Lifestyles After 50 Suncoast Edition, June 2023

Summer Grilling and Beer Holidays Galore

Summer is here – the weather is hot and so is the grill. Now is the perfect time for picnics and backyard barbecues, swimming and sunbathing. We celebrate dads and granddads everywhere, our nation’s 247th birthday, and eating well.

There is just something special about summer. The grandkids are out of school, all the fruits and vegetables are ripe on the vine, and there are many amazing holidays to enjoy. Because of the heat, summer is also a good time to slow down, sit in the shade, and drink a cold glass of lemonade. Rest your soul, spend time chatting with loved ones and friends, and then bring the whole neighborhood together for a meal in the open air.

For beer lovers, the summer months are rich with opportunity. Check out beer-themed holidays such as June 14 (National Bourbon Day, but beer lovers can enjoy barrel-aged beers today), June 15 (British Beer Day), June 17

(National Stewart's Root Beer Day), June 18 (Father’s Day), June 25 (Organic Beer Fest), July 3 (National Independent Beer Run Day), July 4 (Independence Day, a day to savor American beer!), July 12 (Michelada Day), and July 18 (St. Arnoldus Day, patron saint of Belgian brewers and hops pickers).

In this issue, you’ll find recipes that make good use of the abundant fruits and vegetables available from your garden or the local farmer’s market. You’ll also find a terrific (and easy) twoingredient pizza dough recipe, the perfect base for all those leftover grilled meats and veggies.

I wish you fair skies, hot coals, and long, happy summer days at the beach,

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Fathers’ Day Celebrated

By: Jan Larraine Cox

In the 1950s and 1960s we children didn’t see as much of dads as we did our moms. Dads traditionally worked outside the house, yet everyone’s dad experience is unique.

My sister and I won the dad jackpot; most notably, he was gregarious. He was well suited to his sales endeavors as he “talked to everyone” as Mom would say. He took any opportunity to talk sports; having been both a basketball and baseball player in high school and college he was excited to write a monthly sports column in school under his nickname “Ecks.”

Always aspiring to be a good sport himself, the competitiveness of the business world was an aspect we heard about at home around the dinner table. As an only child and a college graduate, the Army inducted him into the medical corps where he was trained as a surgical technician. With the 96th Evacuation Hospital, he followed General Eisenhower’s path through Europe in World War II treating the wounded, giving them the will to live through the night and recover. Dad wrote a self-published memoir of these experiences titled “It Seems Like Yesterday.”

When he finally came back to America after Victory in Europe Day, his stepfather introduced him a beautiful

strawberry blonde soprano in the family church. Soon afterwards they were engaged, married and off to a Niagara Falls honeymoon!

After the war, he was more than glad to start a career, have a family and buy a house in the suburbs, a Cape Cod style frame house one mile from Huntington Beach Park on Lake Erie. The house was reminiscent of his favorite vacation spot on the Cape in Massachusetts. We often enjoyed family visits to beaches and seafood restaurants.

When we move to the area, there were ten acres of undeveloped land at the end of our street with an abandoned orchard of grape vines, blackberry bushes and apple trees. Mom quickly caught on to the neighborhood penchant of sending the kids there to harvest the fruit, which she made into pies and jams. Delicious baking fragrance!

Dad liked to start the summer work days early, then change into swim attire and meet us at Huntington Beach. He was a dashing father figure, always dressed to the nines for work, and a fine complement to Mom wherever they went. His love of education was contagious, as the first in his family to attend and graduate from college. His dream was for his kids to follow in these footsteps, and we did!

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SERVES 4

• 5 pounds fresh beef brisket

For the Coca-cola marinade:

• 4 cups regular Coca-Cola

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil

For the gravy:

• 2 cups reserved Coca-Cola marinade

• 1 envelope dry onion soup mix

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• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

• 1/2 cup tomato ketchup

• 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced into rings

• 2 bay leaves

Method:

1. Make the marinade. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the marinade ingredients.

2. Place the brisket in a large non-reactive bowl or baking dish. Pour the marinade over the top. Cover completely and marinate the brisket in the fridge for at least 14 hours, maximum 24. Halfway through marinating, flip the brisket so both sides can absorb the marinade.

