The Golden Lamp

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The Golden Lamp
Of Colorado
February 2014
Volume 67 - Issue 4
In This Issue
President's Message RMRC International
News Officer's Reports Chapter Council
Reports Announcements Recipe Contest Puzzle Page
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President's
Message
Hard to believe that the holidays have come and
gone so quickly. Hope your holidays were
blessed with family, friends and good health. I
am ready for sunshine and warmer weather, enough
of the snow, ice, wind, wind and windy. I am
planning on attending the Leadership meeting, I
have learned a great deal the last two-years I
have gone being on the State Council Board and am
looking forward to hearing what they have planned
for ESA this coming year. Spring Board is just
around the corner and am looking forward to being
up at the Highlands Presbyterian Camp and Retreat
Center on March 7 8 in Allenspark again.
Marjie Satterfield and I went for a finale run
through, the weather was great and along the way
you could see a lot of the damage that occurred
during the flooding. They have done a fantastic
job on the road repairs to get everyone moving
again. Plans are in the works for a hands on
computer workshop by Candie Patino, so bring your
laptops (bring power cords to charge those
batteries) and follow along checking out the
Colorado web page. We have an awesome web site
and easy to use. Make sure you bring all your
questions so they can be answered. Many of you
have asked about a workshop on chapter officer
duties. Well, Candie and I have something to get
you started. You will be able to download the
files to your computers and follow along. It
will be a project for you to do in your chapters
since not all chapters are alike. Hope to see
you there, I hate to think that you might miss a
great Educational/Workshop put on by Kathy
Garrison or meet and talk to the Easter Seals
representative who will be coming to talk to
us. Keep in mind that State Convention is coming
May 16, 17 18 in Fort Morgan. Rita Martin,
Marjie Satterfield and I traveled up north to
meet with some of the Beta Epsilon sisters and
all I can say is they sure have a lot of fun
things planned for us. Make sure you talk to
your chapter members on attending and get your
registrations in on time. I have not missed a
single state convention since I joined 20 years
ago, they were all so much fun and loved getting
the chance to meet and talk with other members
who you normally dont get to see. Ongoing
HOPE FOR HEROES project flyer was put in every
chapter presidents yearbooks and hope you are
planning on helping out this year. I am
collecting ANYHERO cards at Spring Board and
State Convention. These can be home-made or
store bought, absolutely NO glitter and no
envelopes. They should be cute and fun, they do
not need to say Thank You on the front, a picture
that would bring a smile to their faces would be
great. You can say whatever you want to, thank
them for their service, etc.
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International
R.M.R.C
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2014 IC Convention Years of Service
Ceremony Name _________________________________
____________________ Address
__________________________________________________
_ Chapter Name ______________________ State
______________ Number of years for Service
Recognition (Circle) 25 30 35
40 45 50 55 60
65 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!! Over 65 years _____________(enter
the number of years) Recipients MUST be in
attendance at the International Convention to be
recognized. Please do not bring or mail service
pins. Those celebrating 60 years or more
will be recognized at the Saturday Night
Banquet. Please return this form to Sue
Williams 502-592-4252 cell IC Corresponding
Secretary suemw99_at_yahoo.com 381 Blackberry
Circle Mount Washington, KY 40047 Please return
by June 14, 2014

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2013 - 2014 IC Association of the Arts Entry
Form "Passport to Oregon" July 12 - 20, 2014
Division VII Needlework (Fibers) _____Crewel ___
__ Embroidery _____ Counted Cross Stitch _____
Needlepoint _____ Quilting _____ Knitting _____
Hardanger Embroidery _____ Silk Ribbon
Embroidery _____ Cloth Weaving _____ Latch
Hooking _____ Stuffed Animals _____ of entries
in category Division VIII Holiday (Ornaments
Decorations) _____ Please Describe
____________________________________________
_______ of entries in category Division IX
Music _____ Original Words to established
tune _____ Original Words to Original tune _____
of entries in category Music entry must be
mailed with form by June 1, 2014 with both sheet
music and tape or CD. Division X Presidential
Division ESA Endless Possibilities
(later) Please send completed form by June 1,
2014 to Susan Weston IC Association of the Arts
Chairman 3755 County Road 66 Heflin, AL
36264 E-Mail spw2224_at_gmail.com You will be
responsible for bringing or shipping your entry
to IC in Portland, Oregon Please check whether
you will be bringing your entry to IC or if you
will send your entry with someone to IC. _____ I
will be bringing my entry. _____ I will be
sending my entry.
