Boomer Magazine: March 2020
We don’t go out to dinner all that often, so recipes and interesting foods I can make at home always catch my eye. I shall channel my inner Irish and attempt to make Boxty (for the recipe, see page 57). It looks relatively easy to make. I’ll report back next month to let you know how it turned out! Hopefully a little luck ‘o the Irish will help me create this yummy dish. Do you hobby? Yup, I just made that noun into a verb. I guess my hobby is exercise, but more than a hobby, it’s a lifesaver—reduces stress, keeps me healthy, and my bones strong. I am not very crafty, although I’ve tried different things over the years but nothing I could really stick with except exercise and reading. My mother was into needlepoint for a few years and was SO into it she needlepointed a wall hanging that is bigger than any wall she had to hang it on! Check out some ideas for you to hobby it up on page 40. There’s so much more in this issue of Boomer. Visit some fabulous local museums (most have free days once a month and senior discounts). Maybe you’ll even find a passion for volunteering at one of them. And if you want to travel someplace “out of the box,” immerse yourself in a story about the trip-of-a-lifetime to Turkey. I won’t be visiting there anytime soon (haven’t saved quite enough coins in my little jar), but I’ll enjoy reading about it while sipping a cup of Irish coffee. There just happens to be a recipe for it on page 54. Happy St. Patty’s Day! We’re all Irish on March 17! By Debra Linn Associate Publisher
We don’t go out to dinner all that often, so recipes and interesting foods I can make at home always catch my eye. I shall channel my inner Irish and attempt to make Boxty (for the recipe, see page 57). It looks relatively easy to make. I’ll report back next month to let you know how it turned out! Hopefully a little luck ‘o the Irish will help me create this yummy dish.
Do you hobby? Yup, I just made that noun into a verb. I guess my hobby is exercise, but more than a hobby, it’s a lifesaver—reduces stress, keeps me healthy, and my bones strong. I am not very crafty, although I’ve tried different things over the years but nothing I could really stick with except exercise and reading. My mother was into needlepoint for a few years and was SO into it she needlepointed a wall hanging that is bigger than any wall she had to hang it on! Check out some ideas for you to hobby it up on page 40.
There’s so much more in this issue of Boomer. Visit some fabulous local museums (most have free days once a month and senior discounts). Maybe you’ll even find a passion for volunteering at one of them. And if you want to travel someplace “out of the box,” immerse yourself in a story about the trip-of-a-lifetime to Turkey. I won’t be visiting there anytime soon (haven’t saved quite enough coins in my little jar), but I’ll enjoy reading about it while sipping a cup of Irish coffee. There just happens to be a recipe for it on page 54. Happy St. Patty’s Day! We’re all Irish on March 17!
By Debra Linn
Associate Publisher
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KISS ME I’M IRISH<br />
COOKIES<br />
Recipe by Randy Peters Catering & Event Center,<br />
105 Vernon Street, Roseville, 916-726-2339,<br />
randypeterscatering.com<br />
Cream butter and powdered sugar till smooth. Beat in<br />
egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Add pudding mix, flour,<br />
baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in the chocolate<br />
chips.<br />
Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then roll in pecans. Place on<br />
lightly greased cookie sheets.<br />
1 cup butter, softened<br />
2/3 cup powdered sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tsp. vanilla<br />
3/4 tsp. almond extract<br />
1 (3.4 oz.) box pistachio pudding<br />
mix<br />
2 cups flour<br />
1/2 tsp. baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp. baking soda<br />
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips<br />
1 1/2-2 cups pecans, finely<br />
chopped<br />
1 bag Hershey’s Kisses<br />
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Immediately press a<br />
Hershey’s Kiss into the middle of each cookie.<br />
Transfer to cooling racks and cool<br />
completely.<br />
Cookie photo by Ray Burgess.<br />
56 Sac<strong>Boomer</strong>.com | <strong>March</strong> <strong>2020</strong>
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