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From The Kitchen
By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express
Broccoli and Brussels sprouts: to love them or hate them!
Friends who are regularly served institutional meals have complained to me about the vegetables that show up on their plates several times a week.
Brussels sprouts and broccoli are the guilty ones, leading some to suggest those vegetables must be the cheapest to buy and therefore save the purchasing agents money to spend on maybe buying a better cut of meat, or serving a larger slice of cake.
There are many theories, besides nutritional value, that are offered for the appearance of those green vegetables more often than peas or carrots.
The cookbook of choice this week devotes several pages to ways to use both vegetables and recipes to make them more glamorous than just being lumped onto a plate.
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COMPANY BRUSSELS SPROUTS
1-10 oz. can cream of celery soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup diced celery
2 1/2 cups Brussel sprouts, steamed to doneness
1/2 cup grated cheese
1 tbsp. pimiento, chopped
1/2 cup slivered almonds, if desired
1/2 cup crumbs for topping
In a large pan, mix soup and milk. Add celery and simmer until celery is tender.
Transfer to a large casserole dish. Add Brussels sprouts, cheese, pimiento and nuts. Cover with crumbs and dot with butter.
Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 20 minutes or until mixture bubbles. Serves 4-6.
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BRUSSELS SPROUTS RELISH
3 cups Brussels sprouts
1/4 cup wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
3/4 cup vegetable oil pepper to taste
1 tbsp. green onion, minced
3/4 tsp. dried dill weed
1/4 cup dairy sour cream
Steam Brussels sprouts until soft. Remove loose leaves and discard.
Combine vinegar, salt, mustard, oil, pepper, onions and dill weed.
Place Brussels sprouts in a large dish. Pour the vinegar dressing over the sprouts, mix, and cover dish with plastic wrap.
Chill several hours or overnight. Drain dressing before serving. Mix the sprouts with the sour cream.
Place in a serving dish and sprinkle with more dill weed, if desired. Store remainder in the refrigerator. Serves 10-12.
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BROCCOLI CORN CASSEROLE
1 1/2 cups fresh broccoli, chopped
1 large can creamed corn
1/4 cup Saltine cracker crumbs
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsps. butter, melted
1 tbsp. minced onion
1/2 tsp. salt dash pepper
1/4 cup Saltine cracker crumbs
2 tbsps. butter, melted
Cook and drain the broccoli.
In a 2 qt. casserole combine the broccoli, corn. 1/4 cup crumbs, egg, 2 tbsps. melted butter, onion, salt and pepper.
Blend 1/4 cup crumbs and 2 tbsps. melted butter. Sprinkle over the vegetables.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Serves 6.
Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net
Food Farm program returns for 10th year to educate youths about ag industry
Agriculture in the Classroom — Saskatchewan (AITCSK) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Food Farm program, which immerses students in the sights, sounds and smells of the industry while communicating its importance.
The Food Farm program teaches students in Grade 3 from where their food comes by having them actively participate in growing the ingredients for familiar foods such as pizza, burgers and fries.
Youths visit an area farm and work through eight fun and engaging stations highlighting different aspects of agriculture — such as bees, farm safety, water management, dairy, and equipment — that give them a memorable experience they likely wouldn’t find anywhere else.
The students will also plant vegetables and crops such as canola and wheat. They then return to that farm site in the fall as Grade 4s to help harvest their bounty and learn more about agriculture.
To celebrate the program’s 10th birthday, AITC-SK will promote the event in 10 locations next month. The educational tour will stop at a farm northeast of Moose Jaw on Thursday, June 8, while students and their teachers can visit from 9:45 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
To register, visit https://aitc.sk.ca/programs/food-
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It’s important that students understand from where their food comes, that they realize agriculture is all around them and that everyone is connected to the industry via what they eat, Gusikoski said. Furthermore, in some rural communities, they need to realize some of their friends’ parents are likely involved in growing the food they consume.
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Agriculture in the Classroom — Saskatchewan (AITCSK) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Food Farm program, which immerses students in the sights, sounds and smells of the industry while communicating its importance. Photo courtesy Twitter farm.
“It’s a really cool experience for the students because they get to be part of the full cycle of farming,” said Chandra Gusikoski, AITC-SK communications manager.
“They make the connection from the foods they grew, like the potatoes to make French fries. Or, one of the stations, they might actually thrash the wheat and put it through the grinder to make the flour … used for piz-
“So to bring a little bit of light to how important the work is that farmers in the province are doing,” she remarked.
AITC-SK wants students to be as hands-on as possible because having dirty and messy hands indicates how involved the youths were in the activities, Gusikoski said. Whether it’s painting with soils to learn about textures or crushing canola seeds to see the liquid, the organization ensures students touch everything so they absorb the knowledge better.
For classes unable to attend the in-person event, there is an online program that involves videos and hands-on activities.
Gusikoski added that it’s great having industry partners volunteer to make the program a success.
Humane Society announces 4 Paws
The Moose Jaw Humane Society (MJHS) is holding a ‘4 Paws Block Party’ on Saturday, June 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Town ‘N Country Mall on Main Street, featuring vendors, children’s activities, and Country 100 radio.
“We’re holding this event to bring awareness to the Moose Jaw Humane Society and support our 4 Paws Lottery,” explained Donna Fritzke, fundraising co-ordinator with the MJHS.
“We have numerous vendors attending, including Spike Grooming, who will be doing nail trims, with all donations going to the Humane Society.”
Paws, Claws, and Tails, a local pet daycare and kennel, will be onsite with a children’s table with activities for the kids, the MJHS will be selling logoed t-shirts, crew necks, and hoodies, and Derek Snow from No Dog Left Behind will be on hand doing public education on the benefits of therapy/facility dogs.
Snow is the trainer who provided a facility dog to Moose Jaw’s local paramedic station — Misty is now the health and wellness supervisor for Medavie Health Services West and is doing a great job. Snow trained Misty using a framework informed by No Dog Left Behind’s psychiatric service dog program.
The MJHS’ kennel manager, Missy, will also be visiting the block party and will bring along Peeko, the Humane Society’s resident parrot.
The 4 Paws Lottery is the MJHS’s most important yearly fundraiser. It is an SLGA-registered charity lottery and tickets are 1 for $20, 3 for $50, and 5 for $75.
Cash prizes of $500 each will be drawn on July 10, 11, 12 and 13. The main prize, to be drawn on July 14, is for $10,000.
Tickets can be purchased by e-transfer to giving@ mjhs.ca, by calling the MJHS at 306-692-1517, or simply visit the shelter. The $500 cash prizes are sponsored by Ashdown’s Furniture & Interiors, Devo’s Carwash, Starlight Handmade Market, and Leipert Financial, and the $10,000 cash prize sponsors are Cypress Paving, Remax Moose Jaw, Pet Valu Moose Jaw, Family Pizza, Farm Valley & Ranch Supplies, Nissan Moose Jaw, Knight Hyundai, Knight Ford, and Knight Honda.