3. After 14-24 hours, remove the brisket from the marinade and place in a large roaster.

4. Reserve two cups of the marinade. Combine with the onion soup mix, tomato sauce, and ketchup to make the gravy.

5. Slowly pour the gravy over the brisket. Top with the sliced onions and bay leaves. Cover the roaster with aluminum foil.

6. Roast at 325 degrees for 4 hours (low and slow).

7. Halfway through, remove from the oven and use the gravy to baste the brisket. Continue cooking.

8. Allow the brisket to rest for 30 minutes before slicing. Slice the brisket against the grain. Serve with any accumulated gravy from the pan.

Delicious Two Ingredient Pizza Crust and Homemade Sauce

This delicious pizza dough recipe is inspired and adapted from one by Jessica Moore on ImpatientFoodie.com. Yes, two-ingredient pizza really does exist! And because it doesn’t require any kneading, yeast, or time to rise, homemade pizza just got easier! The result is an averagely thick pizza crust. Not too crispy and thin and not too doughy or thick, either – the perfect middle ground.

Ingredients for the pizza crust dough:

• 1-part Greek yogurt

• 1-part self-rising flour

1. For this recipe, you’ll need equal measurements of both these ingredients, plus extra flour for rolling and kneading. For an 8-slice pizza, use 1-1/4 cups of each. If you don’t have any scales, simply use equal amounts of both.

2. Put the ingredients into a bowl and mix them together to form a dough.

3. Turn the mixture onto a lightly floured surface and knead for around 5 minutes to achieve a smooth dough. (While this step isn’t entirely necessary, it helps to combine the ingredients.)

4. If the pizza dough is too sticky, add flour 1 Tablespoon at a time until it reaches the desired consistency. (This can happen from time to time and depends on how wet the yogurt is.)

5. Pat the dough with your fingers into the desired pizza shape.

Now comes the fun part: loading up the pizza crust with all of your favorite toppings! We find that the best ones will never be repeated, as they were all the leftover tidbits from the few days before. Here’s a classic Italian favorite to get you started.

Classic Pizza Margherita

• 1 batch of two-ingredient pizza dough

Ingredients for sauce:

• Pomi strained tomatoes

• 2 Tablespoon olive oil, divided

• 1 Tablespoon garlic, minced

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

• Mozzarella, sliced or shredded

• Fresh basil, chopped (for garnish, optional)

2. In a sauté pan over medium heat, cook the garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil until it becomes fragrant and slightly brown.

3. Add strained tomatoes (depending on how big your pizza is).

4. Reduce the heat and simmer, allowing the sauce to thicken for around 10-15 minutes.

5. Pat the dough into a pizza pan, pizza stone, or baking sheet (use a dusting of cornmeal to keep the dough from sticking).

6. Use the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to brush the dough. Spoon on the sauce, leaving a ½ inch border. Top with mozzarella cheese.

7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

8. Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil. Cut into wedges and serve.

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BY RANDAL C. HILL

For Sonora Smart Dodd, attending one particular Methodist church service in Spokane, Washington, proved to be life changing. On that particular Sunday in 1909, the minister based his sermon on the newly established Mother’s Day. But Sonora felt that dads, too, should have a special day set aside in their honor. (Her father, a widowed Civil War veteran, had singlehandedly raised six children, with Sonora being the only girl.)

Dodd spent the next year petitioning her local community and, later, her state government. Washington State celebrated its first official Father’s Day on June 19, 1910. Over the years, the celebration spread from state to state until President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance for America’s fathers in 1972.

How much do you know about Father’s Day?

1. Over the years, the most popular Father’s Day gift has been

A. candy.

B. a necktie.

C. flowers.

D. golf balls.

2. The official Father’s Day flower is the

A. orchid.

B. carnation.

C. hibiscus.

D. rose.

3. What percentage of Americans celebrate Father’s Day?

A. 58

B. 65

C. 76

D. 81

4. Today’s average age of first-time fathers is

A. 24.

B. 26.

C. 28.

D. 30.

5. One in _____ American homes has no father there.

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

6. In India, a man became the world’s oldest first-time dad at

A. eighty-three.

B. eighty-eight.

C. ninety-four.

D. ninety-six.

7. Americans spend ____ less on Father’s Day than they do on Mother’s Day.

A. 25%

B. 29%

C. 32%

D. 38%

8. How many American dads are single?

A. 1 million

B. 2 million

C. 3 million

D. 4 million

9. In Let’s Make Love (1960), Marilyn Monroe sings “My Heart Belongs to Daddy.” What is unusual about this?

A. She never knew who her father was.

B. She always hated the song.

C. Her mother forced her to sing it.

D. A professional singer’s voice was used instead.

10. The Guinness Book of Records claims that a Moroccan sultan fathered how many children?

A. 492

B. 687

C. 833

D. 1,042

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Grilled Strawberry & Marshmallow Kabobs with Chocolate and Balsamic Vinegar