Division I Visual Arts _____ Oil Paintings or
Acrylics _____ Drawings, Pastel or Charcoal _____
Watercolors _____ Sculpture _____ Pottery (hand
formed or wheel thrown) _____ of entries in
category Division II Literature _____
Poetry _____ Short Story or Essay (500 words or
less) _____ of entries in category Division III
Photography _____ Black White or Color
Photo _____ Graphic Design _____ Computer
Assisted Design _____ of entries in
category Division IV Crafts (Painted Art) _____
Tole Painting _____ Painted Pottery _____ China
Painting _____ Porcelain _____ Calligraphy
(matted for display) _____ Fabric Painting _____
of entries in category Division V Crafts
(Wearable Art) _____ Sewing _____ Smocking _____
of entries in category Division VI Crafts
(Mixed Media) _____ Basket Weaving _____
Jewelry _____ Rubber Stamping _____
Decoupage _____ Glass _____ Wood _____ of
entries in category Check schedule for check-in
time and pick up. Artists Name
___________________________ Address
________________________________ _________________
_______________________ Chapter Name/No
_______________________ State Council
___________________________ Phone
________________________________ E-mail
_________________________________
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You're Invited... to St. Jude's Thank You ESA
Day! We are delighted to announce that ALSAC
will be hosting a Thank You ESA Day workshop
and training session in St. Louis, MO on
Saturday, March 29, 2014. You are invited to
this meeting as a member who has helped Epsilon
Sigma Alpha raise over 175 million dollars in
cash and pledges for St. Jude Childrens
Research Hospital. The session will be held at
the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel in St. Louis.
The session will begin at 830 a.m. and will end
by 430 p.m. Lunch will be included for the
event. This event is being hosted by ALSAC so
there will be no cost to you. This is ALSACs way
of saying THANK YOU ESA and also for helping
you to be among the first to know whats
happening at the hospital and to let you know how
you can continue to help the children of St.
Jude. Again, we hope youll be able to join us.
Room reservations will be available for those of
you who may have to travel a distance at a
discounted rate of 99.00 for single and double
rooms, 109 for triple and 119 for quad (plus
applicable taxes). Please contact the Sheraton
Clayton Plaza at 888-627-8535 to reserve a room.
Discounted rates will be in effect until March 1,
2014. Please be sure to ask for the Thank You ESA
Day block. More information will follow. We
just wanted you to know about this exciting event
as soon as possible. If you have questions or
want to reserve your place at this event, please
e-mail Charlotte Carloni at charlottec_at_epsilonsigm
aalpha.org. Please register before March 15th to
secure your spot at the seminar. Please help
us to share this news with your chapter and with
other members who you think would be interested
in attending. We look forward to seeing many of
you in St. Louis however, space at the hotel is
limited. Reservations will be taken on a first
come, first served basis, so please let us know
that youll be joining us as soon as possible to
reserve your space. We hope we get to see many
of you in St. Louis on March 29th. Thanks for ALL
you do to create hope for the children and St.
