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COOKIES (continued) ● Springerle are traditional Christmas cookies from Bavaria and Austria, and are small anise-fl avored cookies with an image stamped on top, imprinted from a carved rolling pin or mold. Centuries ago, these were used to tell the Christmas story to the illiterate by stamping Bible scenes from the Nativity into the dough. A 14th-century hand-carved wooden springerle mold featuring images of the Easter lamb, the world’s oldest known mold, was discovered in Switzerland. ● No matter what you call it, it’s still a cookie. In England, they’re biscuits, in Spain, galletas, while Germans say keks. The Italians use several different names, most commonly amaretti and biscotti. The word biscotti translates “twice cooked,” as the dough is formed into a log and baked, then sliced and baked again. ● The tradition of Girl Scout cookies dates back to 1917, just fi ve years after Juliette Low founded the organization. A scout troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and held a sale in their high school cafeteria as part of a service project. Over the next two decades, Girl Scouts across America held sales of cookies baked by their own troops, packaging them in wax paper, and selling door-to-door for 35 cents a dozen. In 1934, Philadelphia Girl Scouts became the fi rst to sell commercially-baked cookies, withinYOUR two OWN years, theNESS? national WANTand TO RUN BUSI organization licensed the idea. During World Publish a Paper in Your Area If You Can Provide: Sales Experience · A Computer · War II, when there was a shortage of sugar, fl our, Desktop Publishing Software · A Reasonable Financial Investment We provide theScouts opportunity for success! and butter, the Girl sold calendars as their Call 1.800.523.3096 service project. By 1948, 29 commercial bakers www.tidbitsweekly.com were licensed to bake the three varieties – peanut butter sandwich, shortbread, and chocolate mints. Today, cookie sales during the short eightweek time period when the Scouts hold their sale are close to $790 million. Information in the Tidbits Paper is gathered from sources considered to be reliable but the accuracy of all information cannot be guaranteed. ®
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Welcome to Goose Tips! Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means millions of Americans are prepping for the heartiest, most coveted meal of the year. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, veggies, and pie will all grace the dining room table at many household celebrations. Just how much of these Thanksgiving foods are consumed? Check out these jaw-dropping stats. Apple, pecan, and pumpkin are the most popular Thanksgiving picks but it was Ohio that won the World Record for the largest pumpkin pie back in 2010. The prodigious pie, baked by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers, weighed a whopping 3,699 pounds and was 20 feet in diameter. The ingredient list was just as impressive as the actual pie since the recipe required 187 cans of pumpkin, 233 dozen eggs, 109 gallons of evaporated milk, 525 pounds of sugar, 7 pounds of salt, 14.5 pounds of cinnamon, and 3 pounds of pumpkin pie spice. Don’t worry if cooking a Thanksgiving feast is too daunting. The National Restaurant Association estimates Fourteen million Americans feel the same way and are planning to eat out this year. Another 16 million will order takeout for at least part or all of their Thanksgiving meal.
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COOKIES (continued) ● One common belief for the origin of fortune cookies dates back to the 12th century, when Chinese soldiers defended their territory from Mongolian invaders. Legend has it that the Mongolians didn’t particularly care for Chinese lotus nut paste cakes, so Chinese soldiers hid messages containing details of their uprising written on rice paper inside the cakes to notify the troops. A more recent explanation cites a Cantonese immigrant working as a baker in Los Angeles putting slips of paper inside his cookies with words of encouragement and good “fortune” and handing them out to the poor and homeless street people. In 1960, a new machine was invented that folded fortune cookies in half much faster. ● After his service with the Air Force, Wally Amos went to work as a talent agent with the William Morris Agency. His trick to persuade celebrities to meet with him and work out a deal was to send home-baked chocolate chip cookies home with them. It became apparent that he was better at cookies than as an agent, and in 1975, Wally “Famous” Amos opened his fi rst store in Los Angeles, selling $300,000 his fi rst year, jumping to over $1 million the following year. ● The world’s favorite cookie is the Oreo, now sold in more than 100 countries around the globe. The very fi rst Oreo rolled out of a Manhattan bakery in March, 1912, and was sold shortly thereafter in Hoboken, New Jersey. The fi rst Oreos were packaged in bulk tins and sold by weight, about 30 cents a lb. back then. Today, they’re baked at 21 different bakeries and over 20.5 million of these favorites are eaten worldwide every single day. Just one batch of Oreos requires 18 million lbs. (8,165,000 kg) of cocoa.
