Recipes

Warm Mushroom Salad

DURATION 20 Minutes PREP TIME 10 Minutes COOK TIME 10 Minutes SERVINGS 6

Ingredients: - Extra virgin olive oil, such as Colavita - 2 shallots, sliced thinly ½ pound cremini mushrooms, wiped with a damp cloth and sliced in quarters ½ pound shiitake mushrooms, caps only, coarsely chopped - 1 garlic clove, minced ¼ cup balsamic vinegar - 3 cups arugula - Kosher salt - Freshly ground black pepper Preparation: 1. Sauté shallots in a large saute pan, generously coated with evoo, over medium heat, until the edges are just beginning to caramelize and turn golden brown. 2. Add mushrooms and continue cooking, stirring occasionally until mushrooms are deep golden brown and have crispy edges, about 10 minutes. 3. Add garlic and stir for just another minute to soften garlic a bit. Add balsamic and stir to coat mushrooms. 4. Divide arugula between 5 to 6 plates, top with warm mushrooms and drizzle with pan juices.

Notes: Turn the delicious salad into a WOW by adding: toasted hazelnuts, pistachios, or pine nuts, sundried tomatoes, shaved Parmesan and Asiago cheeses (for dairy meals)

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Warm Mushroom Salad

Apple Crisp

DURATION 55 Minutes PREP TIME 10 Minutes COOK TIME 45 Minutes SERVINGS 8

Ingredients: Filling: - 6 apples (mix of Granny Smith and Cortland apples works best) 1-2 teaspoons lemon zest - 1 tablespoon lemon juice ¼ cup brown sugar ⅛ cup flour ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg - 1 teaspoon cinnamon - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Preparation: Filling: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 2. Peel apples and chop. 3. Mix lemon zest, lemon juice, brown sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla with apples. 4. Place in oven-to-table baking dish or a 9- x 13-inch baking pan or individual ramekins.

Crisp: ½ cup or 1 stick margarine ¼ cup brown sugar Crisp: 1. Mix margarine, brown sugar, white sugar, flour, and cinnamon for the crisp. 2. Top apples with the crisp and bake at 350°F for 25 minutes for individual ramekins or 40 to 45 minutes for a 9- x 13-inch baking dish. ½ cup white sugar - 1 cup flour ½ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Notes: The addition of lemon zest and lemon juice add brightness to the crisp and set it apart from standard apple crisps. Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream.

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Leek Soup

DURATION 30 Minutes PREP TIME 6 Minutes COOK TIME 24 Minutes SERVINGS 4

Ingredients: - 2 tablespoons canola oil - 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped - 2 shallots, coarsely chopped - 2 leeks, halved lengthwise, rinsed, and sliced - 1 (32-ounce) box broth, chicken or vegetable - 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons dried - 1 large potato, peeled and coarsely chopped - 1 teaspoon kosher salt - 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Preparation: 1. In a 4- to 6-quart pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, shallots, and leeks. Stir, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth and thyme; cover and bring to a boil. 2. Add potatoes, salt, and pepper; mix well and cook for 20 minutes. 3. Purée soup with an immersion blender or in a food processor. Adjust seasoning, if needed.

Notes: After peeling potatoes, placing them in a bowl and covering them with cold water will keep them from oxidizing. Drain potatoes before using.

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Community News

By Cathy Greenberg

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Brooklyn’s Largest, Most Advanced Rehabilitation Gym is About to Open

Boro Park Center continues to be a pioneer in the field of rehabilitation, providing advanced technologies and treatment plans for the heimish community.

Image: Before Boro Park Center has a reputation for being the premier rehabilitation facility in the country, with successful outcomes that improve their patients’ lives and get them home faster.

Now, their state-of-the-art gym will be taking rehab into the future...today. COVID-19 has taken its toll, leaving many with long term side effects and in need of restorative physical treatment, so Boro Park Center is answering the call.

“We could see what this pandemic was doing and what it was going to do and we knew we had to act on behalf of the people in the communities we serve, so we started planning. We set out to build the best, most innovative rehab gym and that is what we are doing. We are gutting our old gym and expanding to make it bigger and better.” stated Jeff Grzybowski, Director of Rehabilitation at Boro Park Center.

More than simply a room filled with exercise equipment, the leadership at Boro Park Center is building a leading edge facility, using the latest technology and innovative techniques. According to Grzybowski, “We met with world experts in the field of rehabilitative medicine and therapy and researched the best equipment. We met with designers and builders, everything down to the design and lighting has been carefully thought out and engineered to promote wellness.”

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The gym will be outfitted with Jintronix, a comprehensive webbased virtual rehabilitation system. This revolutionary method of recovery provides immersive virtual activities that motivate patients to push harder and exercise longer. The program offers an array of engaging activities designed to help its users achieve more successful outcomes.

The gym will also have several SCIFIT machines, arm bikes, treadmills and universal weight machines in addition to a variety of other hi-tech equipment and feature racketball, basketball and outdoor space. “Every piece of equipment and technology has been carefully chosen by our experts to provide maximum recovery as quickly as possible. Our track record for expedient and successful outcomes is why people come to our facility and it’s why we’re doing this,” stated Grzybowski. The expansion will accommodate twice as many patients as before. Patients coming to Boro Park Center’s new rehab gym will receive individualized and personalized care from a team of carefully curated experts in their respective fields. From dieticians, to therapists to medical personnel, a patient’s care team will create a holistic plan tailored to their specific needs, offering therapy seven days a week.

The heimish environment that Boro Park Center was built on will continue to shine with this new addition, catering to more than just the therapy needs of its patients. “Our goal is to make our patients feel as comfortable as possible. We know it isn’t home, but we make it feel that way,” stated Raizy Pavlov, Recreation Director at Boro Park Center.

The new gym is slated to open in a few months.

“We could see what this pandemic was doing and what it was going to do and we knew we had to act on behalf of the people in the communities we serve, so we started planning. We set out to build the best, most innovative rehab gym and that is what we are doing. We are gutting our old gym and expanding to make it bigger and better.”

Jeff Grzybowski, Director of Rehabilitation at Boro Park Center.

4915 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 718-851-3700 www.BoroParkCenter.net