Christmas Corner

Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-ups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts.
- Lenora Mattingly Weber



Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.
- Eric Sevareid



Christmas has lost its meaning for us because we have lost the spirit of expectancy. We cannot prepare for an observance. We must prepare for an experience.
- Handel H. Brown



Christmas is the happiness that lights our children's eyes.
Christmas is a song of bells ringing through the skies.
Christmas is a time of peace, of contentment deep within,
A time of love and silent hope that years will never dim.
- Sherrill Thompson



Chicken or Shrimp Fettucine Recipe

Ingredients:
2 sticks butter
2 medium onions, chopped
3/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1 stalk celery, chopped
1/4 cup flour
1 bunch green onions, chopped
3 lbs. chicken or 2 lbs. shrimp or crawfish
1 lb. Velveeta cheese
1 pint Half & Half or 1 can evaporated milk
1 can Rotel with juice
1 lb. Fettuccine pasta - cooked

Directions:

Step 1:
Saute seasonings (onions, bell pepper, celery, garlic) till clear.

Step 2:
Add Rotel with juice.

Step 3:
Add flour slowly and stir often to blend well.

Step 4:
Add meat and cook about 20 - 25 minutes (seafood only cook 10 - 15 minutes) or until done.

Step 5:
Cut cheese in chunks and add to mixture.

Step 6:
Cook slowly - after all cheese is melted, mix Half & Half and cook about 10 minutes.

Step 7:
Add pasta and put into buttered casserole dish.

Step 8:
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.