August 22, 2019
Pictured above: Christian pictured with some of her caregivers, including her great-grandaughter Sarah Heady, bottom left. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Like many people, Belle Christian has a sweet tooth, especially when it comes to Oreos — her home is never without a package or two of the cookies. But unlike
[ Read More ]The deadline is fast approaching to enter your best recipes in The Call’s first-ever “Back To School Recipe Contest.” The deadline for entries is Monday, Aug. 19. Send The Call your best after-school treats and brain food recipes. You can enter through the online form here. Enter one or all of the contest categories and win
[ Read More ]Around the Kitchen By Bill Milligan For the Call I’ve been thinking about porkchops in a blue cheese sauce ever since I noticed it on the menu when my son took my wife and I out to a sports bar in Newtown, Connecticut, this summer after one of my grandson’s baseball games. I figured it’s
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Mexican matchsticks feature thin-sliced jicama and a cilantro salsa. By Bill Milligan For the Call While I was on the bum in Mexico I became familiar with jicama. Street vendors and the Mexican equivalent of drive-thru restaurants would sell them julienned and sprinkled with hot pepper. I used to get rides with locals who
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Chicken rolled around cream cheese sits atop a red pepper sauce. When I was growing up my family was so Irish that my grandfather even spoke with a Northern Irish brogue. Consequently, I learned about Ireland, Irish customs and Irish recipes from the tales he would tell in the evening. I remember him trying
[ Read More ]Once again, readers of Call Newspapers have outdone themselves, proving they are some of the best cooks in the nation. The evidence is in the delicious submissions for the newspaper’s annual Home for the Holidays Recipe Contest. The Call received too many entries for the recipe contest to count, and we thank everyone who took
[ Read More ]Sugar Spiced Holiday Ham 1 bone-in, pre-cooked ham 1 cup pinapple juice mixed with 1 cup water 2 cups white sugar ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 to 4 tablespoons water Score outside of ham with diamond cross-cuts.
[ Read More ]Gumbo-licious 1 pound of favorite sausage, sliced 1 pound boneless, skinless cubed chicken breast 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 red pepper, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 3 celery ribs, chopped 1 teaspoon dried marjoram 1 teaspoon dried thyme ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon garlic powder 3 cans chicken broth 2⁄3 cup uncooked brown rice
[ Read More ]SAP Salad 8 cups baby spinach leaves ½ cup pumpkin seeds 2-3 avocados (peeled, cored and sliced) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 lime, zested and juiced ½ teaspoon salt Put the first three ingredients in a salad bowl. Mix the olive oil, lime and salt and whisk together. Pour over salad. Toss, being careful not
[ Read More ]Next Day Dinner ¼ cup chopped onion 1 cup mushroom pieces ¼ cup butter 2½ cups cooked noodles 2 cups cubed turkey Salt and pepper to taste 1 can cream of mushroom soup ½ cup chopped celery 2 cups leftover gravy 1 cup bread crumbs (dry out leftover rolls) Saute onions and mushrooms in butter.
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