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● On Nov. 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Gettysburg, Pa., to deliver a short speech at the dedication of a cemetery. The Gettysburg Address became one of the most famous speeches in American history. ● On Nov. 21, 1927, Time magazine puts the weekold Holland Tunnel on its cover. The tunnel, which runs under the Hudson River between New York City and Jersey City, N.J., requires 84 ventilating fans that replace all the air in the tunnel every 90 seconds. ● On Nov. 23, 1936, legendary Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson is recorded for the very first time in a San Antonio recording studio. He spent only five days in the studio, recording 41 total takes of 29 different songs. Almost immediately, Johnson's recordings gained a cult following among blues collectors. ● On Nov. 24, 1947, the House of Representatives votes to approve citations of contempt against 10 Hollywood writers, directors and producers. These men had refused to cooperate at hearings dealing with communism in the movie industry. Hollywood quickly established the so-called blacklist, and those on the list rarely found work in the movies. ● On Nov. 20, 1955, Bo Diddley introduced himself and his namesake beat with his debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Diddley opened his appearance with his song "Bo Diddley." Sullivan had expected him to perform Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons," and he was furious enough to ban Diddley from future appearances on his show. ● On Nov. 19, 1976, Patty Hearst is released on bail pending the appeal of her conviction for participating in a 1974 San Francisco bank robbery that was caught on camera. Hearst had been kidnapped months before the robbery by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army. ● On Nov. 22, 1986, 20-year-old Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in just five minutes and 35 seconds to become the youngest titleholder ever. Tyson kept his title for nine more bouts. After that, his life unraveled when he was sent to prison for three years.
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COOKIES (continued) ● Another favorite is the Toll House cookie, which is the original name of chocolate chip cookies. In 1937, Ruth Wakefi eld was the proprietor of the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. The restaurant was housed in a former 1709 toll house, a station where stage coach passengers ate while the horses were exchanged, and a toll was paid for using the highway. Ruth regularly served a popular cookie, the “Butter Drop Do,” which called for baker’s chocolate. Having run out of the chocolate one day, she chopped up a bar of Nestles semisweet chocolate and stirred the pieces into the dough, expecting them to melt and spread throughout the cookie. The chunks did not melt, and Ruth had a new creation, which she dubbed Toll House Crunch Cookies, which became an immediate hit. The recipe was published in a Boston newspaper soon after. ● It’s believed that chocolate brownies also came about by an ingredient mishap, that is, a cook neglecting to add baking powder to chocolate cake batter. Without the leavening action of the baking powder to increase the volume of the cake, a denser cookie-like cake was produced. Others say it was intentionally created by a chef at Chicago’s Palmer House Hotel during the 1893 Columbian Exhibition. The 1897 Sears and Roebuck catalog published what is thought to be the fi rst known recipe for brownies, and it became so popular, the company offered a brownie mix in their catalog. ● Philadelphia inventor James Henry Mitchell is credited with inventing a double dough sheeting machine and funnel device that made the Fig Newton possible. He patented his invention in 1892, and production began on the little jam-fi lled confections which were named after the community of Newton, Massachusetts, which was near the factory where the fi rst Newtons were created.
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● Born into slavery in Maryland in 1820, at age six, Harriet was given nursemaid duty watching a tiny baby. Any time the baby cried, Harriet was whipped, and later told of a day when she was thrashed fi ve times before breakfast. At age 12, when she refused to help tie up a captured slave who was about to be whipped, Harriet was struck in the head by a weight thrown by her owner. The result was a lifelong injury that caused severe headaches, seizures, and unexpected attacks of narcolepsy. ● At age 29, Tubman became quite ill, which caused her value as a slave to drop considerably. Although her owner repeatedly attempted to sell her, no buyer could be found. Because she feared being separated from her relatives, she began to pray that God would make her owner change his ways. When no change occurred, and a sale was being fi nalized, Harriet made a change to her prayer. In her words, “I began to pray, ‘Oh, Lord, if you ain’t never going to change that man’s heart, kill him, Lord, and take him out of the way.’” A week later, the owner died. When his widow began liquidating the estate, Harriet escaped to Philadelphia. Shortly afterward, she returned to Maryland and guided her relatives to freedom. ● Over the next 11 years, Tubman returned to Maryland nearly 20 times, rescuing over 300 slaves, leading them through the various stations of the Underground Railroad. She was given the nickname Moses, after the Bible hero who led his people out of Egyptian slavery. Tubman was never captured, nor were any of her rescued slaves. ● When the Civil War broke out, Harriet went to work for the Union Army, initially as a cook and a nurse. But when it was discovered she was very familiar with the Confederate area and terrain, she became a mapmaker, a scout, and a spy. She would frequently enter towns under Confederate control in disguise, wandering the streets gathering valuable intelligence information for the Union’s military leaders. ● In 1863, Tubman became the fi rst woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War. Working with Colonel James Montgomery, she guided the Combahee River Raid through a dense forest and swamps in South Carolina, an effort that freed 750 slaves. Through her intricate spy network, she knew the Confederate positions and location of their supply lines.
