No Reason To Avoid White Foods COLOMBUS, Ohio Some one addressed the following ques tion to Martha Filipic, who writes Chow Time for the Ohio Exten sion: “I want to lose weight, and a friend of mine told me that a good trick is to avoid eating any thing white. Is that really a good rule of thumb? As you probably suspect, that guideline has “fad” written all over it. In some cases it might prove to be useful, but not very often, Filipic answered. On one hand, some products such as rice and flour are refined New Weigh Of Life Classes LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) If you’re planning on improv ing your health or losing weight in the new year you can attain your resolution in classes offered by Penn State Cooperative Ex tension in Lancaster County. You’ll learn how to make sim ple changes in your eating and activity habits to reduce high lev els of blood pressure and choles terol. Borderline diabetics can also benefit. Small improvements can make a big difference in your health. 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Many of us who graduated from being “the fed” to “the feed er” carried many of those favor ites along into our own cooking routines. Along the way, we’ve added recipes we may have pick ed up from friends, publications, the internet, special occasions or out of desperation. Cold, dark, wintry days espe cially seem to bring out a need for those comfort foods, many of which are hot, filling and satisfy ing, both to stomach and to the psyche. Macaroni and cheese be loved by the grandkids as “mac and cheese” seems to be a per ennial favorite. The baked ver sion, with buttered bread crumbs crispy and brown on top, was a special treat for me as a child. As a younger mom, I found a recipe for an enhanced version, which includes loose sausage, browned along with chopped green pepper and onion, and the cheese melted in a white sauce. “Ooh, one of grandma’s spe cialities,” our daughter tells the grandchildren when I fix a dou ble batch to share of this favorite casserole. On a chilly day last week, 1 tucked some roundsteak into a pan to roast, enhanced with some brown gravy mix, while I trotted between house and barn sketch ing calves for registry. Just before lunch, milk-fixed instant mashed potatoes went into the microwave as an accompaniment. After years of vowing never to slide into instant potato use, I went over the wall from potato peeling. They must be whipped up with lots of milk and butter, never, ever, ever, with water. Some days they show up with pork and sauerkraut, sometimes with meatballs and gravy. STEEL BALE BOXES Jg g‘ • Extra Heavy Rub Rail • Quick Release Side Opening • Available In Wood Or All Steel • Also; will fit sides onto your flat wagon * Tandem Rake Hitches • Farm Gates Made To Your Si Soups and stews are great comfort food, too. Beef vegetable is a personal wintertime favorite, simmered for a couple of hours on the stove while various addi tions join the base-starter beef and broth. Sometimes it’s chick en or turkey com soup, maybe with a handful of noodles crushed for extra body. My dad’s choice was always to mato soup, made with Mom’s home-canned tomatoes, a pinch of baking soda and milk. Fixing it never fails to bring his memory to mind, while recalling how much he enjoyed this quick, healthy and satisfying simple food. Grilled cheese sandwiches with the familiy tradition of adding sweet pickles or relish were the expected accompani ment. Meatloaf is another standard comfort food, usually fixed in my kitchen with an “icing” of catsup, just the way mom used to make it. Scalloped potatoes make a great side dish, but baked ones white or sweet are a quicker and tasty alternative. Though I’ve rarely heard it mentioned as a comfort food, The Farmer appreciates a bowl of fruit salad fixed in the refrigera tor. So our shelves usually hold a few cans of the requisite canned pineapple and canned mixed fruit, to which bananas, grapes, fresh oranges, maybe some kiwi, or extra home-canned fruits might be added. The last few spoonfuls usually become part of a glorified gelatin dessert. While we enjoy sampling new dishes, few folks I know seek out culinary comfort in the likes of raddichio or capers, artichokes or argula. Just let us stoke up against the chill of January with meat and potatoes, fresh homemade bread, and a hearty bowl of steaming hot soup. And, even in January, it’s never too cold cold for ice cream. Or too hot in July for chocolate. The ultimate two comfort foods for this cook. lecifications
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