Good Idea for omelets....Ziploc 'em Ziploc Omelets This works great!!! Good for when you're alone or when all your family is together. The best feature is that no one has to wait for their special omelet. Have the guests write t heir name on a Quart Size Ziploc Freezer Bag with a permanent marker. 1. Crack 2 eggs into the quart size Ziploc bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them. 2. Put out a variety of ingredients such as: Cheeses, Ham, Onions, Green Peppers, Tomatoes, Hash Browns, Salsa, crab meat, Etc. 3. Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake the bag to mix them well. 4. Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up. 5. Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. If you have more omelets, make another pot of boiling water. 6. Cut the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed. 7. Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and it becomes a great conversation piece. Imagine having these ready the night before, and putting the bag in boiling water while you get ready. And in just 13 minutes you have a nice omelet for a quick breakfast. Who said we don't know how to cook!
Attribution for this recipe is unknown. I received it from my good friend T. Marvin Throckmorton, III, an author extraordinaire. Any feed back will be reported to Marvin. Inclined to try this recipe, call me and I will be the taster. I like my bacon crisp!
This is your neighborhood.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
SHARON'S WAY
Many years ago, a loved one in our neighborhood died in an automobile accident. A 501(c)(3) Charity "Sharon's Way" was established and the donations and fund raising efforts have made it possible for deserving students to receive scholarship funding. Additional monies have been donated to worthwhile causes.
What has taken a back seat is the completion of a permanent structure at the site of Sharon's Way Garden at 1st. Street & Bay Avenue. What is contemplated is a memorial statue in the garden plot, perhaps with a fountain feature.
The anticipated cost of this memorial is $30,000. So for you residents who loved Sharon or care about Gill, the love of her life, or her many friends who have done so much to insure that her many good works are not forgotten, dig deep when you can and make a donation to Sharon's Way, making a specific notation that it is for her memorial garden.
Make any checks payable to Sharon's Way and mail or drop off to Peter Davis @ 4110 1st Street, P.O. Box 213, North Beach, Maryland 20714 Also, my net proceeds from the sale of North Beach T-Shirts will go to this worthwhile charity. A nice selection of large, x-large and xx-large are still available @ $12.50 each. A small number of Children sizes 14-16 are available.
Thanks so much. This is your neighborhood.
What has taken a back seat is the completion of a permanent structure at the site of Sharon's Way Garden at 1st. Street & Bay Avenue. What is contemplated is a memorial statue in the garden plot, perhaps with a fountain feature.
The anticipated cost of this memorial is $30,000. So for you residents who loved Sharon or care about Gill, the love of her life, or her many friends who have done so much to insure that her many good works are not forgotten, dig deep when you can and make a donation to Sharon's Way, making a specific notation that it is for her memorial garden.
Make any checks payable to Sharon's Way and mail or drop off to Peter Davis @ 4110 1st Street, P.O. Box 213, North Beach, Maryland 20714 Also, my net proceeds from the sale of North Beach T-Shirts will go to this worthwhile charity. A nice selection of large, x-large and xx-large are still available @ $12.50 each. A small number of Children sizes 14-16 are available.
Thanks so much. This is your neighborhood.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
There's A Moon Out Tonight
Monday evening, neighbors on 1st Street, exited their homes to view the priceless reason some of us moved here. It was the setting of the sun, and the rising of the moon over the Chesapeake Bay. The reflection on the water from this phenomenon seemed to lead itself right to Sharon's Way, our wonderful garden established as a tribute to a former special friend of some good citizens of North Beach, Holland Point and Rose Haven.
It seems that whenever this special nocturnal takes place, it is followed by a special day when Tilghman Island. appears so clear and so close, you sense that you can touch this island that is eleven miles away.
Have a moon out tonight story, let's hear it!
This is your neighborhood. This is your town. We are special here in this neighborhood.
It seems that whenever this special nocturnal takes place, it is followed by a special day when Tilghman Island. appears so clear and so close, you sense that you can touch this island that is eleven miles away.
Have a moon out tonight story, let's hear it!
This is your neighborhood. This is your town. We are special here in this neighborhood.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Fathers
Neighbors & friends gave Michael Horstkamp's dad a very nice send off yesterday. The eulogies by the visiting priest and Mike's brother brought to focus some reasons for Mike's unique stature in this wonderful community of ours. His sense of wisdom is an unknown quantity. His charm and personality are traits that are admired by men and women alike. His contributions to the neighborhood and community are genuine and without agenda. He is just an all around good person and so was his dad, according to those who spoke. His dad was one of thirteen children and he was born on Friday the 13th. No jinx here, just a great wife and great children, for whom he devoted his entire life.