Recipe adapted from Homemade & Yummy (homemadeandyummy.com)

Did you know you can grill strawberries? They are delicious and nutritious and require very little time on the grill. Pop them on at the end after everything else is cooked and you’ll have the perfect dessert.

Ingredients:

• Whole, large ripe strawberries, clean and dry, with the green tops still on

Method:

1. Make strawberry and marshmallow “kabobs” using double pronged metal skewers or wooden skewers (soak wooden skewers in water first so they don’t burn). Allow a little space between the berries; the berries should not touch.

• Large marshmallows

• Chocolate sauce for drizzle

2. Lightly brush the grill with oil.

3. Grill kabobs around the edges of the grill or over embers/low coals.

4. Turn once or twice to keep berries from burning (large berries will take about 4-5 minutes per side). Berries are ready when they have developed a nice char.

• Balsamic vinegar for drizzle

5. Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle with chocolate sauce and balsamic vinegar.

6. Serve warm.

Other ideas:

Use any flavor of balsamic vinegar you prefer, such as espresso, coconut, chocolate, fig, raspberry, or vanilla.

Use the kabobs as the basis of strawberry “s’mores” sandwiched between graham crackers.

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You must go to Banff! Really? I wasn’t very excited and didn’t want to see another tourist trap. I displayed my ignorance of an area that few people know about: western Canada and the people who made this area magnificent. I was wrong.

Banff was indeed quaint. We stayed at the historic King Edward Hotel built by George Stephen, pioneer developer of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He named this small village after his hometown of Banff, Scotland.

It was July 1, the celebration of the 150th birthday of Canada. We enjoyed watching performances by First Nations (Canadian name for Native people), Ukrainian folk dancers, and the Falun Dafa, a group banned in China for their ancient religious beliefs. Best of all, the food was free.

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• Black and red raspberries

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4. Using toothpicks or cocktail sticks, create a spiral from the bottom edge near the cake stand and continuing up and around the “cake.”

5. Cut the green tops off several strawberries and seat them on the toothpick “anchors” to create a spiral of strawberries up the side of the “cake.”

6. Continue decorating with grapes, raspberries and blueberries, using toothpicks if necessary.

7. Top the watermelon “cake” with a mound of fresh fruit and fresh mint leaves.

8. Store in the refrigerator loosely covered with plastic wrap until ready to use.

KLINE TOURS Morning Matinees

SMOKY MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Sunday –Thursday September 16-22 $1379 per person (double occupancy). Includes: 8 Meals,. 5 Shows: Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud, Comedy Barn, Country Tonight, Soul of Motown and Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage dinner show. Tour of Smoky Mountains, Titanic, Dollywood Admission

NEW ENGLAND FALL FOLIAGE TOUR

Monday-Friday October 2-6, 2023 5 days/4 nights $1599 per person

Roundtrip air from Tampa, motorcoach transportation throughout tour), 4 nights lodging in Tilton, NH, eight meals including a Lobster Bake with entertainment, Ride on the Cog Railroad to the Summit of Mt Washington and back, Cruise on MS Mt. Washington, Guided Tour of Kennebunkport, Walkers Point, Stonewall Kitchen, Scenic train ride  with boxed lunch.

HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY

Sunday October 22 for the NASCAR Cup Series 400 . Race time 2:30 p.m. with departures from the Sarasota-Bradenton area and Largo. $249 per person includes grandstand seat in Turn 4, pit pass and roundtrip motorcoach transportation. A portion of ticket proceeds is being donated to the American Legion to benefit Veterans programs. This trip is open to everyone. to purchase.

