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One of my favorite dishes for winter dinners...

Parslied Oven Pot Roast

2 ½ teaspoons salt (I usually leave out the salt)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 4 ½ to 5 pound bottom round of beef
1 1 lb., 12oz. Can tomatoes, broken up
3/4 cup dry red wine
1 1/4 cup instant minced onion
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
1 bay leaf
½ teaspoon instant minced garlic
6 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
1 ½ pounds zucchini, sliced
2 cups cherry tomatoes, pricked with fork

Rub 1 ½ teaspoons of the salt and black pepper over surface of meat. Place meat, fat side down, in a heavy over-proof casserole. Brown well on all sides in a preheated hot 450 degrees) oven about 50 to 60 minutes. Drain off fat. Combine tomatoes, wine, minced onion, parsley, bay leaf, minced garlic and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Pour over meat. Cover; reduce heat to moderate (350 degrees) and bake 2 ½ to 3 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender. Add the carrots 40 minutes before cooking time is up, the zucchini 20 minutes and the cherry tomatoes 10 minutes before time is up. Slice and serve with the vegetables. 8 to 10 servings.

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Quote of the month: Happiness is a Journey, Not a Destination. "For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin–real life, but there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one." -Souza

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A few little-known facts about me ...

Favorite color... BLUE
	Favorite song... Wind Beneath My Wings composed by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley Click to hear the music!
	My favorite flower... Magnolia
My favorite book ... Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird		Favorite 'pig-out' food... coffee ice cream!
Favorite poem, Ithica by C.P. Cavafy... "As you set out for Ithaka hope your road will be a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery." Click here to read the entire poem.
Favorite sports team... The Houston Comets           4 times WNBA Champions!           Visit the Comets! My favorite landmark is the University of Texas Tower in Austin. Visit their web.
Favorite travel memory... standing in the ruins of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico, with drums beating in the background during a total eclipse of the sun.
Below, photos from my most recent vacation: a trip to Russia with my sister in September. Except for nearly losing our luggage in the Moscow airport, we had a wonderful time. Left: Red Square; Right: Lorna at a souvenir shop in Moscow
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Below, more favorite travel memories ... from our trip to Antarctica in January, 2002! Left: Lorna and her husband, bundled up for the Antarctic summer Right: Chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island
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