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Page C4, Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Carroll County Times

LIFE & TIMES

Discount magazine goes digital


As with many things, Karen Silverman Jean Auel fans. Her (pos- sprinkle some on top of
Smart Shopper Magazine sibly) last book in the the layer of parmesan.
is going digital. The web- Coupon Corner Earth Children series, Don’t use paper plates be-
site won’t be complete for “The Land of Painted cause the cheese will stick
another few weeks, but it’s Northwest Baltimore, Caves,” will be available to it.
recommended that you Northern Baltimore/ York March 29. Place the plate in your
sign up now so you won’t Road Corridor, Howard Years pass between microwave oven for one
miss any offers. County and Anne Arundel Auel’s books, but her re- minute. (If you’d like to
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you receive the printed out your name and e- mail the cheese is melted and
magazine, e- mail alerts for address. It’s that easy. Here’s a little treat that very slightly browned.)
high- end offers available takes literally a minute to Remove the plate imme-
exclusively online, all the Teacher discounts make. Since parmesan diately — be careful, it
great offers in all four re- cheese is hard, it means will be hot — and lift the
gions of the magazine are Michaels is offering there’s less fat than in crisp from the plate with a
available 24/7, choosing teachers a 10 percent dis- other types of cheese, too. sharp knife tip. Flip the
favorite businesses or cat- count on Teacher Fridays. They’re so easy — and ad- crisp over and allow it to
egories that are most im- To receive the discount, dictive. cool for about one minute.
portant to you and present your educator ID. Sprinkle a thin layer of As the crisp cools, it will
AP PHOTO
receiving updates as new The 10 percent discount shredded (not powdered) harden.
Marsala chicken quinoa casserole is shown. Quinoa, is good on your entire
a grain with a nutty flavor that has recently been offers become available parmesan cheese on a Check BJ’s Wholesale
and sharing shopping ex- purchase, including sale glass plate, approximately Club for the best prices on
gaining in popularity, contrasts with the sweet fla- items. four inches in diameter.
periences with like- shredded parmesan
vors in this casserole recipe. Some exclusions apply, Be sure the plate is cov-
minded friends and cheese.
so check the store for ered with the cheese, but
neighbors and telling the

Marsala sauce editors in real- time what


you’d like to see.
The four areas covered
by the magazine include
complete details.

Jean Auel book


There’s good news for
if the layer is too thick, the
finished product won’t be
as crispy. If you like
cracked black pepper,
Karen Silverman lives in
Eldersburg and can be
reached at kizsk@verizon.
net.

great for seed


Quinoa adds nutty flavor to dish Turkey easy, healthy all year
BY ALISON LADMAN cooked and soft, about 6
ASSOCIATED PRESS to 7 minutes. Set aside to Meat can be used in many ways
Despite quinoa’s rise in cool.
Heat the oven to 375 F. BY JIM ROMANOFF chicken stock. Return the
popularity, most people still
are trying to figure out what In a large skillet over ASSOCIATED PRESS turkey cutlets to the sauce
to do with it. medium- high, heat the oil. and heat through before
If by now you haven’t hit serving.
Most recipes call for using Add the mushrooms, gar- turkey fatigue, consider
it in pilafs and salads. But we This recipe for sauteed
lic, thyme, onion, 1 tea- going back to this all- turkey breast with cran-
wanted to offer up some- spoon of the salt and American bird for easy,
thing a little different. Its berry- cherry sauce offers
pepper, then saute until speedy and healthy week- a final nod to holiday fla-
nutty flavor and grain-like
texture are a nice contrast to the mushrooms have re- night meals. vors by calling for fresh
the earthy and sweet flavors leased most of their liquid And you don’t need to cranberries, which are
of a mushroom and Marsala and are beginning to fuss with a whole bird to cheap and plentiful
sauce. brown and the onion is make it work. through the new year.
We used sweet potato and soft and translucent, Turkey breast cutlets are It takes only 20 minutes
egg to bind the quinoa to- about 8 to 9 minutes. thin slices of skinless meat to make, so it’s perfect for
gether and assembled the Add the chicken and that cook quickly and re- a busy weeknight.
chicken Marsala similar to a quire almost no prep.
shepherds pie — warm,
cook until the chicken is
Plus, they have only half Sauteed turkey breast
saucy and hearty. browned and almost
a gram of fat per 4- ounce with cranberry- cherry
cooked through, about an- serving. sauce
Marsala chicken other 7 to 8 minutes. Turkey breast cutlets
quinoa casserole In a small bowl, mix to- can be purchased fresh or 12- ounce package fresh
gether the Marsala, corn- frozen, and range in size cranberries
1 medium sweet potato
starch and the cream. Add from large slices (from the ½ cup Port
2 tablespoons olive oil
to the chicken, then bring main lobe of the breast) to Ð cup sugar
12 ounces crimini mush-
rooms, sliced to a simmer. Cook for 2 narrow “tenders” cut from ¾ teaspoon salt, di-
2 cloves garlic, minced minutes. the breast tenderloin. vided
3 tablespoons fresh Arrange the chicken and These cutlets can be ¾ cup water
thyme leaves, chopped vegetables in an even layer used in almost any recipe ½ cup dried sour cher-
1 large yellow onion, over the bottom of 2 quart that calls for boneless, ries
chopped casserole dish. Set aside. skinless chicken breasts, Ï cup all- purpose flour
1½ teaspoons salt, di- Peel the sweet potato into though you’ll need to re- ¼ teaspoon ground AP PHOTO
vided a medium bowl, discarding duce the cooking time and black pepper Sauteed turkey breast with cranberry- cherry sauce
½ teaspoon ground the peel. stick with moderate heat. 1½ pounds thinly sliced is shown. Using turkey breast cutlets gives you the
black pepper Smash the sweet potato You also can substitute turkey breast cutlets great taste without wrestling with a whole bird.
2 boneless, skinless and mix in the quinoa, the turkey cutlets for veal in
1 tablespoon olive oil
chicken breasts, cubed remaining ½ teaspoon of some recipes. and simmer for another 5 Add the cutlets and
For instance, make a
½ cup chicken or turkey
1 cup Marsala wine salt, the eggs and nutmeg. broth minutes. Remove from cook until lightly
Spread this mixture over quick turkey marsala by the heat. browned on both sides
1 tablespoon cornstarch
the top of the chicken and sauteing flour- dredged and no longer pink at the
½ cup heavy cream In a medium saucepan Meanwhile, in a shallow
cutlets in a small amount
4 cups cooked quinoa mushroom mixture. Sprin- over medium- high, com- dish, combine the flour, center, about 2 minutes
of olive oil, then set them
2 eggs kle with Parmesan cheese aside on a plate tented bine the cranberries, the remaining ¼ tea- per side.
Pinch nutmeg and bake for 20 to 25 min- with foil. Port, sugar, ½ teaspoon spoon of salt and the Serve cutlets topped
½ cup grated Parmesan utes. Next, brown some sliced of the salt and the water. pepper. Coat both sides with cranberry- cherry
cheese mushrooms and chopped Bring to a boil. Simmer of the turkey cutlets with sauce.
Start to finish: 1 hour 15 rosemary in the same pan until the cranberries the flour mixture.
With a fork, pierce the minutes (45 minutes ac- and make a sauce by burst, about 4 to 6 min- In a large nonstick skil- Start to finish: 20 min-
sweet potato all over. Mi- tive) deglazing the pan with utes. let over medium- high, utes (20 minutes active)
crowave on high until Servings: 6 marsala wine and some Add the dried cherries heat the oil. Servings: 6

