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Tips For Avoiding Holiday Baking Disasters
Chocolate E spresso
C heesecake With
C ranberry Topping
CRUST
1 9-ounce package chocolate w afer cookies, finely crushed (2 1/8 cups)
1/3 cup butter or m argarine, m elted
FILLIN G
I tablespoons instant espresso pow der or instant coffee granules
I tablespoon hot w ater
4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
I 1/3 cups sugar
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I tablespoon flour
I 1/2 teaspoons cinnam on
1/4 cup w hipping cream
4 eggs
T O P P IN G
I 1/4 cups O cean Spray w hole berry cranberry sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3/4 cup w hipping cream
2 tablespoons pow dered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons sem i-sw eet chocolate, coarsely grated
Preheat oven to 350 F. C om bine cookie crum bs and butter in a m edium
mixing bowl. Place m ixture in a 9-inch springform pan. Press crum bs on
bottom and 2-inches up sides o f pan. Set aside.
D issolve espresso pow der in hot w ater; set aside, U sing an electric
mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and flour together in a large m ixing bowl
until well blended and sm ooth. Beat in the dissoved espresso, cinnam on and
1/4 cup w hipping cream. Add eggs, one at a tim e, beating ju st until
com bined, scraping bowl occasionally. P our the filling into the crust.
Bake about I hour or until the top appears set. C ool I hour at room
tem perature. R efrigerate until chilled.
M ean while, com bine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in small sauce
pan. Bring to a boil and cook for I m inute, stirring frequently. C over and
refrigerate until chilled.
U sing an electric m ixer, beat 3/4 cup w hipping cream until soft peaks
form. Add pow dered sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff. S pread over top o f
chilled cheesecake. Spoon cranberry sauce m ixture o ver w hipped cream ,
spread o v e rto p o fch illed cheesecake. S poon cranberry sauce m ixture over
w hipped cream , spreading to within 1-inch o f edges. Sprinkle grated
chocolate on top o f w hipped cream border. M akes 1 cheesecake.
H erbary H oliday B azaar
Sauvies Island~a bountiful har
vest o f unique herbs has provided a
large quantity o f dried arrangements,
herbal vinegars and oils that will be
available to the public from N ovem
ber 29, through December 3. The Blue-
Heron Herbary, on Sauvies Island,
provides an uncommon experience for
anyone interested in this ancient art
and science.
The herbary will offer the wares
from its fall harvest as well as special
ly imported herbal products. There
will be dream pillows, bath herbs,
catnip toys, ornaments, honey, herbal
wreaths and the newest herbal tussie
mussies and m iniature stacks with the
latest designs from France. Santa will
also be on hand to give out cookies &
guided tours o f the herbary.
Although the herbary garden is
c lo s e d u n til A p ril 1996, the
H anselm an’s are willing to answer
questions from anyone who needs help
with their herb plantings. The Blue
Heron Herbary can be reached at 503-
621-1457. The upcoming sale o f herb
al w ares will take place from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. daily from Wednesday, No
vem ber 29 through Sunday, Decem
ber 3 at 27731 NW Reeder Road on
Sauvies Island.
The holidays are the most popu
lar tim e o f year for baking, w hether
it’s an old family favorite or som e
thing new and different. The holi
days can also be hectic, and the hur
ried pace can cause even the m ost
experienced hom e bakers to m ake
m istakes. Elinor K livans, the aw ard
w inning dessert c h e f and author o f
Bake and Freeze D esserts, suggests
that hom e bakers rem em ber several
sim ple tips to avoid baking disasters
this year.
“ W hen baking recipes com e out
terribly wrong, people tend to think
that th e y ’ve m ade a huge m istake, or
they blam e the recipe,” said K livans.
“ In fact, it is often the sim plest things
what cause the worst results.” Klivans
cited the follow ing typical baking
disasters and the sim ple solutions to
avoid them.
