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Amy Houts poses with her new self-published book, ‘Mealtime Magic.’

This book is based on the way that I’ve cooked for a long time, which is that I cook more meat than I need for that night and then I use that meat, or the sauce or the broth or something, in at least one other meal. — AMY HOUTS, author of “Mealtime Magic: Delicious Dinners in Half the Time�

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Make magic out of your leftovers

By BROOKE VANCLEAVE

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t’s 6 p.m. on a busy weeknight.

The family is complaining of hunger pangs.

The fridge is full of leftovers that have seen better days. What do you do?

Maryville, Mo., author Amy Houts has a meal plan and recipe book for busy, budget-strapped families looking for variety in their weekly dinners. “I’m not the person that loves to be in the kitchen all day. I like to make good food as quickly and efficiently as I can, and so I wanted to share my idea for doing that with other people,� Mrs. Houts says.

Her new book is called “Mealtime Magic: Delicious Dinners in Half the Time.� Mrs. Houts developed recipes around the concept of intentionally using leftovers in new ways. “This book is based on the way that I’ve cooked for a long time, which is that I cook more meat than I need for that night and then I use that meat, or the sauce or the broth or something, in at least one other meal. ... Once you have part of your meal cooked, all you need is to add to it� she says.

Most of the entries in “Mealtime Magic� center around threeday plans featuring a specific meat item

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like chicken breasts or ground beef. The first night’s meal requires preparing that meat in bulk, then reserving a portion of it to use for nights two and three. “I tried to make each recipe in the three-day plan different so that you wouldn’t be having all Italian or all Mexican or all Asian,� she says.

For instance, a meal plan might include Asian Pepper Steak the first night, Spicy Steak and Eggs the second night and Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches the third night. “Mealtime Magic� also includes fish and meatless meal plans. All recipes use basic ingredients that are already in your pantry or can be found easily in the grocery store. It’s best to make a grocery list ahead of time based on recipe ingredients you want to try each week.

Here is a recipe utilizing homemade meatballs, which then contribute to two other meals.

4 submarine sandwich rolls 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese Mix ground beef, breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, onion and water in a large bowl.

Roll into small balls, 1/2 to 1 inch. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Cook meatballs in batches; do not crowd pan. Brown on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Add more oil if needed. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

Reserve two-thirds of the meatballs for the next two recipes. Heat spaghetti sauce and meatballs in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Split rolls in half; toast. Spoon meatballs and sauce onto rolls.

Sprinkle on cheese. Place under broiler for a minute to melt cheese. Good served with three-bean salad. Yield: 4 servings BEFORE SERVING: Reserve 2/3 of the meatballs from Meatball Heroes for Easy Lasagna and Meatball Stew. The reci-

pes can be found at www. houtsandhome.com/1/archives/03-2013/1.html.

Besides fi nding a simpler way to prepare dinners, Mrs. Houts says she wants her new book to encourage families to eat healthier at home and avoid creating food waste. “I did some research ... and found out families usually throw away about 20 pounds of food per month. That costs about $500 a year,� she says.

She hopes reusing items people already have in their kitchen will help eliminate this waste.

The book itself is easy to follow, with detailed instructions, easy variation options, an extensive index, a spiral binding that lies flat on the counter and coated pages that make it easy to wipe of splatters. Most of the recipes feed four people, though the amounts can be doubled or cut down depending on need.

Mrs. Houts already is an accomplished author,

with more than 40 children’s books, cookbooks and other materials in publication. However, “Mealtime Magic� is the fi rst book she’s produced out of her own publishing company, Houts and Home Publications. She eventually would like to start publishing other writers’ content. She says each day is a learning process.

Find her book on her website, www.houtsandhome.com, or Amazon. com. It’s also for sale at the Maryville Hy-Vee. Brooke VanCleave can be reached at brooke.vancleave@newspressnow.com.

Follow her on Twitter: @SJNPVanCleave.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Don’t make assumptions this week, Aries. You just can’t trust your gut instincts too much right now. It’s better to get all of the facts and act accordingly.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Playing matchmaker isn’t so easy, Taurus. You have to understand when people are compatible and when there just isn’t a spark. Let this one go.

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Personal trainer Bob Boyles demonstrates the use of a D-Ball at his private gym, Body Image in St. Joseph.

Lift like an Olympian Local gyms offer new medicine ball exercises

By JENNIFER GORDON St. Joseph News-Press

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recent addition to the St. Joseph fitness landscape can train you to lift weights like a professional.

B-Fit CrossFit Sports Performance and Body Image Personal Training both offer slam balls, also known as D-Balls, in their facilities. The sand-filled balls, of various weights, resemble standard medicine balls except that they don’t bounce and they’re made of a rubber material that makes them easier to grip.

Both facilities use the balls for an over-theshoulder lift exercise that relies on the same principles as competitive weight-lifting.

The movements for the over-the-shoulder lift are basic. You come up underneath the ball to lift it off the ground, then push the ball up and let it drop over one of your shoulders. You turn around and repeat the motion, letting the ball drop over the opposite shoulder.

