Before there were babies and boyfriends, there was Bewitched. There were backyard Bewitched plays and barbies, and ballet
lessons…. And Bewitched. Bewitched is a television show that
aired from 1964 to July 1972. It was and still is my favorite television sitcom
of all time!!! Before there was biking and hiking, for me… there was Bewitched. And now there is baking and
book signings because of Bewitched. I
always wished I could wiggle my nose—like Samantha Stephens from Bewitched. I always wished that I could
just clean up the house in an instant, erase every problem I’ve ever had, and
have that sort of “magical” unconditional love that Samantha bestowed upon
Darrin Stephens, her rather “uptight” advertising executive of a husband.
As I said before marriage and mortgages and carpools and
soccer games, and ballet competitions, and multitude of school projects, work
obligations, and just everyday obligations….I live a very magical life…..As a
popular television critic Rick Bentley put it so many years ago, I lead a very
“charmed life”.
Today a group of people from around the cosmos are coming
together for the annual Bewitched Fan
Fare in Salem, Massachusetts. They aren’t witches or
warlocks (as we all have been accused of), and yes, there really was a time in
history when people were accused of “being witches and were burned at the
stake”. As Samantha put it (or rather the very brilliant writers on one of the
most beloved supernatural sitcoms in history stated: “I belong to a minority
group.”) We all do-- if you really think about it.
Heaven knows being an expert on a television sitcom that
ended close to before I was born-doesn’t actually bring home the “bacon”. But,
being passionate about something has “saved my bacon on more than one
occasion”.
Whichever (witch ever) way you look at it… Believe in your
dreams.
My introduction written on a spiral bound notebook circa
1991ish, now published since 2004 in The
Magic of Bewitched Trivia and More book:
Bewitched reminiscent
of all great television sitcoms shows us our place in life. It gives us a
glimpse of the family we’d like to be a part of, the job we wish to land, the
person we’d like to become, the friends we’d like to have, and the dreams we
wish to fulfill. Like a fairy godmother’s magic dust, a good sitcom covers
reality with fantasy and illusion and provides the modern liberated child in
all of us with security in reruns on the tube, (aka, television set).
Bewitched Fanatical Television Show, August 2005.
Venus and Adonis Episode from Bewitched.
Cosmos
Cotillion Cream Cheese Cookies
16
ounce package of cream cheese
¼
cup of margarine
1
package of lemon cake mix
1
egg
1
tsp. of vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix the
margarine, egg, and cream cheese into a bowl until well blended. Add vanilla
extra and the cake mix. When mixed, roll the cookie mixture into balls and
place on a not greased cookie sheet. Bake dough for 8 minutes.
Cosmos
Cookies
1/2
cup margarine
3/4
cup confectioners' sugar
1
Tablespoon vanilla
1-1/2
cups flour
1/8
teaspoon salt
Galaxy
Icing (to complement
Cosmos Cookies)
Mix
together:
1
cup confectioners' sugar
3-1/2
Tablespoons milk
1
teaspoon vanilla
Food
coloring-optional
Directions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Thoroughly mix together margarine, vanilla,
sugar, and three drops of food coloring (any color). Add flour and salt and work until dough can
hold together.
Mold
dough by Tablespoonfuls around a few chocolate pieces, nuts, or cherries. Place cookie dough on a baking sheet
approximately 1 inch apart for 10 minutes or until light brown.
Once
the cookies are cool, dip tops of cookies into Galaxy Icing. Decorate cookies
with colored sugar, sprinkles, candies, or coconut. Makes 25 cookies.
I’ll
Blow You A Kiss In The Wind
(By,
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart & Serena)
Whenever
you are tonight
I
got a feelin’ that you look out of sight,
So
I’m gonna blow you a kiss in the wind.
And
when it reaches your lips your lips my dear,
You’re
gonna smile and feel me oh so near,
So
I’m gonna low you a kiss in the wind.
I’ve
been laying here in my bed
The
images of pretty thoughts runnin’ through my head
About
a guy in my mind I can feel
I
can almost touch
Oh,
my goodness
I
miss you and I want you so much.
Wherever
you are tonight
I
got a feelin’ hat you look out of sight
So
I’m gonna blow you a kiss in the wind.
Yeah,
I’m gonna blow you a kiss in the wind.
Mocha Kiss Chocolate Chip Cake
1
package of Butter Fudge Cake mix
1
small package of instant vanilla pudding
4
eggs
1
pint of sour cream
¼
cup of chilled strong coffee, such as French or espresso roast
½
cup of oil
8
ounces of chocolate chips
Directions: Mix all ingredients in a bowl with
an electric mixer. Place batter into a
sprayed bunt pan and bake at 350
degrees for forty minutes. Cool and serve. Once cooled, generously dust top of
cake with powdered sugar.
