Time Clock

Five seconds on the clock,
The tired boy crouches down
Seeking his enemies out,
Looking to the left,
Then right.
He hesitates,breathes,
He slowly slides the football between his legs,
Balances it with his right hand,
Raises his left hand.
There's a stillness in the team,
Before he screams out the plays,
Two thirty two.
The ball slides up and into the player behind,
Who catches it,runs,...
Touchdown!
HYC 9/18/05

Favorite Recipes

Chocolate chip cookies
2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. McCormick Pure Vanilla extract
2 Large eggs
1 pkg. (120z) Nestle' toll house Semi sweet chocolate morsels
Optional: (1 cup chopped nuts)

Preheat oven to 375F
Combine flour,baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar,brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.
Add eggs one at a time,beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts (optional). Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes:remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 12-20 cookies depending

Favorite Recipes

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cookie Cups

3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine,softened

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1-2/3 cups (11oz. pkg.) Nestle' Toll House Peanut butter & milk chocolate morsels, divided

2 Large eggs

1 can (14 ozs) Nestle' Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 F. Heavily grease 36 mini muffin cups. Beat butter and sugar in small mixer bowl until creamy. Add flour and beat until mixture is evenly moist and crumbly. Roll rounded teaspoon dough into a ball: press onto bottom and halfway up side of muffin cup. Repeat with remaining dough. Place 5 morsels in each cup. Beat eggs in medium bowl with a wire whisk. Stir in sweetend condensed milk and vanilla extract. Spoon into muffin cups,filling almost to the top of each cup. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until centers are puffed and edges are just beginning to brown. Remove from oven to wire rack(s). Gently run knife around the edges of cakes. Let the centers flatten. While still warm top cakes with remaining morsels. They will soften and retain their shape. Repeat with remaining morsels. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. With tip of a knife release cakes from cups.

Makes 36 cups