ir Continued from page B19 Only The Best FLOORS, INCORPORATED Finally, you can refinish your hardwood floors without all the dust... • JCC Center Fitness cookbook dishes up 600 delicious recipes. BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Got teens who only know the words, "Leave me alone!" You need soup. Still paying off college tuition — and you're about to turn 80? You need soup. Boss asking you to work every evening this month BEST E 5 while he's in Italy "on business"? You need soup. -goosit Your dog has fleas, your baby is teething, your neigh- bor is getting a divorce and wants to vent, and your mother tells you: "We need to talk." You need soup. Bill Yerke, 4th generation owner of Yerke Floors, demonstrates that sanding with the "Atomic" system is a clean and classy act. thshiprt Worries, an old Jewish proverb says, go down better Yerke Floors is proud to be the first retailer in the area to offer this advanced "truck mounted" dust containment system. • • • • tit4ith club )mish Carrnur.ty trwc, with soup than without. Red lentil would be nice. Warm, spicy, filling, comfort- ing. Then how about some marshmallow brownies? Gooey, rich, chocolately, Hardwood & exotic species Pre-finished hardwood Borders & inlays Medallions & herringbones Refinishing of existing floors Carpeting Laminates sweet, luscious. The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's Center Fitness has just completed a new cookbook, Our Best Recipes, with delicious ideas for everything from nuts to soup and, most important, delectable sweets like marshmallow brownies. It's the second cookbook in the club's history. The first, published in 1992, 248-366-9600 423L f•ARTIN R D., WALLED LAKE NI 4E,- 390 is "still used and cherished by many," says the cookbook's coordinator, Big enough to service you, yet small enough to care! Cheri Victor. "Since those cookbooks are no longer available and we are always sharing recipes in our health club, it just seemed like the right time." The women began soliciting recipes last April; contributors sent in more than 600, which volunteers categorized and edited. Yes, there were plenty FAFtlEdiErCleaning- ! of healthy recipes (this is, after all, a collection from a health club), but also "fun recipes, traditional recipes" and a few from celebrities, Victor says. The Original Since 1939 The recipes were printed then proofed, which proved to be a huge proj- HAGOPIAN ect. According to Victor, "We had more than 35 girls on the committee and over 250 contributors. I was thrilled at how many women were excited about Bring CLEANING SERVICES IMO the project and willing to give their time and their recipes. "There is something unique about a cookbook where our community con- Your Oriental / Area Rugs to any Original Hagopian Rug Care Center and we'll clean every other one tributes recipes special to them and family favorites," Victor adds. "By doing this, we are creating a legacy — and those wonderful recipes will be shared FREE by many." Victor's own submissions to the cookbook include baked salmon and rice Pick up and delivery service also available at regular price pudding and a few favorite dishes from her grandmother. "When I look at our first cookbook and see the names of people who are 24 Hour Water and Fire Damage Response no longer with us, it is a sweet way of remembering them," she says. In Home Cleaning Specials 4 2 7' Rooms* of Carpet cleaned Rooms* of Carpet cleaned Sofa. or Chairs* cleaned Elizabeth Applebaum is a marketing specialist at the Jewish Community 9999 5999 5999 Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Cookbooks cost $25 each and are available at both JCC buildings (West Bloomfield, Oak Park), including during the 2008 JCC Jewish Book Fair, now through Nov. 16. Proceeds go toward Center Fitness programming. Expect the best...Expect the purple truck! •Some restrictions apply At 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, Chef Matt Prentice will present a program on healthy cooking, featuring recipes from the new cookbook, at the JCC 1-800-HAGOPIAN (424-6742) We're Your Leather Cleaning Specialists in West Bloomfield. Cost is $15 for the demonstration and light snack; a Rug Care Centers Oak Park Birmingham Novi 8 Mile W / Coolidge S. Old Woodward N / 14 1/2 12 Mile & Novi Rd B20 • NOVEMBER 2008 • SN platmuni $40 for the demonstration and a copy of the book; $25 for the book only. Center Fitness will be open noon-4 p.m. Nov. 16 for a preview day that Ann Arbor The Courtyard Shops will showcase its many classes and facilities. This event is free and open to the public. (248) 661-1000 or www.jccdet.org .