Wishing you a safe and happy Thanksgiving, from Kirkpatrick & Lai Orthodontics

The team at Kirkpatrick & Lai Orthodontics would like to wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. It's a big food holiday, so be careful what you eat with those braces! If you have any stories or pictures to share with us, we'd encourage you to send them along or call our offices and ask how.

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A great braces-friendly fall recipe! From Kirkpatrick & Lai Orthodontics

Fall is here, and sometimes we here at Kirkpatrick & Lai Orthodontics just feel like a hot delicious meal is in order. Our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) made an appetizing (and braces-friendly!) fall dish that is sure to delight. Remember, a healthy diet provides essential nutrients and helps you achieve the best possible result from your orthodontic treatment.

Pasta Pomodorini
Ingredients:
•¾ pound spaghetti or spaghetti
•¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
•¼ cup sliced garlic
•½ teaspoon finely minced Calabrian chilies, or 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
•1 pint small cherry tomatoes, stems removed, crushed between your thumb and forefinger
•Sea salt, preferably gray salt
•½ cup fresh basil leaves, each torn into 2 or 3 pieces
•Wedge of Parmesan cheese

Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta. While the pasta cooks, heat the 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet over moderate heat. Add the garlic and cook until the slivers are golden brown and crisp, then add the chilies and cook for about 30 seconds. Raise the heat to high and add the tomatoes. Simmer briskly to soften the tomatoes and thicken the juices, about 3 minutes. Season with salt. When the pasta is al dente, scoop out about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta. Return the pasta to the warm pot off the heat. Add the sauce and the basil and mix well. Add some of the reserved cooking water if the pasta seems dry. Transfer to a warmed serving bowl and grate Parmesan over the top to taste. Drizzle with a little more olive oil. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

Enjoy this great fall dish and have a great week!
--From the team at Kirkpatrick & Lai Orthodontics

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--The staff at Kirkpatrick & Lai Orthodontics

Free H1N1 Vaccines for Public School Students in Tulsa, OK

Are you a public school student or staff member in Tulsa? Then you might be eligible for a free H1N1 vaccine. We just noticed an article at NewsOn6.com that 19 different schools in Tulsa will have the option to get the vaccine.

The first group of schools that have had dates announced include:

Cooper Elementary, November 3, 9 a.m. - Noon

East Central, November 4, 9 a.m. - Noon

Jackson Elementary, November 5, 9 a.m. - Noon

Other eligible schools, with vaccination dates to be announced soon, include:

Bell, Memorial, Skelly, Wright, Academy Central, Central, Cleveland, Edison MS, Edison HS, Hamilton, Kipp, McLain, Newcomer, Patrick Henry, Rogers and Whitney.

Remember that you can only receive a vaccination if you are an enrolled student or employed at the schools listed. You can read the full article and details here.

Hope this helps!

--Kirkpatrick & Lai Orthodontics