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Northwest Press
August 17, 2011
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A few simple, tasty snacks to pack for lunch Is the summer flying by for you as quickly as it is for me? Already the kids are talking about buying school supplies. And parents are thinking about what they’re going to pack in lunches. Here’s some ideas to help out.
On the go chewy bars
Granola bars are so popular now. This is a nice, all purpose bar, good for breakfast on the go or to pack into lunches. Feel free to substitute just about anything for the chocolate chips, or use half chocolate chips and half dried fruit, nuts, whatever. 41⁄2 cups oats 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 ⁄3 cup butter, softened 1 ⁄2 cup honey 1 ⁄3 cup packed brown sugar, dark or light 2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips or dried fruit (raisins, diced apricots, your choice)
with crispier bars. Let cool for a few minutes and then press the mixture down again – you can use mitts, foil, whatever. This will make it easier to cut into squares or bars and you can cut the bars right in the pan. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing. Makes two to three dozen.
the nuts and seeds. Place in bowl. Use your food processor to pulse the other 11⁄2 cups of nuts and seeds into a finer “chop.” Add to bowl. Add fruit. Stir in coconut. In a saucepan over medium heat, mix oil, honey, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon. Cook until mixture bubbles, then pour over the fruit/nut mixture and mix well. Press into sprayed or parchment lined pan. Press hard and cool two to three hours.
Grain, gluten and dairy free granola bars
From Julie, a Kentucky reader who works in a day care facility. “I got this recipe from a mom who has a child with allergies to grains, gluten and dairy.”
Rita’s cherry pecan bars
Check out my blog at Cincinnati.com and our website version of this column for these favorites.
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2 ⁄2 cups assorted nuts and seeds 1 cup dried fruit 2 cups shredded coconut 1 ⁄4 cup coconut oil 1 ⁄2 cup honey 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 2-3 teaspoons cinnamon
Buttermilk pancakes
Out of all the pancakes I make, these are my husband, Frank, and grandson Luke’s favorite. Leftovers microwave pretty well, too. You can sprinkle on chopped fruit, blueberries,
Roughly chop 1 cup of
1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon ea: baking soda and powder 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt Mix egg, buttermilk and vanilla together. Add rest of ingredients. Let sit a few minutes before cooking on buttered griddle or pan. Makes about six pancakes, 5 to 6 inches diameter.
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⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
Bring 3 quarts salted water to boil. Add carrots and cook until crisp tender, about eight minutes. Drain. Melt butter in skillet and stir in sugar and lemon juice. Add carrots and cook, until sauce is reduced to a syrup glaze, about five minutes. Serves six.
Can you help?
La Normandy’s chicken cordon bleu. For Mary Bolan. “It had a nice mornay sauce topping it.” Diabetic sugar free
Lemon glazed carrots
We are still pulling some carrots from the garden. They’ll taste great in a simple lemon butter sauce. If you use baby carrots, no need to slice. 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1⁄2” thick sticks 4 tablespoons ea: butter and sugar 4 tablespoons sugar
pastries. For Mrs. Roberts. “I Rita don’t want Heikenfeld cookies, but need Rita’s kitchen sources of retailers or restaurants for pies, cakes, etc.”, she said. Homemade protein bars. For the reader who buys them but would like to make some at home. Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator and author. E-mail columns@community press.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-2487130, ext. 356.
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