Line baking sheets with waxed paper. Mix the oats, coconut, and peanut butter in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

Place sugar, cocoa powder, butter, and milk in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir until the mixture is smooth and the sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Mix the oat mixture into the liquid mixture; stir in vanilla extract. Scoop up about 1 tablespoonful of the dough, roll it into a ball, and flatten. Place on waxed paper, and allow to cool.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Add spaghetti and cook until al dente. Drain and keep warm. While pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium- high heat. Place olive oil, butter, and liquid from artichoke hearts in skillet.

Cut artichoke hearts into bite- size pieces. When olive oil mixture is hot, add onion and garlic.

Saute until soft and lightly browned. Stir in artichoke hearts and saute until heated through. Season with salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and oregano. Remove from heat and stir in cottage cheese and sour cream.

Toss mixture with cooked pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.

Absolutely wonderful! ! I did make a few changes like some reviewers had suggested. I used 8 oz. cream cheese with chives, added a touch of cayenne pepper, evaporated milk instead of water ( it had to be used up) , added onions and used crab meat instead of shrimp ( had it on hand) .

I also used Spaghetti Squash instead on Linguini which I think made the dish. As I do not measure ingredients, I guess I made it my own recipe. My husband loved it as so did I. Will definitely make this again!

Not a huge fan of beans, but this is great! And healthy! I did follow some of the other reviews and added 2 packets of taco seasoning and garbanzo beans. I had tomatoes on hand, so I used them instead of canned ( took me about 2 1/ 2 to make it the consistency I like) . I also skipped the onion due to personal preference. I planned on adding jalapeno for spice but decided to add sriracha ( my weakness) instead, and it took quite a bit, to get it to my spicy level, but its good.

I wish I had another avocado to add, and I did add 2/ 3 c lime juice and a little extra olive oil.

Bringing it to a work potluck tomorrow, but I don' t care if no one likes it, because I have no guilt eating this very healthy snack!

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F ( 135 degrees C) . Beat butter or margarine and sugar until creamy. Beat in water and vanilla.

Gradually beat in flour. Stir in chopped pecans. With floured hands, roll 2 teaspoons dough for each cookie into an oblong shape.

Press slight indentation down the center of each cookie with a knife. Bake on greased baking sheets for 45 minutes. Roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm.

This was delicious! I' ve made my own hamburger helper stuff before. . . . I really like how easy and simple this was.

Everyone seemed to enjoy it, too! I followed everything the recipe said. I did use ground turkey instead of ground beef. I also added hamburger seasoning to the turkey as it was cooking. . . habit.

The only other addition was a can of low- sodium beef broth. I alternated adding that with the sliced cheese. . . . gave it a smoother and wetter texture. Oh, I did use penne pasta because that' s what I had on hand. Excellent! & # 10; UPDATE: I have also made this several times using the meat base and boxed mac & amp; cheese.

Turns out great that way, too!

In a small bowl combine egg, milk, and pepper. In another bowl stir together cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and dried parsley flakes. Dip eggplant slices in the milk mixture to coat, then dip both sides in the cracker mixture. Lightly coat a 2- quart rectangular baking dish with cooking spray.

Arrange eggplant in dish. In a bowl stir together Classico& # 174; Four Cheese pasta sauce, oregano, and garlic; pour over eggplant. Bake, covered, in a 350 degree F oven for 40 minutes or until eggplant is tender. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes more.

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I recently decided to retire from the rat race and am enjoying the luxury of cooking more labor intensive meals for my family. Before retirement, trying a new recipes was confined to holidays and vacations. I have taken numerous cooking classes and usually find my best recipes in these classes.

I do like to tweek recipes once I' ve tried it once to see how I can improve upon it. I enjoy cooking 3- 5 course meals for my small family, preferably new recipes, foods and spices that I can test out and then tweek to my preference. I enjoy all levels of difficulty, but prefer the ingredients were natural, fresh and organic when possible.

I very frequently cut recipes in half so that I am not overwhelmed by left overs- - especially if the recipe isn' t very good. I have found that holidays and family get togethers are much more relaxing and less strenuous if I am able to plan my menus around recipes that allow most or all work to be done ahead of time. This has proven to be a highly effective strategy and my memories of these times are far more positive. I haven' t found any dish that I am not able to prepare, from souffles to risotto.

