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Quick dinners
Here are three microwave
dinners to help you get the food on
the table quickly after a long day
lor too short a one!). These main
dishes can be made from
vegetables and meats stored m
your freezer or cupboard. The
meat can still be frozen when you
start the Stir Crazy Turkey or
Broccoli Beef Bake, so don’t panic
when you realize you forgot to get
the meat out of the freezer before
you left the house 1
These dinners are simple and
satisfying, and can be ready to eat
in about half an hour. Combining
convenience foods with other
ingredients gives you delicious
hcmestyle meals in nothing flat!
Keep the ingredients for these
casseroles on hand, and you’ll be
prepared when you need
emergency rations.
Stir Crazy Turkey
Vs cup turkey broth or V 3 cup water
and 1 chicken bouillon cube
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
13-Vi ounce can pineapple chunks,
drained, reserve % cup juice
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1 10-ounce package frozen
Japanese style stir-fry vegetables,
such as Birds Eye
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 cups cubed cooked turkey (or
chicken)
Cooked rice
1. Cook nee conventionally while
preparing this recipe If using
frozen ready cooked rice, thaw and
heat, then left the rice stand while
preparing turkey.
2. Combine pineapple juice,
turkey broth, soy sauce, corn
starch and seasoning packet from
vegetables in a small bowl and set
aside.
3. Put vegetables in a 2 quart
casserole and sprinkle oil over
them, stirring to coat. Cook,
covered, on high for 3 minutes,
stirring once.
4. Stir in turkey and pineapple
chunks. Stir sauce mixture and
pour over turkey and vegetables.
Cook, covered, on high for 8-9
minutes, stirring every 2 minutes
until heated through and the sauce
is thickened. Serve immediately,
over rice. Serves 3-4.
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4. Combine the broccoli, ham
burger, cheese sauce packet and
the milk called for on the carton
with the potatoes, stirring until the
cheese is smoothly mixed in. Cook
on high for IMS minutes, stirring
twice, until the potatoes are ten-
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Hint: Substitute canned poultry
if desired, or use 1 whole fresh
chicken breast (cut in half and
cook covered, for about 7-8
minutes, turning meat over once.
Let stand a few minutes, then cut
meat from bones and cube.) If
turkey cubes are frozen, thaw
before cooking vegetables in Step
3.
Broccoli Beef
Bake
110-ounce package frozen chopped
broccoli
*4 cup chopped onion (fresh or
frozen)
*/2 pound hamburger (use 1 pound
for 6 servings, increase time in
step 2)
1 s*/2-ounce package Au Gratin
Potatoes, such as Betty Crocker
Water
Butter or margarine
“a cup milk, or as directed on
package of potatoes
1. In a 2-quart casserole, put the
potatoes, and water and
margarine called for on the
package. Cook, covered with a lid
or plastic wrap, for 10 minutes Set
aside to stand. Do not drain
2. Cook broccoli (right in carton)
for 4 minutes on high until thawed.
Set aside. (When cooking
vegetables in the carton, set carton
on a piece of paper towel or a paper
plate so the wax from the carton
doesn’t get on your oven- it’s hard
to get off!)
3. Put onion and hamburger in a
plastic colander, bowl or plate, If
using a colander, set in a bowl or
plate to catch the drippings. Cook
on high, uncovered for 3-4 minutes
stirring once, until the hamburger
is cooked and the onion tender.
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der. Let stand 5 minutes before
serving. Serves 4-6.
Hint; If the hamburger is frozen,
thaw on high for 2-3 minutes,
breaking meat apart with a fork,
before combining with the onion in
Step 3.
1. Mix everything except the
pork chops in a 2-quart flat
casserole (12x8 glass or plastic
utility dish).
2. Sprinkle Microshake or brush
Kitchen Bouquet on the pork chops
if browning is desired. Put chops
on top of noodle mixture in a single
layer,, with the larger or thicker
meat pieces in the comers. Cover
with plastic wrap. Leave one
corner open slightly (vented) so
steam won’t burst the plastic.
3. Cook on high for 22-25 minutes,
turning the chops ovdr halfway
through the cooking time, until the
noodles and chops are tender. Let
stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Serve with grated parmesan
cheese if desired. Serves 4-5.
Note: These times are for
microwaves with 600-700 watts of
power. For 5004500 W, add 10
seconds to each minute; for 400-500
W, add 20 seconds to each minute
Kitchen Bouquet Or Mlf' rr ' t hake, it Copyright 19M. Lam Bloomer
Substitute a different frozen or
leftover vegetable, if desired; or
even substitute 2 cups of cubed
cooked or canned meat, such as
beef or ham for the hamburger.
Italian Chops
and Noodles
2 cups uncooked thin egg noodles
<do not substitute spaghetti or wide
noodles!)
1 small onion, chopped (cup)
3 -4 cup water
18-ounce can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chopped parsley,
fresh, frozen or dried
1 4 teaspoon oregano
teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds pork chops, 5-6 chops,
sliced about 1 2 inch thick
Decorating with holly
is ancient custom
MEDIA - “Decking the halls
with holly” is an ancient custom
several thousand years old. The
ancient Romans, Greeks, and the
Druids used holly in decorating
their homes, says Delaware ex
tension agent Jeff Jabco.
The Druids of pre-Roman
Britain believed that the holly was
a sacred tree and that the sun
never deserted it. Holly growing in
a deciduous forest and remaining
green all winter was most con
spicuous and indeed, somewhat
miraculous. It was a custom to
decorate the interiors of dwellings
with evergreens in which the
woodland spirits could take refuge
from the rigors of the winter.
During Roman times, wreaths of
holly were sent to newlyweds as
tokens of good wishes and
congratulations - holly was a
symbol of good will. Holly also was
used during the festival of Saturn,
the Roman God of sowing and
husbandry, beginning Dec. 17.
Today, the custom of decorating
with holly has been taken up
during the Christmas season.
Many believe that the word hollv is
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a corruption of the word holy -
some English writers of the mid
1500’s called the plant “holy” tree.
English holly has been used quite
extensively for centuries in
England and in Europe at
Christmas time. Old writings from
1598 reveal that every man’s
house, the parish churches, the
corners of streets, and market
places in London were decorated
with holly during the Christmas
season. Along the countryside,
even the stables and beehives were
decorated with a sprig of holly.
The Chinese used their native
holly for decorating temple courts
and large halls during their New
Year’s Festivals in February. In
areas where American holly was
native, the American Indians dried
the berries and used holly for
decorations and on their clothing.
The tradition continues today.
In fact, commercially, some
holly orchards are reported to
yield up to 3,000 pounds of holly
cuttings per acre for sale to the
Christmas trade.
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