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Page AS July II. 2007 F ood The mission of the ‘Food Section’ is to provide our readers with great tasting healthy recipes and useful household information. The Portland Observer respectfully requests all comments and/or family recipes you would like to share withus.Addressemailstofoods@portlandobserver.com Flip-Flop Cake This is a really cute cake fo r a fam ily reunion or kid ’s birthday party'. Ingredients • l-( 10.75 ounce) frozen pound cake, thawed • 3/4 to 1 cup ice cream (your flavor choice) • 1/2 o f an 8-ounce carton w hipped dessert topping, thawed • Pull-apart licorice twists • B right-color candy w afers and/or round can d ies • G raham cracker crum bs (o p tio n al) (NOTE: To make a "pair o f flip-flops" double the recipe.) Directions 1. H alf the pound cake horizontally. Using a serrated knife, cut o ff the rounded tops o f the cake so each layer will be level. Cut each half into a llip-tlop shape. Place ice cream in a small bowl and stir to soften. Spread softened ice cream over one o f the cakes. Top with second cake. Place ice cream -filled cake on a baking sheet. Cover and freeze until firm (2-3 h ours). Spread with whipped topping. 2. To decorate, cut the ends o f tw o licorice tw ists at a diagonal. Insert a toothpick on the underside of each twist. A rrange the two tw ists with the cut ends SAFEWAY O Dandelion Salad This is a very good use o f all those annoying dandelions growing in your (pet-free) yard. Top with your favorite dressing. I prefer hot bacon dressing! INGREDIENTS • • • • • together to form a V -shape, inserting toothpicks in cake to hold the tw ists in place as straps. Arrange candy wafers around base o f flip-flop to decorate. C over cake loosely and freeze until serving time. Serve on a platter sprinkled with graham cracker crum bs as sand, if desired. M akes 6 serving per llip-tlop. T ip : T o cut llip-tlop shape, trace and cut out the bottom o f a child-size flip-flop (needs to be 7 to 7 1/2-inches long) on a piece o f paper. Trace onto cardboard and cut-out again. Place the cardboard cut-out on each cake h alf to cut out shape. Ingredients for life.. RANCHERS 1/2 pound torn dandelion greens 1/2 red onion, chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 teaspoon dried basil salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS 1. In a m edium bowl, toss together dandelion greens, red onion and to matoes. Season with basil, salt and pepper. MN MNMNMNMMMI Rancher's Reserve Angus Beef Top Round London Broil Fried Green Tomatoes Boneless Whole Pork Loin Boneless SAVE up to $2.60 lb. Stpmlure Family See Mac 5 Sold whole in the bag SAVE up to $3.80 lb. Cine» 3 99ei Back home, fried green tomatoes are often served fo r supper in the summertime. Ingredients r 2 beaten eggs 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper • 3 m edium , firm green tom atoes • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour • 1/4 cup milk • 2/3 cup fine dry bread crum bs or cornmeal Rancher's Reserve Angus BeefI-Bone Steak Fresh Cooked Northwest Shrimpmeat Bone-in Weather permitting. Perfect for salads SAVE up to S3 00 lb. SAVE up to $5 00 lb Directions 1. Cut unpeeled tom atoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt and pepper. Let tom ato slices stand for 15 minutes. M eanw hile, place flour, milk, eggs and bread crum bs in separate shallow dishes. 2. Heat 2 Tbsp o f olive oil in a skillet on m edium heat. Dip tom ato slices in milk, then flour, then eggs, then bread crum bs. In the skillet, fry half o f the coated tom ato slices at a tim e, for 4-6 m inutes on each side or until brown. As you cook the rest o f the tom atoes, add olive oil as needed. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 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