Lifestyles

Food on the Hill: Country Chicken Tart

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This Week’s Recipe: Country Chicken Tart
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Ingredients:
 
1 pkg of puff pastry (frozen)
16 oz. of good chicken stock
3 ½ cups of cooked chicken, cut into chunks (I use the rotisserie chicken for this dish)
4 tablespoons of butter, melted
4 tablespoons of flour
2 teaspoons of dried thyme
one can of whole potatoes, cut into chunks
¾ cup of pearl onions, cut in half
¾ cup of sliced mushrooms (I used morel, but any will work)
½ cup frozen peas
salt and pepper
1 egg, mixed well
 
Directions:
 
Defrost the puff pastry according to the
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Flamingo Flock Visits White Rock Home

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Flamingos visit 363 Kimberly to celebrate the owner’s home beautification project. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The owners of the home at 363 Kimberly in White Rock arrived home Friday to a flock of happy flamingos in their yard. The homeowners were nominated by a neighbor to be part of an informal yard and home beautification program that Realtor Paula Barclay of RE/MAX organized.

The neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, wrote: “These homeowners should be recognized because they tore out two stories of juniper and thorny bushes and redid a retaining wall that was crumbly Read More

Rummage Sale At WRPC Aug. 23

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WRPC News:

White Rock Presbyterian Church is hosting its annual Rummage Sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 in Memorial Hall at the church, 310 Rover Blvd.

There are three ways members of the community can help to make this a success. First of all, plan to attend. As the saying goes, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” There will be a number of items for sale, including clothing, books, games, sports equipment, household goods and furniture.

WRPC also will accept donated gently used items to the sale. Donation receipts will be provided. Donations will be accepted Friday, Aug. 15 through Read More

Don’t Cook Tonight … On Tap! is at Blue Window Bistro

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Don’t cook dinner tonight! Fuller Lodge Art Center has much better plans in store for Los Alamos. ‘It’s our turn to host On Tap! 5:30-7 p.m. at Blue Window Bistro with guest speaker Laurie Tomlinson with the Los Alamos Light Opera. Listen as she talks about LALO’s newest production Broadway on the Hill. Courtesy photo Read More

Aroma of Roasting Chili, Guitar Music, Fresh Bread and Vegetables Fills Farmers Market

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A delicious aroma wafts through the Farmers Market this morning as Matt Romero roasts fresh picked chili from Romero’s Farm in the Mesa Public Library parking lot near Fuller Lodge. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Music fills the air this morning at the Los Alamos Farmers Market. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Fresh bread on sale at today’s Farmers Market. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Colorful vegetables. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Lots of shoppers. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Talk on Climbing the Adriatic at Mountaineers Meeting Aug. 20

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Laura Heerschap rock climbing in the Adriatic will speak about her experiences Aug. 20 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/Laura Heerschap

LA MOUNTAINEERS News:

Live to work or work to live? That’s a question that some of us will be left pondering after the August presentation at the Los Alamos Mountaineers Meeting.

The monthly meeting of the LA Mountaineers is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20  at Fuller Lodge. The meeting starts with refreshments, reports on recent and upcoming LAM-sponsored trips, a “safety minute” courtesy of one of the members, and a feature presentation.

This month, Lauren Heerschap Read More

How the Hen House Turns: Chickens Can Learn

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How the Hen House Turns
Chickens Can Learn
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

In earlier columns, we’ve talked about the importance of routine in animal care. Repetition also counts. It’s hard to tell if a duck understands that they may not go out of the pen, but repeating the same simple phrase may help, along with body language to go with the verbiage. How much is actually learned?

It’s quite clear that the ducks know how to ask me to dig for worms with the trowel. They’ve got me well trained with a quiet “Mack mack” and their close approach. Maybe it counts that I have only broken the trust a few Read More