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Marnis grandmother (thealways hilarious Betty White)encounters a youthful rival dur-ing the course of the film.

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Now more than ever, it isimportant to make your homestand out from the others beingsold. I cant emphasize thisenough. So, instead of address-ing staging as I usually do, Imencouraging you to think,What can I do to help buyersvisualize my home as theirpotential new home?

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If you dont have the Medicarehandbook that was sent to youlast October, look online atwww.medicare.gov for theMedicare & You 2011Handbook. Look for the blueapple symbols in the handbookto see preventive-care items. Thesite also has ZIP code directory

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Southwest TableBy Dave DeWitt

Sweet Heatfor Valentines Day

My company produces theScovie Awards, a contest thatdetermines the top brands of

fiery foods and barbecuethrough a blind tasting ofsome 700 food products. Overthe years, at least half of thegrand prize winners have beenin the category of sweetheat, including pistachio andchile brittle, chocolate truffleswith red chile, and a red chilejam, which just goes to showthat people love the combina-tion of sweet and spicy.

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turers of sweet heat productsin New Mexico. The CandyLady and Amour Chocolatesboth have spiced-up chocolatecandies, Eagle RanchPistachios in Alamogordo hasthat brittle I mentioned, andMangum Enterprises ownsChile Jammin Stuff, whichhas a wonderful line of chilejams.

And what better time tobring up this subject than themonth we celebrate St.

Valentines Day? Handmadegifts are especially treasured,so why not create some spicycandies for your sweetheart?

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New Mexican red chile isthe heat source in this tremen-dous treat. With the combina-tion of baking chocolate andwhite chocolate, its excep-tionally wonderful to munchon. Try substituting two tea-

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Add the sugar, red chile,cinnamon, and milk, mixinguntil very smooth. Removethe mixture from the heat andlet it cool until it is shapeable.Shape the chocolate mixture

Photo by Norman Johnson

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your Valentine this month.

into 1-inch balls, then rollthem in the nuts. Chill thecandy in the refrigerator in anairtight tin.

Yield: About 4 dozen trufflesHeat Scale: Medium

Dave DeWitt is founder of theNational Fiery Foods & BBQShow (March 4-6) and theauthor of 35 books on chile pep-pers and fiery foods. His newest

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