Oats and Fiber Fight Heart Disease Insights
Extension agent Kathryn K Jenkins explains oat bran’s water soluble fiber lowers LDL cholesterol and reduces heart disease risk. Dried beans and other foods also provide this fiber. studies show oats or beans drop LDL by about 19 percent without reducing HDL. Three ounces oat bran or one half to one cup beans daily may yield benefits.
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United States
Quaker Oats Co
Cooperative Extension Service
Quaker Quick Oats
University of Kentucky
Cinnamon Oat Bran Muffins Recipe Highlight
The note praises oats for fiber protein calcium iron and B vitamins. It offers a heart healthy Cinnamon Oat Bran Muffins recipe using oat bran milk egg substitute brown sugar cinnamon safflower oil flour baking powder and yields a dozen muffins baked at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Chowders Rich with Flavor and History From New England
Chowders blend French origins with American adaptation from coastal fishermen to New England soups. Classic Clam Chowder uses milk with clams, while Manhattan uses tomatoes. Recipes given include Clam and Cauliflower Chowder and Corn and Chicken Chowder with detailed steps and yields.
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France
Atlantic
Canada
New England
Colonies
Maine
McIlhenny Co
Avery Island
Pantry prowess: cooks stock quick dips and desserts
Readers share pantry and freezer tricks for fast meals and treats. Cooks keep tuna, pasta, rice, canned seafood, mushrooms, and condiments, plus jars of cherries jubilee or blueberry cassis. Dips include hot artichoke, crab, tamale, and sweet cheese. desserts rely on ice cream with liqueur or pound cake topped with fruit.
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Erwin Westmoreland
Lever
Ruth Howse
Greta Hern
Associated Milk Producers
Mid-South
Ms. Heru
Marroco
Ms.Hern
Perre Magness
Vickey Rossie
Simple sauces for quick pasta tosses
Simple four ounce pasta with a quick sauce ideas. Herbed vegetable pasta uses garlic tarragon and vegetables tossed with pasta. Creamy Parmesan pasta melts cheese and cream into warm pasta. Pepper cheese pasta blends Monterey Jack with jalapenos and pimiento for a light hot sauce. Sour cream sauce combines sour cream with pasta and Parmesan. Cheese and parsley mix adds chive onion cream cheese with milk and parsley folded through pasta.
Fourth Annual Maryland Grand Lamb Cook-off Opens
Open to all area cooks the Maryland Grand Lamb Cook-off will be held during the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival on Saturday May 7 at the Howard County fairgrounds. Prizes exceed 500 dollars with a 100 dollar first prize from the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association and a 100 dollar Giant Food shopping certificate. Entries require at least 1 pound of American lamb and postmark by April 11.
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Maryland
Howard County Fairgrounds
Maryland Sheep Breeders Association
Giant Food
Donald Hoover
New Port Rd
Mount Airy
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