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18 Wednesday, April 1, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters salutes... " Te n n i s e T h o r n t o n wrote: <Thank you to Bi-Mart pharmacy staff for filling a record number of prescrip- tions over the last month! Most employees are work- ing overtime each week to fill the demand. Thank you also to the pharmacy manager9s wife for mak- ing personal face masks for everyone.= " Kris Calvin wrote: <Thank you to Hayden Homes9 excavation con- tractor Rickabaugh Construction, who recently used their heavy duty com- paction roller to help main- tain the Tollgate to Sisters High School trail. <Last spring, the Sisters Trails Alliance led the effort to rehabilitate the trail with a compactible fine aggre- gate material that provides COOKING: Prepare large batches of soup and freeze for future meals Continued from page 4 bigger batches of your dishes, and then freeze them. You9ve done most of the work up front and can reheat meals as the week progresses. A few of the meals you can freeze are healthy stuffed peppers, homemade chicken or beef soup, homemade banana bread or any breads for that matter. If you have kids that are home from school right now, The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service PHOTO COURTESY TENNISE THORNTON access by wheelchairs and narrow-tired road bikes. Like all porous trail sur- faces, heavy rains or melting snow coupled with heavy use can compromise surface quality of well-loved trails. <The Sisters Trails Alliance has a network of volunteers dedicated to maintaining the quality and safety of many trails around Sisters.= — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — teaching them some cooking and baking basics can help give them a greater appre- ciation of the culinary arts. And on a more practical level, it can also make them less-picky eaters. Get kids involved in baking bread, cooking an egg, or creating a homemade salad dressing 4 then, search the Internet to discover the science behind why ingredients change when they are combined, heated, or blended. In case you9re clueless in the kitchen during this era of coronavirus, here is a healthy comfort food recipe that you can freeze in batches: Healthy Springtime Chicken Vegetable Sou p 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs Salt and pepper 1 shallot, diced 3 carrots, peeled and diced 1 zucchini, chopped 1 yellow squash, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 10 cups chicken broth 2 bay leaves 1 15-oz. can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 1 sprig rosemary Heat one tablespoon olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Add chicken to Dutch oven in small batches and brown well on both sides; set aside in bowl. Add remaining one tablespoon oil to Dutch oven. Add carrots, onion, zucchini, squash and garlic, and cook on medium high stirring frequently until browned, about three minutes. Stir in thyme and oregano until fragrant, about one minute. Whisk in chicken stock and bay leaves; bring to a boil. Stir in cannellini beans, rosemary, and chicken. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through. This Week’s Crossword Sponsors Greg Wieland L.Ac. Practicing since 1989 352 E. Hood Ave., Ste. E Sisters Acupuncture Center 541-549-1523 When the going gets tough, even the tough call us. Banr Enterprises, llc Consult | Construct | Complete Earthwork • Utilities • Grading • Rock Walls • Snow Removal Residential and Commercial Contractor CCB: 165122 www.banr.net | 541-549-6977 See NuggetNews.com or Facebook.com/NuggetNews for breaking news and COVID-19 updates