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A Delicious Prelude to LentIt’s that time of year again. The folks at Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church are hosting their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 4:30 until 7:00 p.m. They’ll be serving the perfect meal. Shrove Tuesday is also call Pancake Tuesday. Pancakes are made out of the main foods available, sugar, fat, flour and eggs once traditionally restricted during the fasting associated with Lent. This menu includes all you can eat pancakes, plus scrambled eggs, spiced apples, sausage and beverages. Delicious and a bargain at these prices. Adults: $5.00 per person. All are welcome. Information: 410-987-4273. Old Herald Harbor Road at the Heart of Our CommunityI always appreciated Old Herald Harbor Road. It let me brag that my commute to work didn’t have a stoplight. I delighted in telling people how to use it as a back road to avoid traffic. When it washed out with our bizarre September weather, I knew I would miss it as would my friends who live along the road. In October I made the mistake of going north on I-97 on a Saturday morning only to find myself trying to return south about an hour later. I was ensnared in RenFest traffic. I missed Old Herald Harbor Road. It was a great bypass for the lines on Generals Highway if you knew how to use it. Work finally began on repairs on October 14. The description of the damage let us know once again that we have nothing on the power of Mother Nature. Obviously, the solution will have to take that power into account. Now the word is out on the DPW website that the repairs will be complete by December 1. It’ll be back down the quiet way home. You can read all about it at http://www.aacounty.org/DPW/RELEASE.TSRoads.UPDATE.10-27-11pdf.pdf Fort Meade Veterans Job Fair (Open to All Job Seekers, Veterans & Non-Veterans)State of Maryland, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Anne Arundel One Stop Career Center and the Fort Meade Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation will sponsor a Veterans Job Fair event. The job fair will be held at Club Meade, 6600 Mapes Road, Fort Meade, Maryland 20755 on November 16, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Continue reading Fort Meade Job Fair November 16 Annual Holiday Craft Show and Bazaar Can Solve Your Holiday Gift Buying Problems!Nothing says Christmas like the Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Women’s annual Holiday Craft Show and Bazaar. The church’s education building will come alive on Saturday, November 12 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with all kinds of beautiful handmade items from local crafters and terrific white elephant finds. Shoppers will find fused and stained glass, wooden items, needle work and more crafts. Besides the three rooms full of white elephant items, they’ll be able to take home goodies from the bake sale table as well as items from the country store. Santa’s workshop will beckon the younger set. Of course, shopping does work up an appetite. They’ll serve lunch from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The menu will include shrimp or chicken salad on a roll and vegetable beef or chicken noodle soup. If you’re really tuckered out from shopping, take home menu items with their carryout service. Plan to stop by on November 12 to shop and have fun. For more information, call the church office at 410-987-4273. Super -duper Peaches in Fabulous Gluten Free Crust
 Gluten Free Peach Pie After 6 Adults! Just in time for Thanksgiving 2009, I researched gluten-free pie crusts and was able to combine several recipes to get one that really worked. I made the usual Thanksgiving pies: pumpkin, apple, apple crumb, and mince meat. They were delicious although a different animal from the typical wheat flour crust. The crust was quite sweet. Pies are not my favorite baking project, but when fresh peaches beckoned, my friend Kendra and I decided it was time for a peach pie. She’d found a recipe from Southern Living using brown sugar and cinnamon. It needed adapting though for gluten-free purposes. We used most of the filling ingredients:
The only problem was the 1/4 c. of flour added to the peaches to thicken. We substituted 1/4 c. tapioca flour. We used a double recipe of the pie crust dough. I rolled it out rather thick. With one to line in the pie pan, we placed the filling in the crust then topped it with the second crust. At this point, it’s really important to refrigerate the crust until the butter in it firms up the dough. We only refrigerated it for 15 minutes. Allow about 45 minutes in the refrigerator. Before baking, brush with an egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tsp cold water.) When we started baking it at 425F for 15 minutes, the pinched edges fell off. Fortunately, as we reduced the temperature to 375F for another 40 minutes of baking, we were able to retrieve the baked and fallen crusts. They were just like really good shortbread cookies. After the 40 minutes, I covered the pie with aluminum foil for another 25 minutes. It looked amazing. I should have a picture, but we forgot being to intent on eating. Suffice it to say, the crust was absolutely golden brown. It sliced like a dream despite it being a really short crust. A side of vanilla ice cream and a little whipped cream gilded the lily. We decided tat this crust would be perfect for a version of peach cobbler or plum cobblers or any other fruit cobbler. Prepare the fruit