A Guest Responds – Popcorn and Mosquitos

Thank you for the recipe for an exceptional snack.  I tried it and it was sensational. I had to make two tries before I got it right. The main problem was keeping the popcorn crisp while adding the simple syrup and the chocolate.  I messed up the first try and had soggy popcorn.  The second…

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A Bettina Guest Comments on Zimmerman-Martin

You don’t have to copyright my comment!  It is free to whoever wants to use it. I’ve been a guest at Bettina homes for many years.  My regret is that I was not at the home in Harvard Square to be a part of the discussions that I know took place over this trial and…

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Please ask your readers to sign the petition

Thank you for your writings about the Trayvon Martin – George Zimmerman encounter.  It was special and I learned a lot.  You said everything I wanted to say. The NAACP has a petition on its web site which you can sign asking that the Department of Justice file a case against George Zimmerman, who violated…

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Martin-Zimmerman and they Followed Historical Patterns

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 Don’t you know, just about every table talk conversation today is about the Zimmerman/Martin case and practically every sermon in many different denominations and religions includes some reference to it. This is our contribution to the conversation: 1) George Zimmerman was not tried by a jury of his peers.  Wasn’t…

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Helping you Keep Cool in the Heat!

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 Do you have a difficult time coping with the heat and high humidity?  A recent breakfast conversation around a Bettina Network table just might come to your rescue! We can’t guarantee results, but this breakfast conversation was intriguing and we tried the suggestions.  It worked for us.  Which reminds me,…

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Dr. Oz – Breakfast Conversation

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 Considering we are a network which tries hard to be as organic as possible – which means in food, lifestyle, building structures, etc. – it was quite something to be a part of a breakfast conversation which resulted in all saying they were turning off Dr. Oz and his television…

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An Incredible Snack – Bettina Style

copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. We discovered an unbelievable snack as we roamed the country looking for families/individuals wanting to use their houses for bed & breakfast. It is basically popcorn, but such popcorn should be the food of the gods. First – in a saucepan, preferably glass i.e. A Corning pot – put one…

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Gluten Problems??????????

copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. for Marceline Donaldson Many years ago I worked for The Pillsbury Company – for a brief time – with a long following law suit – which is the stuff of legend around my neighborhood. I offer that fact to you in the interest of full disclosure. One, of the many…

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Health and Beauty Tips – Who Holds Truth?

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 We had a wonderful breakfast with a small group of ladies all over 80 and I am under 35.  It was not what I was used to, but I am going to change my lifestyle.  I learned a lot, laughed harder than I ever have in life, and have some…

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A Tribute to The Rev. Patricia Riley Colenback (1931-2013)

taken from “Alla Bozarth-Campbell’s – From Womanpriest: A Personal Odyssey, Paulist Press 1978 Bakerwoman God   Bakerwoman God, I am your living Bread. Strong, brown, Bakerwoman God. I am your low, soft, and being-shaped loaf.   I am your rising bread, well-kneaded by some divine and knotty pair of knuckles, by your warm earth-hands. I…

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