Great Children's Books

So, I am always on the look out for great children's books, both visually and contextually. Below are a couple of our favorites, what are yours?

Alberta, are you out there?

Does anyone have the Youngs' contact info? I've misplaced their e-mail addresses...Anyone have an e-mail address or phone number? Apart from wondering how they're doing, I need to talk to Brad about choir stuff. Specifically, I need the old choir e-mail list. Thanks!

chicken divan

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 teaspoons soy sauce
3 cups grated cheddar cheese
2 cups sour cream
2 cups cooked chicken pieces
2 pkgs frozen broccoli or cooked fresh broccoli

Melt butter, add flour. Add chicken broth, 2 cups cheese, and soy sauce. Slowly add to sour cream, NOT IN HOT PAN! Layer chicken, broccoli and sauce. Cover with remaining cheese. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve over rice or noodles.

Free Night of Theater is back!!

Free Night of Theater is back this year! Some of us did this last year and it was lots of fun. Free theater tickets if you go on or around Oct. 18 (sorry, the big Broadway shows usually don't participate). All you have to do is go to www.freenightoftheater.net starting at noon on Monday the 8th to reserve tickets. You can reserve two at a time. Tickets go quickly, so get right in there!

The shows are listed by title and location. Two close ones that sounded interesting to me were Jekyll and Hyde (the musical, playing in Fullerton) and Doubt, a parable (non-musical "cat-and-mouse" drama, playing in Costa Mesa). There are plenty of interesting ones playing in the LA area too.

Tomato Pork Chops and Potatoes in a Crock Pot

Disclaimer....don't make this recipe if you don't like Tomato Soup!

2-4 Pork chops
4 medium potatoes-chopped into chunks to match cooking time with the meat.
1-2 cans Campbells Tomato Soup
3T brown sugar
1 1/2 T vinegar

Throw it in and cook till done. (If I ever make this on the stove top, then I usually coat the meat in a flour/salt/pepper/garlic mix and cook for a few min. on each side with butter. Then I add the rest.) For me, I love tomato soup, so this is a great winter meal that takes no effort at all. I usually serve with biscuits and veggies.

After you finish all your projects....

Need some extra motivaton for visiting teaching?

Here it is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSRs1K8Hl54

'Baked' Potatoes

A super easy way to bake potatoes. Great for Sunday dinner (they cook while you are gone) or if it's too hot to turn on the oven. (Though why you would want hot potatoes when it's that hot out I don't know.) Anyway, here it is.

6 medium potatoes, scrubbed clean and left whole

Wrap each potato in aluminum foil. Stack the wrapped potatoes in the crock pot. Do not add any liquid. Put the lid on and cook on high for 6 hours, or low for 10 hours. Fewer potatoes = less time.