March 18, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 5 OLD FASHIONED BEEF STEW IS A GREAT WINTER COMFORT FOOD A n i a»v t>> m ake "c o m fo rt food" fur gu<*»is o r fa m ily t» O ld Kaahioncd B c r f Su-w It sim m er» fo r un hour and a h a lf in fla v u rfu l Franco- A rn t-rm in Ix i-f g ru vy w ith g a rlic. th ym e and h e a rty vegetable« Each serving i» alao a gi»»i source o f and v ita m in z\ and provides m o re th a n '» ip e rc e n to fth e V S RI )A o f protein I f vou w a n t to cut dow n on fat om it the bacon and brow n the l» v f in a teflon pan O i l ) F A S H IO N E D B E E E S T K U 1 alicva bacon I 1 /2 pounda het*f fo r » te w , cut in to 1-in ch ch u nk» 2 can» 0 (1 I /■( ounce« «•orAi F ra n c o -A m e ric a n B e e f G r in y 2 la rg e clov ea g a rlic , m inced I I teasp oo n d rie d th y m e leave», cru»hed I /M tea sp o o n p ep per 1 /2 pound » m a ll w h o le o n io n » (about 30) 2 cups »liced m u sh ro o m s I cup sliced c a rro t» H o t co n ked noodle» o r m a»hed potatoes (h o p jH -d frosh p ars ley fo r g a rn i» h H h ip p in g c r e a m , p a c k a g e d c o o k ie s a n d re a d y -to -s p re a d fr o s tin g a re th e in g r e d ie n t» in th e s e lu s c io u s tre a ts , D o u b h V a n i ll a R a in b o w D e s s e rt (left» a n d N u ttv R o c k y R o a d D e s s e rt 1 In 5 -q u a rt D u tc h o ven o v e r m edium h eat, cook bacon u n til crisp. R e m o ve bacon to p a p e r to w e l to d ra in ; c ru m b le an d set aside. Spoon o f f n il but 2 tables|MMins d rip p in g ». 2 In hot d rip p in g s o v e r m ediu m h eat, brow n lieef, a few piece« at a tim e W ith slo th s ! »poon, re m o v e b e e f to bow I. Old Fashioned Beef Stew provide« good nutrition and la easy to make. _____________________________________ 3 In d rip p in g » , « tir g ra v y , g a rlic , th y m e and p ep per. R e tu rn b e e f to I hitch o v e n . I. R educe h e a l to lo w . C o v e r; s im m e r 3 0 m in u te ». S t ir m o n io n s , m u sh ro o m s, c a rr o ts a n d bacon. C o v e r; » im m e r I h ou r m o re o r u n til lie e f and v e g e ta b le « a r e fo rk -te n d e r . 5. S e rv e o v e r noo d le» o r p o ta to e » . G a rn is h w it h p arn lev . M ak es about ti cups o r ti s e rv in g s. F rostings Work C ookie J a r M agic C om pany'» com ing unexpectedly Your cupboard I» hare How can you w hip up a delicious dessert using ju st the ingredient» you have on h an d ’’ W ith a little im agin atio n , even p lain p ack ag ed cookies can be tra n sfo rm e d in to g u est p le a sin g g isd ies Two easy recipes use v a n illa wafers or chocolate sandwich cookies, w hipping cream and new Betty Crocker M iniMorsels ready to spread frostings Double V anilla Rainbow D essert com bines crum bled vanilla w afers, w hipping cream and Rainbow C hip frosting, a w hite frosting prem ixed w ith confetti colored v an illa chips N utty Rocky Road D essert is a yum m y concoction of chocolate sand wich cookies, w hipping cream and Rocky Road chocolate frosting laden w ith tid b its of mini m arshm allow s an d w aln u ts America you’re leaning on Pork. D ou b le V anilla R ainbow D essert 1 tub Betty Crocker MiniMorsels Rainbow C hip ready to- spread frosting 1 pint w hipping cream 40 v anilla w afers, slightly crum bled B eat frosting and w hipping cream in large bowl on high speed un til soft peaks form Fold in wafers Spread in square pan. 0x9x2 inches R efrigerate u n til firm , at least 8 h ours 9 servings I Pork Loin SAFEWAY Fully processed rib half. Tender corn-fed pork with S a fe w ays 1/4" trim . Save Up To 69‘ Lb., No Lim it! (Sirloin Half, $1.39 Pound) (Whole Pork Loin, $1.35 Lb.) High A ltitude D irections <3500 to 6500 feet l: No a d ju s tm e n ts a re necessary N utty R ocky R oad Deaaert 18 chocolate sandw ich cookies, finely crushed 1 4 cup m arg arin e or b u tter, m elted 1 tub Betty Crocker MiniMorsels Roc ky Road ready to spread frosting 1 2 cup w hipping cream 1 cup chopped w alnu ts Flav-R-Pac O ran ge J u ic e H eat oven to .150 Mix rookie crum bs and m arg arin e P ress in square pan. 9x9x2 inches Bake 8 to 10 m inutes, cool com pletely Beat frosting and w hipping cream in m edium bowl on high speed until soft peaks form Fold in w alnuts Spread over crust S prink le w ith ad ditional chopped w alnuts if desired R efrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours 9 servings High A ltitude D irections <3500 to 6500 fe e t1 Bake 10 to 12 m inutes R efrigerate at least 4 hours Made from 100% pure con ce n tra le 12-0unce P rem ium S a ltin e s PCC O ffers Class In Basics of Selling Your H om e "Selling Your Home the Basics" will Ire ottered tor six weeks this spring by Portland Community College at Cleveland High School Terry Johnson, a real estate sales associate, will cover the essential considerations ot a sale a choice ot cashour, long term income or con tract' ways to sell, what price to ask and what terms to otter; whether to hire a realtor or do the selling oneself; and factors to weigh in whether to sell or not to sell The class will meet on Mondays, starting March 30, from 7 to 9 p m in Room 387 at Cleveland High, 3400 S E 26th Ave Cost will be $21 Further information and registra tion are available from PCC South east Community Education, 111- 6904 If you »moke or know someone who does, you may want to send smoke signals that it's time to quit Be sure to look in your • Regular • Lo Salt • U nsalted Nabisco. C *. ..)) 2222225223 D is p o s a b le D ia p e r s 48-Ct. M edium 32-Ct. Large Regular A bsorbency by Pampers JtKD f k l J ¿7 Sales Effective 3/18 Thru 3/24/87 at all stores in the im m ediate vicin ity of o rig in atin g publication. Sales lim ited to retail quantities. No sales to dealers. F resh Iceb erg L ettu ce MAGAZINE for your Safeway Shopping Guide for a com plete list of specials at Safeway th is week ■■ SAFEWAY To get Brazil nuts out of their shells unbroken, freeze them until the shells crack v ; I u