Jude Childrens Research Hospital! For those of
you who have already RSVP'd, we can't wait to see
you there! BJ Clark
Charlotte Carloni Executive Director
Philanthropic/Communications Director
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Officer's
Reports
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Parliamentarian
Members, Per the guidelines the following bylaw
changes need to be reviewed via the Golden Lamp
as well as in your meetings. They will be read
at the Spring Board Meeting and voted on at the
State Convention in May. Please review these
with your chapter and be prepared to discuss at
Spring Board and Vote in May. Parliamentarian
 
Ziska
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2014 Proposed By - Law Changes
ARTICLE VII                      DUTIES OF
OFFICERS (ELECTED AND APPOINTED) B E.   The ESA
Foundation dues shall be paid to ESA Foundation
by March 1 each year. This needs to be removed
since Colorado State Council is now Life
Active. (Subsequent section numbers will need to
be changed)     Section 22.        The Golden
Lamp Editors duties shall be   A.    Publish
the Golden Lamp to meet all deadlines. B.    The
Golden Lamp will be distributed via email and
available on the Colorado web site. A paper copy
shall be mailed to each active Chapter President
and Council President, who have paid their State
dues, and do not have Internet access.
Complimentary copies will be mailed to Colorado
State President, the IC President, and the IC
News Bulletin Chairman for qualification to the
IC News Bulletin Award. C.    Submit by State
Convention in May the working fund balance and
general accounting books to the State Treasurer
for audit.   Change item B to read   B.
The Golden Lamp will be distributed via email and
available on the Colorado web site. A paper copy
shall be mailed to each active Chapter President
and Council President, who have paid their State
dues, and do not have Internet access.
Complimentary copies will be emailed to Colorado
State President, the IC President, and the IC
News Bulletin Chairman for qualification to the
IC News Bulletin Award.     ARTICLE
IX                        FINANCE   Presently
reads Section 3.         The above dues are due
and payable December 1 each year and if not
postmarked on or before that date, chapters will
not be in good standing in the State Council and
will not be allowed to participate in the State
Convention activities, (i.e., voting, contests,
awards, etc.).   Changed to read            Secti
on 3.         The above dues are due and payable
December 1 each year and if not postmarked on or
before that date, chapters and/or councils will
not be in good standing in the State Council and
will not be allowed to participate in the State
Convention activities, (i.e., voting, contests,
awards, etc.).   Reason for change Councils were
omitted, councils dues are payable December 1
each year in order to participate in the State
Convention activities, (i.e. voting, contests,
awards, etc.)
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2014 Convention
Beta Epsilon 357 - Fort. Morgan
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Educational
Scrapbook
I continue to work on my Symphony of Harmony
with your Educationals I need your help with
additional notes to complete the composition with
additional chapters/themes. Here are some of the
themes received so far. LEARN THE WORD THROUGH
ESA NEEDLEWORK GASLIGHTS AND GINGERBREAD A
STEP BACK IN TIME OH, THE PLACES WELL
GO FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE I am looking
forward to hearing from additional chapters and
receiving their educational programs from now
until the deadline of April 1st. I feel sure
some of the chapters who have not responded are
just what is needed to complete the music
composition. Please remember to keep your
Chapter Educational Director in mind for the
Distinguished Athenian Award. It is given to the
Chapter Educational Director who has gone beyond
the call of duty in her service to the ESA
educational field. Please note that the deadline
is also April 1st. I hope to see many of you at
Spring Board in Allenspark on March 7-8, 2014.