SAN ANTONIO & DALLAS

Sunday September 24- Friday September 29. 6 days/ 5 nights includes 3 nights on Riverwalk and 2 nights in Dallas. $2249 per person (double occupancy includes: roundtrip airfare roundtrip airport transportation, five nights lodging including three on the Riverwalk ,nine meals, Tours of San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth. Alamo, Imax film “The Price of Freedom”, El Mercardo, private canal barge, Southfork Ranch, George W. Bush Library, Sixth Floor Museum, Cowboys Stadium Tour, Billy Bob’s Texas, free time on the Riverwalk

NASHVILLE COUNTRY CHRISTMAS AT GAYLORD OPRYLAND

RESORT

Friday-Monday December 15-18 Nashville Country Christmas $1979 per person (double occupancy). includes roundtrip airfare from Tampa, roundtrip bus to airport, 3 nights lodging at Gaylord Opryland Resort., 6 Meals, four shows including Christmas Dinner show in ballroom at Gaylord Opryland Resort (entertainer to be determined), Amy Grant & Vince Gill at the Ryman, General Jackson Showboat Luncheon Cruise with entertainment., Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame, guided city tour of Nashville, Delta Flatboat ride, Treasures for the Holidays, Ice.

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What to do After 50

By Dale Bliss

Croquet – Out of the Backyard and into the Country Club

Croquet used to be thought of as an inexpensive game you could pick up at a toy store. With its light wicker stakes and brightly colored plastic mallets, it was considered an afternoon of outdoor fun.

This is a growing sport, and the equipment has changed. Croquet courts are popping up all over. Where there once was a time when there might be a court at one country club in the area, now there are several at multiple clubs. Tournaments are played locally and internationally.

Participants are as young as in their twenties and as mature as almost 90. Money is very rarely an incentive for competing.

Danny Hunnycut and his wife Danna have been playing for decades. Even though he has become an instructor for the sport he still plays as a hobbyist. Hunnycut said, “Some people play for competition and some play for the social aspect.”

Sewing Can Be an Escape

At ten years old Linda Kaye Coleman learned how to sew from making clothes for her doll on her mother’s sewing machine.

“Sewing is sort of an escape. It is rewarding to start with a piece of fabric and end up with something to wear or use in other ways,” Coleman said.

“She taught me the basics and I was able to use the machine to improve my skills,” Coleman explained. “Nothing fancy, most likely a straight stich Singer,” she added.

When the Strawberry Patch dolls became popular, she took classes to learn how to make them. “Not sure how many of those I made,” she explained with amusement. Her next venture was making clothes for newborns.

Coleman’s grandmother wore aprons. After she learned to make aprons in Home Economics class, it became a tradition that she make her grandmother a new apron every Christmas.

BOOK REVIEW

Fashion is important because it’s used for self-expression, to make a political statement, or simply to attract attention. In this stunning collection compiled by the Design Museum in London, the world’s leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from architecture and fashion to graphics, it celebrates the richness and importance of all forms of creativity. Here, 50 trendsetters are profiled because they’ve used fashion to assert their position in the world and become iconic.

Lauren Cochrane, Assistant Fashion Editor at the Guardian and writer for Vogue and the Financial Times, compiled these stunning photographs and bios of each of the fashion icons including Twiggy, Wallis Simpson, Josephine Baker, Marilyn Monroe, Twiggy, Audrey & Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Tilda Swinton, Michelle Obama, Queen Victoria, Brigitte Bardot, Diana Vreeland, Courtney Love, Madonna, Amy Winehouse, Grace Jones – who graces the book’s cover – and others. All have a flair for fashion and a sense of style that is admirable.

And of course, Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, is credited with bringing about hair bands, ruffled white shirts, and loafers to the masses following her engagement to Prince Charles on Feb., 1981, but her title “The People’s

Fashion Icons that Changed the World

- by Kathy A. Megyeri

Princess” showed that her influence on the clothes worn by the general public extended beyond one look. Her ivory silk wedding dress that she wore to marry Prince Charles on July of 1981 with its 25-foot train and puff sleeves dominated bridal trends for a decade, and the midnight-blue gown she wore to dance with John Travolta at the White House in 1985 was sold at auction for $240,000. Even when she separated from Prince Charles in 1992, she wore an off-the-shoulder black design called “the revenge dress” to an event the night after the Prince admitted his infidelity to the media in 1994 which demonstrated that she knew the power of fashion.

