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Newspaper Page TextWednesday, August 3,2022 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 3B Even if you only planted a few zucchini plants, you are probably harvesting way more than you think you can eat. If you are not a gardener, be sure and visit a farmers market and take advantage of other peo ple’s harvest. If you are in a zucchini rut, these recipes are sure to help you get out of it! Zucchini, Potato Pancake • 2 zucchini, grated • 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and grated • 2 cloves garlic, minced • !/2 cup bread crumbs • 2 egg whites, lightly beaten • 1 !/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves, minced • 2 teaspoons salt • !/2 teaspoon pepper • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided • !/2 cup mascarpone Preheat oven to 450-degrees. Place grated zucchini and potatoes in sepa rate dish towels and ring out as much liquid as you can. The pancake won’t get crispy if there is liquid on the veg etables. Combine the zucchini and potatoes in a bowl and add garlic, bread crumbs, egg whites, rosemary, salt and pepper, stirring to combine. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in oven safe skillet and add the mixture in one layer. Drizzle with remaining table spoon olive oil and roast for 10 min utes. Flip pancake out onto a parch ment lined baking sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes. With an electric mixer, beat the mascarpone until fluffy. Stir in ¥i teaspoon salt and a little pepper. Cut the vegetable pancake into wedges and top with a dollop of mascarpone. Summer Pasta Primavera • 2 zucchini, chopped • 4 yellow squash, chopped • 2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped • 2 cups broccoli florets • !/2 cup olive oil, divided • 1 teaspoon salt • !/2 teaspoon pepper • !/2 pound bow tie pasta •2 cups kale leaves, stems removed and cut into ribbons • 1 cup basil leaves, chopped •2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • !/2 cup parmesan, grated In a large bowl, combine zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, and broccoli. Drizzle with salt, pepper and !4 cup olive oil. On a rimmed baking sheet, roast vegeta bles in a 450-degree oven for 25 min utes, tossing halfway through. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until done. Reserve Vi cup pasta water and drain pasta well. Combine roasted vegeta bles with cooked pasta, kale, toma toes, basil and some of the pasta water. Drizzle with remaining 14 cup olive oil, lemon juice, parmesan, and salt and pepper to taste. Baked Zucchini with Herbs • 3-4 zucchini, cut into sticks • 14 cup olive oil • IT cup parmesan cheese, grated • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves • 1 teaspoon dried oregano • Vi teaspoon paprika • 1 teaspoon salt • Vi teaspoon pepper Toss zucchini sticks with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place a rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Preheat oven to 350-degrees. In a bowl, combine par mesan, thyme, oregano, and paprika. Toss zucchini sticks in mixture and arrange on rack. Bake in oven for 20 minutes. Broil for a few minutes until golden brown. Grilled Panzanella Salad • 6 thick slices of rustic bread • 2 zucchini • 2 eggplants • 4 tomatoes, halved • 2 green onions • Vi cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 teaspoon salt • Vi teaspoon pepper • 1 cup basil leaves, chopped • 14 cup white balsamic vinegar Cut zucchini and eggplant in planks. Brush bread and vegetables with a little olive oil. Preheat grill over medium-high heat. Grill bread and vegetables until beginning to char, turning once. When done, remove from grill. Cut the bread into cubes and chop the vegetables into bite sized pieces. Place bread and vegetables in a big bowl. Whisk together olive oil, salt, pepper, basil and balsamic vinegar. Pour over grilled bread and vegetables and toss to combine. Classic Minestrone Soup • 4 tablespoons olive oil • 1 onion, minced • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped • 2 stalks celery, chopped • 14 cup tomato paste • 1 teaspoon salt • Vi teaspoon pepper • 2 cups zucchini, chopped • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 2 teaspoons thyme leaves • Vi teaspoon dried oregano • 1 large can fire roasted diced tomatoes • 4 cups vegetable broth • 2 cups water • 2 bay leaves • Vi teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • 1 cup small dried pasta, such as orzo • 1 can cannellini, drained and rinsed • 2 cups baby spinach, chopped • 2 teaspoons lemon j uice • Vi cup grated parmesan Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, carrots, celery, and tomato paste. Cook until vegetables are very soft, about 10 minutes. Add zucchini, garlic, dried oregano, thyme leaves, fire roasted tomatoes, vegeta ble broth, water, salt, bay leaves, and crushed red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes. Add dried pasta and cook another 20 minutes until pasta is done. Add can nellini, baby spinach and lemon juice. