Where We Meet

The After Care Support Group meets in the 2nd floor waiting room of the hospital.
To get to our room:
* Use the Main entrance to the hospital....old emergency room entrance
* Go down the hallway and you will round a corner and see the elevators
* Take the elevator to the 2nd floor
* Exit the elevator and go left
* The room is right there. If you get lost in the hospital call Skyline Madison Campus at 860-0300.

Back at last

I admit it has been a very long time since the last post. As we approach May I am planning on staying more on top of this site. Please use this as a place to check in and stay in touch.

I appologize to those of you who were at group last Friday that I have not emailed you. Please contact me @ amanda's email .

POMEGRANATES

DELICIOUS POMEGRANATES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER THROUGH JANUARY.
SO ENJOY ONE TODAY.
A ripe, ready-to-eat pomegranate is a luscious jewel of a fruit, capable of transforming any meal into an extraordinary experience. And although this delicious fruit may seem exotic, it’s wonderfully easy to enjoy.
Packed inside are hundreds of ruby-red arils – sweet, tart, gem-like juice sacs, bursting with pure flavor. Enjoy these little beauties as is, toss them into savory or sweet dishes, or use them as a brightly colored garnish.
Did you know that Spanish Padres are credited with bringing pomegranates to California? They grew them at missions some 200 years ago. Today in the San Joaquin Valley, the heart of the great State of California, is the only concentration of commercially grown pomegranates in America. Now it’s our mission to share the wonder of California Pomegranates with the world.

CUT OFF THE CROWN, THEN CUT THE POMEGRANATE INTO SECTIONS.
PLACE THE SECTIONS IN A BOWL OF WATER, THEN ROLL OUT THE ARILS (JUICE SACS) WITH YOUR FINGERS. DISCARD EVERYTHING ELSE.
STRAIN OUT THE WATER. THEN EAT THE SUCCULENT ARILS WHOLE, SEEDS AND ALL.


OTHER METHODS...
TRADITIONAL METHOD Cut the crown end off a pomegranate, removing with it some of the white pith. Lightly score the skin in quarters, from the stem to the crown end. Firmly yet gently break the sections apart, following the score lines. Bend back the skin and gently scoop the seed clusters into a bowl; remove any pith.

FANNING METHOD Cut the pomegranate in half vertically. With the cut side up, make 4 equally spaced cuts 1 inch long and 1 inch deep. Hold the pomegranate half, cut side down, over a deep bowl and pull the fruit open but not apart, using equal pressure from both hands. Holding the pomegranate half, cut side down, in the palm of one hand, whack the top of the fruit with the back of a large spoon. The seeds will fall out.

Yahoo! Group

We have a Yahoo! group now. If you are part of the HIPPO group and want to be a part of the HIPPO Yahoo! group please contact Amanda @ amanda.sharp@comcast.net . We will host a live chat on Tuesday evenings @ 9pm by invitation only. Please let Amanda know if you are interested in joining this live chat to make sure you get your invitation via email.

July 13. 2007

Just a quick post to say hi. We had a great time playing Whoonu at group this afternoon. It is a great fun way to get to know each other. We will plan for another game afternoon sometime in September.

We have some great plans for the group coming this fall. We hope to see you all there and for your group to continue to grow.

Hello fellow HIPPOs

Just a quick note to see who is going to be at group this Friday afternoon. Please email me at lifetimeontheride@comcast.net to let me know if you will be attending group. I look forward to seeing you all there. Also, do not forget about our Birthday Party on 6/29. If you have any questions about the party please send me an email.



Amanda

GAme afternoon

Friday, July 13, will be GAME AFTERNOON at our weekly HIPPO group meeting.