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What a difference a few decades make! The images of New York City were taken in 1970 (Bernard Gotfryd, Library of Congress) and in 2018 by Afif Ramdhasuma (from pexels.com). Earth Day has been celebrated on April 22 since it was established through grassroots efforts in 1970. It was a response to increasing concerns caused by smog (intense air pollution caused mainly by exhaust fumes), Great Lakes at risk of dying from pesticide runoff and waste dumping, and rivers that caught on fire (the Cuyahoga River in Ohio famously caught fire in June of 1969). It was also the year when monumental legislation was enacted to address all kinds of environmental concerns. ...read more
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If it’s true, as they say, that seeing is believing, then we at Mast Store would like to propose another entry to your quip collection: Doing is moving. “Doing” not only requires movement - “doing” moves you both physically and emotionally. ...read more
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What is a library? It’s a big building with lots of books in it. But wait, it’s so much more. The library is a gateway to your wildest dreams, a place to learn, a place to imagine, a place to make friends. Today’s libraries are repositories of books, but they also are places to get help to learn to read or improve your reading, to improve your math skills, to listen to a performance by a string quartet, to watch a movie, to refine your crafting skills, and to gather with fellow writers. Yes, libraries are SO much more. ...read more
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... Our favorite foods! Food is universal because everybody’s got ta eat! And the last two months of the year are filled with more than their fair share of family meals, work gatherings, special outings to favorite restaurants, tins filled with homemade cookies and fudge, and the anticipation of food traditions handed down from generation to generation ...read more
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Even before we bought the Mast General Store, we were taken by the beauty of Valle Crucis. We’ve heard people describe the drive out Broadstone Road as traveling through a time portal. In the 1970s, fields in the river bottoms would be filled with tobacco, cabbage, or high with hay to feed cattle that were grazing in the summer pasture. ...read more
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The lucky few who have seen the Earth from a different perspective – astronauts - all echo the same viewpoint upon their return. Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut and the first human to go to space, commented, “Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it.”
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January is the perfect time of year to pull out your slow cooker (or Crock-Pot), throw in a combination of ingredients, and let them simmer all day to edible perfection. We’re sharing a few of our favorite mouth-watering, hearty, and super easy one-pot recipes for one of the coldest (and coziest!) months of the year.
If you’ve never used a slow cooker before, there’s no time like the present to experiment with this very handy device. For singles, couples, and families alike, the slow cooker is one of the most beloved items in the kitchen. Why? They’re easy to use, cook delicious meals with minimal effort, and save tons of time that could be better used relaxing after a hard day’s work. Did I mention that there’re few things better than the smell of a delicious, home-cooked meal awaiting you at the end of the day? And if you choose to include meat in your dinner, no matter the size or cut, slow-cooked meat is the most tender you’ll ever eat. It melts in your mouth. Delicious!
Several of our Mast Store family members have put together their favorite slow-cooker recipes to get you started. Happy Slow Cooking Month and happy eating, everyone!
Beef Tips and Gravy by Greta
Ingredients
1 ½-2 pound beef tips or stew beef pieces
½ onion, chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 -3 small jars of Heinz Beef Gravy
1 large jar of drained portobello or shitake mushrooms (I liked the portobello best.)
Directions
Saute the beef tips, onion, and garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive or canola oil until thoroughly browned on the outside.
Put into slow cooker with enough gravy to cover the beef tips well. Add mushrooms and stir. (Make sure there is enough gravy, so it doesn’t cook down too much.)
Let cook on low while you are at work. I usually start this at 7:00 a.m., and it is nice and tender when I arrive home by 5:00 p.m.
I served it on garlic mashed potatoes with a salad or peas and carrots. This is a quick and easy meal without a lot of work and serves 4 – 5 people.
Slow Cooker Curry Chicken by Renea
Ingredients
3 to 4 medium to large chicken breasts
3 to 4 medium to large potatoes (I use red potatoes.)
1 15 oz. can coconut milk
1 c. chicken broth
1 large sweet onion, chopped (I use Vidalia.)
1 clove garlic
¼ c. of curry powder
1 teaspoon sea or kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 red bell pepper, chopped
Handful of raisins
Directions
Place all ingredients in the slow cooker except the bell pepper and raisins. Cook on low for 8 hours. Add the chopped bell pepper and raisins 45 minutes before serving. Serve over jasmine rice or the rice of your choice.
Cowboy Beans by Elizabeth
Ingredients
1 15 oz. can red kidney beans, drained
1 15 oz. can navy beans, drained
1 15 oz. can pork n' beans, drained
1 15 oz. can butter beans, drained
1 15 oz. can lima beans, drained
1 large onion, chopped, drained
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 cups BBQ sauce
1 pound ground turkey or beef
Directions
Brown and rinse beef/turkey. Combine all beans in the crock pot and layer meat on top, do not stir! Layer onion and bell pepper on top of the meat and pour BBQ sauce over everything. Cook on low for 3 hours without stirring, cook last hour on high and stir occasionally. Serve with sour cream and corn chips. (Total cook time: 4 hours, prep time: 30 minutes)
Mexican Soup by Allen
Ingredients
1 10 oz. can Enchilada Sauce
1 12 oz. [or more] jar Salsa
1 15.5 oz. can Black Beans, drained
1 10 oz. can re-fried Beans
1 7 oz. can sliced green chilies
3 14.5 oz. cans broth, any kind
1 10 oz. can chicken
1 large onion, sliced and chopped then steamed in microwave for five minutes*
2 bell peppers, sliced and chopped then steamed in microwave for five minutes*
4 tablespoons taco seasoning
Directions
Place all of the ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on low until warm, at least an hour. This can cook up to eight or nine hours, but you may want to add another can of broth to thin the soup a little because the re-fried beans thicken the soup the longer it is cooked.
*To steam the onions and peppers, put them in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave for five minutes.