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pasta as needed. Ladle in to bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Creative uses for zucchini ADLEN ROBINSON Columnist Photos courtesy of Jonathan Tinsley The boys cross country team runs during a meet last season. Chase Cofield (furthest Dawson runner to the right) is a rising junior who is set to make an impact this season. FROM 1B xc “We’ve got a great group of juniors...every one of them is push ing themselves,” Tinsley said. “That whole group of boys are like that. It’s contagious.” A total of five juniors will be heading up a team that also includes a couple of sophomores who could make an impact this season. Of the returning runners, Tyler Tangel was the top finisher at last season’s region championship with a time of 18:47, finishing 18th over all. The girls team is looking to improve their standing in the region, having placed fourth and fifth over the past two seasons. Juniors Anna LeCave and Jules Phillips will be leading a young ros ter that includes freshman Addison Smith and sophomore Bella Hunt. Tinsley mentioned that LeCave and Phillips have been helping teach and motivate the younger runners, some of whom have not yet experi enced varsity competition. All of those runners will be look ing to push themselves and the team back into contention for a region title and to qualify for the state champion ship. At last season’s region champion ship, LeCave was the top finisher for DCHS with a time of 21:34, good for eighth place overall. The first cross country meet will be Saturday, Aug. 20, at Pickens County High School. FROM 1B Braves Associated Press Adam Duvall sustained a wrist injury during a game on Saturday, July 23, resulting in the confirmation of season-ending surgery he will undergo. pitcher has been a task for the Braves all season and was on full display in a recent loss against the struggling Angels. Ian Anderson’s consistency issues were exposed against Anaheim, as he gave up seven runs in three innings. Although that start was preceded by three solid starts, his start against the Angels was his second seven-run out ing in the past month. Despite showing flashes of bril liance in sporadic games, he has a 5.31 earned run average in 19 starts. Having one more consistent starting pitcher to join the blazing trio of Fried, Strider and Wright could make all the difference in winning the divi sion. Now that the Braves’ plan to poten tially call up Kyle Muller from AAA Gwinnett is nixed due to an injury, one MLB pitcher who could be a solid addition is Brad Keller of the Kansas City Royals, whose past six starts have produced a 2.97 ERA, according to Braves fan site Tomahawk Take. With the season-ending wrist sur gery Adam Duvall will undergo after an injury sustained against the Angels, the Braves may consider adding another outfielder instead of relying on Eddie Rosario and Marcell Ozuna, who have struggled offensively. Duvall has been a popular figure with players and fans alike since join ing the team last summer for his sec ond spell with the Braves. “It’s tough because of the person he is,” manager Brian Snitker said. “They don’t make them better than Adam Duvall. No greater teammate.” The positive caveat in that situation is that only one outfield position needs to be filled since the meteoric rise of rookie Michael Harris II has taken hold. A potential option in the outfield who could also boost the team’s offense is 2022 All-Star Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs. A switch-hitter with a high contact rate, it remains to be seen if his asking price would be too steep for the Braves. Perhaps the most difficult position to replace is that of second baseman Ozzie Albies, whose tangible contri butions and pure energy are not easy to replicate. With Albies out due to a fractured foot at least until the end of August, the Braves need someone to help fill that hole, especially if the team is cau tious to allow Albies to come back before the end of the regular season. One player who could man the middle infield and contribute offen sively is Jose Iglesias of the Colorado Rockies, who is a consistent hitter at a .302 batting average and has 91 hits in 82 games according to Baseball Reference. The final area of concern surrounds that of enigmatic closer Will Smith. For all of the thrilling moments he has provided in the past two years, his current form is likely not sustainable for a playoff run. With seven earned runs given up in just his past four outings, Smith needs to have a replacement from either within the bullpen or from another team. One option is Cubs reliever David Robertson, who is more well known for his successful tenures with the New York Yankees. Posting a 1.83 ERA so far this sea son, Robertson could bring much- needed stability to the Braves bullpen. The Braves will begin a pair of home games against division rivals Philadelphia starting on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The