with sugar, cinnamon, and a little lemon juice. Put the fruit in a glass 8x 12 inch pan and top with a rolled out crust. Try baking as with pie, but keep an eye on everything to be sure it doesn’t overbake, or worse, burn. The Arden Attackers 11U travel / tournament team will be holding try-outs for both the 2011 fall season and the 2012 spring season for two new players on August 6th / 13th and 20th at General’s Hwy Corridor Park # 1 @ 2pm – 4pm attendance at more than one date is not required but is recommended. Anyone interested must call or email prior to attending the try-outs to confirm player meets age and commitment requirements. Contact: Colin McKean @ 443-677-0900 or email ardenbaseball @verizon.net Gluten Free for BreakfastSo many brunches at home feature tasty egg casseroles. The variations on a theme include eggs, cheese, bread, occasionally pork sausage, and herbs. They are tasty, a little decadent, and completely verboten for those who must follow a gluten free diet. Substituting gluten free bread makes an acceptable substitute, but why not make something that will tempt everyone — Breakfast Tacos. While these may be appropriate for a gluten free diet, they certainly are not heart healthy, but then, neither are the breakfast casseroles. Their base of corn tortillas provides the structure and some traditional and nontraditional flourishes provide the flavor. They make a colorful addition to the breakfast plate or buffet table. Ingredients (Make these in any amount. This recipe serves as many as six.)
Crack an egg into a small cup and beat well with a fork to mix the yolk and white. Heat a small cast iron frying pan or other heavy duty frying pan, not much larger than the tortilla, and add a small amount of oil for frying the tortilla. When the oil is hot, add the tortilla. Saute on one side for a few minutes til the tortilla begins to puff then flip to the other side. Pour the egg over the tortilla. Try to keep it on the tortilla. If you can’t, as it cooks on the pan, push the cooked egg back on to the tortilla. Drop pieces of chopped tomato and onion down a diameter of the tortilla. Top with cheese– enough to cover the tomato and onion. Put a lid on the pan. Cook until the egg is cooked, and the cheese is melted. Remove from the pan on to a cookie sheet and fold in half like a taco. Put the cookie sheet in a warm oven. Repeat the cooking process until you’ve cooked all six (or more as needed). Take the tacos out of the oven. Add lettuce and arrange on a serving tray. Serve salsa, avocado, sour cream, and chili as condiments. Enjoy.
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It is with profound sadness that we learned of the death on June 30th from complications of pancreatic cancer of Dave Boschert, Crownsville resident and widely respected public servant for more than 30 years. From 1980 to 1982, he was the head of the County Board of Appeals, Elected to the County Council In 1984, he represented District 4 for 10 years, the last 2 as Chairman. In 1998, after changing to the Republican Party, and again in 2002, he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates for District 33a. In 2006, he retired from this position to seek the Republican nomination for County Executive, While a Delegate, he was appointed Executive Director of the Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association. He was a Captain in the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. He was also a faculty member at AACC in the History/Political Science Department. A recent passion was his involvement with The Community Services Center at Crownsville. He put in many hours promoting the development of the former Crownsville hospital as a campus for non-profits and particularly near and dear to his heart, a Veteran’s Home. He was truly a good friend and effective spokesman for those living and working along the General’s Highway corridor, and will be missed. Hardesty Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements. Visitation is scheduled for 7:00pm to 9:00pm on Thursday July 7, 2011; and again from 3:00pm to 5:00pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday, July 8, 2011. The funeral and service will be Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 10:00am at Our Lady of the Fields in Crownsville. ———————————————————————————————————— Comprehensive rezoning. We are in the midst of round 2 for the General’s Highway Corridor. I hope you all have been following the action. After giving my testimony at about 10:30 P.M at the last Council meeting I left at 11:15, the meeting not yet over (Chris Trumbauer informed me it ended well after midnight). An issue on which many spoke (including me) was the property at 1625 Old General’s Highway, known locally as “the Wedding Chapel” property. The owner, Linda Schuett, a former County Attorney would like to rezone from RLD with nonconforming use to SB, small business. The office of Planning and Zoning agreed with her, and her application made it into the bill (44-11) now being considered. The SB classification according to P&Z itself is for use in an area in transition from residential to commercial. It’s purpose is to allow small businesses to occupy buildings that have the character of residences. The designation is, however subjective and vague. What is clear is that this property is not in an area, which is transitioning to commercial. GHCCA feels strongly therefore that this constitutes illegal spot zoning, which is of benefit to only one person, the