April 4th, 2013
It's springtime and it's again time to remind our patients at Michael P. Meehan, D.D.S., M.CI.D., P.C. to protect their faces and pearly whites while out on the field playing sports. According to the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, children, high-school athletes and adults have more than 5,000,000 teeth knocked out in sporting events annually.
If you are planning on participating in spring sports, it’s imperative to have a proper-fitting mouthguard. Mouthguards can prevent chipped or broken teeth, lip and cheek injuries, jaw fractures, mouth lacerations and even concussions.
Having a mouthguard can make the difference between losing your teeth or not, and because many of our patients who play high school sports have jaws that are still growing, last year’s mouthguard may no longer fit as it should. Dr. Meehan and our team at Michael P. Meehan, D.D.S., M.CI.D., P.C. can fit you for a new guard.
To learn more about mouthguards or for general questions about your treatment at our Palos Heights, IL office, please give us a call!
April 1st, 2013
It's not quite apple season, but if you're as ready as we are here in the office for it to be, try out our apple oven cake! Sweet and tasty, this is a great dessert item to have in the house for every day eating or a special occasion!
Ingredients:
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 sweet apple such as Fugi, peeled and sliced
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup each flour and milk
- 1 tbsp. each lemon juice and powdered sugar
Directions:1. preheat oven to 425 degree.
Melt butter in a 12-in ovenproof frying pan over high heat.
Add brown sugar and cinnamon, swirling to combine.
Add apple and cook until starting to soften, about 3 min.
2. Meanwhile in a blender, whirl together eggs, salt, flour and milk.
Pour egg mixture into pan and bake until puffed and brown, about 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with juice and powdered sugar.
March 25th, 2013
This is one of Missy's favorite recipes to make, and we promise you'll want it as soon as you finish reading the ingredients. YUM!
Ingredients:
Chicken Broth:
- 1 fryer chicken, 2 ½ lb. cut up (honey flavored chicken if you would like)
- 6cups cold water
- 3 chicken bouillon cubes
Soup base:
- 1 can chicken broth (10 3/4 oz)
- 1 cup fresh or frozen peas
- 1 can cream of chicken soup (10 ¾ oz)
- 1 ½ c chopped carrots
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup (10 ¾ oz)
- 1 cup chopped potatoes
- 1 cup chopped celery
- ¼ cup chopped onions
- Cook fryer, cut in pieces, reserved chicken broth and 1 t. seasoned salt.
Feather Dumplings:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 t. salt
- 1/4 t. pepper
- 4 t. baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 T. butter
- 2/3 c milk
Directions:
- Place fryer, water and bouillon in kettle and bring to a boil.
- Let simmer until chicken is tender.
- Cut up chicken in bite size pieces-set aside.
- Strain chicken broth.
- Put chicken and broth in large kettle, add rest of soup base ingredients, simmer soup on low heat until vegetables are tender.
- Mix up feather dumplings by sifting dry ingredients together.
- Add butter, egg and milk to moist stiff batter.
- Drop by t. into boiling liquid.
- Cook covered and without “peeking” for 20 min.
Enjoy!
March 18th, 2013
Refreshing and tasty, enjoy our firecracker salad tonight as one of your side dishes!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb box of penne pasta
- 2-3 cucumbers, diced
- 2-3 me tomatoes, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
Dressing Ingredients:
- 1 c water
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- 3/4 c vinegar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 ½ c sugar
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 1 T parsley
Directions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Set aside.
- In another bowl, mix water, vinegar, sugar, parsley, garlic salt, salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Add cucumbers, tomatoes and onion to cooked pasta then add dressing mixture.
- Mix well, refrigerate and stir occasionally.