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HARRIET TUBMAN (continued) ● After the War, Harriet returned to her Auburn, New York home to care for her aging parents. She dedicated her time to caring for orphans and invalids, as well as promoting freedmen’s schools in the south. She married a Union soldier and adopted an infant daughter. ● Tubman did not receive any salary for her Civil War efforts, so was ineligible for any military pension. But late in life, Congress granted her a special pension of $20 per month for her courageous endeavors. Along with royalties she received from publishing her biography, she founded a retirement home for impoverished former slaves. It was here in the Tubman Home for the Aged that she passed away in 1913. The tiny 5’2” former slave who had endured a debilitating illness and could not read or write, was laid to rest with military honors.
SEE YA LATER! See ya later, Alligator! Take a look at some of these interesting facts about this member of the order Crocodylia. ● Early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida gave the alligator its name. This scaly reptile takes its name from the Spanish word el largarto, meaning “the lizard.” ● Alligators are native only to the United States and China. In the U.S., Louisiana has the most alligators, but large populations also live in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Although an American alligator can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 m) long and weigh up to half a ton (454 kg), on average, males grow to about 11 feet (3.4 m) and females to about 8 feet (2.6 m). The Chinese alligator is much smaller, with males averaging a length of 5 feet (1.5 m) and females at about 4.5 feet (1.4 m). The tail
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Despite the projections that the number of backlogged claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs would climb during the recent government shutdown (so said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki), it wasn't as bad as expected. In a pre-shutdown reprieve, the VA was granted an exemption, and claims processing stayed up and running. However, during the shutdown, processors weren't able to continue working their 20 hours per month mandatory overtime to whittle away at the backlog (claims that have been sitting for more than 125 days). That mandatory overtime has been a key component to getting the backlog reduced, and will stop completely in November. One would think that a lot of claims work was left undone. But the Monday Workload Report shows that despite the shutdown, the canceled overtime and all the doomand-gloom projections, the number of claims actually went down. Granted, they didn't go down by much, but they did go down. (If you want to view the archived fi le of Monday Morning Reports, go online to www.vba.va.gov/reports/mmwr/) Remember that before the shutdown, the VA hadn't met its own projections of how fast the number of claims would fall on their way to eliminating the backlog. It didn't meet its own goal to the tune of approximately 100,000 claims for fi scal year 2013. (Some in Congress were a bit annoyed about that, since the VA had been granted $1.59 billion specifi cally to bring down the backlog.) Bottom line: If the mandatory overtime is canceled permanently, then yes, the number of delayed claims can continue to go down, but it will be at a very slow rate. While the VA is still aiming for 2015 to clean up that backlog, it's looking increasingly unlikely for that to happen. Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.
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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 ● An American alligator has a life expectancy in the wild of nearly 50 years. SEE YA LATER! (continued) ● One of the main differences between alligators and crocodiles is their environment. Alligators dwell in fresh water, such as ponds, rivers, wetlands, lakes, and swamps, while crocodiles make their home in salt water. An alligator’s nostrils point upward, so they can breathe while the rest of the body is submerged in water. ● Although there are about fi ve million American alligators in the southeastern United States, they were once nearly extinct. Years of hunters seeking the valuable hides landed alligators on the endangered species list. When the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service prohibited the trade of hides, alligators made such a comeback that they were removed from the list in 1987.
