8 - Morrisville and Preston Progress. Thursday. June 26.1997
Celebrate Independence with menu of ethnic flavors
Recently I bought a packaged
food that was a popular snack for
kids when I was a youngster. I
reached into the box while eagerly
anticipating the pleasant memories
that would come with the first deli
cious bite.
When it didn’t happen, I thought,
“Maybe it was just that bite, and
took another one.” Finally, I said
out loud to no one in particular, “It
sure didn't take much to please us
when we were kids!” and tossed the
box (my kids didn’t like it either).
While I know this is dangerous, it
got me to thinking. It really does
take more to please today’s kid’s
palates; but the trade off is that
today’s kids prefer healthier foods
than the previous generation of
kids. (Though my kids did say that
if there was ever a Kids Day, they
would want to eat cake for break
fast!) Kids today enjoy a broad vari
ety of ethnic foods along with
yogurt, salads, and even seafood
that still has eyes and legs attached!
Prestonwood
Gourmet
By
Roxanne Powers
So, here’s the truth; Today’s kids
are connoisseurs of food and drink.
They are, in short, gourmets! You
can be sure that I’m not promoting
that kind of elitism in your little
darlins’ or mine. Yet, we may as
well accept the fact that the good
ole’ American hot dog just doesn’t
pack the punch it used to when we
were kids. Today’s equivalent of
“our” hot dog is probably just as
Prestonwood Notebook
Hot dining events sizzle in July
July and August will be “hot, hot,
hot” when it comes to dining
events at Prestonwood.
One event already has been sold
out, but members can still make
reservations for two others.
The “sold out” sign has been
posted for the club’s annual “Beach
Blast,” set for Friday, July 26, in
the clubhouse.
“The Entertainers” will be the
featured band and the dress will be
casual beach attire.
Loafers Beach Club shag instruc
tors Wes and Sandra May will give
shagging lessons from 8 to 9 p.m.
and the band’s three-hour gig starts
right after that. Richard Cloudt, a
caricature artist, will be available
from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
It all starts with a buffet dinner at
7:30 p.m. The buffet dinner will
feature roasted pork, boiled shrimp,
fried perch, and trimmings that will
include key lime pie.
One night before the shaggers do
their thing, Prestonwood will host a
far more formal dining occasion.
That would be the “Bastille
Masquerade,” a five-star dining
event scheduled for Friday, July 25.
In celebrating the 208th anniver
sary of Bastille Day, diners will be
decked out in black-tie formal wear
or costumes from the period of the
French Revolution. Masquerading
servers will be offering classical
French cuisine (including sautded
swordfish and caviar cake) as well
as French wines.
The affair starts at 7:30 p.m. with
champagne and hors d’ oeuvres in
the formal bar, followed by dinner
at 8 p.m. in the formal dining
room. Floride Allen will be playing
the grand piano throughout the
evening.
A call to Edward Simpkins at
467-2566 can make reservations.
Information on costume rental can
be obtained at the time of reserva
tions.
Shaggers and masqueraders will
have three weeks of rest before the
next major event: a murder mystery
dinner theater scheduled for
Saturday, Aug. 16.
Light hors d’ oeuvres will be
served at 7 p.m. The show will start
at 7:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner
will be served at 7:45 p.m.
The murder mystery is titled
“Perish the Thought,” and will fea
ture such unusual characters as psy
chic channelers, crystal ball readers
and palmists.
Reservations, limited to 120 peo
ple, can be made by calling the
front desk at 467-2566. Those who
want to participate in the mystery
can advise the front desk when
calling in reservations.
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Taco Salad
1 stalk green leaf lettuce (Iceberg
has almost no nutritional value)
1 pound ground meat
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 can black beans
8 oz. Velveeta cheese
Vi cup milk
1 jar salsa
1 container sour cream
Place skillet on medium high heat.
Brown ground meat while stirring with a
spoon. Drain fat, and add taco season
ing. Stir and spoon Into serving dish.
Cut Velveeta cheese into small
chunks and place in microwave safe
serving bowl. Add milk and cook In
microwave for two minutes. Stir and
cook an additional two minutes. Stir
again, and place on table.
