HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-01-19, Page 7Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Exeter Times—Advocate 7
cooking with memories
BY DEBBY WAGLER
A WONDERFUL AROMA COMES FROM THE OVEN AS YOU
BAKE A HOMEMADE LASAGNA. I ALWAYS DOUBLE THE RECIPE
AND MAKE ENOUGH FOR 2-3 MEALS. THIS LASAGNA RECIPE
IS ONE I MADE AS A TEENAGER IN MY OWN HOME. I HAVE
ADAPTED IT BY USING NO COOK NOODLES NOW THAT THEY
ARE AVAILABLE. THE ONLY THING AS A TEENAGER I DIDN'T
ENJOY WAS THE CLEAN UP, BUT MY MOM WAS QUITE
WILLING TO HELP WITH THAT IF I WAS WILLING TO PREPARE
THE MEAL! IT WAS AN EVEN TRADE I THINK. ENJOY THIS
HOMEMADE LASAGNA. FOR MY WEIGHT WATCHING FRIENDS
USE ALL THE FAT FREE AND LOW FAT SOUR CREAMS AND
CHEESES, EVEN OMIT THE MEAT AND ADD EXTRA VEGGIES
LIKE RED PEPPERS AND MUSHROOMS, USE WHOLE WHEAT
PASTA AND WATCH YOUR PORTION SIZES!
LASAG NA
1 Ib. lean ground beef
2 garlic cloves minced
1 large onion chopped fine
2 ribs of celery chopped fine
28 oz. can of diced tomatoes
1 tbsp. parsley
1 tsp. basil
pinch salt, sugar and black pepper
1 6 oz. can of tomato paste
1 I/2 cup water
lasagna noodles ready to go
Brown meat and garlic and then add onion and celery and
cook till limp. Add remainder of ingredients except the
noodles and simmer till ready to assemble.
FILLING:
500 ml. of cottage cheese
2 beaten eggs
250 ml. sour cream
1/2 tsp. each of salt and pepper
1/2 tsp. each of oregano, thyme and rosemary
Mix together.
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Parmesan cheese
Assemble the lasagna in the following order. Tomato sauce,
noodles, tomato sauce, cheese mix, mozzarella cheese.
Repeat another layer. (Using a deep 9 by 13 inch pan is
recommended or smaller deep casseroles so you can freeze
a meal) After second layer put more tomato sauce, noodles
and then tomato sauce. Sprinkle all with mozzarella cheese
and then parmesan cheese. Cover with tinfoil that has been
sprayed with cooking spray to avoid sticking and bake at 375
for 45-60 minutes uncovering in the last 10 minutes. Let sit
for 5 to 10 minutes before cutting.Awesome.
Traffic offence leads to
suspended driver
HUR PARK — On Jan. 10 at 1:45 p.m., an officer
was in Huron Park when a driver was spotted commit-
ting a traffic offence. The officer saw a green 1995 Chev
Lumina fail to stop for a posted stop sign at the intersec-
tion of Algonquin Drive and Airport Line.
The officer stopped the vehicle and the driver was
found suspended due to previous driving convictions.
A 37 -year-old male from Hamilton has been charged
with driving while under suspension. He will attend
court in Exeter Feb. 17.
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THE HURON -PERTH CATHOLIC
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
JUNIOR AND SENIOR
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
JANUARY 24-28, 2005
Children registering for the JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN program
must be 4 years of age on or before Dec. 31, 2005. Children register-
ing for the first time in the KINDERGARTEN program must be 5
years of age on or before December 31, 2005. Please bring Birth
Certificate, Baptismal Certificate and Immunization Record Card of
the child you intend to register. The following schools offer Junior
Kindergarten Classes.
St. Joseph's (Kingsbridge) 529-7646
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel) 237-3337
St. Joseph's (Clinton) 482-7035
Precious Blood (Exeter) 235-1691
St. Mary's (Goderich) 524-9901
St. James (Seaforth) 527-0321
St. Boniface (Zurich) 236-4335
Sacred Heart (Wingham) 357-1090
St. Patrick's (Dublin) 345-2033
St. Patrick's (Kinkora) 393-5580
Holy Name of Mary (St. Marys) 284-2170
St. Mary's (Hesson) 595-8929
St. Ambrose (Stratford) 271-7544
St. Joseph's (Stratford) 271-3574
St. Aloysius (Stratford) 271-3636
Jeanne Sauve (Stratford) 273-3396
Parents who expect that their child will enrol in the optional French
Immersion Program in Grade 1 have the option of enrolment for
Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either their local Catholic School or the
French Immersion School, St. Mary's School, Goderich or Jeanne
Sauve School, Stratford. We are looking forward to meeting our
Graduation Class of 2017.