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Q: I have a Little Orphan Annie decoder ring. It is in excellent condition. Can you direct me to someone who might be interested in purchasing it? -- James, Holdenville, Okla. A: First a little history lesson, so "heads up, class." Little Orphan Annie was the creation of cartoonist Harold Gray. She made her debut on the comic pages of the New York Daily News in 1924 and continued as a syndicated strip until Gray's death in 1968. There were several decoder rings issued. I suspect yours is one that was made of brass and was sold with a "Slidomatic Radio Decoder." Most decoder rings from the 1930s sell in the $50 to $100 range, depending on both desirability and rarity. Q: I have inherited several dozen pieces of porcelain, all marked as Nippon. I was told by my mother that the collection dates from the 1920s. Where can I find out more about Nippon and if what I have has any value? -- Cynthia, Norman, Okla. A: The word "Nippon" was fi rst used in 1891 to identify porcelain crafted by Japanese artisans. The practice ended in about 1921 when "Japan" became the mark of choice. Look at your pieces closely. Are they hand-painted and elaborate in design? If so, your Nippon could be quite valuable. As the popularity of Nippon has grown, so has the danger of reproductions. Some of the fakes, especially those pieces being crafted in China, imitate the earlier Nippon designs and techniques. Collectors must be extremely cautious. Q: I have many issues of National Geographic. Is there a market for them? -- Dennis, West Warwick, R.I. A: Not really. Most issues, even the earlier ones, sell for about a dollar each, and there doesn't seem to be much demand. A check of several shops specializing in vintage magazines revealed no interest in National Geographic. Q: I have an old 78-rpm recording of Bing Crosby singing "Now is the Hour." It is Decca 24279. I have been offered $30 for it, but wonder if I can't get more. -- Robert, Danbury, Conn. A: Take the offer and run. Your 1948 Decca recording is worth about 25 cents in good condition.
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1. In prisons. One of his best-known songs was "Folsom Prison Blues." Cash himself was never in prison, but he did spend a night or two in jail for misdemeanors. 2. Billy Fury (born Ronald Wycherley) in 1963. 3. They all sang the title song to a James Bond film. 4. Peter Noone. 5. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells in 1952. This was an "answer song" to "The Wild Side of Life" by Hank Thompson. His song was written to a girlfriend who'd been enticed by the nightlife, and he called her a honky tonk angel. Wells' version answered that it was men who were to blame for a woman's infidelity.
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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 Dodging the Draft Q: The apartment I'm living in has older windows, and now that winter is almost here, the cold air is seeping in easily. My landlord said he "winterized" the windows by painting them shut. I don't think that's a solution. Any tips for me to quickly shut out the draft and get those windows open? -- Chilly Nose in Brattleboro, Vt. A: There are better solutions out there, for sure, than painting over drafty spots in the windows. And having windows that are stuck shut is a clear safety issue. Since your landlord isn't in a hurry to fi x or replace those leaky windows, you have some options to get through this winter comfortably and without having to spend too much money on heating. First, unstick those windows. Use a box cutter to slice through the new paint down to the corners where the window sash meets the frame. Then gently wiggle the window open so the new paint isn't damaged or torn away. Once the window is open, make sure it slides open and shut smoothly. If not, look for paint or other gunk on the slide tracks in which the sash is set. Sand this stuff away and then smooth the tracks by running a bar of soap along them a few times. Next, see if the screen outside the window (if there is one) is part of a storm window-screen combination. If so, you can slide the screen up to sit behind the top pane of the storm window, and slide the bottom storm window down. This provides added protection against wind and weather. Now, you'll need to weather-strip the window. Measure the width and height of each window to fi gure out how much weather stripping you'll need. For a rental unit, you shouldn't invest in the most expensive weather stripping, either. Compressible strips, usually made of foam or another fl exible material, with adhesive backing usually work well and are easy to install. Measure and cut the stripping to fi t along the bottom of the window sash. Make sure it fi ts and that the window closes completely and can be locked before attaching it by its adhesive backing. You may need to weather-strip other parts of the window, depending on their type, age and the condition they're in. Make sure the strips don't interfere with easy operation of the window. If you have a door that leads outside, try adding a piece of weather stripping along the base of the door to keep out drafts.