And no collection would be complete without Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue and editorial director of Conde Nast who’s known as the most powerful woman in fashion. Since 1988 and with an uncanny attention to detail, foresight and ability to make the right decision quickly, her personal formula consists of shift dresses, bright colors, strappy mules, a bob haircut and her large dark sunglasses as she sits in the front row of most fashion shows. She’s also become a full-fledged brand with her own image on ornaments, handbags, phone cases and t-shirts. In addition to showcasing these fashion mavens, this book hopes to motivate us to follow the lead of these icons, to wear something different and develop our own sense of style.

Lemon Garlic Kale Salad with Pine Nuts and Parmesan

Adapted from a recipe by Julie Moskin from The New York Times.

This lemony, superfood kale salad has tang and crunch. The simple dressing has a base of lemon juice, olive oil and spices blended together for the perfect light summer side dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pine nuts

• 10-12 oz whole kale leaves, washed and dried, with stems removed (weight after trimming)

• 1-1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan (optional)

• ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2-4 lemons)

Method:

1. In a dry skillet, spread the pine nuts and toast until light golden brown and fragrant (about 3-5 minutes).

• 1-1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (about 2 cloves)

• 1-2 teaspoons mayonnaise

• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

• Kosher salt & freshly ground pepper

Process on high for 2 minutes to completely emulsify. Add salt and pepper to taste.

2. Make the dressing by combining the fresh lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, mayonnaise and mustard in a blender or food processor.

Kodachrome

BY: RANDAL C. HILL

Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome” began as “Goin’ Home,” but the poetic perfectionist soon felt that that sounded too ordinary. Thus, he shifted creative gears, restructured the lyrics and came up with “Kodachrome,” which, to him, sounded close to “Goin’ Home” but stuck better in the listener’s ear.

After Simon heard the gospel-drenched Staple Singers hit “I’ll Take You There,” he knew that he wanted to record “Kodachrome” at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the same cramped northwest Alabama locale the Staples had used. The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section there consisted of four white guys who could lay down soul and rhythm-and-blues tracks as well as or better than anyone on the recording-session scene.

While the group may have been top-notch, the studio itself was a dump. David Hood, the outfit’s bass player, explained to songfacts.com, “Paul Simon was used to working at Columbia Studios in New York. When he came and saw our little place, he probably thought, ‘Man, this is a rat trap.’ Because it was.”

Paul obviously managed to cast aside any concerns he had, as he nailed the master of “Kodachrome” in just two takes. Soon afterwards, his single streaked to Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100.

His tune could be seen as a coming-of-age treatise, perhaps how a young man could often choose to view the world through rose-colored glasses. (To

3. Cut the leafy green part of the kale away from the woody stem. Discard stems. Loosely chop the leaves (or tear with your hands) into bite size pieces. “Massage” the kale until all pieces have been “broken.”

4. Just before serving, place kale in a large salad bowl, top with pine nuts and cheese, and pour over dressing. Toss well to coat. Serve within one hour.

5. Store any remaining kale salad in the refrigerator and use within 1 day.

Simon, this is what Kodachrome camera film offered.) But first, wanting to get something unrelated off his chest, he opened “Kodachrome” with a most quirky lyric line:

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school

It’s a wonder I can think at all

Then, without explanation, he altered the plotline of his mini-story: Kodachrome

Give us those nice bright colors

Give us the greens of summer

Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day

Certainly, it’s hard to let go of thoughts of a remembered carefree life of youthful pleasures and replace them with adulthood’s grittier realities. For Paul, this would include memories of past relationships which may not have been as sublime as he once recalled:

If you took all the girls I knew when I was single

And brought them all together for one night

I know they’d never match my sweet imagination

And everything looks worse in black and white

By the way, one should remind Simon that, when he and Art Garfunkel were in high school in New York, they had recorded a ditty called “Hey, Schoolgirl!” a bit of piffle (listed as being by Tom and Jerry) that reached the bottom of the national Top 40 chart. Royalties from the disc’s sales had bought the teenage Paul a new fire-engine-red Chevy convertible.

Hey, maybe high school really wasn’t a complete waste of time after all.

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