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Indian Hill Journal
Life
July 1, 2010
Take a bite out of summer fruit, veggies Last week we were picking black raspberries from my bushes. T h i s week I went with daughterin-law Jessie and grandkids Rita Luke, Will Heikenfeld and Jack Rita’s kitchen tRouster’so u-pick blueberry farm in Clermont County. The blueberries, like everything else, are a couple weeks early this year. They were beautiful and we left with loaded buckets of blueberries. Jess freezes most of hers for pancakes; I freeze some and make jam, as well. You’ll find a recipe in the box of pectin.
Lemon parfait with fresh berries
This is a very soft-set parfait, perfect for layering with seasonal fruits. I made it mostly with blueberries. All berries have lots of vitamin C and are full of fiber, so eat up! 6 oz. cream cheese, softened 3 ⁄4 cup confectioners’
squash, cut into 1⁄2-inch slices (I’ll be using zucchini) 2 large tomatoes, cut into 1⁄2-inch slices 1 ⁄2 cup grated Parmesan, divided 1 tablespoon dried oregano (I’ll be using 2 tablespoons fresh) 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted (I’d use a bit more)
sugar 1 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoons lemon juice 4 cups fresh berries Combine cream cheese and sugar. Beat on low speed until smooth. Add cream and beat until smooth. Increase speed to medium high and beat until cream is billowy – it won’t hold stiff peaks. Add lemon juice and stir briefly just to blend. Line up four parfait or wineglasses. Beginning with berries, evenly layer berries and cream. Garnish with mint sprig. Can be made three hours before serving. Serves four.
Love at First Bite’s yellow squash and tomato parmesan
Thank God I have a young editor, Lisa Mauch, who turned me on to this cookbook. It’s inspired by the four hugely popular vampire-based fantasy romance “Twilight” novels by Stephenie Meyer. The novels chart a period in the life of Isabella “Bella” Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Wash., and falls in love with a 104year-old vampire named
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“Love at First Bite” is a cookbook written by Gina Meyers based on the “Twilight” series of books and movies. Edward Cullen. The series is told primarily from Bella’s point of view. Book No. 3, “Eclipse,” is coming out as a movie and opens June 30. The cookbook, “Love at First Bite: The Unofficial Twilight Cookbook” by Gina Meyers, is a fun read, plus the recipes look pretty darn good. Here’s one I’m going to try, since my squash is already bearing abundantly. The recipe wasn’t clear – it didn’t tell what to do with the other half of the veggies, etc. so I am assuming the whole dish is a layered one. 2
yellow
crookneck
In an 8-by-8-inch baking dish, layer half the squash and tomatoes on the bottom. Sprinkle half the cheese and half the oregano. Drizzle with half the butter. Make more layers, topping with cheese and oregano. Serves six. And here’s the quote at the end: “What if I’m not the hero? What if I’m the bad guy?” - Edward.
Cherry pie with Splenda
For Helen Kane, who wanted a sugar-free pie with canned cherries.
2 cans, 14.5 oz. each, pitted tart red cherries 3 ⁄4 cup Splenda granulated 1 ⁄4 cup cornstarch 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 ⁄4 teaspoon almond extract Few drops red food color-
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Rita and grandsons Luke, Will and Jack at Rouster’s blueberry field. ing if you want more beets. They help prevent cancer and birth Preheat oven to 375 defects. For Laura, a Northdegrees. Drain cherries, ern Kentucky reader. reserving 1 cup juice. ComNo real recipe, but here’s bine Splenda and cornstarch how I do it: drain a can of in saucepan and stir in sliced or small whole beets. reserved juice. Cook until Slice a medium onion thinly mixture begins to boil. and add to beets. Boil one minute, stirring In a saucepan, bring to a constantly. Remove from boil a cup of cider vinegar, heat; stir in lemon juice, sugar to taste (start with extract and food coloring. about 1⁄3 cup) and a dash or Fold in cherries; cool slight- two of salt. ly and spoon into pie shell. Pour this over beets. Place second shell over Some people add a dash or filling and make slits in top. two of allspice or cloves. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or Cool and chill. until crust is nice and golden. Cover edges with foil to Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an prevent overbrowning, if herbalist, educator and author. necessary. Cool an hour E-mail columns@community before setting up. press.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-2487130, ext. 356. Quick pickled beets We should all be eating
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