrigerator.
Tradition is important during the
Christmas holidays, but so is the
time needed to enjoy the festivties
with family and friends. Luckily,
today’s cooks have found that an
old-fashioned roast beef dinner is
easy to prepare, and this gives them
more time to celebrate the holiday.
salad, choice of dressing, fresh
fruit, big chip, milk.
MONDAY - Hot dog on bun,
onions-relish, French fries, baked
beans, chocolate cream pie, milk.
TUESDAY - Meatball hoagie, but-
tered green beans, veggies-dip, soft
pretzels, milk.
GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL
Dec. 4-10
WEDNESDAY - Chicken noodle
soup-saltines, peanut butter-jelly
sandwich, carrot-celery stix, ice
juicies, milk.
THURSDAY - Meatloaf, buttered
macaroni, carrots, cheese stix, fruit
cocktail, cookies, milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza, salad, pears,
cookies, milk.
MONDAY - Tacos -(gr. meat-let-
tuce-tomato-cheese), Mexican
beans, pineapple rings, cookies,
milk.
TUESDAY - Waffles-sausage,
syrup-butter, stuffed celery, apple-
sauce, jello, milk.
DALLAS SCHOOLS
Dec. 4-10
WEDNESDAY - Turkey bbq on
roll or grilled cheese sandwich,
vegetable soup, crunchy celery
sticks, choice of milk or juice.
Bonus: Soft chocolate chip cookie.
THURSDAY - Macaroni creole w-
freshmade bread, or juice cheesbur-
ger on roll, crisp tossed salad
greens, choice of milk or juice.
Bonus: jello w-fruit pieces.
FRIDAY - Fish on bun w-tartar
sauce, or Italian hoagie (lettuce-
cheese) crisp French fries, choice of
milk or juice. Bonus: Blueberry
muffin.
MONDAY - Sloppy joe on roll or
hot dog, crunchy potato chips,
chicken noodle-vegetable soup,
applesauce, choice of milk or juice.
TUESDAY - Buttery pierogies w-
sauteed onions, or peanut butter-
marshmallow sandwich w-cheese
cube, buttered carrot coins, chilled
pineapple pieces w-coconut topping,
choice of milk or juice.
An impressive and succulent beef
rib roast is a traditional holiday
food. Rib roasts usually contain two
to four ribs, depending on their size.
Rib roasts contain meat from the
tender eye. However, the small end
of the ribs,. adjacent to the loin
section, contain more of the tender
eye muscle.
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The turkey, roasted to moist,
golden brown perfection and smell-
ing delicious with its savory stuff-
ing, is Mom’s gift of love. So are the
creamy mashed potatoes, the thick
dark gravy, the fresh ears of yellow
corn and the melted butter, the
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pies, and all the other good things.
“Eat,” says Mom, smiling at you
- you, who have spent nearly 10
months fighting off temptation,
counting calories and faithfully
attending aerobics. You have shown
up for the traditional family feast in
a dress two sizes smaller than the
one you wore last Thanksgiving,
and you have just 10 pounds to go.
The siege has begun. Even if you
pass this test, ahead lie Christmas,
Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, office
parties, leftovers and who knows
what other trials.
“To a dieter,” says Susan Tan-
nenbaum, ‘the holidays can be a
disaster. If you don’t prepare for
them - prepare yourself, that is -
they ean wipe out part of, or een all
that you’ve accomplished.
“It’s hard,” she said. ‘The pres-
sure can be very intense. Some-
times it can seem that the whole
world - even your loved ones - is
against you.”
Tannenbaum knows whereof she
speaks. She is manager of Behavior
Education Program Development
for Nutri-System, Inc.
Tannenbaum ticked off some of
the many perils that dieters face in
the treacherous last five weeks of
the year.
— Holiday meals for starters.
How are you going to reject the
wonderful food your mother worked
so hard to prepare for you? Won't
you share a toast with Pop’s
eggnog?
— The office party: Not eating the
goodies that the boss has sprung
for, or hoisting a few drinks with
the rest of the staff may be bad
business.
— Gifts of food, and food in sight
almost everywhere - bowls of candy
and cookies, grandmother’s fruit-
cake, etc.
“Stress is the most common cause
of overeating. Food is a sedative.
Emotions - including loneliness - run
high at holidays.
“Food can also be thought of as a
reward for all the hard work we’ve
done getting ready for the holiday
cooking, wrapping, presents, work-
ing late at the office to clear time
for that trip to your parent’s place.