I enjoy the process of cooking, not just the end result and therefore prefer not to be rushed through it. Although I am better at grilling now, my worst tragedies have occurred using the grill that is too hot, using direct heat and not oiled properly. I' m getting better but still find it hard to time all items correctly.

Divorced mom of a five- year- old. Interesting eater, she is. Loves salad, cottage cheese, tacos, meat loaf, spaghetti. Has a hard time venturing outside of her comfort zone.

Trying new foods is always a challenge. Would love ideas from other moms. Homestyle cooking, salads, quick and easy, baking Polish foods from my childhood. Accomplishing the ultimate fete: Cooking meats ( steaks, chops) without burning them solid : ) Rosettes that stuck to the irons in a big way. It wasn' t pretty.

This frosting is fabulous! For me, it& # 8217; s a cross between whipped cream frosting and all butter buttercream. Now about the flour milk mixture; have you ever over worked mahsed potatoes and they turned to glue?

That is the exact texture of the milk and flour mixture when it& # 8217; s fully cooked, gluey and pasty. When my butter and sugar was fluffy I added this mixture about a tbsp at a time and whipped it on med/ high then high till it was fluffy.

In our family if it is your birthday you get to choose the menu.

We have had some really interesting meals. In March we have 5 birthdays so we do one big party - what a crazy menu that is! Christmas dinner is very traditional.

Sausage rolls, Prime Rib, Yorkshire Pudding, gravy, Green beans with bacon, Mashed Potatoes ( the really fattening kind) and trifle for dessert. If I were to dare to omit any of those items I would be lynched.

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Calgary vs. Vancouver Dec 09, 2002 Box Score NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CALGARY 1 1 0 2 VANCOUVER 0 1 0 1 FINAL GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: CGY - ( PP) MATHIAS JOHANSSON 4 ( CHRIS CLARK, OLEG SAPRYKIN) 1: 47 2ND PRD: VAN - ARTEM CHUBAROV 2 ( MATT COOKE, TREVOR LETOWSKI) 0: 17 CGY - ( PP) CHRIS CLARK 6 ( CHRIS DRURY, MATHIAS JOHANSSON) 3: 57 3RD PRD: NONE POWER- PLAY CONVERSIONS: CGY - 2 OF 8, VAN - 0 OF 5. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CGY 5 6 4 15 VAN 9 15 6 30 GOALIES: CGY - ROMAN TUREK VAN - PETER SKUDRA OFFICIALS: REF - BRAD WATSON, MARC JOANNETTE LIN - RANDY MITTON, THOR NELSON ATT: 18, 422 How They Scored - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CALGARY 1 1 0 - - 2 VANCOUVER 0 1 0 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIRST PERIOD - - Scoring: 1, Calgary, Mathias Johansson 4 ( power play) ( Chris Clark, Oleg Saprykin) , 1: 47. Penalties: M Malik, Van ( holding) , 0: 19; H Sedin, Van ( obstruction hooking) , 4: 16; P Buzek, Cgy ( holding) , 7: 56; E Jovanovski, Van ( roughing) , 12: 13; O Saprykin, Cgy ( high sticking) , 14: 16; B Boughner, Cgy ( roughing) , 15: 51; T Bertuzzi, Van ( roughing) , 15: 51.

SECOND PERIOD - - Scoring: 2, Vancouver, Artem Chubarov 2 ( Matt Cooke, Trevor Letowski) , 0: 17. 3, Calgary, Chris Clark 6 ( power play) ( Chris Drury, Mathias Johansson) , 3: 57.

Penalties: E Jovanovski, Van ( high sticking) , 2: 34; S Begin, Cgy ( double minor roughing) , 2: 34; D Langdon, Van ( double minor roughing) , 2: 34; T Bertuzzi, Van ( roughing) , 8: 08; Bench, Van ( too many men served by T Bertuzzi) , 17: 11; C Drury, Cgy ( hooking) , 18: 13. THIRD PERIOD - - Scoring: None. Penalties: C Clark, Cgy ( holding stick) , 7: 18; M Naslund, Van ( roughing) , 10: 27; M Johansson, Cgy ( holding) , 12: 39; T Bertuzzi, Van ( unsportsmanlike cond served by T Warriner, roughing, misconduct) , 19: 45.