1. In 2013, Baltimore's Chris Davis became the fourth player in majorleague history to hit homers in the first four games of a season. Who else did it? 2. Don Larsen pitched a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series. How many career regular-season games did he win? 3. When was the last time before 2012 that Georgia Tech's football team won a bowl game? 4. Name the last Golden State Warrior before David Lee in the 2012-13 season to be selected to an NBA All-Star Game. 5. When the NHL expanded in 1967 from six to 12 teams, it located two franchises in California. Name them. 6. In 2013, Morgan Shepherd became the oldest driver to start a NASCAR Cup race. How old was he? 7. Who was the only player Rafael Nadal has lost to at the French Open?
Should You Review Your Medicare Plan? With only a few weeks to go during this annual signup period, there are several reasons many seniors aren't making changes to their Medicare health plans. Only 15 percent of us made changes last year or plan to make changes in the future. According to a news release by Allsup, here is the biggest reason seniors don't make the changes: The process of making plan changes can be complex. Comparing the plans and making choices can be complicated. However, by not taking the time to compare plans, seniors can miss out on benefi ts and savings. Medicare plans can change, both in cost and what they cover. Seniors can fi nd themselves unexpectedly paying more in co-pays or deductibles, or discovering after the fact that their plan no longer covers certain procedures. In a survey, 43 percent of seniors said they'd had that happen to them -- where Medicare didn't pick up the costs. There are good reasons to review your plans. You may need a new plan if ... ● Your health has changed, especially if it requires new prescription drugs or visits to a specialist. ● You move to another location, away from your plan's service area. ● Your local provider changes, for example, if your physician retires or a facility changes. ● A drug you need is no longer on the list for your current plan due to changes in drug coverage. There are a few ways to get help with selecting your plan. Allsup [Medicare.Allsup.com] is a fee-based service that can help. You also can go online to www. medicare.gov or call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). Remember that your 54-day window to make changes ends Dec. 7.
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ANSWER: An obstruction in the carotid artery, the neck artery that supplies the brain with blood, is not the only cause of a stroke. A piece of a blood clot that has broken off of a main clot elsewhere in the body and been swept into a brain artery is another cause of stroke. I mention this to keep it clear that a blocked carotid is but one risk for a stroke. The doctors I know still use percentage of reduction in the interior of a carotid artery as a criterion of stroke risk. With a 60 percent to 70 percent or greater narrowing of the carotid artery, people benefi t from the opening up of the artery, using a variety of procedures. Some experts feel that a 60 percent narrowing requires only bloodthinning medication, such as aspirin. Others feel that surgical removal of the blockage is indicated. Other factors have to be considered: the patient's age, the patient's wishes and the patient's health problems unrelated to the artery problem. The booklet on stroke gives timely information on this dreaded cause of death and disability. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 902W,
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am an 85-year-old female, and my doctor has suggested a colonoscopy. I find it a degrading test. The doctor didn't say why I needed it. Should a woman my age have it? -- K.C. ANSWER: The American College of Physicians recommends against screening colonoscopies for people 75 and older or for those people with a life expectancy of less than 10 years. Some add that screening can be stopped only if prior colonoscopies have been normal. No one I know recommends screening at 85. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a World War II vet. I told the Department of Veterans Affairs doctor that I have nervous feet. If I sit in a chair with my feet on a footstool, they always start moving. The same thing happens at night in bed. I can't get to sleep. Can you tell me what this is? -- F.B. ANSWER: It sounds like a form of myoclonus -- brief, involuntary movements of the feet and legs. Most often it happens when in bed, but it also can happen when sitting in a chair. Something in the nervous system has gone wrong. Mirapex and Requip are two medicines used to quiet these movements. See if the VA doctor agrees. It's not such an uncommon disorder as you might think. It's often seen with another condition called restless leg syndrome, a funny feeling in the legs that makes a person get up and move around to get rid of the sensation.
