ENERGY STRAIGHT FROM THE HIVE
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•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.)
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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.
Cholesterol .1
Carbohydrate’s
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
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