Shots on goal: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CALGARY 5 6 4 - - 15 VANCOUVER 9 15 6 - - 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Power- play Conversions: CGY - 2 of 8, VAN - 0 of 5. Goalies : Calgary, Roman Turek ( 30 shots, 29 saves; record: 6- 8- 3) . Vancouver, Peter Skudra ( 15 shots, 13 saves; record: 1- 1- 1) . A: 18, 422.

Referees: Brad Watson, Marc Joannette. Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Thor Nelson. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS CALGARY VANCOUVER G A + / - Shots G A + / - Shots S Yelle 0 0 even 1 T Letowski 0 1 + 1 3 C Berube 0 0 even 0 A Chubarov 1 0 + 1 3 C Clark 1 1 even 2 T Warriner 0 0 even 2 O Saprykin 0 1 even 1 T Linden 0 0 even 1 M Johansson 1 1 even 4 M Naslund 0 0 even 2 C Conroy 0 0 - 1 1 M Ohlund 0 0 even 3 M Gelinas 0 0 even 2 D Langdon 0 0 even 0 B Sloan 0 0 even 1 D Sedin 0 0 even 1 S Begin 0 0 even 0 M Baron 0 0 even 0 R Regehr 0 0 - 1 0 M Cooke 0 1 + 1 2 D Gauthier 0 0 even 0 T Klatt 0 0 even 1 T Lydman 0 0 - 1 0 B Sopel 0 0 even 4 C Drury 0 1 even 0 H Sedin 0 0 even 1 S Nichol 0 0 - 1 0 T Bertuzzi 0 0 even 1 R Niedermayer 0 0 - 1 0 E Jovanovski 0 0 + 1 1 S Montador 0 0 even 2 S Salo 0 0 even 0 B Boughner 0 0 even 0 B Morrison 0 0 even 3 P Buzek 0 0 even 1 M Malik 0 0 + 1 2 J Iginla GROIN M Lindgren HEALTHY J Wright NECK INJURY J Ruutu HEALTHY M Du.

Pont HEALTHY B Allen HEALTHY C Kobasew HEALTHY J Leopold SHOULDER Game Story VANCOUVER, British Columbia ( Ticker) - - Chris Clark' s power- play goal 3: 57 into the second period helped the Calgary Flames remain unbeaten under interim coach Al Mac. Neil with a 2- 1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Clark scored his sixth goal when he deflected Chris Drury' s wrist shot past Canucks goaltender Peter Skudra. Serving as a screen in front of Skudra, Clark thwarted a check by defenseman Sami Salo and got his stick on the shot. Goaltender Roman Turek made Clark' s tally stand up with 29 saves, including stops on Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi in the final two minutes of the third period.

Turek' s success was not due to any spectacular saves, but instead a lack of rebound chances by the Canucks. The Flames improved to 2- 0- 1 since Mac. Neil took over for Greg Gilbert six days ago. They still have just three wins in their last 15 games since November 5. " They did have a lot of shots, " Turek said. " But there weren' t many 2- on- 1s. We played well defensively and took away their chances.

Sometimes I had to make busy saves, but I was comfortable in net, especially when guys help me with the rebounds. If I didn' t see the puck, they made sure it didn' t get through. " Turek recovered after being involved in a collision five minutes into the third and stopped Trent Klatt' s partial breakaway less than two minutes later.

He also had luck on his side with 1: 40 to play when the puck rolled off Naslund' s stick in the slot and struck the post of the vacated net.

With 15 seconds left, Bertuzzi nearly knotted the contest on a wraparound, but instead took a game misconduct for punching Flames defenseman Denis Gauthier. " They might have outplayed us tonight, " Drury said. " But we' ll take the two points. We were on a bit of a losing streak and now it' s nice to be on the other side of it. We got outstanding goaltending tonight and that was the difference.