Join us for a fun workshop, details are top
secret! Hugs,
I would like to thank those who have provided
photos for the scrapbook. They are greatly
appreciated. I would like to get as many state
chapter group photos as I can. Have your
chapter represented in the state scrapbook with a
group photo! You may bring your photos to
Spring Board in March or you can email them to
me at delongga_at_hotmail.com or mail them to me
at 9340 W Utah Ave, Lakewood, CO 80232. Please
help me to make this year's scrapbook the best
ever with loads of memories for Joan Snyder. Bye
for now, Georgia
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Chaplain
Philanthropic
I have been busy sending cards, e-mails, and
forwarding (8) IC Chaplain Reports. Cindy
Vance 12/8/13 Gamma Omega Father In-Law Passed
Away Phyllis Vrbas 12/15/13 Chi Kappa Husband
Passed Away Bobbi Hawkinson 12/15/13 Gamma
Omega Step Father Passed Away Ruth Willbanks
12/15/13 Sigma Rho Mother In-Law Passed
Away Gayle Davis 12/27/13 Zeta Rho Heart
Issues Vickie Chavers-Bruso 1/15/14 Epsilon
Epsilon Husband Ken had Stroke Edra Robertson
1/16/14 Epsilon Zeta Lung Cancer Pat
Aspenwald 1/16/14 Epsilon Zeta Hip
Replacement Louis Hooper 1/16/14 Epsilon
Zeta Pat Asperwalds Mom Fay
Hannigan 1/16/14 Epsilon Zeta Severe
Stroke Shirley Waterson 1/17/14 Passed
Away Velma McCormick 1/19/14 Alpha
Omicron Knee Replacement LaVille Halverson
1/20/14 Chi Kappa Heart Issues Marie
Trujillo 1/20/14 Chi Kappa Heart Issues Barb
McFeaters 1/23/14 Zeta Rho Knee
Surgery Vickie Chavers-Bruso 2/1/14 Epsilon
Epsilon Thank You to Sisters If you want to be
on the mailing list or need me to send news out
to our sisters, please e-mail me at
pkchaplain13_at_gmail.com
From the Desk Mary Guida Colorado State
Philanthropic Chairman ATTENTION ALL
CHAPTERS THIS IS A REMINDER!! Now it is time to
be thinking about your Philanthropic Reports. If
you are coming to Spring Board, in Allenspark,
Colorado, March 7th and 8th, you are welcome to
bring your PHILANTHROPIC REPORTS at that time,
(You could also save some time and postage) but
remember all reports are due on my desk no later
than APRIL 1st. Looking forward to all those
reports! All your time and monies, all you have
given of yourselves and having worked so hard for
such good causes. You are all very dear. We
are having a very snowy and cold spell at this
time. Hope you all stay warm. Love in ESA
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Theta Eta 2830 Aurora
Beta Alpha 5416 Aurora
The wagon train rolled into the Lieberman's home
for our Christmas party. As promised, the chuck
wagon provided a full compliment of wonderful
dishes. Those of you who know Joyce, be sure
to ask her what she is now storing in her BRA!!!
The wagons were in the corral until the ice and
snow cleared up enought for us to sluch along for
our meeting in January. Planning ahead for the
year is always a day remembered. We will be
making more blakets for the Easter Seal Camp, and
have a date set for our main fund raiser The
Spaghetti Dinner will be on March 11th. Please
see any member for your tickets. We were
honored to have two guests who were scouting us
out.. perhaps as prospective members?? As we
have been doing religiously every month we turned
in worth of coupons for the troops. As us
how our thumbs are!! Four of us plan to attend
Spring Board. See you there. The wagon train
rolls along. Happy trails to you all! Karen
Beta Alpha hosted the Denver Alpha Council
meeting September 28th. After the Council
meeting, members decorated hats for Halloween for
the residents of the Colorado State Veterans
Home. The hats accessorized the costumes given
to the residents during our annual Halloween
Party October 26th. Danielle Freels Girl Scout
troop helped with the party serving cookies and
punch. The residents received a keepsake photo
of themselves decked out as pirates, cowboys,
soldiers, princesses, etc. We delivered the
Thanksgiving and Christmas cards made at Fall
Board to the Veterans Home. The cards were very
much appreciated. December 14th, we hosted our
annual Christmas party at the Veterans Home.
Santa and his elves (two Boy Scouts) distributed
Christmas stockings the chapter made along with
pens and small notepads to the residents. Girl
Scouts also helped serving cookies and punch.
The residents received a keepsake photo of
themselves with Santa. Before the holidays, we
attended a Bunco party hosted by Bonnie Young.
Have a great New Year as we Live, Love,
Laugh. Humphrey
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Zeta Chi 3878 Ft. Collins
Our chapter has been busy since September with a
salad luncheon in September, eating out at a
Chinese restaurant in October and a Christmas
potluck luncheon in December. Three of our
members, Cindy Starck, Maxine Smith and Hellen
Hagel spent one Sunday at the St. Jude Dream
House in October helping with the open house.