Some of us were not as lucky to experience a mature relationship with our fathers. Some die early in our childhood, mine died when I was fifteen. So when someone like Mike's dad dies during his senior years, I am a touch envious and sad that I was unable to experience the ups and downs of a father and son relationship, the mentoring, the celebratory moments when one of us accomplishes something, or the consoling moments when the opposite occurs.
What is most striking is the collection of photographs of Mike's dad in live, work, and play situations. These will generate so many memories for Mike and his siblings in the years to come. Me, I only have two pictures of my father "Jim", and they were taken of him in a professional setting.
Three of my sisters were under the age of six when Jim died, and look to me for history of this man who died so young, age forty-six. Tough decisions have to be made. He was a devout Catholic and very strict " belts & brooms" father-you get the picture. The need to avoid sin, prevailed over the need for childhood mischief. There were no vacations with Jim, no hunting or fishing lessons, not a hug, high five or "good job" and most importantly, an "I love you". He did have an interest in our athletic development, swimming, football, baseball & boxing. Sometimes, we were driven to these activities by some cab driver that Jim sent. Always working was something he did and promoted us to do, splitting wood, being a paper carrier, cutting grass & an occasional cement sidewalk pouring, without rubber boots-the scars are still evident. Naturally, Jim took the proceeds of our labor. So I focus on the less somber moments in my and my elder siblings dealings with Jim, when answering the younger one's questions.
Fathers today are not so different than Mike's dad or Jim. Some live their lives for their children (Mike's dad) and some live their lives for some other purpose, children being an incidental.
So you dads out there, you only get one chance to do this "Father" thing right.For some it comes naturally, for the rest it is a constant effort. For you sons and daughters out there, whose fathers are still alive, make some memories, take some pictures, capitalize on the positive features of your dad's life, in the end , the negatives only keep you up at night.
Thanks to Mike's dad's passing, I was reminded how important fathers are in the development of our positive and less admirable qualities.
For you dad 'want to be's', the Boys & Girls Club will be opening next month. Volunteer some time, put a smile on a young one's face. Sense what it is like to be a "Father" on some level.
For you dads that have lost a son or daughter, for you sons and daughters who have lost a dad, you and they are in our thoughts & prayers.
This is your neighborhood. This is your town. This is your life.
Some of us were not as lucky to experience a mature relationship with our fathers. Some die early in our childhood, mine died when I was fifteen. So when someone like Mike's dad dies during his senior years, I am a touch envious and sad that I was unable to experience the ups and downs of a father and son relationship, the mentoring, the celebratory moments when one of us accomplishes something, or the consoling moments when the opposite occurs.
What is most striking is the collection of photographs of Mike's dad in live, work, and play situations. These will generate so many memories for Mike and his siblings in the years to come. Me, I only have two pictures of my father "Jim", and they were taken of him in a professional setting.
Three of my sisters were under the age of six when Jim died, and look to me for history of this man who died so young, age forty-six. Tough decisions have to be made. He was a devout Catholic and very strict " belts & brooms" father-you get the picture. The need to avoid sin, prevailed over the need for childhood mischief. There were no vacations with Jim, no hunting or fishing lessons, not a hug, high five or "good job" and most importantly, an "I love you". He did have an interest in our athletic development, swimming, football, baseball & boxing. Sometimes, we were driven to these activities by some cab driver that Jim sent. Always working was something he did and promoted us to do, splitting wood, being a paper carrier, cutting grass & an occasional cement sidewalk pouring, without rubber boots-the scars are still evident. Naturally, Jim took the proceeds of our labor. So I focus on the less somber moments in my and my elder siblings dealings with Jim, when answering the younger one's questions.
Fathers today are not so different than Mike's dad or Jim. Some live their lives for their children (Mike's dad) and some live their lives for some other purpose, children being an incidental.
So you dads out there, you only get one chance to do this "Father" thing right.For some it comes naturally, for the rest it is a constant effort. For you sons and daughters out there, whose fathers are still alive, make some memories, take some pictures, capitalize on the positive features of your dad's life, in the end , the negatives only keep you up at night.
Thanks to Mike's dad's passing, I was reminded how important fathers are in the development of our positive and less admirable qualities.
For you dad 'want to be's', the Boys & Girls Club will be opening next month. Volunteer some time, put a smile on a young one's face. Sense what it is like to be a "Father" on some level.
For you dads that have lost a son or daughter, for you sons and daughters who have lost a dad, you and they are in our thoughts & prayers.
This is your neighborhood. This is your town. This is your life.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
SOME GOOD NEWS
A recent study conducted by Harvard University found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.
Another study by the American Medical Association found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
This means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon.
Kind of makes you proud to be an American.