Christmas Cookies came out
dry and spongy and tasted wrong:
E K : “This com es from baking
with a m argarine spread with added
w ater instead o f a full-fat stick m ar
garine. Many spreads that are m ade
for use as a topping or condim ent
have w ater added to reduce fat con-
tent for diet-conscious people, but
these spreads should not be used in
baking. Using a m argarine with ad d
ed w ater can result in pinholes, h ard
ness instead o f flakiness and dry cen
ters. U sing a full-fat m argarine, such
as F leischm ann’s m argarine, ensures
consistent results every tim e you
bake, including proper brow ning,
texture and flavor; baked goods stay
flaky and crisp longer as w ell,”
M y C a k e co llap sed in th e m id
dle:
E K : “ Preheating, baking tem
perature and baking tim e are equally
critical. If you bake for the right
am ount o f tim e at too low a tem per
ature, or at the right tem perature for
too short a tim e, or fail to preheat
your oven properly, the recipe will
fail in a variety o f ways, including
sinking in the m iddle in the case o f
cakes. M ake sure you follow the rec
ipe exactly, and check for doneness
before rem oving the cake from the
ov en .”
M y ca k e stu c k to th e p an :
EK: “ When I'm in a hurry, som e
tim e even I forget to grease my pans
before baking. O f course, people also
E K : “T he hectic pace o f the
holidays som etim es results in rush
ing through the preparation o f bak
ing recipes. You can save tim e and
ensure that you will not leave any
thing out o f a recipe by m istake by •
m easuring out and arranging all your
ingredients in advance. I also sug
gest stocking up on baking ingredi
ents before the holidays get too hec
tic, so you w o n ’t have to run out for
anything at the last minute, when
tim e is m ost precious.
K liv a n s n o te s th a t th e s im
p le st w ay to e n s u re th a t y o u r b a k
ing re c ip e s tu rn o u t p e rfe c t w h ile
a v o id in g la s t-m in u te p re s s u re is
to p re p a re y o u r b a k e d re c ip e s in
a d v a n c e an d fre e z e th e m . B ak e
an d F re e z e D e s s e rts (W illia m
M o rro w an d C o m p a n y , 1 9 9 4 )
p ro v id e s tip s fo r sa v in g tim e by
fre e z in g p re m a d e b a k e d d e s s e rts
as w ell as h u n d re d s o f d e lic io u s
re c ip e s id e al for fre e z in g , in c lu d
ing c a k e s , c o o k ie s , m u ffin s, p ie s
an d m o re. Y o u r g u e s ts w ill en jo y
fre s h -b a k e d g o o d n e s s an d y o u 'll
h av e m o re tim e fo r e n jo y in g th e
h o lid a y s w ith fam ily an d frie n d s.
som etim e use a m argarine spread
with added w ater to grease baking
pans, and these do not w ork well for
this purpose. The w ater evaporates,
and your cake sticks to the pan.
C hoose a leading full-fat m argarine
such as Fleischm ann’s to rem ove any
doubts about your m argarine.”
Tried making cobbler for the
first time and it overflowed:
EK : “ M an y r e c ip e s o n ly look
p e rfe c t w h en fin is h e d if you use
th e rig h t p an , an d if y o u u sed a
pan th a t w as e v e n s lig h tly s m a ll
er, y o u m ig h t g e t o v e rflo w as th e
fillin g sim m ers. I f y o u ’re not sure
a b o u t p o te n tia l o v e r f lo w , an d
w an t to a v o id m a k in g a m ess o f
y o u r o v e n , try p la c in g y o u r pan
w ith in a la rg e r p an to ca tc h any
o v e r f lo w .”
Pie curst ended up in the mid
dle of the pie:
E K : “A lw ays check pie crusts
carefully for cracks or breaks before
using, because pieces o f the crust can
float up into the pie as the filling
seeps under the crust.”
I followed the recipe, but it
tastes as if something is missing:
Ethnic Holiday Collectibles At Vessels
African American Holiday Col
lectiblcs have ,unveil at Vessels, "Table-
ware With Meaning."
The popular line of Fit/. & Floyd
dinnerw are and accessories for the holi
day now includes a Black Santa and
Mrs C k m s Hie selection includes the
Santa mug and salad plate, and Mrs.
Claus cookie jar, candy jar and pitcher.
Other items are the salt & pepper shak
ers and sugar/creamers sets.
Vessels features ethnic items for the
dining nHim. bath and kitchen For llie
holidays. there are colorful, hand-painted
wine glasses, servingplalters and ornaments
w ithacultur.il influence. Vesselsalsocarries
many items for celebrating Kwanzaa in
cluding kinar, straw mats, candles ami tun-
ners located at 2605 NF Martin Luther
King. Jr. Blvd at the comer of Russell.
Vessels is open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Satuiday, and every Sunday from
I -5 p.m. until Christmas. For more informa
tion call 249-1952.