We have been involved in several philanthropic
projects including the Northern Colorado Council
bunko party in October that raised funds for St.
Jude and Wings (Easter Seals) in Loveland. Our
chapter also sponsored the team "the Zeta Chi Old
Bags", in the Northern Colorado Give Thanks Walk
in November, helping to raise over 92,000 for
St. Jude. In November we brought
non-perishable food, toiletry and coats for the
House of Neighborly Service in Loveland. In
December we collected money and food for the
Larimer County Food Bank. Last month, January,
we sponsored a St. Jude bunko party which
included bunko games, a mystery box raffle and a
bottle auction. This was the first time we had a
bottle auction, which was very successful. This
was a silent auction with winners getting wine,
money, candy and office supplies in their
bottles. Our chapter wishes to thank all those
who attended the event, especially those from the
Denver area chapters. We appreciate you taking
your time and driving to Ft. Collins to support
our fund raising events. Please put on your
calendars for the fourth Saturday of January,
2015 for another day of fun, good food and bunko
for our annual fund raising bunko party.
Our president, Sandy Beavers', educationals go
back to the start of ESA, reading various books
and discussing them. Our first book, The Lost
Wife by Alysion Richman, was a story about a
Jewish couple separated during World War II, who
thought each had died and whose paths did not
cross again until they were in their later years.
It was a fiction book, but based on actual
people who were affected by the Holocaust and the
treatment of Jews during this time. It was a very
thought provoking book. For February, we are
to read books by Diana Davidson Mott, who writes
murder mysteries with recipes for various dishes
in her books. For the February social, we will
be making and sharing some of those dishes from
her books. Our membership continues to
struggle with health issues. Donna Christie is
now in Montana with her daughter, Barb Follett is
in rehab in Ft. Collins and Helen Brautigam is at
home, but unable to get out much. We miss our
Zeta Chi sisters and what they contributed to our
chapters. Please keep them in your thoughts.
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Chi Kappa 5129 Denver
Epsilon Epsilon 1896 Denver
Chi Kappa held their Christmas Party on January
10 at the Outback Steakhouse at 92nd and
Sheridan. Ten members and one guest-Betty's
mother Lavelle -were in attendance and we really
had a nice time. It was good to be able to just
sit and enjoy one another's company. Gifts were
exchanged with lots of OOOH's and AHHHH's. At
our regular meeting Rita Martin reported on her
recent ESA trip to Australia. Too bad we
couldn't all acompany her. Our thoughts and
prayers go out to member Phylis Vrbas in the
recent death of her husband. She wishes to
extend her thanks to all for the numerous cards
and thoughtfulnesses. Denver Epsilon Council's
February Pot Luck is coming up with Chi Kappa
providing the paper products. We are all busily
working to get our reports in for chapter
compilation. Best of the New Year to all.

Carray Chi Kappa reporter.
Happy New Year! Our chapter had the most
successful Christmas Tea ever! We had 90 in
attendance and the décor at the Manor House added
so much to the occasion. We had a drawing for a
40 inch TV and the winner was so thrilled we
thought she might explode. We hope you plan on
joining us for our next Christmas Tea in
December. Our educationals this year are
centered on Colorado Historical homes and we have
been taking field trips to visit these places.
