Get Healthy De Soto and the Kirkwood Franciscan Sisters invite you to a Fall Film Series showing of “Chasing Ice”. This first film in the series will be shown Tuesday, September 24, at 6:30 p.m., at the De Soto Community Center, located at 400 Boyd Street. The film follows National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he records the world’s changing glaciers. It is FREE to the public. For further information contact Maurice Lange with the Franciscan Sisters at 314.965.3700 or Debby Campbell with Get Healthy Desoto at 636.586.4570. The next film in the series will be “One Man, One Cow, One Planet,” and will be shown Tuesday, October 22nd.
The importance of a challenge
I tend to like a good challenge, and I really enjoy riddles and brain teaser. Exercising your brain is important for your mental health as well as your overall health (Mayo Clinic). I came across a fun test and thought I would share it. This one uses words and pictures to create a phrase. This one was the easiest:
It is “sandbox”. #9 is the only one that I missed. See if you can figure it out.
Grilled Pork with Cranberry Chutney
from Midwest Living (May/June 2013)
Ingredients:
- 12-16 oz. pork tenderloin
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- 2 tbls. cranberry chutney
- 2 tbls. dry white wine or lemon juice
- 2 tbls. peach or apricot preserves
- 2 tbls. low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbl. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. chopped fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions: Trim fat from pork. Place meat in a resealable plastic bag. Set aside. For marinade: In small bowl, combine oil, chutney, wine, preserves, soy sauce, mustard, ginger and garlic. With kitchen shears, snip any large fruit pieces. Pour marinade over meat. Seal bag; turn to coat meat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 8 hours, turning bag occasionally. Drain meat, discarding marinade. For a charcoal grill: Arrange medium-hot coals around a drip pan. Test for medium heat above the pan. Place meat on the grill rack over the drip pan. Cover and grill for 20-30 minutes or until an instant-red thermometer inserted into meat registers 145 degrees F. Remove meat from grill: transfer to a serving platter. Cover meat loosely with foil and let stand for 5 minutes.
To serve, slice pork crosswise and season to taste with salt and pepper. If desired, serve with additional chutney.
Serves 4.
Nutritional Info Per Serving: Calories 121; Fat 5g; Cholesterol 52mg; Sodium 233mg; Carbohydrates 2g; Fiber 0g; Protein 12g.
Seafood and Vegetable Stir-Fry
(from Diabetic Cooking)
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ medium red or yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
- 10 snow peas, trimmed and cut diagonally into halves
- ½ medium onion, cut into wedges
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 6 oz. cooked shrimp
- 2 Tablespoons stir-fry sauce
- 1 cup hot cooked rice
Instructions:
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion and snow peas; cook 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add shrimp and stir-fry sauce; stir-fry 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Serve over rice.
Serves 2. Serving Size: ½ recipe. Nutritional Info Per Serving: Calories 279; Calories from Fat 19%; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 166mg; Sodium 724mg; Carbohydrate 33g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Protein 22g. Dietary Exchanges: 1 ½ starch, 2 vegetable, 2 lean meat.
Note: using peeled, de-veined shrimp makes this recipe very easy.
Dragon Dash 5K Run/Walk
1st Annual Dragon Dash 5k Run/Walk will be Saturday, May 11th at 9 AM. This race will benefit the Jessica Conner Scholarship Fund. Pre-registration has ended, so you’ll need to show that morning to register. Registration on Saturday begins at 7 AM and costs $25. The proceeds will go to a scholarship fund in memory of Jessica Conner, a fifth grade student who recently passed away. If you have questions, contact Nikki at 314-623-0262. Happy running!
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