unlikely worlds of Palm Springs and the rural route one You would never think that a spot of red clay in the midst of humble folks would intersect in the hot, dusty desert land of Palm Springs, California, a well-known enclave of rich and famous. But, somehow, I keep finding my way there. First, I love that Palm Springs pays homage to those who plopped down second homes in a place where sand can blind you if a wind storm kicks up and anything green is hard to find. Gene Autry, a 1930s’ pioneer movie cowboy, was a genius business man. When he died, he was worth hundreds of mil lions in real estate, radio, television stations and was owner of the California Angels. He invested early in Palm Springs real estate. Palm Springs has not forgotten the cowboy known now by few. There is a bronze stature while Gene Autry Trail is one of the busiest boulevards in town. Then there is Frank Sinatra Way and other main thoroughfares named for Ginger Rogers, for mer president Gerald Ford, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dean Martin and others. A few years after my first book - What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should) - a women’s book club in Palm Beach wrote and asked if I could possibly consider being their guest to speak to the club. “We have discovered that though we are women from California and Nevada, that we identify with your book. We’d love to honor you with a Southern tea.” As fate would have it, I had just agreed to attend a small corporate event at the Rancho Mirage Resort. It was the easiest job I ever had - I merely had to spend the weekend at the resort then enjoy dinners with a group of Fortune 500 executives and their wives while making dinner conversation. For the book club, I agreed to come on that Saturday at 2 p.m. Twelve lovely women, dressed in beautiful hats, greeted me then spent the afternoon, pouring tea from silver pots and serving finger sandwiches. They all spoke of personal experiences that were similar to what I had written. The most surprising was a woman in her fifties who had spent 30 years as a successful blackjack dealer in Las Vegas. “I used charm to get big tips. I made more than any dealer in the casino!” It was the first that I knew that casino dealers were tipped. I was out of my league. Last year, Tink and I were in Las Vegas for the sad yet celebratory funeral of our friend, Gavin MacLeod, an original cast member of the “Mary Tyler Moore Show” and forever remembered as Captain Stubing of “The Love Boat.” We loved Gavin and his wife, Patti. We visited them in Palm Springs occasionally and called them regularly. I have never met people who loved Jesus more than they. Particularly Gavin who wouldn’t hesitate to walk up to a stranger and ask, “Could I tell you about my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” When Gavin died, and the memorial was being planned, I called Patti to check on her. “Ronda, do you think,” she began in her soft, humble voice, “that John (Tink) would mind speaking at Gav’s memorial?” “He would LOVE to!” I responded enthusiastical ly, knowing how much Tink hates to speak in front of people. Never have I been prouder of John Tinker. “You have to talk about Jesus,” I had said. “That’s what Gavin would want.” Tink followed the vibrant Pat Boone and said, “If you want to see Gavin again, you better know Jesus because that’s who he’s with.” Recently, we were there for an event with the stars of “Knots Landing” (the first show Tink worked on) and to spend a day with Patti. Later, driving to the airport in a swirl of sand, I thought, “Isn’t it funny where a country road can take you?” From dirt to sand. Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of What Southern Women Know About Faith. Visitwww.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter. RONDA RICH Columnist FROM 1B Elliott bringing out cautions that pushed the race into an overtime period. Running in second position after passing Ryan Blaney, Elliott found himself around three seconds behind leader Tyler Reddick with six laps remaining. That gap narrowed after an accident involving Christopher Bell left debris on the track and brought out the yellow flag. With a restart loom ing with just three laps to go, Elliott had a chance to pursue Reddick from close range. In the first comer after the green flag, Joey Logano took a perpendic ular angle and caused a chain reaction of inci dents, which included pushing Blaney and William Byron into Elliott. The caution flag soon came out and Elliott’s day was effectively over, albe it with some added drama in overtime. The added period totaled just two laps but another major incident on the first corner allowed Elliott to gradually move up from outside the top 20 into a 16th-place fin ish. Finishing with the two top-5 stage positions was a small consolation that padded his lead in the reg ular season points stand ings. Earning 34 points in the race, Elliott now has 821 points, which is now 125 ahead of Blaney.