WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 Spirit of Christmas PAGE 5B

We would like to thank everyone for their business this year and wish you and your family

a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

The Clinic will be closed Monday Dec. 24 - Wednesday Dec. 26 for Christmas.

Normal Hours will resume Thursday Dec. 27 at 8:00 am

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As Christmas draws ever nigh, May it lift your spirit high,and may happiness always be, Among you and your family.Dr. & Mrs. James Bryan

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season.

We look forward to serving you in 2012!Amanda Hernandez and all the employees

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Happy Holidays

(Family Features) Whether you’re hosting a holiday open house or a sit-down feast with family and friends, you want dishes that impress, but aren’t too complicated to make.

These easy and el-egant holiday recipes start with rich and savory Wis-consin-made cheeses from Roth Cheese.

The Perfect Cheese Plate

To add another ele-ment of deliciously easy elegance, set up a cheese plate for guests. Here are some quick tips and rec-ommendations.

• Plan on serv-ing one to two ounces of cheese per person.

• Set out a varietyof cheeses with different textures and flavor pro-files.

• Servethecheesesat room temperature.

• Use a separateknife or spreader for each kind. Cut up a portion of each cheese to let guests know that they can dig in.

Serve complemen-tary finger foodswith thecheeses to help make the most of all the flavors.

Here are some cheese and food pairing suggestions:

Grand Cru Gruyere – Smooth and mellow withlight floral notes. Servewith apples, dried apri-cots, grapes, almonds, fig spread, whole wheatcrackers, bread.

GranQueso – Hand rubbed with spices, this Span-ish inspired cheese has a buttery nutty flavor and afirm,slightlycrumblytex-ture.Servewithdriedfigs,almonds,hazelnuts,Span-ish olives, roasted red pep-pers,Peppadews.

Buttermilk Blue – Deli-ciously creamy and tangy withaclean,sweetfinish.Serve with pears, pecans,figs, candied walnuts,dates, tomatoes, endive, honey, walnut bread.

Seafood Thermidor DipYield: 3 cups

6 ounces cooked lobster tails and claws, coarsely chopped

1 medium shallot, minced

1 large garlic clove, minced

2 cups Alfredo sauce

3 t a b l e s p o o n s cream sherry

1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 c u p s Grand Cru Gruyere cheese, shredded

6 1/8 ounces crab, lump-style

1/4 cup bread-crumbs

Preheat oven to400°F.

In mixing bowl com-bine lobster, shallot, gar-lic, Alfredo sauce, sherry, lemon juice and cheese; stir together until well-combined. Gently fold in crab.

Placemixtureinshal-low baking dish (approxi-mately 8 x 8); top with breadcrumbs and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Spinach Pesto CrostiniYield: 30 servings

Pesto:1 head garlic3 tablespoons extra

virgin olive oil1 pound spinach3/4 cup unsalted sun-

flowerseeds,toasted6 ounces GranQue-

so cheese, grated

Crostini:

1 medium baguette, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Saltandpeppertotaste

8 sundried toma-toes, quartered lengthwise

3 ounces GranQue-

so cheese, grated

Preheatovento375°F.Place garlic in alumi-

num foil, drizzle with olive oil, and wrap. Roast for 45 minutes.

Remove roasted garlic cloves from skin.

Blanch spinach in hot water for 30 to 40 seconds. Remove spinach from wa-ter, and pat dry.

In food processor, blend roasted garlic, spin-ach, sunflower seeds and

cheese until smooth.Reduce oven heat to

350°F.

Place baguette sliceson baking sheet, brush with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.

Bake for 5 to 7 min-utes, until lightly toasted.

Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.

Evenly spread pesto onto crostini.

Top with sundried to-mato and grated cheese.

Easy holiday elegance

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch overt heir flock by night.

And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around about them: and they were so afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, ly-ing in a manger.

LUKE 2: 8-12

The original Christmas story Merry Christmas from theRosebud News