Trans fat backlash spurs farmers to consider healthier soybean (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Trans fat backlash spurs farmers to consider healthier soybean (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The New York City Board of Health's decision Tuesday to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant foods has soybean farmers wondering if they should switch to a new variety of soybeans that produces a healthy cooking oil.

No more ho-hum parties (Akron Beacon Journal)
Ah, the holiday office party. Perhaps you look forward to it as a chance to socialize with beloved co-workers. Or perhaps you dread it as a headache-inducing obligation. But there is one way to make office parties more bearable, if not downright enjoyable, for both the raring and the reluctant: good food.

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Bodacious Chili

Yield: 1 Servings

2 lb boneless beef chuck roast
1 cut into 1 inch cubes
2 lg onions, chopped
3 celery
1 into 1-inch pieces, Sliced
1 lg green pepper, coarsely
-chopped
1 lg sweet red pepper, coarsely
-chopped
1 cup fresh mushrooms, Sliced
2 jalapeno peppers
1 , seeded and chopped
4 cl garlic, minced
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp cocoa
2 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin, Ground
1 tsp oregano, Dried
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp turmeric, Ground
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cardamom, Ground
1/4 tsp pepper
1 Tbsp molasses
1/2 cup burgundy (or other dry red)
-wine
2 can kidney beans, drained, 16 oz
- each
1 can chick peas (garbanzo beans)
1 , 16 oz each
1 spicy sour cream topping
1 , * see note
1 cheddar cheese, Shredded

Cook first 8 ingredients in olive oil in a large Dutch oven over
medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until meat browns. Drain and
return meat mixture to Dutch oven. Stir in cocoa and next 13
ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer
1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with Spicy Sour Cream
Topping and shredded cheese. Yield 12 cups.

* SPICY SOUR CREAM TOPPING: 1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream, 1/3 cup
commercial salsa, 2 tb mayonnaise, 1 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp onion
powder, 1/2 spt curry powder, Dash of ground red pepper, 1 tb lemon
juice, 1 tsp Dijon mustard. Combine all ingredients; chill. Serve
with chili.


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Black Bean Chili 2

Yield: 7 Servings

4 cup black turtle beans, Dried
1 cloves garlic --, Crushed
2 tsp cumin, Ground
2 1/4 tsp salt
1 black pepper, To Taste
2 tsp basil, Dried
1/2 tsp oregano, Dried
1 red pepper*, Crushed
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 green bell peppers**
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup tomato puree
1 4-oz can s green chiles, Diced
1 red onion salsa recipe
TOPPING ========================
1 cheese and sour cream, Grated

*or cayenne, to taste. **medium-sized, chopped.

1)Soak the beans in plenty of water for several hours or overnight. Drain off the soaking water, and cook in fresh boiling water, partly covered, until tender (1 to 1 1/2 hours). Check the water level during cooking; add more as necessary. Transfer the cooked beans to a large kettle or saucepan. Include about 2 to 3 cups of their cooking water.

2)In a heavy skillet, saute garlic, seasonings, lime juice, and bell peppers in olive oil over medium-low heat until the peppers are tender (10 to 15 minutes).

3)Add the saute to the cooked beans, along with tomato puree and minced green chilies. Simmer, covered, over very low heat, stirring occasionally for about 45 minutes.

4)Serve topped with Red Onion Salsa and, if desired, grated cheese and sour cream.



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Community cookbooks blend recipes, heritage (Wisconsin State Journal)

Community cookbooks blend recipes, heritage (Wisconsin State Journal)
Pick up almost any magazine about home decorating or on living elegantly, richly, simply or frugally and you will find a goodly number of pages with antique furnishings in them or instructions on how to make new furnishings look antique or how to buy authentic "style" French countryside antiques by way of the Pottery Barn and Pier 1. Many of the most sought after vintage pieces seem to be kitchen

Chorizo substitute has south-of-the-border appeal (San Francisco Chronicle)
Committed carnivores are often skeptical of Soyrizo. I definitely was when I first tried this sausage substitute that brazenly attempts to replicate one of the heartiest, greasiest meat products known to humankind. Mexican chorizo is a manly food, after all,...

Warm up a winter's night with savory pies, stews (El Paso Times)
As the cold weather approaches, familiar and inviting comfort foods can bring warmth during the holiday season. Soothing soul-satisfying, one-pot meals -- including steaming chowders and hot stews -- bring back memories to many El Pasoans.

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Aunt V's New York Barbeque Sauce

1 egg
1 c. salad oil
2 c. vinegar
4 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. poultry seasoning
1 tbsp. parsley flakes
1 tbsp. basil leaves
1/2 tbsp. oregano
1 tsp. pepper

In blender, beat egg. Add oil, beat. Add remaining ingredients, beat. Best on
chicken. Left over sauce can be used for dipping. Also can be refrigerated for future use.

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Recipe: Smoked Salmon and Italian Fontina Frittata (San Antonio Express News)

Recipe: Smoked Salmon and Italian Fontina Frittata (San Antonio Express News)
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What to do with your leftover turkey (The Record-Courier)
Do you still have turkey leftover in your refrigerator from Thanksgiving dinner? If so, it's time to get creative and think of new ways to present that bird to your family. Anyway that's what my mother would do. There were seven kids in our family...

Shredded Pork Burritos With Green Chile Sauce (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post)
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FIG AND GOAT CHEESE TART (Pioneer Press)
PHILADELPHIA RUSTIC ONION TART Shawn Augustine of Forest Lake says this extremely easy-to-make tart is a favorite of all her friends and neighbors. She got the recipe from the Kraft Foods Web site, but adding the blue cheese was her idea. "It adds just another flavor level," she says.

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Della Reese's Chicken Chili

Yield: 4 Servings


1 -
8 chicken thighs
1 Tbsp cooking oil
1 large onion -- chop coarse
1 cloves garlic -- mince
2 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp ground cumin (fresh is --
1 better)
1 Tbsp oregano
1 Tbsp salt
1 6 ounces can tomatoes --
1 chop
1 10 ounces ca tomato soup
2 can kidney beats -- 15oz ea

In a Dutch oven heat oil and add chicken. Turn, browning on all sides.
Remove chicken and set aside. Put onions and garlic in remaining oil;
saute until soft. Add spices, tomatoes and soup. Stir well and allow
to simmer briefly. Add chicken and cook on low

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Great Vegetarian Chili

Yield: 5 Servings

1 cup tvp, reconstituted
1 1/2 cup finely onions, Chopped
1 1/2 tsp fresh garlic, Minced
1/3 cup chopped green chiles, Canned
- undrained,
1 cup tomatoes, Diced
1 tsp leaf oregano, Dried
1 tsp cumin
1 1/4 tsp chili powder
3 cup red kidney beans, Canned
-drained &, rinsed
1 1/2 cup low-sodium tomato juice

Combine the onion & garlic in large skillet or saucepan & cook,
covered, over low heat until soft, stirring frequently to prevent
scorching.

Add all other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Cook over medium heat
until bubbling hot.

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