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Pairings make pears top pick
Special to the Journal
Maybe it’s all in the name,
but pears are naturally a
good partner with many dif
ferent flavors. From bold
(pear curry anyone?) to
unusual (try sprinkling ripe
pear slices with chili pow
der) to traditional (cinna
mon and nutmeg are logical
choices), pairing up pears
with a variety of flavors is
sure to result in a pleasing
combination.
As the weather gets cooler
USA Pears from the
Pacific Northwest
grace produce /
departments
all over the
country. So if
you haven’t
experi
mented
with fresh
pears yet, £
now is m
the right
time to
start
pick- <
i n g
up this
friendly fruit. Below are
just a few pairings ideas for
sweet, juicy pears!
• Everyone loves a pear
a la mode. Top a freshly
halved pear with a scoop of
your favorite ice cream or
frozen yogurt.
• Start your day with a
pear parfait! Layer your
favorite all-grain cereal or
granola with low-fat yogurt
and a diced fresh pear. Keep
the pear’s skin on for a boost
of fiber (5.1 g per serving).
• Mix pears into your favor
ite salad. Pears are a sweet
addition to green salads of
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McCormick's
Ready for a roast? McCormick’s is offering three “roasting rubs” designed to seal in
juices.
Roasting rubs new on the spice shelves
Special to the Journal
Nothing says home-cooked
like a juicy roast right out
of the oven. Few meals offer
the easy, one-dish prepara
tion and hearty, comforting
taste that roasts do. That’s
why McCormick is introduc
ing Roasting Rubs, three
blended seasonings that
ensure foolproof flavor every
time. Simply rub and roast.
These convenient rubs seal
Ripening pears
No matter how you pair up your pear, make sure your
pears are ripe before enjoying them.
To ripen; place
or fruit bowl at
Check them
pressure at the
Pears are
yields to the
point, you
sweet, juicy
or put them
you’re ready
all types. Here’s a super
quick dinner salad: add
pears, blue cheese,
hazelnuts and a cup
of cooked chicken
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salad
blend.
• Turn an average PBJ
into a spectacular PPBJ
(that’s pears, peanut butter
and jelly) by adding slices
of fresh pear to the mix. We
also recommend adding
pears to a turkey and
cheese sandwich. i
• Serve sliced pears
alongside your favor
ite cheese and wine
for a delightful trio
- perfect for an
appetizer or dessert!
www.usapears.org
offers a pear, cheese
and wine pairing
guide to help you make
in juices so meats stay moist
and tender, while flavor
ing pan drippings, to create
savory gravy.
New McCormick Roasting
Rubs are available in the fol
lowing varieties:
French Herb This clas
sic blend of rosemary, marjo
ram, thyme, sage, tarragon,
and lavender adds just the
right flavor to roast chicken,
pork or lamb.
Savory Herb A robust
hard, unripe pears in a paper bag
room temperature,
each day by applying gentle
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ripe when the neck
pressure. At this
can enjoy your
pears immediately
in the fridge until
to use them.
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the best selections.
• Don’t feel like find
ing a perfect pair
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just in its
skin. Eating a sweet and
juicy ripe pear right from
your hand is a great snack
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blend of garlic, onion and
sage is an ideal complement
to pork, chicken and beef.
Cracked Peppercorn Herb
Cracked black pepper
corns, rosemary and crushed
red pepper combine to make
ordinary roast beef extraor
dinarily delicious.
Look for McCormick Rubs
in spice aisles nationwide,
just in time for cooler tem
peratures.
FOOD
What’s special about Sunday?
From staff reports
Sunday is Grandparents
Day, as proclaimed by
President Jimmy Carter in
1978.
It’s a day officially set
for the first Sunday after
Labor Day each year to
honor grandparents for the
contributions they make to
younger generations. Here
are some easy and delicious
treats that the younger gen
eration can make for the
occasion.