It wasn' t a pretty game, but we got the result. " Clark, who also assisted on Mathias Johansson' s power- play tally 1: 47 into the game, was playing with Calgary' s power- play unit because Jarome Iginla did not dress due to a groin injury suffered in practice. Artem Chubarov scored for Vancouver, which has dropped three of four following a franchise- record 10- game winning streak. Despite being ranked 27th in the NHL on the power play, the Flames converted 2- of- 8 chances and capitalized on their first opportunity on Johansson' s goal. Oleg Saprykin and Clark fired shots on net against Skudra from the perimeter of the offensive zone, but the goalie could not cover up Clark' s shot and Johansson tapped in the rebound from just inside the left circle.

The Canucks spent a majority of the second period in the offensive zone, outshooting the Flames, 15- 6.

But after Chubarov' s second goal just 17 seconds in, they were denied by Turek and reacted to the physical nature of the game with penalties. After Matt Cooke outskated Calgary defenseman Toni Lydman for an icing call, he passed to Chubarov, who emerged from behind the net and, while loosely being checked by Craig Conroy, slid the puck under Turek' s pads. " Their goaltender played pretty well, " Vancouver coach Marc Crawford said. " Their power play got two goals and our penalty killing was not good. From the forwards to the defensemen, we weren' t executing well on the penalty kill. We gave up chances - they weren' t great chances but they went in. " If we had done enough tonight, we would have won.

Look into Calgary' s room, you' ll see their guys are beaten, battered and bruised.

Some of it is from our stupid penaies, stuff after the whistle, but that' s what it takes to win. We have to pay a bigger price. We could have found a way to get goals by paying the price in front of their net. "

Roddick, Blake fall in Davis Cup semifinals Roddick lost first, 4- 6, 7- 6 ( 8- 6) , 7- 6 ( 7- 5) , 6- 1 to Arnaud Clement on an overcast center court. Blake followed with a 6- 4, 6- 1, 6- 7 ( 7- 9) , 7- 5 loss to Sebastien Grosjean. Both Americans returned to their locker rooms coated in red dirt and feeling miserable. " I' m extremely disappointed that I lost, " Roddick said. " Grand Slams, it' s for yourself; it' s almost selfish. Here, I' m playing for a whole team and a whole country. It goes a lot deeper. " Russia also took a 2- 0 lead in its Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina, as Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov won their matches in Moscow.

Safin defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6- 7 ( 1- 7) , 7- 5, 7- 5, 6- 1, while Kafelnikov beat Gaston Gaudio, 3- 6, 7- 5, 6- 3, 2- 6, 8- 6. As for the United States, it must win the last three matches to reach its first Davis Cup final since 1997. The Americans have won the Cup a record 31 times, but their last title was in 1995.

France could clinch a spot in the final with a victory in Saturday' s doubles match. Fabrice Santoro and Mickael Llodraof are scheduled to play Todd Martin and Mardy Fish, who have never played together in competition.

The reverse singles matches will be played Sunday. There is a possibility Blake could replace the inexperienced Fish. " Tomorrow ( Saturday) is the biggest match, " said Mc. Enroe, who has until one hour before the doubles to change the pairing. " If James feels good, I' d lean toward putting him in. " The only time the U.

S. has come back from an 0- 2 deficit in the Davis Cup was in the 1934 inter- zone final against Australia. There have been only 40 comebacks from 0- 2 down in the history of the tournament, which began in 1900. " I still think we can do it, " Mc. Enroe said. " I' m very optimistic about the team and the future for these guys. " But to get through this weekend, they' ll first have to get comfortable with clay.

France beat the United States in the 1932 final for the first of five consecutive championships at Roland Garros, the last time the teams played a Davis Cup match on the red clay. Roddick began the first match brilliantly, overpowering Clement with his heavy serve and firing 20 total aces to the Frenchman' s 13. Clement responded with lengthy exchanges & # 8212; perfectly suited to the slow clay and designed to force big- hitters like Roddick into error.

He also out- volleyed his opponent, and at one point Roddick fell on his back. " I don' t know if he could have played another match like that on another surface, " Roddick said. Clement sealed victory when Roddick sent a backhand into the net for his 47th unforced error. Roddick' s Davis Cup record is now 7- 1, and he is 0- 2 against Clement. " As far as enjoyment goes, that was my No.