Lege’ Joins Mrs. Winner’s Chicken And Biscuits
R honda R edditl L e g e ’, a P o rt
land N ative, is the new ly hired
\ic e p re sid e n t o f M arketing for
M rs W in n e r's C h ick en and B is
cu its.
T he restau ran t is an a ffilia te d
co m p an y of the RTM R estaurant
G ro u p .
L e g e s p rim a ry a r e a o f r e
s p o n s ib ility in c lu d e s m a rk e tin g
an d a d v e r tis in g fo r 105 c o m p a n y -
o w n e d c h ic k e n r e s ta u r a n ts an d 22
f ra n c h is e e - o w n e d r e s ta u r a n ts o p
e r a tin g in T e n n e s s e e , A la b a m a ,
G e o r g ia , N o rth C a r o lin a an d K e n
tu c k y .
“ R h o n d a is an in v a lu a b le a d
d itio n to o u r te a m ," sa id R u sty
C r e e l, v ic e p r e s id e n t o p e r a tio n s
fo r M rs. W in n e r ’s.
“ S h e b rin g s a w e a lth o f m a r
keting savvy and e x p e rtise to the
table, and we look forw ard to her
le a d e rsh ip and d ire c tio n as M rs.
W in n e r's co n tin u es to grow and
e x p a n d ." she said.
I.e g e 's m arketing career spans
o v e r a decad e in the fast food
industry
In th e m id 1 9 8 0 ’s, th e 35-
y e a r-o ld o f P o rtla n d , sp e n t s e v
e ra l y e a rs as d ir e c to r o f m a rk e t
ing an d c o n s u m e r a f f a ir s fo r T h e
B a ile y C o m p a n y , and A rb y ’s fra n
c h is e e in D e n v e r, C o lo ra d o .
S h e th en jo in e d A rb y ’s In c.
fo r s e v e ra l y e a rs w h e re she b e g a n
as fie ld m a rk e tin g m a n a g e r an d
w as th e n p ro m o te d to re g io n a l
m a rk e tin g d ire c to r.
P rio r to jo in in g th e R T M R e s
ta u ra n t G ro u p L e g e ’ w as a d iv i-
sio n m a rk e tin g m a n a g e r for P tz /a
H ut, Inc . a d iv is io n o f P e p sic o . in
D o w n e rs G ro v e , I llin o is
L e g e ' e a rn e d a B a c h e lo r o f
A lls D eg ree from the U n iv e rsity
o f O re g o n w ith a m a jo r in m a rk e t
ing.
She w as an a c tiv e m e m b e r o f
th e A lp h a K a p p a A lp h a S o ro rity
an d a m e m b e r o f th e v a rsity track
te am .
L e g e ’ fu rth e re d h e r e d u c a
tio n by stu d y in g fin a n c ia l m a n
a g e m e n t c o u r s e s at I llin o is
B e n e d ic tin e C o lle g e th ro u g h D e
c e m b e r 1988.
T h e n ew v ic e p re s id e n t and
h u sb a n d , K e n n y , a re th e p a re n ts
o f tw o c h ild re n .
E v a n is th e ir 4 y e a r o ld
d a u g h te r an d th e ir so n , K en d a ll is
2 y e a rs o ld .
T h e fam ily h as re c e n tly r e lo
cated from C h icag o to R osw ell.
G eorgia.
T h e RTM R e sta u ra n t G ro u p
o p e r a te s 5 3 0 r e s ta u r a n ts in 14
s ta te s an d 27 m a rk e ts.
T h e c o m p a n y 's p o rtfo lio o f
r e s ta u r a n t c o n c e p ts in c lu d e s
A r b y 's R o ast B e e f R e s ta u ra n ts ,
L e e 's F a m o u s R e c ip e C h ic k e n ,
M rs. W in n e r ’s C h ic k e n an d b is
c u its , S h o n e y ’s F a m ily R e s ta u
r a n ts an d S p i n n e r 's R o tis s e r ie
C h ic k e n .
A n n u al sa le s are $ 4 0 0 m illio n
a n d th e c o m p a n y e m p lo y s a p
p r o x im a te ly 1 2 ,0 0 0 p eo p le.
R T M R e s ta u ra n t G ro u p is on e
o f th e c o u n tr y ’s la rg e st p r iv a te ly -
o w n e d re s ta u r a n t c o m p a n ie s .
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Breasts
Approximate 3-Pound, Southern Grown
Smaller packages 1.18 lb
SAVE UP TO 900 LB
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Bananas
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