Bernard Murray, Larry Langan,
Chairperson of the Board Director of Education
Principal's
message
EXETER — In the last
couple of months a great
deal of attention in the
media has been focused
on the issue of bullying.
The suicide of a high
school student in
Strathroy brought the
issue to the front pages of
our newspapers and
shortly thereafter, the
Minister of Education
announced he would be
requiring school boards
and schools to get much
tougher in their respons-
es to bullying.
Bullying is not a new
issue of course — it has
probably been a problem
at schools from the very
beginnings of organized
school systems. Has it
gotten worse? Studies
and surveys that have
been conducted on the
issue would suggest it
has, but we don't have
much data from years
ago to tell us how much
of a problem bullying
was.
Perhaps what has
changed most is that we
have become fed up with
bully behaviour and have
decided it is time to do
something about it.
Just before Christmas I
was asked to submit to
the board office an out-
line of what SHDHS is
doing to combat bully
behaviour. I responded
we had done a survey last
spring of students, staff,
and parents to try to
determine the extent of
the problem and that
these results have been
shared with the School
Council. I indicated also
that our Peer Mentors
had recently been trained
in a program called
"Beyond the Hurt" on
how to respond to bully-
ing among their peers.
We have also arranged to
have a guest speaker
come to talk to the stu-
dent body in February,
and have arranged a
community forum on the
topic for Jan. 27.
All of this may sound
impressive (or
not if you are a
student who
faces bullying, or
the parent of
one), but how
effective is it? In
reality, what we
are managing to
do is bring
greater awar
ness to the issue
of bully behav-
iour, but we have
a lot of work to do yet to
stop it from happening.
There are many rea-
sons why the problem
continues and why it may
be getting worse despite
our efforts to eliminate it.
From my perspective as
an administrator, the
biggest obstacle at school
is student reluctance to
make us aware of the
problem. Usually we hear
about bullying after it has
been going on for a long
time, and often after the
victim has finally had
enough and responds,
sometimes aggressively. I
understand why the vic-
tims are reluctant to tell
us — usually they are told
that if they go to the
office, things will get
much worse.
Unfortunately, this form
of intimidation works.
The part that bothers
me most is why the
bystanders don't tell us
this sort of behaviour is
happening. Certainly
there are students fully
aware that bullying is
going on, but there seems
to be a "code" among
young people that it is
better to allow a problem
to continue rather than to
"rat" to the office. When
we do have an incident
reported, it is also truly
amazing how many stu-
dents didn't see or hear
anything, even though
they were right there at
the time. Sadly, this code
of silence allows the bully
behaviour to continue.
The other aspect that
concerns me is that all of
the attention
seems to be
focused on the
problem of bully-
ing at school, not
in the communi-
ty. The sort of
behaviour we see
at school also
takes place away
from school; in
fact, the bullying
may be far
greater away
from school than it is at
school.
Bully behaviour is a
serious issue for schools
and a very troublesome
one. That is why the
School Council has orga-
nized a community forum
on this topic for Jan. 27,
from 7 to 9 p.m. in the
school library. We invite
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parents, students and
community members to
come out and discuss the
issue. We encourage you
to share your observa-
tions and concerns, to
suggest additional actions
we might take, and to
hear more about what we
are doing to combat this
problem. I hope to see a
good crowd in atten-
dance.
G.I.C.'s
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ow, Gaiser
Kneale Broker
EXETER - 235-2420
GRAND BEND - 238-8484
CLINTON - 482-3401
r Capsule Comments
by Ernie Miatello
After we reach our late thirties, our body loses
about four ounces (about 110 grams( of muscle
each year. So by the time we are 80, we will
have lost one-third of our body muscle. This
process can be slowed using weight -training. You are never too old
to start but get some professional advice before you do.
A medication to prevent hangovers? It does exist in Europe and the
U.S. The drug evidently changes the way alcohol is metabolized in
the body. Of course there is a better way to reduce hangover: lower
alcohol consumption.
Food researchers have found a way to grow a low -carbohydrate
potato. With all the interest in low-carb foods lately, there had to be
a low-carb version of the lowly potato. The new potato will have 13
grams of carbohydrate compared to 19 grams of a regular potato.
Evidently it will be marketed as a fresh veggie as opposed to
potatoes that have been stored.
It's been about 45 years since the birth control pill first came on the
market. One method of birth control that doesn't get much press is
the intrauterine device (IUD(. It's being recommended in
adolescents who have already had one pregnancy and aren't too
compliant taking the pill.
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