Comfort foods revive memories and homey meals in micro cooking
The piece describes comfort foods as back to basics dishes that evoke childhood and warmth. It details microwave friendly recipes for lean turkey meat loaf and cherry chocolate chip bread pudding with steps, nutrition data, substitutions, and tips from Norma Schonwetter, a Chicago area home economist and syndicated columnist.
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Norma Schonwetter
Oak Park
Michigan
Nutritious Banana Oat Muffins Recipe
Banana Oat Muffins offer high fiber with oat bran banana eggs and raisins. The method mixes puree banana with liquids then folds in dry ingredients and adds almonds before baking twelve muffins at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Food safety tips for cooling cooked foods
The Linn County Extension Service contrasts good and bad ideas for cooling hot foods. Bad: placing a full hot kettle directly into the refrigerator. Good: pre plan meals, divide into shallow containers, and allow air circulation before refrigerating or freezing.
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Linn County Extension Service
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Tips for trimming the fat from the diet
U S Department of Agriculture guidance advises cooking vegetables by steaming boiling or baking and using small amounts of oil for stir frying. Favor herbs spices lemon juice and low fat milks while choosing lean meats trimming fat and removing skin. Replace butter with margarine in baked goods and use egg whites where possible.
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Toni Tipton
Los Angeles Times Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Enjoy frozen fruit in winter with simple substitution
Better Homes and Gardens offers tips to use unsweetened frozen fruit in cobblers pies muffins and pancakes. Do not thaw frozen fruit for cobblers or frost and bake pies 25 30 minutes longer. Stir frozen fruit into batter for muffins and pancakes. Keep juices from discoloring batter by avoiding thawing.
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