Rinse lettuce In cold water and gently
shake over sink to remove excess
water. Remove any stalky parts of die
lettuce leaves, and tear the rest Into bite
size pieces into a serving bowl. Place
on table.
Open can of black beans. Rinse in
colander. Place in serving dish on table.
Empty salsa, sour cream and chips
into Individual serving bowls and place
simple to prepare and twice as
nutritious.
It is probably called something
like Taco Salad. (See! You did all
that sweating for nothing! Probably
thought I was going to say some
thing like, “This July 4, serve your
kids lobster on a stick. To make a
festive presentation, marinate him
in blueberry juice, sprinkle him
with those little confetti words that
say ‘Born in the USA,’ (they don’t
make them, but you can keep look
ing) and serve him up with an
American flag in one claw and a
sparkler in the other.”) Ha! Fooled
you! But, I do kind of like the idea.
Here’s another novel idea, its
called work. Introduce that to your
kids if you haven’t already. Hand
this story to them, and let them
know how privileged they are to be
allowed to follow instructions.
(Along with the words, “Bet ya
can’t do it!”)
I chose a Tex-Mex theme because
it is the food my kids love most.
(Next to that expensive seafood
with the eyes and the legs.) If your
July 4 celebration will include sev
eral families, ask each family to
prepare a menu item (preferably in
an appropriately ethnic serving
dish) that reflects another culture or
ethnic group.
Since the one thing all Americans
have in common is that we or our
descendents came from another
country, what better way to cele
brate the independence of the
United States than through celebrat
ing its melting pot status?
In addition to an ethnic menu, my
kids thought it would be fun on this
day for the family to do a few ethnic
activities; in this case, for the fami
ly to dance the Macarena together,
and to serve the Tostito chips and
lettuce in upside down straw hats
lined with Saran Wrap, and to paint
the outside of disposable cereal
bowls with colorful poster paints
for use as serving dishes for each of
the other ingredients. (This way
everyone can choose the ingredients
that will go into their individual sal
ads.)
Your kids can get as elaborate and
creative as your resources (primari
ly time, energy, and patience!)
allow for. But, the sense of pride
and accomplishment that kids get
from nurturing others through their
own efforts at food preparation is
priceless, so after presenting the
kids with this recipe and ingredi
ents, just relax, have fun, and turn
them over to me!
Av -
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Prestonwood’s fitness center,
open since late April, enjoyed
heavy use during its first full month
of operation in May. The number of
exercise participants in May totaled
4,690, an average of 151 per day.
The center offers free fitness eval
uations to determine a person’s fit
ness level. Areas of evaluation
include blood pressure, body com
position, flexibility, muscular
strength and aerobic capacity.
Personal training also is available
to help members reach specific
training goals.
New fitness center hours are 6
a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday.
It’s summer camp time for
members of Prestonwood’s Kid’s
Club. The summer camps take
place at Prestonwood from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. the weeks of July 7-11
and July 21-25.
Daily activities will include arts
and crafts, games, swimming and
lunch. Special activities will
include golf and tennis lessons,
cooking class, a bus trip to Wheels
Entertainment Park and an
overnight stay at the Morrisville
Community Center.
The first camp will be open to
children 5-7 and the second camp
will be for 8- to 10-year olds. Each
participant will receive a camp T-
shirt. To register call 467-9279; for
questions call 467-9601.
The Buterbaughs are putting
the word out for more couples to
join the fun for Friday Night
Couples Golf. The cost is $5 per
couple (you can sign up in the pro
shop) and the tee times run from
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A different
format of play is offered each
week. For more information, call
Terry or Ernie Buterbaugh at 467-
0747.
In another golf activity, recent
winners on the Men’s Senior Golf
Day have included Ralph Darby,
Pete Reckert, Phil Travis, Steve
Walker and Roy Meece. The next
senior interclub matches are July 8
at Raleigh Country Club and July
23 at MacGregor Downs.
In tennis, round robins are sched
uled Saturday, July 12, Saturday,
July 26. Play begins at 9 a.m. and
ends around noon. For more infor
mation call the tennis shop at 469-
1559.
Prestonwood Country Club is a
private club and attendance at all
functions and activities is for
members and guests only.
Independence Day
July 4, 1996
"...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
. . . And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence,
we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
-From our Declaration of Independence from Britain
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