These are the homes of many of the founding
families of Colorado. They have been involved in
natural resources ,mining, fine arts, social work
and publishing. Colorado has so much interesting
history and it has been fun exploring the
state. JoAnn and Kathy attended the Denver Alpha
Councils Christmas Luncheon. It was a fun
afternoon filled with music and laughter. We also
learned about the famous Ice Castles of
Colorado. We are looking forward to Spring
Board to see our sisters from around the
state. Happy Valentines Day. The Scribe
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Zeta Rho 1774 Aurora
All the ladies loved their gifts and felt very
special. We made sure that two children (boy
and girl) from Rhondas church had a wonderful
holiday. We started the year off with our first
meeting of the New Year on January 11th. There
was a lot of business to catch up on. Laura
Wilson gave her educational on Families and
Siblings. She had researched all family owned
business in the Denver area. She set up a board
game with her giving clues we had to guess the
name of the business. We all had a blast. Great
job Laura. Seven members made the trip up north
to Zeta Chis Bunko Party. Its always great to
visit with our northern sisters. We all had lots
of fun. A minister in the Denver area
challenged a minister in Seattle that we could
raise more food and donations than Seattle could
during the super bowl. What a great way to show
support for our Denver Broncos. Well we had to
show our support for the Broncos so the chapter
made a donation of 100.00. Our next meeting is
February 8th after the business meeting is
adjourned we will put together tote bags for the
homeless. Rhonda will preside over the Pledge
ceremony for our new member Barbara McFeaters.
An update on Barbaras surgery all went well and
she graduated from a walker to a cane. Until
next time Shirley Telinde
Greetings to all, Hope everyone had a good
holiday. The chapter attended the Denver Alpha
Council Christmas Party on December 7th that was
hosted by 4 members of the chapter. The theme
was The Enchantment of Ice Castles. The
entertainment were two readings about ice
castles, one in Leadville, CO back in the late
1800 and the other one was in Minnesota. Each
member received a snow flake to hang on their
tree at home. Zeta Rho celebrated with a Potluck
Christmas Dinner December 14th at the home of
Linda Maes. After we got through with the lunch
we settled down to open our gifts from our secret
sisters and catch up on all the news.
The very next day December 15th,
Zeta Rho hosted a lovely Christmas Tea for the
ladies and their families at Hearts and Hands
Senior Care. The ladies were all given a lap
robe made by members of the chapters.
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Kappa Iota 5442 Golden
Happy New Year and Happy Valentine's Day. How
about them Broncos? What a fun ride their season
has been. We are pleased to have Sandy Alexander
back from the Land Down Under. It would seem
that she had a great time, and that the trip was
successful. We are continuing to keep busy
supporting the Action Center, and serving dinner
at their shelter. Sloppy Joe's were on the menu
this time. Yummy! A few of us went to volunteer
some time with an organization called Feed My
Starving Children. We spent the morning packing
food bags that will be sent to third world
countries. The information shared at the event
was staggering. There is so much need in this
world.
We had a great time at a social organized to
celebrate Pie Day. We went to a pie shop in
Littleton for togetherness and food! The pies
were amazing. We have some fun things to look
forward to. A wine tasting, a fashion show and
Spring Board! See you there! Stay warm Sisters.
Spring is on it's way! Angie ZZZZZZZZZ!!
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Announcements
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Comfort Food
Recipe Contest
Contest Rules ANY ESA Member may enter. You may
enter as many dishes as you wish throughout the
year. Dishes must not have more than 8
ingredients. Dishes must make THE JUDGE say
MMMMMMMMM. Winning dish each month by the time
we go to press, will be published! Final decision
of TOP CHEF will be announced at the 2014 State
Convention with a nice prize for the winner.
Winning Dish for February
Submitted by Shirley Telinde
PREHEAT OVEN 350 1 (21 oz can pie filling) apple
or cherry or blue berry which you prefer 6 (8
inch) flour tortillas 1 tsp cinnamon ½ cup
margarine or butter (I prefer the butter) ½ cup
sugar ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup water 1. Bring
margarine or butter, sugars and water to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly for 3
minutes. (Sauce) 2. Spoon pie filling in the
center of tortilla, sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll
up the tortillas and place seam side down in 8x8
baking pan. 3. Pour the sauce over tortillas.
Bake for 20 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla
ice cream
Editor's Note My Husband is a sucker for any
and all things, APPLE!! When he figured out what
I was making, he was giddy as a kid on Christmas
morning!!!
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