aforementioned Ms. Schuett. Many residents, notably from Sherwood Forest rose to speak against this section of the bill at the last Council meeting. Let’s hope that Councilman Trumbauer has heard our messageand will introduce an amendment removing this provision from Bill 44-11. (CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW???) It is with pleasure that I pass on to you information from GHCCA member Nicholas Demos, of Rolling Knolls. A campaign waged last year by residents to demand planning for the renovation or rebuilding of the ageing and overcrowded Rolling Knolls elementary has been successful. Nick informed me that funds for a feasibility study for a new RKE have been approved, and the process should be completed sometime in 2013. This is a great example of communities working together for the common good. Last month’s guest speaker Alyssa Domzal South River Greenway Coordinator has expressed interest in taking a group of GHCCA members on a guided tour/hike of a portion of this fantastic expanse of natural wilderness adjacent to the General’s Highway Corridor. This is just in the planning stage, but likely will be sometime in August or September. If any of you are interested, please let me know and we’ll make arrangements. This area is not open to the public, so it is a unique opportunity to see this gem of nature. Drop me a line at the GHCCA address, PO box 14, Crownsville 21032, or by email rfalk1@verizon.net. There will be NO JULY MEETING. See you in August, have a great summer. Richard Falk President, GHCCA P.O. Box 14 Crownsville MD 21032
For my first 29 years in this area, Dave Boschert was little more than a name on a campaign sign. He was a politician, and I saw his name and photo in the Capital frequently, but I never paid much attention as far as who he was and what he represented. That changed when I met him at a meeting of the Community Services Center at Crownsville(CSCC) group. This group of volunteers has devoted several years to promoting the concept of just what its name says– using the Crownsville Hospital Center grounds as a campus for non-profits serving those in need. The campus already houses the Anne Arundel County Food Bank, Hope House Treatment Center and several other non-profits. This group wants to expand that population and designate the campus for service. I had attended several meetings, but Dave was at the last one I attended. He impressed me as someone who was passionate and who was going to get things done with the precision of a military operation. I assumed he was a veteran. Knowing now that he was a Marine, his drive made sense. The irony of his presentation was his emphasis on moving ahead, getting things done because the potential clientele needed help now and couldn’t wait. He didn’t know then that he couldn’t wait. His impassioned plea for this project is an opportunity to realize the CSCC vision and to use this magnificent, historic facility as it was originally intended — to benefit those who need help and have no other place to turn. Dave was particularly intense about serving the needs of veterans with services not covered by VA hospitals. Some area residents might be hesitant about this use, but the history of the Food Bank, Hope House, and nearby Chrysalis House as well as the cooperation of other organizations with local communities and the Generals Highway Council of Community Association should allay concerns. Here is an opportunity for Crownsville to do something truly significant and selfless for the area and the state by helping others. This use won’t bring in development, houses, and the revenue that those uses promises, but it will retain and restore an historic property for the greater good. Maybe someday soon with the continued work of the CSCC and cooperation from the county a state governments we can attend a ribbon cutting for the Dave Boschert Community Services Center in Crownsville. Arden Attackers 10U Chesapeake Baseball Association League ChampsThe champs of the Chesapeake Baseball Association League live right here in Crownsville. Congratulations to the Arden Attackers 10U Travel team. They had a monster season winning the Championship of the Chesapeake Baseball Association league ending the season UNDEFEATED with 17 wins and 0 losses. A strong offense throughout their line-up led the way as they traveled around the state piling up runs, finishing with 205 runs scored and only 52 scored against. The season was no walk in the park. They played some very tough opponents from across Maryland, including the Calvert Cutters, the Lakeshore Bluesox, GORC Wildcats, and the Bowie Bulldogs. The Attackers exhibited extraordinary baseball skills on both sides of the ball. Their virtually defensive fielding held opponents to only 52 runs over a period of 17 games. The entire team batted extremely well, finishing the season with a team batting average of .476 and an on base percentage of .567. They held a strong suit in pitchers with an entire team of pitchers along with some very smart base running. After winning one game on Friday, two games on Saturday and the first game on Sunday, the championship game came down to the Arden Attackers and the Calvert Cutters. The Attackers excelled at the plate, hitting the ball all over the field and compiling ten runs and, of course, in true Attackers form, the defense was impenetrable, giving up only two runs. Photos Continue reading Arden Attackers 10U Bring Championship to Crownsville |
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