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July 2011

 

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Average Processing Times at Indiana Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

The processing time for Indianapolis Social Security Disability Hearings at the Office of Adjudication and Review (ODAR) has fallen again. In November 2009, the number of days from the filing of a Request for Hearing until the case was completed at the hearing site averaged 579 days. In April of 2009, it was 738 days, in June of 2008 it was 896 days, and as of March 26, 2010 it was 534 days. As of April 29, 2011, the number of days from the Request for Hearing for average processing at the Indianapolis ODAR was 428 days, Fort Wayne, Indiana was at 340 days, the new Valparaiso, Indiana office was at 301 days and the Evansville, Indiana office was now at 298 days.

 

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Our People Profile

Catrina (a.k.a. Miss Fluffy Buns), our black and white kitty, was found living under a porch when she was five months old.  She was rescued by her Mom Jennifer approximately 12 years ago.  She is a great pal and enjoys playing “hide and seek” from behind the couch.  Mom is great but she considers her Dad Tom THE absolute BFF!  Catrina loves to spend quiet time being loved, adored and petted by Dad on the couch while he reads the newspaper.  She diligently works on keeping her amature orthonologist status by spending her days bird watching from the living room window, while reclining on her own private footstool.  Her happiest day was when her “brother” Bedford left the house to live outside. She loves to lounge on the other side of the sliding glass door and pester Bedford while he eats. She used to go out on the back deck, but now that Bedford claims it as his domain by just being there, she will rarely go outside. She much prefers having 100% attention from Jennifer and Tom and is miffed to see them outside petting Bedford.

My mother-in-law (Joan Doloris) is a fantastic cook and I wanted share her recipes with you.

Each month I will feature great down home comfort food for you to enjoy.

 

Perfect Picnic Potato Salad

The secret to good potato salad is to combine all ingredients while the potatoes and the eggs are warm –it helps to infuse all the flavors together.

I start with 10 to 12 red potatoes you can also use about 8 big brown russet potatoes boil them until fork tender.  I peel and cut the potato in half, then slice them like I am going to fry them.
Boil 10 eggs if you buy them about two weeks in advance they will peel easier. I start my eggs in cool water let them come to a boil, cover and let set for 10 minutes, makes a perfect hardboiled egg.
I also use sweet pickle’s not sweet relish. I make my own sweet relish out of a good brand of sweet pickles like Gherkins; chop the pickles dry, not in their juice.

I use about 1 and 1/4 cups of the relish and 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the pickle juice.  I think store bought sweet relish has a little bit of a bitter taste.

Boiled potatoes

10 boiled eggs

4 stalks of celery chopped small

1 whole small to medium onion chopped small

I use about 1 1/2 cups of miracle whip

About 2 to 3 tablespoons of mustard

1/2 teaspoons of salt

Mix all ingredients together

Make sure you mix all ingredients when the potatoes and eggs are warm, it makes a big difference.

I let my salad sit on the counter from 2 to 3 hrs to let all the flavors fuse together then refrigerate.

My family thinks this is the best potato salad they have ever eaten.