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Mom’s Recipe Box: Sofia’s Rice Krispies Treats

Posted on November 28, 2014

                            Sofia’s Rice Krispies Treats   We LOVE Rice Krispie Treats and I especially LOVE doing everything with my Daddy!!! – Sofia                                 INGREDIENTS *3 tablespoons of butter *10 ounces marshmallows, about 40 regular marshmallows * – OR – *4 cups miniature marshmallows *6 cups Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal   PREPARATION 1-In large saucepan, melt your butter over low heat. 2-Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. 3-Remove from heat. 4-Add Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until well coated. 5-Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking…

Categories: Baking, Cooking, Family, NEWS, Recipes

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Manchester Thanksgiving Day Road Race Seeks to Document Longtime Runners

Posted on November 24, 2014

Write-Up & Photo by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com One of New England’s premier sporting events is only three days away – the Thanksgiving Day Road Race, being held for the 78th year in Manchester, Connecticut. As of this morning online registration remained open with a total of 14,183 runners signed on to participate, according to their website. This year the road race committee wants to chronicle longtime runners and “is establishing a program to record and recognize the longevity of its perennial participants.” A longevity record database is slated to be posted to the road race website at some point down the road …. no pun intended. The committee is said to be looking for men who have run the race 45 times or more and…

Categories: NEWS, Sports, Thanksgiving Road Races

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Mom’s Recipe Box: Katie’s CHEX Muddy Buddies “For Fun Occasions”

Posted on November 21, 2014

                                    Katie’s CHEX Muddy Buddies “For Fun Occasions”   I like to help Mom in the kitchen! We always make Muddy Buddies for Super Bowl Sunday and other fun occasions. Our family LOVES chocolate and peanut butter!!! SO YUMMY! –                        Katie Landeck                     INGREDIENTS 1 large box Rice Chex Cereal; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels or chocolate chips; one half cup creamy peanut butter; one fourth cup butter; one half teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups powdered sugar   PREPARATION 1.- Melt chocolate, butter and peanut butter in…

Categories: Baking, Cooking, Family, NEWS, Recipes

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Christmastime in the City – I Grew Up Loving the City of Hartford

Posted on November 20, 2014

Reflection by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com I grew up loving the city of Hartford, especially at Christmastime. When I was a child, Hartford, Connecticut was a bustling holiday destination reminiscent of the lyrics from Silver Bells. “City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, Dressed in holiday style, In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas, Children laughing, People passing, Meeting smile after smile, and on every street corner you’ll hear Silver Bells, Silver Bells, It’s Christmastime in the city, ring-a-ling, Hear them sing, soon it will be Christmas Day, Strings of street lights, even stop lights, Blink a bright red and green, As the shoppers rush home with their treasures, Hear the snow crunch, See the kids rush, this is Santa’s big scene, And above all the bustle…

Categories: Christmastime in Hartford CT, Christmastime in the city, Cities, NEWS

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“Frozen” Ice Palace at Westfarms Draws Crowds

Posted on November 20, 2014

Write-Up & Photos by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com Since it opened in early November the Ice Palace as featured in the Disney movie “Frozen” has been drawing crowds to Center Court at Westfarms Mall in Farmington, Connecticut. Children and adults are turning out to visit the 30-foot ice dome, enjoy a “magical snowfall”, sing along with songs from “Frozen” such as “Let it Go” and watch clips from the movie. There are also opportunities to be part of the Icy Hand Print and leave a handprint, have a photo taken with the popular character, Olaf, on his Ice Throne – and of course, with jolly ole’ Santa Claus. Those visiting Santa receive a complementary Look-and-Find book from “Frozen”; as well, a “Frozen” gift shop is…

Categories: Holiday displays, NEWS

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“A Turkey and Thirty” – Today & Thursday Help Foodshare Provide Thanksgiving Meals

Posted on November 19, 2014

Write-up & Photo by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com   Today and tomorrow, November 19 and 20, area food drives are being held to assist Bloomfield-based Foodshare in providing a Thanksgiving turkey dinner and the trimmings to those in need in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area. “Foodshare received 19,896 requests for turkeys from hungry families this holiday season,” Gloria McAdam, Foodshare President and CEO announced in a press release. Foodshare’s “A Turkey and Thirty” campaign asks for a donation of $30 plus a turkey, and aims to also raise $900,000 to “continue feeding people year-round.” “What we want people to understand is that many of our neighbors continue to struggle the other 364 days of the year,” McAdam added. “While we feel strongly that every American…

Categories: Charities, Feeding the Hungry, Food, Foodshare, Hunger in America, NEWS, Thanksgiving

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I’m Involved in an Ongoing Love Affair ….

Posted on November 18, 2014

Essay by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com       I am involved in an ongoing love affair … with sweaters. Spring sweaters, summer sweaters, autumn sweaters – and most of all – thick, warm, winter sweaters. From late September to March these woolen companions sit, carefully folded, coddled if you will, inside the armoire in my bedroom waiting for their turns to shelter me from the cold New England weather. I would venture to guess that my sweaters have minimal monetary value yet I treasure them.   Some have been with me for years. Some were given to me as gifts. Some called out to me from store shelves. I can remember specific sweaters I’ve worn at given times.   There’s the deep brown, tan and creme…

Categories: Clothes, Life, Metaphors, NEWS, Sweaters

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Destination: Au Bon Pain – Holiday Shopping Oasis at Westfarms Mall

Posted on November 17, 2014

Write-up & Photos by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com   Looking for an oasis amid the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping? Try Au Bon Pain in Farmington, Connecticut at Westfarms Mall. The European feel of this small bakery/cafe is inviting. It features a variety of breads displayed immediately above half a dozen pots of simmering soups – plus offerings of croissants & more. Founded in 1978 in Boston, where it is still headquarted, Au Bon Pain which in French means -place with good bread or, with the good bread – is now a nationwide chain. As well, it has a presence in countries outside the United States. Au Bon Pain at “Westfarms” has the sense of being spacious, with a selection of long, round, or…

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Mom’s Recipe Box: “Number One Great-Grandson” – Dan’s Meatballs

Posted on November 14, 2014

                            “Number One Great-Grandson” – Dan’s Meatballs   So many of my childhood memories in Connecticut, revolve around overnights at Nana, Candy and Jackie’s house. It was so much fun. We would make homemade meatballs and ground our own peanut butter in the Mr. Peanut Butter machine of Jackie’s, then make peanut butter cookies. Each time I make meatballs, I have fond memories of those overnights together. – Dan Landeck           INGREDIENTS 1 half pound ground beef and 1 half pound ground pork; 4 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese; 1 cup Parmigiano- Reggiano cheese, grated; 1 cup panko breadcrumbs; 1 egg; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 small onion,…

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“Blue Bloods” Celebrates 100th Episode -Tackles Moral Dilemmas with Character

Posted on November 13, 2014

Commentary by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com   Tom Selleck continues to lead a strong cast in the 2014 fall season of the CBS Friday night drama, “Blue Bloods” – which this week celebrated filming of its 100th episode. With aplomb, Selleck as Francis “Frank” Reagan, plays the commissioner of the New York City Police Department and patriarch of an Irish-American family which tackles moral dilemmas with the kind of character that helped build and define America. Throughout the show the Reagans come together and air their differences while struggling with their personal moral compasses at the family dinner table – their father seated at one end and their grandfather/great-grandfather, a retired NYPD commissioner, Henry Reagan played by Len Cariou, seated at the opposite end. Blue…

Categories: American cuture, American values, American Way of Life, NEWS, Police Dramas, Television Dramas

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