Spinach and
Pasta achieves the required
thickness. The pasta sheet mushroom lasagna
thawed, drained and
squeezed dry
according to package di-
rections, omitting salt and
over sauce; top with half of
ricotta cheese mixture,
From Page C1 will become very long — if ¼ cup grated Parmesan fat. Drain; set aside nine half of mushroom mixture,
8-ounce package un-
you are having trouble cheese noodles. 1½ cups sauce, and 1 cup
cooked lasagna noodles (or
using the fingers of one keeping the dough from 1 teaspoon dried Italian Heat oil in a nonstick mozzarella cheese. Repeat
homemade noodles) seasoning skillet over medium heat. layers, ending with noo-
hand, bringing the ingredi- folding onto itself or are 1 teaspoon olive oil
ents together into a firm making ravioli, cut the 1 teaspoon pepper Add mushrooms; saute 3 dles. Spread ½ cup sauce
7 cups sliced mushrooms 3 large egg whites minutes. Add nutmeg and over noodles.
dough. sheet of dough in half and (about two 8-ounce pack- 25.5-ounce bottle fat- garlic; saute 5 minutes. Set Cover and bake at 375
If the dough feels too feed each half through
dry, add a few drops of ages) free marinara sauce aside. degrees for 40 minutes.
separately. Generally, the 3 cups sliced shiitake Cooking spray
water; if it’s too wet, add a second-from-last setting Combine ricotta and next Uncover; sprinkle with re-
little more flour. mushroom caps (about 3 cups 12 ounces shred- five ingredients (ricotta maining 1 cup mozzarella
is best for tagliatelle and two 3½-ounce packages) ded part-skim mozzarella through egg whites); set cheese and Parmesan
Knead the pasta until
the last setting is best for ½ teaspoon ground nut- cheese aside. Preheat oven to 375 cheese; bake 10 minutes.
smooth, 2 to 5 minutes.
ravioli and any other meg 2 tablespoons grated degrees. Let stand 10 minutes be-
Lightly massage it with a
shapes that are to be filled. 3 garlic cloves, minced Parmesan cheese Spread ½ cup marinara fore serving. Garnish with
hint of olive oil, pop the
After the pasta has 2 15-ounce containers Fresh oregano leaves sauce in bottom of a 13- oregano leaves, if desired.
dough into a plastic food
reached the requisite light ricotta cheese (optional) by-9-inch baking dish
bag, and allow it to rest at thickness, hang it over a
2 10-ounce packages coated with cooking spray. Source: www.cooking
room temperature for at broom handle or the back frozen chopped spinach, Cook lasagna noodles Arrange 3 lasagna noodles light.com
least 30 minutes. The of a chair to dry a little —
pasta will be much more this will make cutting it
elastic after resting. easier in humid weather, as
it will not be so sticky. Or,
Using the pasta machine: if you’re in a hurry, you can
Start to feed the blob of dust the pasta with a little
pasta dough through the flour and place it on clean
widest setting of a pasta kitchen towels and let it
machine. As the sheet of rest for just a short spell.
dough comes out of the Shape the pasta by hand
machine, fold it into thirds or pass the pasta through
and then feed it through the chosen cutters and
the rollers again, still on then drape the cut pasta
the widest setting. Pass over the broom handle or
the dough through this chair back again to dry just
setting a total of 4 or 5 a little, until ready to cook.
times. You can, of course, again
This effectively kneads toss the cut pasta lightly in
the dough, ensuring the re- flour, preferably semolina
sulting pasta is silky flour, and lay out in loose
smooth. bundles on a tray lined
Pass the pasta through with a clean kitchen towel.
the machine again, start- Use as soon as possible
ing at the widest setting before it sticks together.
and gradually reducing the
settings, one pass at a Source: http://leitesculi
time, until the pasta naria.com

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