Wednesday, August 3,2022
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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.
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“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.
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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
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RONDA RICH
Columnist
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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.
