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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
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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.
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