The over-the-shoulder

lift uses the same motion as a medicine ball power clean, says Brad Durham, co-owner of B-fit.

“It’s a great training tool for Olympian lifting,” Mr. Durham says. “That’s where we start a lot of people, on a ball like this.”

Bob Boyles, owner of Body Image Personal Training, says sometimes he’ll have his clients do the over-the-shoulder exercise as their only workout during their training session.

“With this you’ll hit everything in a matter of reps,” Mr. Boyles says of the muscle groups worked by the exercise.

Mr. Boyles decided to buy a set of D-Balls after he saw them used during a CrossFit competition.

He’s had them for a couple of weeks and already has noted results.

His client Samantha Sickel uses them as part of her cross circuit routine.

She’ll do three repetitions of 10 lifts with the 40-pound ball in addition to pull downs, bench presses and leg extensions.

She says she’s noticed how the over-the-shoulder combines elements of other exercises.

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and core,” she says.

The exercise also carries a practical use, Ms. Sickel says. Learning to lift something off the floor with the correct form can make it easier to do something like pick your child off the ground.

Mr. Durham’s facility uses the balls as part of CrossFit classes. In addition to the over-theshoulder lift, clients at BFit also do slams with the ball, where they’ll throw the ball down instead of just letting it drop.

He says the balls, which the gym has had for about a year, are a good addition to the routine because they offer a change of pace. For CrossFit, which relies on a series of different exercises, that’s crucial, he says.

Mr. Boyles says at his gym, the D-Balls already have surpassed kettle balls in terms of use.

The balls also offer a challenge for those who already are experienced weightlifters.

Mr. Boyles, a former competitive weightlifter, and his friend, also an experienced weightlifter, sometimes train with the 150-pound ball.

“We’ll try to do 150 pounds with 20 reps, and at the end we’ll be exhausted,” Mr. Boyles says.

Jennifer Gordon can be reached at jennifer.gordon@newspressnow.com.

Follow her on Twitter: @SJNPGordon.

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A sponge ball can be lots of fun. Just dip it in a bucket of water and pass it around in your backyard.

Ward off summer boredom

On Pinterest the other day, I stumbled across a photo project that would be good for families or teachers of young kids. A photo studio took a portrait of a kindergarten class where each child held up what he or she wanted to be as an adult. The teacher held up a sign with the grade level and year, and gave the children the portrait as an end-of-the-year present.

The idea would be easy (and fun!) to replicate with homes or other classroom settings. Check out the finished product at josphoto mojo.com/ or by visiting Josephine’s Pinterest page.

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Keep kids active and engaged during hot summer months

By BROOKE VANCLEAVE St. Joseph News-Press

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fter the initial excitement of summer vacation’s arrival wears off, children can slump into periods of boredom, inactivity and brain drain. Parents and childcare workers then are stuck trying to entertain kids without going crazy themselves. What’s the solution?

For starters, it’s important for adults to recognize and understand why their kids can act so lethargic and disinterested during the summer. It isn’t simply because they are lazy.

“I think it gets challenging because of the weather, because it gets hot and you have to think about what times it’s safe to have them outside. ... That heat of the summer really is a game changer and that’s how kids get stuck in front of the TV,” says Kayte Langner, parent educator with the United Way’s Parents as Teachers program.

With Missouri summer temperatures often surpassing 100 degrees, it’s draining on a child’s body to try to stay cool. Many children don’t want to play outside because of the heat, so they retreat indoors.

The things you need to make a sponge ball: assorted sponges, twist ties and scissors.

Unfortunately, this can cause undesirable behavior like watching too much TV, playing too many video games, mindless snacking or irritability.

Mrs. Langner says it’s best to play outside early in the morning on days when the temperature climbs all afternoon.

Playing games that help cut down on the heat are a blast, even if it’s just getting out the hose to spray down the car, the dog or each other.

“Cut up kitchen sponges and roll them up, it makes a spiky ball that’s a great water toy rather than water balloons,” Mrs. Langner says. (Find instructions at http:// www.cometogetherkids. com/2010/08/spongeball-

splashpants.html.)

When kids are inside, that’s a good opportunity to combine educational opportunities with fun.

Mrs. Langner says many parents worry about the dreaded “summer slide,” when their children tend to lose some of the math and reading skills they learned during the year.

Doing fun science experiments and setting aside reading time each day can boost these skills.

Charisse Giseburt is the coordinator for the St. Joseph School District Summer Explorers program. She says one of the keys to keeping kids entertained all day is having a set routine. Explorers eat breakfast and lunch, play outside in the mornings, have reading time and educational activities in the afternoon and go on about three field trips a week.

“That way, the kids know what to expect,” she says.

Some activities are designed to take a long time and provide learning opportunities for the students. For instance, she said one site last year had a “history of ice cream” day. They researched it, learned all about it and then made their own to eat.

“They’re learning and they’re having fun, and

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they don’t even realize it. ... We are kind of teaching them some things that maybe their regular teachers during the year don’t have time to fit in,” Ms. Giseburt says.

