Kids' Views on Love and Romance - prepare to smile 8 )

"Falling in love is like an avalanche where you have to run for your life." (Roger, 9)
"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." (Leo, 7)

On the origins of love:
"Cupid kissed God, and that got the ball rollin'." (Julio, 9)
"One of the Greek lady gods got a crush on one of the Greek man gods. He tried to hit her with lightning and thunderbolts, but he just couldn't get her away from him. After a while they became the first married gods." (Robbie, 8)


"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too." (Greg, 8)
"People in love act mooshy... like puppy dogs...except that puppy dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much." (Arnold, 10)
"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and don't get up for at least an hour." (Wendy, 8)

What do most people do on a date?
"On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date." (Mike, 10)

"You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a big ring and her own VCR, 'cause she'll want to have videos of the wedding." (Jim, 10)
"Never kiss in front of other people. It's a big embarrassing thing if anybody sees you. But if nobody sees you, I might be willing to try it with a handsome boy, but just for a few hours." (Kally, 9)
"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful." (Jeanne, 8)
"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time." (Christine, 9)
"It isn't always just how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet." (Gary, 7)


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Eating Light and Eating Right on Monday

Baked Tilapia

Ingredients:
3/4 c extra virgin olive oil
4 T tomato paste
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
4 (4 oz) fillets tilapia
1 large onion, sliced
1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 T butter

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat bottom of medium baking pan with 1/4 c olive oil.
2. In a small bowl, combine remaining olive oil, tomato paste, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper.
3. Arrange fillets in prepared dish, skin side up. Spread mixture over the tops of the fillets and arrange onions and green peppers on and around them.
4. Bake in oven for 15 minutes, until fish is easily flaked with a fork. Remove from heat and top each fillet with 1/4 T butter. Change oven setting to broil and broil for 5 - 7 minutes until lightly browned.

Serve with brown rice and steamed vegetables. Makes 4 servings.

IF YOU'RE IN A PINCH ON TIME, SIMPLY POUR A JAR OF PACE PICANTE SAUCE OVER FILLETS, COVER DISH WITH TINFOIL, AND BAKE FOR 20 - 25 MINUTES. DELISH!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Tilapia/Detail.aspx