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46 - Wednesday, April 10, 1985 - North Shore News

FREEZER SAVED THE DAY

Sale hams all snapped u

for Easter Sunday. Want to know why? By the

| DIDN'T cook the menu I published last week

time I got to Stong’s for my ham they’d been
cleaned out - did everyone in town decide .to
duplicate what Yad intended? —

budget beaters

Instead, 1 debated over the

‘fresh turkeys and then said
to-hell-with-it and settled for

lamb (tucked. away in my
freezer from. the last sale).

After Easter, I declare our
barbecue open and you'll
love this recipe | borrowed
from my friend, Helen.

6 oz. Jumbo macaroni

‘shells 175g
: —1T. Salt 2 ASmbe

3 quarts boiling water 241
“2¥% Ib. Fresh or 3 ‘packages
“frozen spinach 1:1/8k.-
“1 cup Part skim milk
: ricotta cheese 250ml
Ys cup Grated parmesan »
: cheese 200m1

2 eggs

— Sali, pepper and ‘freshly ;

. “grated nutmeg to taste -

: . Tomato Sauce .<..: .
“128 ez tin tomatoes: :
“1602 tin tomato paste 175m!™
“1 med: onion chopped -

* 1 clove garlic chopped
“2 T olive oil “30mi

7/1 Tdried basil: . +. 15ml

800m!

. Helen’s Super Nachos

Into a Ox13 pan, layer as
follows: ;

1.1 can refried beans (Mex-
ican food section)

2.. Mash 3 ripe avocadoes
with 2 tbsp. lemon juice, ¥2

1 tsp. oregano 5Sml
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 F. Rinse
the spinach very well and cut
Off larger stems. Cook in
-large quantity of boiling,

_ salted water about 15

. Minutes, If, frozen spinach is
used, cook’: according to
package direction. Drain the

spinach, cool under cold

water, squeeze dry and chop.
‘' Puree: tomatoes in food
processor. Heat olive oil in

sauce pot. Add. onions and .
“pour on sauce and sprinkle

Cook until
Add‘ pureed

‘garlic.
transparent.

-tomatoes,.: tomato . paste, -

“basil; oregano, salt and: pep-
per. Simmer. uncovered 30
minutes, until sauce thickens.

"for those who | like

their, steak thick

teasp. salt, 44 teaspoon pep-
per.

3. Combine { cup sour
cream and ¥2 cup mayon-
naise with 1 package Taco
seasoning mix.

by Barbara McCreadie

4. One bunch green chives

. chopped

§. 3 tomatoes, chopped

6. 1 can black ‘olives, drained
and chopped

1. Top with shredded ched-
dar cheese

Serve with nacho/taco chips
and enjoy!

Stuffed pasta shells

Mix spinach and ricotta,
eggs, '% cup parmesan, salt,
pepper, and nutineg. Blend
with a wooden spoon until
the mixture is thoroughly
combined.

Gradually add shells and
salt to rapidly boiling water
so water continues to boil.
Cook uncovered, stirring oc-
casionally, until tender.
Drain in colander.

” Place pasta shells in 13 x 9
inch baking pan. Fill each
pasta shell with 1 T mixture,

with additonal cheese. Cover
with tin foil and bake for 30
minutes.

Makes 24 shells, 8 servings,

430 calories per serving.

Only $2595 for 6 reg, $30.

And we think we've got the best New Yorks in
town, Thick, evenly marbled and trimmed for

" absolute taste perfection. The tenderness is
no accident either...every ounce is aged a full
21 days. You may want to try our simple

recipe for delicious pan-broiling with wine.
7 ounce...6 steaks for $25.95 reg. $30
- 2steaks for $9.50 reg. $11
10 ounce...6 steaks for $34.95 reg. $40
_ 2steaks for $12.50 reg. $14.50

~ And for those who think thin..

N ew. Tenderloin Thins

“This super- -tender ‘gill steak i is a great answer
for anyone who loves meat but counts...”
calories: Three ounces of lean’ tendetioin, low -

in fat and low in cust.