1 match, " Clement said. " As far as quality of play goes, it was in the top two. " Blake dropped the first two sets, but recovered in the third set & # 8212; taking a spectacular fall in the 11th game & # 8212; and saved three match points before winning the tiebreaker. Fans chanted " U- S- A! U- S- A! " as the dreadlocked American moved up 4- 1 in the fourth set, but wasted a 40- 0 lead in the final game before Grosjean closed with a forehand volley. " This is the most disappointed I' ve ever been in myself in my life, " Blake said. " I' ve never felt worse, or like I' ve let my team down more. " Blake' s Davis Cup record is now 5- 1.

It was his second defeat against Grosjean, who stopped him in the second round of this year' s French Open. Though the United States is facing a touch challenge to come back, Roddick is not worried. " It' s definitely not over, " Roddick said. " We' re going to fight to the end. "

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Almost anything but the most lavish opera or musical can be accommodated in the cavernous 3, 191- seat hall, such as recent performances by Liza Minnelli, the Merchants of Bollywood, and the Mariinsky Ballet performing . When this theater opened in 1960 as . . .

This center has been presenting theater, music, dance, opera, film, and forums on public issues since 1970. The two main halls are the luxuriously appointed and the both venues for recitals and performances by companies like the Canadian Stage Company, . . .

Darth Vader proclaiming he' s Luke Skywalker' s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th- century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The 25 films selected this year include " The Empire Strikes Back, " the 1980 sequel to " Star Wars" that many critics and fans consider the best of George Lucas' six " Star Wars" films. " Empire" shocked moviegoers with the revelation that masked villain Darth Vader was the father of hero Skywalker. While Lucas didn' t direct " Empire" & mdash; he entrusted it to the late Irvin Kershner & mdash; he got another film selected for the registry: the student short " Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB. " Lucas' " Star Wars" and " American Graffiti" are also among the 550 titles in the registry. The Library of Congress announced the selections early Tuesday. The goal of the registry, which began in 1989, isn' t to identify the best movies ever made, but to preserve films with artistic, cultural or historical significance.

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has chosen each of the films in the registry, culling them from suggestions by the National Film Preservation Board and the public. More than 2, 100 films were nominated by the public in 2010.

Original copies of films picked for the registry are kept safe and available for viewing by future generations. The library acquires copies to preserve in its cold- storage vaults among millions of other recordings at the Packard Campus of the National Audio- Visual Conservation Center near Culpeper, Va. Film can rapidly deteriorate if improperly stored. About half the films produced before 1950 and 90 percent of those made before 1920 have been lost, Billington said. This year' s selections also include " Saturday Night Fever, " John Badham' s 1977 disco musical starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, the working- class youth known for his impressive moves on the dance floor at a Brooklyn nightclub.

It' s one of five selections from the 1970s. The others are Robert Altman' s revisionist Western " Mc. Cabe & amp; Mrs.

Miller; " William Friedkin' s horror classic " The Exorcist; " ' ' All the President' s Men, " Alan J. Pakula' s adaptation of the book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and " Grey Gardens, " a documentary about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' eccentric relatives. The selections date back to 1891, with one of the first motion pictures ever made: " Newark Athlete, " a short film of a teenager swinging Indian clubs, an exercise aid. The film was made at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, N.

J. , by two pioneers of motion- picture camera technology.

Another obscure title is 1913' s " Preservation of the Sign Language, " a two- minute film of George Veditz, one- time president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States. Veditz was one of the first to make motion picture recordings of American Sign Language, and in the film, he argues forcefully for the right of deaf people to sign instead of speak. " That was a great revelation, " Billington said. As in the past, the selections show the Library of Congress has a sense of humor. Two broad comedies & mdash; " Airplane! " the 1980 disaster- film spoof, and " The Pink Panther" ( 1964) , starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau & mdash; were tapped for preservation.

The most recent films chosen were " Study of a River, " an experimental 1996 film about the Hudson River, and " Malcolm X, " Spike Lee' s 1992 biography of the civil rights leader. Documentaries picked this year include John Huston' s " Let There Be Light" ( 1946) , which the Pentagon banned from public distribution for 35 years because of its frank depiction of psychological trauma among combat veterans.

While Billington enjoys the popular films selected for the registry, he takes more satisfaction in unearthing lesser- known titles with lasting significance.

He pushes the board to find examples from underrepresented categories such as industrial and abstract films. " The most interesting thing for me is not seeing something I like make the list, but getting educated by the list that comes out of this process, " he said.

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