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How The Hen House Turns: Peeper’s Grasshopper

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How the Hen House Turns
Peeper’s Grasshopper
By CAROLYN (CARY) NEEPER Ph.D.

Early in Peeky’s setting I had forgotten to candle her adoptive eggs and throw out the infertile ones. Therefore, her only chick was Peeper, who soon grew into a magnificent game cock with razor-sharp spurs on his legs and a tail that soared with iridescent flecks of gold high above his blood-red comb.

The county was hopping with grasshoppers the year Peeper hatched, and, in order to encourage them, we left the grass high around the chicken pen. Every once in a while one hopper would take off in the wrong direction and provide Read More

New Gospel Principles Class Offered … Or Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Mormons But Were Afraid To Ask

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Salt Lake Temple. Courtesy/LDS.org

SPIRITUAL News:

A new “Gospel Principles” class will begin Sunday, April 19, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Alamos.

Are you curious about the Mormon faith? Do you have questions about what Mormons believe? Or are you wishing to return to church activity but it’s been a while? Want to take it slowly and start with a gospel refresher? This free course will provide basic gospel instruction in a comfortable small-group setting where questions and discussion are welcome.

Interested community members are especially Read More

Sweeten Your Passover With Matzah Brittle

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Matzah Brittle. Photo by Dana Kline
 
By DANA KLINE
Los Alamos

For those of us who don’t celebrate the bunny and eggs and religious significance of Easter, but are eating maztah this week instead to commemorate the Jew’ 40 years of wandering through the desert.

The holiday lasts all week and is called Passover – “Pesach” to most Jews.

Here is a recipe to make the leavened-free week a little tastier:

Matzah Brittle

Ingredients:

4 sheets of unsalted matzah
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1-2 cups slivered almonds
kosher
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Living Well Los Alamos: Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen

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Living Well Los Alamos
Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen
By HELEN IDZOREK

When we think of spring cleaning most of us think about cleaning the gutters, washing the windows, shampooing the carpets or sweeping the garage.

Don’t forget about the kitchen when you are making your list of things to get done. Spring is a good time to go through your cupboards, refrigerator and freezer to take stock of what you have and to develop a plan to use up or discard any products that may be past their prime.

The following is a sampling of storage guidelines for best quality. While food may be safe after the suggestions below, Read More

Food On The Hill: Pinon Chile Beans

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A bowl of pinon chile beans. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
By FELICIA ORTH
Los Alamos

I first became aware of Chef Lois Ellen Frank when I watched her cooking demonstration during a Wine and Chile Festival in Santa Fe 25 years ago. She made an exquisite and simple tomato sauce, and the fact that I still remember it so clearly speaks to her profound influence.

Chef Frank, part Kiowa, is a Native food historian, photographer, teacher and culinary anthropologist. You can find her biography, menus and other information on the Red Mesa Cuisine webpage.  

We often go with friends to Santa Fe for “Art Read More

United Church Construction Underway On Canyon

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Work is underway at United Church on Canyon Road including the installation of metal framing Friday around the new entry into Fellowship Hall. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

United Church construction. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Major construction has entered Phase 2 at the United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road.

Work includes metal framing around the new entry into Fellowship Hall and the vestibule, sanctuary restrooms, coffee bar, new staircase to the sound booth, added parking and a “no-step” entry plaza between the CE Read More

Pastor Granillo: He Is Risen Indeed!

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

He Is Risen Indeed!

I love watching movies, especially ones that chronicle the transformation of a character. I do not just like the kind where you initially dislike a character but at the movie’s conclusion they suddenly do something that redeems their moral character. Those are fine but they are so predictable that they are cliché.

No, I really look forward to the movie that does a great job of getting the audience to really dislike a character and then, through revelation of their life and their experiences, you find that your dislike has transformed into empathy. Read More

Family And Friends Celebrate First Night Of Passover

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Lydia Coe, left, raises her glass while Alexandra Gordon reads her Haggadah, which guides participants through the Passover ceremony Saturday at the Gordon Family home in White Rock. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The rtual Passover meal is not eaten. The various foods represent parts of the story of the Exodus. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Staff Report

David Sigeti and Bonnie Gordon of White Rock hosted a Passover Seder Saturday evening at their White Rock home. The Passover Seder is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday

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