Cooks in minutes and tastes terrific.

8-3 ounce steaks $16.00
or try 2 for only $5.00

Sale ends Saturday y Apri 20, 1985

Park Royal Shopping Centre West Vancouver

(Market t Place —

South Mall) 922-6815

This is. great as the crowd
begins to gather. Stong’s has
avocados on for 5/99¢,
While you’re there, green
peppers are 59¢ Ib. I paid
$1.69 fb. last week for an
anemic pair — I used them
with care. This week we'll be
a lot more Javish — try
them, in 1" strips as scoops
for the nachos. .

Long Engtish cukes are
78¢ this week at Safeway.
My family raves about this
salad -—- I made it up in a
creative mood fast week.
Every member of the family,
even the ‘Big Guy” liked it.

McCreadie
Special Salad
1% cups ditali cut macaroni
(you can ‘substitute other
fancy shapes but ditali is the
best salad shape)
1 pak. Uncle Dan’s Southern
Dressing mix (make up with

buttermilk cather than sour.

cream) =.

1 bunch green onions, chop-
ped ’

1 small or -¥2 large English

‘cucumber, diced

1 bunch radishes, chopped |

1 packed, about 4 0z., cook-

ed ham, diced

a handful of parsley, save -

some for garnish and chop
the rest.
black olives (opiional) -

: Prepare ‘the. dressing ac-

. cording’. to: “package direc-

tions. Chill.”
Cook ditali (these are

%"'x'¥2"? tubes) for about 8
min. : or’.until. tender, not: :
‘soggy. Rinse under very cold
water and-add to dressing.

ane eee white farm re
i fresheggs.

Stir and return to the fridge.

When thoroughly chilled,
add the chilled diced or
chopped vegetables.

Season with freshly crack-
ed pepper or seasoned pep-
per and a good dusting of
seasoned salt. :

This should serve 8 unless
you've got some pasta lovers
in the crowd. The olives are
optional since | didn’t have
any at the time but they’d
look great with the rest of
the parsley i in little groups on
top.

sour cream. (If you can’t
find the mix, substitute 1

cup mayo, “% cup butter- ©

milk, 1! teaspoon garlic
powder and | teaspoon mix-
ed Italian herbs).

I served this with my old
favorite Teriyaki chicken,

-the Spring Vegetable salad
featured last week and garlic .
-” bread. Ms
If you *re too lazy to pio:
‘vide dessert with ‘that<4
barbecue, grab the seedless ©

green grapes at IGA at 89¢
— they’re marvellous: with

_ Cheese — especially Gouda.
Produce: City: ‘has’ Granny
Smith apples ‘at. 49¢ lb. and

they go. along. very. well. :
Don’t. ‘miss: the:-X-rib

“roasts: at Buy: Low,’ $1.88.
_Remember. — ‘cook -at 200°
an hour. per ‘inch--thickness.
Lace’. the | Ae coned pep.

; 1 hate to: admit it but my

i Local #1 Gem
Potatoes

Fresh mushrooms $1. 79 me

Home Grown #4
-- Long English
Tv cucumber

ghia & Friday 9:30 to 9:00 pm

vase Highland Bivd.
digemont Villager, Nerth Van

Qty Ltd. on sale items

; v b
A note on “Uncle Dan’s’’ | vegies and gray y® it :

mix. It calls for a cup of:
mayo plus buttermilk or .

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39°,

Open 7 days a week
Super specials expire April 14

987: 51634

kids still love Kraft dinner
(mac. and cheese). Even
though I call it another
name, I still keep it around
to answer. that awful. ques-
tion, ‘What's. to eat?!”
Woodward's has it this week
at 2/99¢,

Aside from that, as 1 write

this it's Easter Sunday. I'm
not sure if I’m glad or sorry
that my kids nave outgrown
the Easter Egg hunt at Cates
Park, Thanks, all. of you
who bought up the hams —
I’m. ‘stuck with ° ‘doing: the

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