Have a funny story, joke, or something funny that will fuel your engine, lighten your spirit, or keep someone from slitting his or her wrist, let us have it as we will do in return. This is your neighborhood. This is your town.
Another study by the American Medical Association found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
This means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon.
Kind of makes you proud to be an American.
Have a funny story, joke, or something funny that will fuel your engine, lighten your spirit, or keep someone from slitting his or her wrist, let us have it as we will do in return. This is your neighborhood. This is your town.
SEEN A SUBMARINE LATELY
Some time ago, a resident and friend was regaling me and others with his past sighting of a submarine offshore of the North Beach coastline. Believable or not-it depends on your perspective.
Since I believe anything is possible, I did not discount the possibility of submarines offshore.
Well, some time later, I was discussing this topic with another resident living in the Twin Beaches. He too had seen evidence of a submarine and he had heard that others had seen this as well.
Seen a submarine? Let's hear about it? Think it is a crock? Your thoughts are just as valuable.
Seen or heard anything just as interesting or perplexing, let's hear about it.
This is your town. Good people like my friend are the ones who we look to in times of joy and sadness, hope and despair.
Get involved!
Since I believe anything is possible, I did not discount the possibility of submarines offshore.
Well, some time later, I was discussing this topic with another resident living in the Twin Beaches. He too had seen evidence of a submarine and he had heard that others had seen this as well.
Seen a submarine? Let's hear about it? Think it is a crock? Your thoughts are just as valuable.
Seen or heard anything just as interesting or perplexing, let's hear about it.
This is your town. Good people like my friend are the ones who we look to in times of joy and sadness, hope and despair.
Get involved!
WELCOME TO NORTH BEACH
The comedian "Arliss" fame and HBO educator with a great sense of humor ,Robert Wahl(spelling?) has so many novel and funny ways of getting historic messages to his students. One is "When the legend becomes fact-you print the legend"
Well adjoining towns on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay are rich for legends, historic facts, and other notable information which enhance the town's history. Some is true and some is not, just legend based on repetition. North Beach is just such a town. It is rich in legend, whether the bars, parlors, eateries, hotels in and around the boardwalk, and most of it is true. George Washington did not sleep here.
There is a wonderful postcard book of places that can be purchased at the drug store in Chesapeake Beach, but is there a book of stories, folk lore, or legend that genuinely depicts this great town of ours? Got a story?, Aware of folk lore? Know a fact based on legend? How about the myths? How about a piece of property? People are still alive to talk about them. Get them involved. Listen to their stories and get them to me ijlaw@aol.com. Let's do a communal manuscript or book. Let's live the proverbial statement "When the legend becomes fact-print the legend". Let's give the residents of North Beach and the world-yes the world- reasons for wanting to visit, shop in our stores, eat in our restaurants, or buy property so he or she can live here.
My Two Cents. The Farmer's Market is undoubtedly a big success, but I question the wisdom of having a banner at 1st & Chesapeake Avenue marketing the same. We need a banner at the same location marketing North Beach, i.e., "WELCOME TO NORTH BEACH" Put another at Bay Avenue at 8th or 9th Street. I for one want our visitors to come back not because of the Farmer's Market but because North Beach is such a great place to live, work or play.
Agree or disagree, get your two cents in here or by e-mailing me ijlaw@aol.com or contact Town Hall. This is your town-get involved!
Well adjoining towns on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay are rich for legends, historic facts, and other notable information which enhance the town's history. Some is true and some is not, just legend based on repetition. North Beach is just such a town. It is rich in legend, whether the bars, parlors, eateries, hotels in and around the boardwalk, and most of it is true. George Washington did not sleep here.
There is a wonderful postcard book of places that can be purchased at the drug store in Chesapeake Beach, but is there a book of stories, folk lore, or legend that genuinely depicts this great town of ours? Got a story?, Aware of folk lore? Know a fact based on legend? How about the myths? How about a piece of property? People are still alive to talk about them. Get them involved. Listen to their stories and get them to me ijlaw@aol.com. Let's do a communal manuscript or book. Let's live the proverbial statement "When the legend becomes fact-print the legend". Let's give the residents of North Beach and the world-yes the world- reasons for wanting to visit, shop in our stores, eat in our restaurants, or buy property so he or she can live here.
My Two Cents. The Farmer's Market is undoubtedly a big success, but I question the wisdom of having a banner at 1st & Chesapeake Avenue marketing the same. We need a banner at the same location marketing North Beach, i.e., "WELCOME TO NORTH BEACH" Put another at Bay Avenue at 8th or 9th Street. I for one want our visitors to come back not because of the Farmer's Market but because North Beach is such a great place to live, work or play.
Agree or disagree, get your two cents in here or by e-mailing me ijlaw@aol.com or contact Town Hall. This is your town-get involved!
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