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A Winning Trio Combo – whether you need gluten free or not
These pancakes don’t need butter or syrup although I do believe in gilding the lily. The use of rice flour makes them thinner and a little crispier around the edges than a traditional pancake, but the yum factor is definitely a ten.
- 1.5 cups rice flour
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1.5 cups milk
- 3 Tbsp melted butter –unsalted or lightly salted
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ½ c. chopped pistachios
- ½ c. chocolate chips
- 1/3 c. flaked coconut
You can be a little generous with these last three ingredients!
Mix the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients and mix together until ingredients are combined adding the melted butter as you mix, Fold in the nuts, chips and coconuts.
Heat a griddle on the stove top at medium heat. Melt ½ Tbsp butter on the griddle and spread it around. Spoon about ½ cup of batter on the griddle at a time to make as many pancakes as you can easily maneuver on the griddle.
When the pancakes have bubbles all over the top—some popped, flip them over. When the underside is brown remove to a warm plate or to a plate in a warm oven. Repeat the process until you use all the batter. Add more butter to the griddle as needed.
Serve with good maple syrup and butter. You can roll them up and fill them with whipping cream, too, and garnish with a little more of the pistachios, chips, and coconut.
Join the party!
What’s more summer than a deck party, and it’s summer at Lures. Join the gang on Saturday July 10 from 7:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. for their annual Deck Party.
Enjoy the tastes of outdoor grilling and food specials. Have a crush or any of their great drafts for just $5. If beer by the bottle is your preference, enjoy each domestic bottle for $3. You can get ready for the party as early as 2:00 p.m. when the live music starts. It stops at 6:00 p.m. but it picks up again at 7:30 p.m. and goes until 11:30! Good foods, good friends, and a cool beverage—what more can you want from a summer’s day. 1397 Generals Highway in Crownsville. info@luresbarandgrille.com
Experience the Fun of Radio-controlled Airplanes.
 Located between Indian Creek School’s Evergreen Campus and Arden-on-the-Severn Section V, The Chesapeake Bay Radio Control Club wants to share their enthusiasm for flying with them at their annual open house on June 19 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
See what it’s all about and even experience the thrill of piloting the plane on a buddy box with an experienced pilot. They’ll have flight demos and amazing planes on display. They’re holding a raffle and will have refreshments available. For more information visit their site at www.crabrag.com or contact Susan at 410-533-4641.
Sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Radio Club, the First Electric Fly-in promises to be tons of fun. The event is October 2 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. An AMA card is required to fly, but you don’t need one to just watch. The $5 landing fee includes a hot dog, soda, and chips.
The club has quite an air field. Located next to the Indian Creek School Evergreen Campus, it’s like being a giant watching offer a airport! It’s easy to find—
From Baltimore:Take I-97 south to Benfield Road exit. Turn left on to Veterans Highway. Left on to Generals Highway. Left on to Sunrise Beach Road and left on to Evergreen Road. The field is located just beyond Indian Creek School.
From the South: Take I-97 north to Benfield Road exit and follow the directions above.
For details contact Ron Bergsmith CD, rager24@verizon.net
You know that you have old sports equipment lying around. You know– the stuff you really are gonna use someday. WAKE UP and SMELL THE ROSES– not gonna happen. Why not get yourself some new space and a possible tax deduction.
Why Does Hope House Need Sports Equipment?
We know that exercise is good for anyone, regardless of whether or not they’re struggling to overcome an addiction. The patients at Hope House are battling a disease that takes a devastating physical and emotional toll. By offering regular opportunities for exercise, we are giving our patients activities that are beneficial to a healthy body, mind and spirit.
We would be grateful for donations from the community for assorted sports equipment, including basketballs, softballs and bats and gloves. Gift cards and cash donations can also be designated for the purchase of sports equipment.
Hope House Treatment Center is a non-profit substance abuse treatment center located in Crownsville, MD. Since 1983 we have assisted more than 10,000 men and women in their journey to a life of sobriety and recovery. When you support the work of Hope House, you partner with us in our mission to reach out to those in the community who so desperately need our services. We provide 24-hour nursing care, detoxification, short term inpatient, intensive outpatient, individual and group counseling, DWI/DUI Education classes and more. Please contact us if we can be of service in any way, 410-923-6700 or visit our website, www.hopehousemd.org.
