ENERGY STRAIGHT FROM THE HIVE -SiK ' ! .r' • '^Y 18.1 Syu—»! iL. quvM ioti: Why is hoiu'v 11 t aat cluHO(' ior quick naiural I'lU'rK'y'.’ body turns honey into eiuMxv almost immedi ately, 'I’liat's ht'cause honey is eonqiosed primarily of frue- tos«‘ and plueosi'. wliioli can he ahsorhed easily liy the diges tive sykti'in. Tlu'se simple •omponents need no addi tional retlnmg or processing Irom (heir raw state which IS why hoiuw is tiu' only natu ral sw‘etener sold as is from the honey hees to you. Ilonev is a complett'ly natural source for a quick energy boost. What happens when you combine this natural energy booster with fruit juice and tea? You get a great-tasting, invigorating thirst quoncti- er—perfect for hot. active summer days. It's a home made sports drink, refreshing after a game of tenn is. a pick up basketball game or a long bike ride. HONEY THIRST QUENCHER 2 cups brewed tea 2 cups orange, apricot or cranberry juice 1/4 cup honey Combine all ingredi ents; mix well. Refrigerate if desired. Makes 4-1/4 cups. Sports enthusiasts will be glad to know that honey is the Otllcial Sweetener of the Se attle 1990 (loodwill Games. For himdred.s of years, honey has been enjoyed by athletes t'vei vwhe're--so it's only natural that honey play a role in this worldwide athletic event. 'fo honor the athletes and pass along the goodwill, the National Honey Board has developed a booklet contain ing homy recipes based on favorites from 11 of the coun tries participating in the 1990 Goodwill Games. If you would like a copy of this recipe booklet, send a self- addressed stamped envelope to the National Honey Board, c/o Evans Food Group, Dept. GM, 190 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109. Chicken to Entertain With I ho simple ihougln of ('nloi'laining frightens you, here’s a great rec ipe that's easy, elegant and sure to im|)ress your guests. “Planning is a key ingredient tu sueeessful entertaining." says Nina Swan-Kohler, home eeomnnist for Gold-ivFresh® Chicken. Many women work outside he home, so being organized is esstmtial when inviting others to your home for a meal. "1 try to do as much as i)ossible the night before, includ ing setting the table, cleaning and preparing vegetables and making the dessert. So, when the guests arrive. I’m ready to enjoy the party, too,” ays Swan-Kohler. Chicken with Spicy Fruit Sauce 1 eut)s unsweetened i)ineap})le 1 2 Juice 4 (.-up golden raisins (dark raisins can be suh.stitnted) 1 2 teaspoon crushed red pepper I cIo\’e garlic, minced 1 package Goldm-Fresh thin boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 ■ pounds) - l.d cup low-sugar strawberry spread 1/8 teaspoon cornstarch Green onion tops Combine pineapple Juice, raisins, red pepper and garlic in large skillet; bring to a boil. Add chicken: cover and reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes or chicken is done, no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm. Bring cooking liquid to boil. Combine strawberry spread and corn starch; stir into cooking liquid and cook till slightly thickened. Pour ..'^uce over chicken: garnish wdtlr green onions. Makes 5 servings. Serve witii lightly buttered noodles and steamed vegetables. Entertaining tip: Serve this recipe restaurant-style. Place chicken on individual serving plate; loour sauce over chicken breast. Arrange noodles ' vegetables on plate and serve to your guests. Fora free Chicken Cookbook, write to: Gold'U-Fresh Chicken, P.O. Box ^S79, Cedar Rapids, loiva 52406. Invite Your Favorite Bunch for a Brunch Brunch parties are particularly appropriate during the warm weather months. And inviting a few friends over for a leisurely meal on a late weekend morning doesn’t have to require hours of preparation. Stylish entertaining is easy by serving great quality foods very simply. To keep it simple, try some of the following brunch ideas. •Combine fresh fruits like peaches, berries and melon, either tossed together in a bowl or arranged on a platter, and serve with whipped cream or lemon flavored yogurt. ‘Fry up assorted breakfast meats like bacon, ham and sausage links to add a savory note to the brunch table. * Offer sparkling pitchers of colorful fresh juices or your own fruit punch for guests to serve themselves. * Serve an egg dish like quiche that is made ahead and can be served at room temperature. ' Include an arrangement of springtime crisp-tender aspar agus spears paired with thinly sliced honey-cured ham and a creamy mustard dressing. * Create a signature cheese tray with favorite cheeses, breads and crackers. * Treat guests to an easy coffee cake like Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake that can be made ahead. Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake ‘/2 cup blanched slivered almonds 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream Vz cup milk 2 tablespoons sugar 2 packages (7 ounces each) Martha White Raspberry Muffin Mix Almond Glaze, following Preheat oven to 350 °F. Spread almonds in a single layer on baking sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until light golden brown; be careful not to burn. Allow almonds to cool; chop and set aside. Combine sour cream, milk and sugar in mixing bowl. Add muffin mix and stir to blend. Spread batter into greased 9-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle with prepared almonds. Bake 3 5 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Remove from oven and drizzle Almond Glaze over hot cake. Cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Almond Glaze: Combine 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and Vi teaspoon almond extract in small bowl; blend well. For more easy coffee cakes and breads, write for “Festive Breakfast Breads,’’ Martha White Kitchen, P.O. Box 58, Dept. 590-A, Nashville, TN 37202. CALORIE COUNTDOWN BY SUSAN DUFF Jaob Summer Coolers As tempeiatures rise, dieters are seeking ways to stay cool with out taking in too many calorics in lavish ice cream treats. The truth is, high-fat ice cream may be tem porarily tempting, but it’s a heavy dish that will only weigh you down oil hot summer days. More appropriate to a lighter style of hot weather food, and much bet ter lor your figure, are some of the delicious low-cal coolers sug gested below: * Frozfruil yogurt bars have it all for dieters; low in calories (90 calories each), high in creamy rich taste for the gourmet palate and perfectly natural because the fla vor, texture and sweetness come from real fruit and yogurt, rather than sugar or artificial sweeteners. Frozfruil yogurt bars come in five flavors — blueberry, peach, strawberry, strawberry-banana and raspberry — each with lus cious pieces of fruit blended right in. Two of these yummy, cooling treats have fewer calorics than just one of most icc cream bars. * Mix yourself a chilly, slim ming “milkshake” by combining two tablespoons of low-fat 2 per cent or skimmed milk with eight' ounces of low-cal chocolate diet soda. Add two ice cubes and whir in the blender. A chocolaiy de light at about 15 calories per tall, frosty glass. * Make slimming popsicles by freezing your favorite diet drink. Sugar-free dry mixes for lemon ade or other frtiit drinks, or fresh fruit juice can be poured into pop- side molds with matching plastic handles (available in many chil dren’s stores or catalogs), or sim ply pour your favorite low-cal liquid into ice cube trays, freeze for a few hours until they begin to solidify, insert wooden slicks into the center of each cube and freeze until solid. (Most diet drinks have only a few calories per ounce and each cube will have only a few ounces, so you can count about five calorics per cooling, tasty cube-pop. * Have fresh fruit with plain low-fat yogurt as a kind of re verse sundae — topping on the bottom, creamy stuff on top. Use fresh berries, or seasonal fruits such as peaches cut up into bite- size pieces; wrap in foil and place in the freezer for about an hour. Mix into one cup of plain low fat yogurt, one teaspoon vanilla ex tract, half a packet of artificial sweetener and half a teaspoon cin namon; stir thoroughly. Spoon yogurt mixture over fruit. A fill ing, cooling treat that’s about 150 calories, depending on the fruit you choose. ■* And, on those occasions when you don’t have a wide range of options, but you want to cool off without going overboard on calories, try these slimming possi bilities: If you’re out with the crowd and eve'yone’s ordering an ice cream cone, go for one of the lower-calorie choices — one small scoop of raspberry sherbet in a waffle cone has 131 calories. For an evening cocktail at a res taurant before dinner, opt for a light beer (96 calories) or a while wine spritzer (75 calories), rather than sweet mixed drinks. (Mai Tais or frozen daiquiris, for ex ample, add up to more than 250 calories.) 1990, Tribune Media Services Subscribe To The Carolina Times Call Today!! 682-2913 s I American Heart Association Stuffed Acorn Squash When summer fades into the cool days of autumn, the v/inter^ squashes become plentiful. This rice, walnut and cracker-stuffed acorn squash will fast become the family favorite. It's low in sodium, high in Vitamin A and has no cholesterol. 1 1/2 cups 1/2 cup 3/4 cup 1 cooked rice chopped walnuts cracker crumbs medium onion, chopped fine egg whites, slightly beaten 1/2 tsp. 2 tsp. sage ; chopped parsley freshly ground black pepper 3 acorn squash, cut in half and cleaned Combine all ingredients except squash. Place mixture loosel^in squash halves. Bake stuffed squash in pan covered with foil. B^e for 1 hour at 350° R or until squash is tender. 4 Yield; 6 Servings Help Your Heart Recipes are from the Fourth Edition of the American Heart Associaho Cookbook. Copyright 1973, 1975. 1979. 1984 by the American Heart Association, fnc Published by David McKay Company, Inc. (a Random House. Inc. company) : stuffed Acorn Squash Nutritional Analysis per Sefying 275 6.8 g 7g .5 g 3.4 g 1.2 g Calories Protein Total Fat Saturated Fa; Polyunsaturated Fat Monounsatur-’ted Fat 0 mg. 49.7 g. 91.7 mg. 782 mg. 26 mg. 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