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Tasty Ways To Say
‘Be My Valentine’
Valentine’s Day may not be a
major holiday, but it is a day of
major celebration. Sweethearts
send flowers and chocolates, cards
are written, and romantic dinners
for two are the order of the day.
Need some ideas to make the
day special for your valentine?
Lebanon County Dairy Princess
Kristi Schoffstall writes that a
candlelight dinner using these
recipes have real dairy products in
them and will surely make Cupid
active.
She writes, “Begin the meal
with a tasty delight of Strawberry
Shakes. Cheese-Filled Jumbo
Shells made with loving care is the
main dish for dinner. For dessert,
try Strawberry Bavarian for a
sweet treat. One might think that
the evening is over, but it’s not
Curl up to a movie with your spe
cial someone and Parmesan-Gurry
Popcorn.”
Her recipes and many more
from our readers is sure to please
your Valentine.
STRAWBERRY BAVARIAN
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
I'/j cups sugar
114 cups boiling water
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups whipped cream
2 cups sour cream
Strawberry sauce topping
Combine gelatin and sugar. Add
boiling water and stir undl dissol
ved. Blend in sour cream and van
illa. Chill until slightly thickened.
Blend in whipped cream. Top with
fruit or pie filling. Chill and serve.
Fill a large bowl.
Kristi SctaofTstall
Lebanon Co. Dairy Princess
STRAWBERRY SHAKES
% cup milk
A cup strawberry topping
(optional)
3 scoops strawberry ice cream
Whipped cream
Cinnamon hearts
Place V* cup milk and ’/«cup
strawberry topping in blender con
tainer. Cover and blend on high for
2 seconds. Add 3 scoops ice cream.
Cover and blend on low until
smooth. Makes 2 servings 295
calories per serving.
Top with whipped cream and
sprinkle with cinnamon hearts.
Kristi SchofTstall
Lebanon Co. Dairy Princess
Recipe Topics
If you have recipes for the topics listed below, please
share them with us. We welcome your recipes, but ask that
you include accurate measurements, a complete list of ingre
dients and clear instructions with each recipe you submit.
Send your recipes to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Farming,
P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Recipes should reach our
office one week before publishing date.
February
17- Cherry Month
24- Potato Lover’s Month
March
SHORTBREAD HEARTS
1 cup butter, softened
Vt cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 ounces white chocolate baking
chips or white chocolate baking
bar, broken into 'A -inch pieces
'/icup semisweet chocolate
morsels
Seedless raspberry preserves, if
desired
Confectioners’ sugar, if desired
Sweetened softly whipped
cream, if desired
Raspberries, if desired
In large mixing bowl, cream
butter until light and fluffy. Beat in
!4 cup sugar and vanilla. Gradually
add flour; mix well. Divide dough
in half. Wrap each half in plastic
wrap. Refrigerate at least one hour
or overnight for easier handling.
Preheat oven to 32S degrees. Roll
out each half of cookie dough on
lightly floured surface to V* -inch
thickness. Cut with floured, heart
shaped cutter; place on unbuttered
cookie sheets. Bake 15 to 20
minutes or just until cookies begin
to brown. Remove from oven;
transfer to wire racks to cool com
pletely. Meanwhile, to melt choco
late, place white chocolate and
semisweet chocolate in separate,
small resealable freezer bags.
Close bags. Micrawave one at a
time approximately 2 to 3 minutes
on medium, just until melted.
Knead bag until chocolate is
smooth. Cut off very small comer
of bag; use bag to pipe or drizzle
white and semisweet chocolate
over cookies. Spoon raspberry pre
serves into small resealable freezer
bag. Cut off very small comm’;
pipe preserves onto cookies as
desired. Sprinkle lightly with
sugar. Serve with whipped cream
and raspberries.
PARMESAN
CURRY POPCORN
'A cup butter, melted
'A cup grated parmesan cheese
'A teaspoon salt
'A teaspoon curry powder
12 cups popcorn
Mix butter, cheese, salt and cur
ry powder. Pour over popcorn;
toss.
Makes 12 cups popcorn. 170
calories a cup.
Kristi SchofTstall
Lebanon Co. Dairy Princess
National Nutrition Month
Peanuts and Other Nuts
Make your sweetheart a romantic dessert of Shortbread Hearts, drizzled with cho
colate and served with whipped cream and berries.
BUCKEYE CANDY
1 cup butler, melted
l'/i cups graham cracker crumbs
1 pound confectioners’ sugar
l’/a cups peanut butler
18 ounces semisweet chocolate
chips
Line two cookie sheets with wax
paper; set aside.
Place butter in a 2-cup glass
measure and microwave on high
for two minutes, or until melted.
Combine crumbs and sugar in food
processor, blend. Add peanut but
ter, pulse to blend. Pour in melted
butter; pulse until well blended.
Shape into 85 1-inch balls; set
aside.
MAMMA
Melt chocolate chips in a 4-cup
glass measure. Microwave on
medium for seven minutes; stir. If
not melted, microwave on medium
for one to two minutes or until cho
colate is melted.
Use a bamboo skewer or a round
wooden toothpick to pick up each
peanut butter ball; dip in melted
chocolate. Do not completely dunk
but leave a 'A -inch diameter area
of the peanut butter showing to
resemble a buckeye, which is a nut
from a buckeye tree. Place on pre
pared cookie sheets. Let dry and
refrigerate until set Store at room
temperature in airtight containers.
Nutrient data per candy: 107
calories per candy, 2 grams pro
tein, 6 grams Cat, 11 grams car
bohydrates, 1 gram dietary fiber, 1
milligram cholesterol, and 57 mil
ligrams sodium.
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4 ounces cream cheese, softened
Graham crackers
1 can cherry or blueberry pie
filling
Make the Dream Whip accord
ing to instructions on box. Place
crushed graham crackers crumbs
The USDA Food Guide Pyramid has pushed fiber into the culinary
forefront with its recommendation for increased consumption of
grains. A resurgence of interest in cooking with whole grains has
resulted.
To assist you with ideas for cooking and serving whole grains, free
recipe brochures are available from several whole grain companies.
Send a self-addressed stamped business size envelope to the following
addresses if you would like recipe brochures.
• National Barley Foods Council, W. 905 Riverside, Suite SOI, Spo
kane. WA 99201.
• Wheat Foods Council, 5500 S. Quebec, Ste. 111, Englewood. CO
80111.
• USA Rice Council, Dept. Budget, P.O. Box 740121, Houston, TX
77274.
Here is a recipe from the USA Rice Council.
PORK FRIED RICE
I‘A tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup diced raw boneless pork
1 cup finely chopped fresh mushrooms
'A cup thinly sliced green onions, including tops
3 cups cooked brown rice, cooled
1 tablespoon soy sauce
In large skillet or wok, heat 'A tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add
eggs and cook without stirring until set. Invert skillet over baking sheet
to remove cooked eggs; cut into strips. In same skillet, heat remaining
oil over medium-high heat Stir fry poik, mushrooms, and green
onions in oil three minutes or until mushrooms and onions are tender.
Stir in cooked rice and egg strips; sprinkle with soy sauce. Toss lightly:
heat thoroughly. Makes 4 servings.
Ann Crouse
Shade Gap
CHERRY DELIGHT
1 package Dream Whip
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Featured Recipe
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in bottom of dish. Add half the
cream cheese and sugar mixture,
then half the pie filling. Add the
remaining cream cheese and pie
filling. Top with Dream Whip.
Steph Buck
Lebanon Alternate
Dairy Princess
(Turn to Pago B 7)