Autumn Curtain Calls It's curtain time in our neighborhood with golden, crimson and amber leaves on stage. It's a drama that doesn't last long, so we take advantage of the spectacle before the fi rst snow fl urries dance into town on cue -- or not. Whether biking, hiking or experiencing the delight of jumping in piles of leaves, all ages are grabbing the fi nal precious days to connect with one another in the outdoors. No matter where you live, the changing season is in constant motion with things to discover every day. Let the snap of fall lure you and your kids out of your front door to be part of the action. When you get back home, here's some funstuff to do with leaves and other nature fi nds you've collected along the way: 1. Empty your assortment of leaves, acorns, pods, sticks and branches from pockets and backpacks onto a table. Name them, and sort them. Use the senses and LOOK to admire the varying shades and colors. Grab a magnifying glass to focus on the unique designs. Use descriptive words together to classify their shape and size. Scratch or crumple different leaves, FEEL and then SMELL them. Describe the odor. Smells are known to evoke memories. Perhaps the sensory experience will bring back your own childhood recollections of fun fall adventures. Share them with your kids and grandkids. 2. Press leaves and parade them around your house for eye-catching decor for weeks to come. Spread them out on smooth paper towels. Place heavy books on top and let the leaves dry for several days. Remove books and gently remove leaves. Or, simply press them in pages of a phone book. Add the pressed leaves, branches and pods to an existing casual fresh-fl ower bouquet. Tuck in fresh green geranium leaves, too. Affi x yellow and/or orange leaves to the outside of a clear glass candleholder with double-stick tape or glue dots. At dinnertime, set a votive candle inside and light it to brighten the leaves like sunshine. Scatter them down the middle of your table, or display them in a row or circle by size (large to small) or by colors.
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Flank Steak with Red Wine
Call it French lite: Lean fl ank steak has all the protein of the high-fat cuts typically used for a bistro-style "steak frites" dinner. It's also rich in iron, zinc and several key B vitamins. A side of spinach boosts the vitamin and mineral content, especially of folate, vitamin A and potassium. 3 medium (8 ounces each) russet (baking) potatoes 3 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 1/4 pounds beef fl ank steak, trimmed of fat 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon 1 medium shallot, minced 3/4 cup dry red wine 1 bag (9-ounce) microwave-in-the-bag baby spinach 1. Preheat oven to 450 F. Cut each unpeeled potato crosswise in half, then cut each half lengthwise into 8 wedges. 2. Spray 15 1/2-by-10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place potatoes in pan and toss with 2 teaspoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper. Roast potatoes in oven 25 minutes or until fork-tender and beginning to brown, stirring once halfway through roasting. 3. Meanwhile, rub steak with tarragon and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt to season both sides. Heat 12-inch cast-iron or other heavy skillet on medium-high. Add 1 teaspoon oil and steak; cook 12 minutes for medium, or until desired doneness, turning over once. Transfer steak to cutting board. To same skillet, add shallot and cook 1 minute, stirring. Add wine and heat to boiling; boil 2 minutes or until reduced to 1/3 cup. 4. Cook spinach in microwave as label directs. Thinly slice steak and serve with wine sauce, potatoes and spinach. Serves 4. ● Each serving: About 415 calories, 14g total fat (5g saturated), 55mg cholesterol, 460mg sodium, 37g total carbs, 9g dietary fi ber, 35g protein.
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TomatoMacaroni and Cheese Bake "I'm hungry! What's for supper?!" When you hear those words, this is a perfect answer! Besides that, it helps to take the chill out of the coldest, rainiest, windiest autumn day. 1 (12-fl uid-ounce) can evaporated fat-free milk 3 tablespoons all-purpose fl our 1 1/2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat tomato soup 1 tablespoon dried onion fl akes 1 teaspoon dried parsley fl akes 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 2 1/2 cups cooked elbow macaroni, rinsed and drained 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with butter-fl avored cooking spray. 2. In a covered jar, combine evaporated milk and fl our. Shake well to blend. Pour milk mixture into a medium saucepan sprayed with butter-fl avored cooking spray. Add cheddar cheese. Mix well to combine. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and cheese melts, stirring constantly. 3. Stir in tomato soup, onion fl akes, parsley fl akes, chili powder and black pepper. Add macaroni. Mix well to combine. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. 4. Bake for 30 minutes. Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Divide into 6 servings. ● Each serving equals: 249 calories, 5g fat, 15g protein, 36g carb., 511mg sodium, 3g fi ber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 1 Meat, 1/2 Fat-Free Milk.
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64 oz btl, Regular or Light
Selected Varieties, Excludes Decaf
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Birds Eye Frozen Vegetables
9 ct mega or 12 ct double roll Bath Tissue or 6 ct Paper Towels, Selected Varieties
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