Searching ”“ A Serial Novelle Chapter 17: Family History [“Paper” proof of birth]
By Patrick Cabello Hansel
As the party wound down, Angel danced one more dance with Luz. As the song melted away and they began to release their embrace, he noticed who was left in the room: Mr. Bussey, talking with Mother Light and Ana; Luz”' grandmother Dolores, and Angel”'s father, Augusto. It was nearly 11, and though tomorrow meant heavy work, Angel could tell no one felt like ending this party.
There was still an hour left in December 12, one hour to celebrate la Virgen de Guadalupe. He called to Mr. Bussey: “Hey, where can we go to keep celebrating Guadalupe on such a beautiful cold night?”
Mr. Bussey scratched his head and said, “The only place I know that”'s open is Denny”'s.”
“Denny”'s!” Angel shouted. “Do you think they celebrate Guadalupe there?”
Luz laughed. “I think it”'s the perfect place for Guadalupe Night!”
So they put on their jackets and walked outside. There were seven in all, but Mr. Bussey”'s Honda could only fit five.
“C”'mon, son”, Augusto said. “We can walk there.”
Angel looked at Luz, who nodded in her knowing way.
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Food Obsession: Salad Days
by Jane Thomson
The dictionary says that “salad days” refers to “A time of youth, innocence and inexperience.” So much for that. The term could also mean the times of year when we like to eat all kinds of salads. Here are three recipes:
Sweet Potato Salad
- 4 pre-cooked, refrigerated, medium sweet potatoes (about 6 to 8 oz each)
- About 2/3 cup of sliced green onions
- ¾ cup of diced celery
- ¼ cup of olive oil (I used less when I made the salad just for myself)
- Juice of ½ lemon Juice of 1/2 orange 1 Tbsp.of soy sauce
- ½ tsp. garlic powder ½ tsp. chili powder ½ tsp. seasoning salt (I used Spike and a little salt) ¼ tsp. black pepper (I tend to use a little extra seasoning.)
Peel the sweet potatoes (the peels are good eating) and cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces. Thinly slice the green onions, including some of the tender green tops. Dice the celery. Add both to potatoes. In smaller container, mix the juices, oil, soy sauce, garlic powder, chili powder, seasoning salt and pepper. Whisk together well and pour over the cut-up vegetables. Serve at once or refrigerate. Serves 8 people.
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“Tell Me a Story””¦in Joyce Krook”'s words
Joyce Krook as she tells her story on youtube.com/VisitLakeStreet. Joyce grew up near Lake Street, took first job as a secretary in a medical ward at Northwestern Hospital at her mother”'s suggestion, “you don”'t have to stay there all of your life, just to get some experience,” well, stay she did””retiring after 48 years mostly being “the face” of Abbott-Northwestern Hospitals and Allina to the entire southside of Minneapolis working from her leadership position in community affairs. Her last office was in the new Allina”'s Commons portion of the old Sears Roebuck building in which her mother worked in the dry goods department. She was one of the original Board of Directors of the Lake Street Council decades ago.
Lake Street Council is working hard this year to collect and promote the history of the Lake Street area. The first stage to this project is collecting oral histories of longtime residents. We started with Alley ally Joyce Krook. Here are some excerpts of Joyce recalling her childhood growing up in the Hennepin & Lake area.
Please visit youtube.com/VisitLakeStreet to watch the whole video interview with Joyce and others! And if you are a longtime resident who remembers well the Lake Street from decades past, and would like your story recorded, please get in touch with us!… Read the rest ““Tell Me a Story””¦in Joyce Krook”'s words”
