8B • JAN. 26, 2024
GOOD FOOD
Energy Bites BY CHEF JEFF WOODWARD, THE ROGUE CHEF Prep. Time: 15 minutes Yield: 45 Bites Ingredients: • 2C Rolled Oats • 1C Peanut Butter • 1C Craisins • 12C Pitted Dates
Easy Taco Dip BY JANET STEINKAMP, Editor Simple to put together. An excellent snack for parties or get togethers. Always a crowd pleaser! INGREDIENTS: • 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened • 8 oz. carton sour cream
• 1 lb. ground beef (or ground turkey) • 1/2 to 1 pkg. taco seasoning • Shredded lettuce • Tomatoes, cut into small pieces • 1/4 c. chopped onion (optional)
• 1T Nutmeg • 2T Water • 4T Honey • 2T Chia Seeds Instructions: 1. Chop dates in a food processor. 2. Place chopped dates in a mixing bowl.
3. Add remaining ingredients and mix to combine. 4. Use a 24 scoop to portion the mixture into bites. 5. Place bites in container and refrigerate until used. GO ROGUE by adding
1C Chocolate Chips, Coconut, Dried Fruit, or Sunflower Seeds. Want Chef Jeff, The Rogue Chef, to make this delicious treat or any other meal for you? Contact him at www.TheRogueChefBranson.com.
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese • Sliced olives (optional) INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Mix cream cheese and sour cream and spread on 8- or 9-inch tray. 2. Brown ground beef (or turkey) and mix in taco
seasoning. Let cool. 3. Spread meat mixture over cream cheese/sour cream. 4. Layer remaining ingredients over meat in order given. 5. Decorate with sliced olives, if desired.
6. Chill. Serve by picking up dip with large tortilla chips, Doritos, corn chips, etc. OPTIONS: Also delicious with low fat cream cheese, sour cream and cheddar cheese, and/or baked tortilla chips.
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After-party carpet stains? Here’s what to do drizzle of chunky salsa. Of course, the snack is a hit at your Super Bowl party; that is, until a plate of it makes its own hit...on your family room carpet. Don’t panic! Here’s what to do, step by step. 1. When the inevitable spill happens, remove visible debris like crumbs, food or mud so they don’t get mashed into the carpet. When a spill happens, remove any food debris so it won’t be 2. Using the clean white cloth, blot (don’t rub!) mashed into the carpet. (Shutterstock) to remove wetness. BY KAREN HALFPOP, Produc- Janet’s Easy Taco Dip (see 3. Spray the area with spot the recipe above), and you tion Manager remover, and allow it to So, you decided to make topped it with a generous do its thing for a couple
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The opportunities that Olivia has had because of the Army Reserves go way
beyond the tangible. Olivia has been able to grow as a person, be exposed to people and cultures that have positively impacted her, and
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learn to be a humble leader while developing and managing relationships. Olivia was moved to join the ranks of the Air Force because of her late grandfather, Larry Coffey of Branson, who served an enlistment years ago and her father, Mr. Raine Clotfelter, who served
of minutes. 4. Blot the area again with another clean cloth until the stain disappears. Repeat if necessary. Pet stains can be cleaned in the same way, but with more emphasis on blotting the wetness out of the carpet. 1. Place a clean, folded towel on the area, then stand on it, applying pressure to the entire area. This will soak up the bulk of the moisture. 2. Use spot remover as above. 3. Finish with an enzyme spray with a neutral
pH to eliminate odors. Good choices are OdoBan and POOPH! When you wash the first towel you used to blot up moisture, use an enzyme soak to eliminate odor. OdoBan and POOPH! also make great products for the laundry. Prefer natural cleaning methods? Your best friends for cleaning carpets are baking soda and club soda. Club soda and a clean white towel are great stain eliminators. Use it in place of the spot remover mentioned earlier. Baking soda, sprinkled
on your carpet and allowed to sit for up to an hour, can help break down grease and will absorb odors. Vacuum after an hour, then remove your vacuum’s filter and rinse it well. Allow the filter to air dry after rinsing. Professional cleaners recommend keeping a clean, white towel and a spot remover spray or club soda on hand at all times. White cotton dish towels or cloth diapers you’re no longer using (these make dandy dust rags as well) are perfect for this use. Enjoy your party, and try to keep the dip on the table!
22 years in the United States Navy. With goals of taking her nursing skills and leadership abilities even further within the military, Olivia is looking forward to the next ten years of her commission to serve her country as a critical care nurse. The community was in-
vited to Olivia’s ceremony, held at John and Laura Siegert’s business in Hollister (Branson Cerakote and Laser). Olivia’s mentor, Major Penny Smith, was honored to conduct the ceremony, giving the oath of a commissioned officer to Olivia. Mr. Raine Clotfelter, Olivia’s
father, was also honored to do her pinning. It was a very special moment to see this young woman be promoted from staff sergeant to second lieutenant while keeping a family tradition alive. As her mother, I no longer worry about Olivia not being able to handle the military!”
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