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| Memo No. 1999 April 2, 2007 |
EASTER POTATO RECIPES
Many of you will serve ham for Easter dinner. With that in mind I'm sharing a two potato favorites that complement ham. Truck Stop Potatoes isn't in my cookbook because I didn't include recipes from other cookbooks and magazines unless I had made enough changes to call them my own. But trust me; this recipe will get rave reviews from your dinner guests!
TRUCK STOP POTATOES-
2 1/4 pounds small red potatoes (about 5 cups) coarsely chopped (I did in the food processor)
1 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 cup reduced fat shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup reduced fat shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, drained
8 slices lean bacon, cooked and cut in pieces
In large covered saucepan cook potatoes and onion together in a small amount of boiling water, about 15 minutes or until tender; drain. Stir in sour cream, cheeses, melted butter and ground red pepper. Add drained tomatoes and bacon. Spoon into 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Bake in 350oF oven for about 30 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Recipe makes 10 servings.
Source: Better Homes & Gardens Hometown Cooking, April 2000.
Our second potato dish can be assembled the night before and refrigerated.
FLUFFY POTATO CASSEROLE -
2 cups hot or cold mashed potatoes
1 8-ounce package reduced fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 small onion, chopped fine
2 eggs
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small can French's onion rings
Add cream cheese, onion, eggs, flour and salt to mashed potatoes. Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish (or 1 1/2 quart casserole). Bake in 300°F oven for 35 minutes, adding onion rings last 5 minutes of baking time. Recipe makes 6 servings.
For Easter breakfast or brunch, Marinated Carrots and Fruit Ambrosia can be prepared ahead.
MARINATED CARROTS -
2 pounds baby carrots
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1 package Italian seasoned salad dressing mix
1/4 cup chopped parsley
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Steam or boil carrots until crisp-tender. Drain and cool. Blend other ingredients except parsley together. Pour over cooled carrots. Marinate for several hours or overnight in refrigerator. Add parsley just before serving and toss. Recipe makes 6 to 8 servings.
FRUIT AMBROSIA
- 1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks canned in juice, drained, reserving liquid
2 11-ounce cans Mandarin orange sections, drained
2 cups seedless green grapes
2 ripe bananas, sliced
1 1/4 cups flaked coconut
Whole maraschino cherries
Carefully mix fruits together. Spoon half the fruit mixture into serving bowl; sprinkle with half the coconut. Add the remaining fruit. Pour reserved pineapple juice over all; chill thoroughly. At serving time, sprinkle with remaining coconut and garnish with cherries. Recipe makes 6 servings.
BEVERAGES TOTAL 22% OF US CALORIES
Americans drink almost a quarter of their calories, according to a new analysis of government dietary date. And when we consume sweetened, high-caloric beverages, adds a Penn State study of mealtime habits, we don't compensate by cutting back on calories from solid food.
These two new findings add up to a dose of alarm about the role of "liquid calories" in the American diet.
The What America Drinks report used data from more than 10,000 Americans, ages four and up, collected by the government's National health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1999-2000 and 2001-2002. The report found that calories from beverages make up 22% of the total energy intake in the average US diet. Half of the sugar that Americans consume comes from beverages, according to the analysis.
Soft drinks were found to be the source of 36% of all sugars and 6.4% of total calories in the American diet. Nearly half of all Americans drink at least one sugary soft drink on any given day. Source: Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, March 2007.
ABOUT LONG-TERM HEARTBURN DRUGS
Long term use of heartburn drugs like Nexium, Prevacid or Prilosec may weaken bones, suggests a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. People over 50 who took prescription heartburn drugs for more than a year had a 44% increased risk of hip fractures. There was also a smaller risk of fractures with H2 blockers such as Tagament and Pepcid. All these drugs work by reducing stomach acid, but this can reduce absorption of bone-building calcium. And they may also have a direct effect on bones. If your doctor recommends prescription heartburn drugs, ask him about using the lowest effective dose.
Source: April University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter, April 2007. |
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