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INGREDIENTS The Meatballs 1/2 pound ground pork 1/2 pound ground beef 1/4 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup milk 1 large egg, lightly beaten 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, diced The Sauce 2/3 cup pure maple syrup 1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard 2 tablespoons ketchup 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco) 1/4 teaspoon salt PREPARATION Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine ground pork, ground beef, oats, milk, egg, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a large bowl and mix well.

I PUT MY FEET on the floor, first thing in the morning, and take a look at them. They are not the most attractive feet, that’s just a fact.

As noted in the Texas Historical Commission’s Texas Treasure Historic Business Award brochure, “Local businesses are a vital part of a community’s historic legacy and can often hold tremendous personal significance. While everything around us changes, these are the places that become synonymous with home itself. When they’re forgotten, we don’t just lose our town’s story, but part of our own, as well.

INGREDIENTS Nonstick cooking spray 12 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped 1-1/2 cups unsalted butter 6 large eggs 3 cups sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla 1-1/2 cup flour, sifted 2/3 cups raspberry jam PREPARATION Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil so that it hangs over the two narrow ends of the dish. Coat the foil and dish lightly with nonstick spray.

Kelsy Haley’s fourth- and fifth-grade UIL oral readers presented the Rotary’s program last week. Rotarians had the pleasure of listening to each one of these talented students perform their oral-reading stories. They were all very animated and quite funny with their performance. Among the students presenting were fifth-graders Lucas LeFever, Blaze Mills, and Emma Peterson; and fourth-graders Paris Lee, Chloe Ray, Elodie Dial, and Eliza Cooper. The students competed in Bushland on Friday, Dec. 2. Heather Saenz is the coach for oral reading. Principal Jeff Quisenberry also accompanied the students to Rotary.

THE FRUIT LADY HAS my number. One of the things I like in Mexico— and other countries we have visited in the past—is buying fruits and vegetables from a stand, run by a family.

Pampa to host Christmas Tour of Homes on Dec. 11 Pampa’s 26th Annual Christmas Tour of Homes will be held on Sunday, Dec.

This recipe from the Food Network Kitchen uses prepared biscuit dough as the base for this pull-apart loaf. The tasters likened it to a southern version of pizza-shop garlic knots. Dough is rolled in olive oil and dried herbs before layering it in a bundt pan, giving you a loaf that’s crispy and brown. Enjoy!

KIM B. McKINNEY

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Cooking spray