Bena Mae’s Kitchen: I’m not that old
We’ve all run into someone we haven’t seen for a long time and experienced the shock of thinking how old that person looked after all these years. And we smugly tell ourselves, surely I don’t look that old.
Well, the following story hits the nail on the head. It was given to me by a friend who suggested that ‘’we see ourselves as others see us.’’ I’d like to share it with you because it’s too good to keep. You’ll love it.
“Hello, my name is Alice. I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with a new dentist. I noticed his DDS diploma on the wall which bore his full name. Suddenly I remembered a tall, handsome, dark-haired boy with the same name had been in my high school class some 40-odd years ago.
Could it be the same guy that I had a crush on way back then?
Seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was way too old to have been my classmate.
After he examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended the same school as I had years ago.
“Yes I did. I’m a Mustang,” he gleamed with pride.
“When did you graduate?” I asked.
He answered, “In 1975. Why do you ask?”
“You were in my class,” I exclaimed.
He looked at me closely, then that ugly old bald, wrinkled faced, gray haired pompous buffoon asked, “WHAT DID YOU TEACH?????”
ARRGH!!!!!”
Chocolate Candy Cheesecake
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon light butter or margarine
1 − 8 oz. bar light cream cheese, softened
1 − 8 oz. bar fat−free cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 egg whites
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 light Milky Way bars, cut up
1/4 cup fat−free caramel ice cream topping
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9 inch pie pan with nonstick spray oil.
In a small bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, 1 egg white, and melted margarine until well moistened.
Press crust evenly into prepared pie pan, set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine both bars of cream cheese and sugar.
Beat with a mixer until fluffy.
Beat in egg whites, cocoa, yogurt, and vanilla until smooth.
Fold in candy bar pieces and pour into prepared pie pan.
Bake at 350F for 60 to 65 minutes or until center is set.
Let stand at room temperature about 15 minutes.
Top with caramel topping and refrigerate until served.