Turtle Cookies
From Nestle, these cook
ies combine pecans, choc
olate and caramel for an
awesome flavor and a turtle
shape
1 2/3 cups shelled
pecans
1 package (18 ounc
es) Nestle Toll House
Refrigerated Chocolate
Chip Cookie Dough
20 caramels,
unwrapped
2 tablespoons milk
Preheat oven to 375° F.
Soak pecans in water
for 5 minutes. Arrange 5
pecans on ungreased bak
ing sheets (1 for head, 4
for legs), leaving about a 1-
inch circle in center. Shape
slightly rounded table
spoons of cookie dough into
balls; place over circle onto
pecans. Repeat with remain
ing pecans and dough, plac
ing turtles two inches apart
on baking sheets.
Bake for 11 to 13 minutes
or until edges are crisp.
Cool on baking sheets on
wire racks for 1 minute;
remove to wire racks to
cool completely.
Microwave caramels and
milk in medium, micro
wave-safe bowl on HIGH
(100%) power for 1 1/2
minutes; stir. Microwave
at additional 10- to 15-
second intervals, stirring
until smooth. Drizzle over
turtles. Note: Dough from
one batch Original Nestle
Toll House Chocolate Chip
Cookies (Nestle Toll House
Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Morsels 6-ounce package
recipe) may be used.
German
Chocolate
Brownies
1 package (18 oz.)
Nestle Toll House
Refrigerated Brownie
Bar Dough
1 (16 oz.) container
coconut pecan frosting
Directions:
Bake brownies accord
ing to package directions.
Cool completely in pan on
wire rack. Spread frosting
over brownies.
Lady Fingers
An old-fashioned
Southern cookie that’s
easy to make
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoons almond
extract
1 1/2 cups margarine
or butter
2 cups plain flour
1 cup chopped
pecans
powdered sugar
Blend the ingredients
well and add the pecans.
Shape into small rolls
about the size of larg-
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ungreased cookie sheet for
40 minutes in 300 degree F.
oven. Cool and roll in pow
dered sugar.
Double Delicious
Cookie Bars
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
or margarine
1-1/2 cups graham
cracker crumbs
1 can (14 oz.) sweet
ened condensed milk
(not evaporated milk)
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.)
Hershey’s Semi-Sweet
Chocolate Chips
1 cup Reese’s Peanut
Butter Chips
1 cup Hershey’s Semi-
Sweet Chocolate Chips
1-1/2 teaspoons
shortening(do not use
butter, margarine,
spread or oil)
Preheat oven to 350
degrees (325 degrees for
glass dish). Melt butter in
oven in 13x9x2-inch bak
ing pan. Sprinkle graham
cracker crumbs over butter;
pour sweetened condensed
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1 Meat + 2 Vegetables + Bread + Tea
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milk evenly over crumbs.
Top with 2 cups chocolate
chips and peanut butter
chips; press down firmly.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes
or until lightly browned.
Cool completely in pan on
wire rack. In small micro
wave-safe bowl, place 1 cup
chocolate chips and short
ening. Microwave at high
(100%) 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or
until smooth when stirred.
Drizzle over top of bars.
When drizzle is firm, cut
into bars. Store loosely cov
ered at room temperature.
24 to 36 bars.
Magic Cookie
Bars
1/2 c. butter
11/2 c. graham cracker
crumbs
1 14-ounce can Eagle
Brand Sweetened
Condensed Milk
1 c. butterscotch fla
vored chips
1 c. semi-sweet choco
late chips
11/3 c. sweetened coco
nut flakes
1 c. chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350
degrees. Melt butter in a
13x9-inch baking pan.
Sprinkle graham cracker
crumbs over melted but
ter, then pour condensed
milk over crumbs. Top with
remaining ingredients in
order listed. Press cookie
mixture down firmly into
pan. Bake for 25 minutes
or until lightly browned.
Cool before cutting into
bars.
Source: Eagle Brand
Sweetened Condensed Milk
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