We can give ourselves all kinds of
reasons for forgetting the diet and
caving in.
“Food has become the center of
our socializing. And the dieter is no
more antisocial than anyone else.”
Facing all this, it would seem the
dieter has a choice of retrieving last
season’s clothes from the back of
the closet or hibernating. Not so,
Tannenbaum says.
There are defenses, she says, that
can help get the dieter from Turkey
Day to January 2nd with waistline
and spirit pretty much intact. Some
are mental, some physical. First the
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mental ones: Positive Planning:
Think thin. Don’t give up before the
battle begins.
“I have a greeting card that says
‘On a scale from one to 100’ how
many pounds do you expect to gain
this Holiday Season?’, Tannebaum
noted. ‘‘Self predictions tend to be
accurate. If you expect to gain 15 to
20 pounds, you probably will, and
that’s liable to make you feel so bad
about yourself that it’ll be a long
time before you get back where you
were. Just the same a person who
thinks he or she can get through the
season without gaining any weight
very well may do it.”
Reinforcement: Reinforce this
positive thinking by wearing your
“skinny clothes”, the clothes in
which you feel slimmest, to all
holiday functions. They will not only
be a psychological aid, but a physi-
cal help, since they probably fit
snugly and will be uncomfortable if
you eat more than you should.
Diet Diplomacy: While you don’t
want to be antisocial, there is noth-
ing wrong with being a little asser-
tive. Your friends and family should
know that you’ve worked hard to
lose weight. If they do, they will
probably be supporters, rather than
tempters.
There are diplomatic ways of
getting off the hook without offend-
ing your well-meaning provider:
— You really outdid yourself,
Mom. This is the greatest. I wish I
could eat more. Can I take some
home? If you do wind up with
“doggy bag,” give it away or freeze
it until after your battle of the
bulge.
— Great party, Boss. Great
spread. I have to stay away from
that party tray, though. I’m trying
to lose weight and gain speed.” This
only if he or she asks why you're
not eating; otherwise, say nothing..
Should you slip and eat something
Try wa
If you want to lose weight, but
hate strenuous exercise, try walking
instead. Losing weight is important
to overall health. A brisk walk will
burn almost as many calories as
running. How long you walk matters
more than‘whether you walk or run.
A 180 pound man and 130 pound
woman, for example, can burn 96
and 75 calories by walking one mile
in 15 minutes. The same persons
will burn only 15 to 25 more calories
if they slowly jogged the same
distance.
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you shouldn’t, it is important to get
back on your diet right away. Over-
eating can become a vicious cycle if
the wayward dieter just lets guilt
and remorse take over. Guilt can
lead to another eating binge, and so
on. Misery begets more food, and
more misery. :
“It doesn’t have to be that way,”
Tannebaum says. ‘Remind yourself
that you’ve lost a battle, not the
whole war.”
Here are some words of advice
concerning things you can do to
lessen, if not avoid the temptations
of the holidays:
— The pen can be an effective
weapon. When you have established
your goals for the season, write.
them down. If there’s one party
that’s so special you know you’ll go
off your diet, admit it and write it
down. Also write down how you plan
to make up for it, by eating less
than usual the day before, and
getting back on track the day after.
— Do not starve yourself the day
of the big party. Arriving famished
is a sure way to defeat. Eat a little
something just before you go.
— Eat slowly. Take small bites.
Give your stomach time to tell you
it has had enough. Research has
shown that it takes about 20 minutes
for the digestive tract to react to
food intake and give you a “full”
feeling.
— If at all possible, sit or stand
next to someone you like to talk to -
about something other than food.
There really are such things.
— Drink a lot of water. Have a
glass or two before the dinner or the
party. If it’s a party, a tall glass of
water with a twist of lemon in it,
and maybe a dash of bitters, will
allow you to mingle without having
to drink alcohol.
— Alcohol is the dieter’s enemy.
It not only is loaded with “empty,”
fat-producing calories, but can
Walking is the most popular exer-
ise in the United States. According
to the President’s Council on Physi-
cal Fitness, close to 44 million
Americans choose this form of exer-
cise. It is widely regarded as the
best “and safest way to begin an
exercise program. A *
So, dust off those old tennis shoe:
and join the crowd.
The first place to walk is out of
the house and into the fresh air.
For good health, go take a walk!
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