Demolition Derby at our Favorite Fairgrounds
What a way to start the summer with all the fun of a smash ‘em up Demolition Derby on June 5. The Fairgrounds will open the gates at 4:00 p.m. so you can get the perfect seat. The derby itself starts at 7:00 p.m. For details on special good deals on tickets Continue reading Fun at the Demolition Derby Next Saturday at AA Co Fair Grounds
Ravel, Haydn, Marsalis Await You
 Are you caught up in the wedding-graduation circuit that June brings? Take a break and relax with a chamber music concert as Candlelight Concerts presents “Harlem by Candlelight” Continue reading Spend June 13 with the Harlem Quartet in Columbia
Grease Opens on Thursday in Crownsville
 If you think that Grease at Indian Creek is going to be just another high school musical, you’ve got another thing coming. Opening Night is Thursday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. with a talented cast, great costumes, live music, and a ’55 Chevy on stage. Every performance has something special.
Audience members who come dressed for the 1950′s, that could be poodle skirts and leather jackets, may find themselves on stage at the Jack and Nancy Becker Center for the Performing Arts for a sock hop. On Saturday Night May 1 activities start early when the Tri-M Drive-in opens for dinner at 5:30 p.m. Have your dinner served to you in your car then take a walk around the parking lot to look at the vintage auto show. Cars from the days when cars were really something special. Sunday’s matinee at 3:00 p.m. will feature the Doo-Wop sounds of the Indian Creek chorus.
Tickets are only $10 available through boxoffice@indiancreekschool.com or get them at the door. Performances are at the Jack and Nancy Becker Center for the Performing Arts at the Upper School campus of Indian Creek located at the intersection of Crownsville Road and Hawkins Road.
From our friends at the Annapolis Chorale
 The Creation….for the 21st Century
by Joseph Haydn
Friday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. (post concert Q&A)
Saturday, April 24, 8 p.m.
(pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. in the auditorium)
Ever wanted to see what the Hubble telescope sees from space? Now you can – accompanied by a musical celebration of our world and the universe! J. Ernest Green conducts the Annapolis Chorale and Annapolis Chamber Orchestra in two performances of Haydn’s musical poem, “The Creation,” with a multi-media and lights show celebrating the universe and the Earth in all its glory. Joining the Chorale are soprano
Amy Cofield Williamson, tenor Andre Bierman and baritones Jimi James and Jason Buckwalter.
Bring your kids FREE! Use our Student Rush ticket program one hour before each concert. Students should be under 18 or have a valid ID.
Tickets available for both nights and on sale now!
I was mad. Not foaming-at-the-mouth mad, but foot-stomping mad! The day had ended badly thanks to a data management program. I left the office–upset– and hungry. Right or wrong, food is soothing for me, and when I really want soothing, I want pasta. I came home, open the refrigerator and just started pulling things out. Here’s what I found:
- 1/2 lb of fresh baby spinach
- red bell pepper, perfect for roasting
- 1 leek
- 1 red onion
- 1 bunch of green onions
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 lb fresh basil
- big handful of fresh curly parsley
- head of broccoli
- 2 salmon fillets
I had extra virgin olive oil, Kosher salt, whole peppercorns, and a wedge of Parmesan cheese. Over in the pantry I found some whole wheat spaghetti. This actually began to sound pretty good– and not too unhealthy. I roasted the red pepper. I chopped up everything except the salmon and set it aside in piles.
I heated my big cast iron skillet and added some EVOO. I put on a large pot of salted water on the stove for the pasta. I started with the red onion. When that got translucent, I added the leeks, next the brocolli, then the spinach. When the spinach was wilted, I removed it all to a plate. I put the pasta in the boiling water. I put the salmon fillets in the hot pan — 5 minutes on each side until it’s done. I set the salmon aside. I cleaned out the pan and started over with more EVOO in the hot pan.
Finally, I added the garlic, the basil, and the green onion to the hot oil. I chopped up the skinned, roasted red pepper and added it to the pan. Up until now, this was still a pretty healthy dish. But– this is Mad Cook’s pasta. Healthy is not a requirement. So, I added about 2 cups of heavy cream. I let it cook down slowly and thicken. When it coated a spoon, I added the other cooked vegetables, some grated Parmesan, Kosher salt, and freshly ground pepper. I drained the pasta and tossed it into the cream and vegetables;gave it a good mix. I arranged pieces of salmon on top and sprinkled it with more Parmesan.
That was it! It was delicious. I was soothed, and I had enough left over for lunch. Normally, I’d have a picture to post, but I ate the pasta before I thought about it.
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