Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/169569
5A Wednesday, September 11, 2013 – Daily News County Fare & tasty fresh Lunchbox Recipes Recipes courtesy of Katie Sullivan Morford, "Best Lunch Box Ever" PEANUT BUTTER PINWHEELS Serves 2 Note: Pinwheels can be made a day ahead and stored in the refrigerator, but they are best on the same day. 1 whole wheat lavash, about 7 1/2 by 10 inches 1/4 cup natural unsweetened creamy peanut butter or other nut or seed butter 2 teaspoons honey 2/3 cup chopped unpeeled apple 2 tablespoons granola 1. Cut the lavash in half crosswise. Spread both halves of lavash with the peanut butter, all the way to the edge. Drizzle with honey and scatter the apple and granola over the peanut butter, pressing down gently. 2. With the shorter edge of the lavash closest to you, roll up the wrap. Repeat with remaining lavash. Using a serrated knife, cut each roll into four pinwheels. 3. Store the pinwheels in snug containers, or reassemble the log shapes and roll into parchment paper, twisting the ends so it looks like two big Tootsie Rolls. BACON-CAULIFLOWER MAC AND CHEESE Serves 4 plus Note: Make this for dinner, then heat up the leftovers in the microwave and pop them in a thermos for lunch in the days ahead. Hirsch's son likes the mac and cheese folded into a grilled cheese sandwich, an idea Hirsch says "totally works." The breadcrumbs and broiling are optional steps. 1 pound whole wheat elbow pasta 10 strips bacon, chopped 1/2 medium head cauliflower, cored and cut into small florets 2 cups milk 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1/2 tablespoon each onion powder, dry mustard 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 2 ounces cream cheese, cut into chunks 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated cheddar 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated Gruyere 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese Kosher salt 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs 4 tablespoons butter, melted 1. Heat oven to broil. 2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. 3. Meanwhile, in a large, deep, oven-safe saute pan over medium heat, cook bacon for 2 minutes. Add cauliflower; saute until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. 4. Add drained pasta to pan; mix well. Add the milk, garlic powder, onion powder, mustard powder, black pepper and cayenne. Mix well and heat until milk is hot. 5. Add cream cheese, stirring until melted. Sprinkle in the cheddar, Gruyere and Parmesan, stirring until melted. Season with salt. 6. In a small bowl, toss breadcrumbs with melted butter, then scatter evenly over the pasta. Broil 2 minutes, until lightly browned. A glass of wine a day may keep depression away By Relaxnews While a mountain of research supports light drinking with protecting your heart, a new study finds that a glass of wine a day could lower your risks of developing depression. Researchers from University of Navarra in Spain looked at data on 5,505 men and women ages 55 to 80 years old. Subjects had no history of depression or alcohol-related problems prior to the study, and over the course of seven years, researchers tracked their drinking habits, lifestyle, and mental health through repeated visits, medical exams, and interviews. Findings showed that those who drank moderate amounts of alcohol, mostly wine, had similar protective effects on depression to those that have been observed for coronary heart disease. The lowest rates of depression were seen in subjects who drank two to seven small glasses of wine per week. These results remained significant even when the researchers adjusted for other lifestyle and social factors, such as smoking, diet, and marital status. Findings were published online Friday, August 30, in the journal BMC Medicine. "Lower amounts of alcohol intake might exert pro- tection in a similar way to what has been observed for coronary heart disease," said senior author Miguel A. Martínez-González. "In fact, it is believed that depression and coronary heart disease share some common disease mechanisms." Previous studies have indicated that non-alcoholic compounds in the wine, such as resveratrol and other phenolic compounds, may have protective effects on certain areas of the brain. Lunchbox inspiration and back-to-school treats as a treat. Tricks of the trade Where should parents start? With dinner, Hirsch says. Make more than you need at dinner so you have something to work with in the morning. Make a big batch of Bacon-Cauliflower Mac and Cheese -- Hirsch uses whole-wheat pasta - so you can have leftovers for lunch. Add a spare steak to the grill or boil extra pasta or rice. Roasting a chicken? Choose a larger one. Hirsch tosses leftover chicken with bottled barbecue sauce, heats it in the microwave and packs it into a thermos with a bun on the side for a quick barbecue chicken sandwich. The same trick works with leftover meatballs or grilled meats. Morford transforms leftover noodles and beans into quick soups the next morning, and McCord turns last night's fajitas into fast wraps. The biggest impact on your lunchbox success may come from simply engaging your child in the lunch planning process. Take them to the store, flip