Field trips to the movies, museums, parks and other destinations are a fun way to spend an afternoon for both Explorers and kids who stay at home in the summer. Mrs. Langner also suggests bowling, swimming and public library summer reading programs.

For parents and babysitters who are still out of ideas, the Internet and library have great resources. Search sites like Pinterest or mommy blogs like frugalfun4boys.com for craft and game ideas.

Check out books like “The Kids’ Summer Handbook”

by Jane Drake and Ann Love for activities kids can do in nature. And if all else fails, don’t worry so much about a little TV or computer time.

“We don’t want to fight with our kids all summer and say, ‘You have to do this,’” Ms. Giseburt says of

occasionally letting kids take a break from educational activities.

“A lot of our kids have electronics so take advantage of parental controls.

Upload things like books and educational games ... but you always need your junk food game to zone out on,” Mrs. Langner says.

I think it’ll be something new. It’ll be fun and outdoorsy.

Brooke VanCleave can be reached at brooke.vancleave@newspressnow.com.

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Tyler Heckman sings a solo part on Thursday during a rehearsal of the worship musical ‘My Utmost for His Highest’ at Wyatt Park Christian Church.

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Leslie Stone, in the foreground, sings a solo part on Thursday during a rehearsal of the worship musical ‘My Utmost for His Highest’ at Wyatt Park Christian Church.

Music for a milestone Wyatt Park Christian Church celebrates 125 years

By ERIN WISDOM

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Park Christian Church will mark a milestone in more ways than one next weekend.

On June 8 and 9, the church will celebrate its 125th anniversary and will present the worship musical “My Utmost for His Highest,” based on the classic devotional book by Oswald Chambers. The production is the most ambitious the church has attempted, which makes it a fitting swan song for Darren Verbick, whose 25 years as Wyatt Park’s music director will come to an end after the June 9 performance.

“I thought (the musical) would be a good way to accentuate the 125-year milestone in the church’s life, and since I’ve been here for 25 of those years, it seemed a good time to hang it up,” says Mr. Verbick, who also is the elementary fine arts coordinator for the St. Joseph School

District and the director of community arts for the Western Institute at Missouri Western State University.

He adds that “My Utmost for His Highest” incorporates both hymns and contemporary music, as well as quotes from “people of faith who really live out the concept of living a life totally abandoned to God” — including Eric Little, Corrie Ten Boom, C.S. Lewis and Mr. Chambers.

“It will have a little bit of everything, which is another reason I liked it,” he says, also noting that, similarly, the freedom he’s had at Wyatt Park to incorporate a variety of musical styles into services is one reason he’s stayed so long in his position there.

Of course, embracing new styles of music is just one thing a church must do over the course of 125 years. Dr. Scott Killgore, Wyatt Park’s pastor, has uncovered some of the changes the church has undergone in that time by reading meeting minutes and newsletters in preparation for writing a book about the church’s history.

“I’ve been asked, as I’ve read through this stuff, whether there are things that seem to be part of Wyatt Park’s DNA,” he says. “One thing is that going

clear back to the beginning, this congregation has always done its best to adapt itself to changing circumstances ... and to serve in Jesus’ name.”

That beginning was in 1888, when a Sunday school established by the Rev. M.M. Goode was organized to become Wyatt Park Christian Church, which started out with a membership of 32. The Rev. Goode was the pastor of First Christian Church and recognized a need for churches in the new neighborhoods of a bustling, growing St. Joseph, and in the many years since, Wyatt Park has grown to become a congregation of more than 300.

Dr. Killgore notes that he soon realized his book on the church wouldn’t be finished by its 125th anniversary, simply because the records kept throughout its history are so much more thorough than he expected. But if there’s an upside to the extra time this requires to read through them, it’s that they’re not lacking in interesting details.

“They discussed in three board meetings in 1916 where to put the hitching post,” he says.

“You find fascinating things like that.”

Fast forward to the present, and the church has a full weekend of celebration to look forward

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Musical director Darren Verbick, right, conducts on Thursday during a rehearsal of ‘My Utmost for His Highest’ at Wyatt Park Christian Church . to, beginning with its regularly scheduled 5 p.m. worship service June 8, which will be followed by a reception. During the 9:15 a.m. worship service June 9, former senior pastor Dr. Gene Mockabee will preach. Dr. Kyle Maxwell, who grew up in the church and now serves as executive director of the Oklahoma Disciples Foundation, will preach during the 10:45 a.m. service.

A potluck dinner will follow at noon, and “My Utmost for His Highest” will begin at 7 p.m.

A retirement reception for Mr. Verbick will take place afterward in the church’s social hall. All events are free and open to the public.

Mr. Verbick notes that it is the people of the church who have been his main motivation for staying so long. And in a sense, the people of the church also are the reason for all of next weekend’s activities.

“A lot of people along the way must have worked hard and sacrificed a lot and done a lot of the right things in order for us to be here today,” Dr. Killgore says. “Even though a lot of those names are known only to God and in the history records here, it’s good to celebrate what they did.”

Erin Wisdom can be reached at erin.wisdom@newspressnow.com.

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