through cookbooks, discuss options and have them give you a hand in the kitchen. "I hope at the end of this," McCord says, "your 4-year-old becomes a 6-year-old who can practically make his or her own lunch." By Tilde Herrera For The Mercury News Between birth and age 18, the average kid will consume nearly 20,000 meals -- and that doesn't even count the afterschool treats, late-night snacks and random refrigerator-pillaging sessions. Frankly, the prospect of those 2,340 lunchboxes alone is enough to make any parent falter. Or worse, eyeball the Lunchables. Fortunately, Katie Morford, Catherine McCord and other culinary experts have stepped into the breach with a crop of new cookbooks designed to help parents balance the tension between what their kids will eat, what Mom and Dad have time to prepare, and what they feel good about sending to school. "With school lunches, you have all these added challenges," says Morford, a San Francisco dietitian, cooking teacher and author of "Best Lunch Box Ever: Ideas and Recipes for School Lunches Kids Will Love." "You have to make everything super-portable and figure out how to keep the food fresh, the cold food cold and the hot food hot." With all the other parental challenges, it's easy to fall into what McCord, founder of Weelicious, calls the "lunchtime rut." "It's putting the same thing in the box day in and day out," says McCord, whose latest cookbook, "Weelicious Lunches: Think Outside the Lunch Box With More than 160 Happier Meals," hit bookstores Tuesday. Parents also box themselves in with preconceived ideas of what a lunch should be, says J.M. Hirsch, food editor for The Associated Press and author of the new "Beating the Lunch Box Blues." "Once you break down that box," he says, "anything goes, and it's very easy to come up with fresh ideas that your kid will like." Rethink the lunch box McCord strives to pack lunches with a fruit, vegetable, carbohydrate and protein. Morford aims for main courses with a protein and calcium source, vegetable and fruit. And Hirsch advocates whole grains and nonprocessed foods but warns against getting too caught up in healthful choices. Save the "green bean battle" for dinner, he says. Take baby steps, says Morford, a Lafayette native. Don't overhaul the entire lunch experience in Rather than the standard peanut butter and jelly sandwich, for example, he swaps unsweetened nut butter for standard peanut butter and homemade jam for commercial jelly, trimming the sugar content. And his son loves the bananacraisin Monkey Cookies Greco tucks in his lunchbox every now and then, one swoop. Be patient. Experiment with different ingredients to encourage kids to try new foods. Start with what they like, says Matt Greco, executive chef at The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards in Livermore: "Take something kids love, and turn it into something that's better for them." WE ACCEPT FOOD STAMPS WE FEATURE BLACK CANYON ANGUS BEEF 8049 Hwy 99E, Los Molinos, CA "Your Family Supermarket" NO CARDS REQUIRED FOR EVERYDAY LOW PRICING OR SALE ITEMS We appreciate your business - and we show it! HOURS: 7AM - 9 PM DAILY Prices good September 11-17, 2013 384-1563 Meat Specials We Accept EBT Small Size Boneless Boneless Pork Spareribs Beef Top Sirloin Steaks Beef Sirloin Tip Roasts 1 $ 99 4 $ 99 lb. Fresh Bagged Fryers 1 3 $ 19 lb. Jennie-O Whole Hen Fresh Imitation Crab Meat Turkey Breast 1 $ 49 lb. CUSTOM CUT MEATS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE $ 99 lb. 2 $ 99 lb. lb. Produce Specials Fresh Califorina Califorina Fresh Whole Creamy Avocados Fresh Fresh Head Lettuce or Celery Bunches Yellow Peaches Broccoli Crowns Italian Squash Cantaloupe Melon 79¢ ea. Extra Large California Grown 4 for 500 $ 1 California Grown & Red Bell Peppers California Grown U.S.A. 1 $ 99 79¢ $ 29 lb. lb. lb. 2 for 300 $ Grocery Specials COUPON Sun 2X Liquid Detergent 45.4 oz. Bottle "Select varieties" Sun Cuddle Soft Fabric Sheets 100 Count Package "Select varieties" COUPON COUPON Angel Soft Bathroom Tissue Sparkle Paper Towles 12 Double Roll Package 8 Regular Roll Package 199 $ First 4 with coupon, Additional or Without Coupon Regular Price Good Only at IGA One Coupon per family Coupon Valid: Sept. 11-17, 2013 5 $ 599 $ 99 First 1 with coupon, Additional or Without Coupon Regular Price Good Only at IGA One Coupon per family Coupon Valid: Sept. 11-17, 2013 First 1 with coupon, Additional or Without Coupon Regular Price Good Only at IGA One Coupon per family Coupon Valid: Sept. 11-17, 2013 Florida's Banquet Coffee Mate Daisy Gallo Banquet Natural Orange Juice Brown N Serve Sausage Coffee Creamer Cottage Cheese 16 oz. bottle 12-15 oz. package 6.4 oz. package select varieties 16 oz. tub 2% or 4% Deli Style Salame or Pepperoni 59 oz. carton select varieties 269 $ San Luis Sourdough Sliced Bread 24 oz. loaf 299 $ ea. select varieties 4 500 $ for Crystal Milk 1/2 gallon 249 $ ea. 199 299 ANNUAL FALL MEAT BONANZA Lofthouse Doritos Tortilla Chips 13.5 oz. package 10-11 oz. bags select varieties select varieties ea. select varieties $ Frosted Cookies 299 Chicken select varieties $ 199 $ $ 8 oz. package 2 500 $ for 249 $ coming in October! Watch Store for Details Visit us at: www.nuwaymarket.iga.com