urtlanh © b se rlie r____________ lanuary 2. 2008 F ood By keeping a few o f your favorite recipes and ingredients on hand, yo u 'll never waste tim e searching fo r a meal idea. Prepare your slow cooker the night before and refrigerate, o r sim ply toss every thing in first thing in the m orning. Just plug it in and forget about it! Let it cook all day long and yo u 'll have a delicious meal by evening. T o increase your 'S low Cooker Sunday' selections the Portland Observer w ill include a new recipe to add to your collection. Start a Tradition: Slow Cooker Sundays! Slow Cooker Tips Slow Cookers: Still Hot! The fo llo w in g helpful hints w ill help make sure yo u r slow cooker Sunday is a successful one: • No frozen meats. A lw ays defrost meats and poultry before placing them in a slow cooker. C om bining unbelievable convenience and good home cooking, these wondrous appliances are enjoying re­ newed popularity in kitchens around the w orld. T hrow some ingredients in the pot, turrr it on, and come home at the end o f the day to a hearty homemade supper. Here are some hints fo r getting prem ium results • Smaller chunks. Cut whole chickens and large pieces o f meat into smaller chunks to ensure thorough cooking. • Layer your ingredients. Vegetables should be placed in the bottom and up the sides o f the pot, then layer in the meat on top. • F ill 'er up. It's best to fill a slow cooker to at least one-half and no more than three-fourths fu ll. • Keep the lid on. Each time you lift the lid yo u 'll lengthen the cooking time, this can be anywhere from 15 to 25 minutes. from your slow cooker every time. Convert Your Favorites You can adapt many con ventional recipes f o r the slow cooker. Any oven o r stove top recipe that lias some moisture in it—whether water, broth, wine, sauce, o r canned soup--should w ork b e autifully in y o u r fa v o rite SAFEWAY Ö appliance: ju s t keep these things in m ind: • Cut all liq u id amounts in h a lf when adjusting fo r the slow cooker. Ingredients for life. • The lo w heat setting is approxim ately 200 degrees F(95 degrees C ) and high heat is about 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). • For every hour you'd cook something in the oven o r on the stove, allow 8 hours on lo w o r 4 hours on high. (W hen in doubt, turn it on low and leave it all day o r overnight.) B o n e le s s Slow Cooker Roast Pork with Fruit Manor House Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 4-ft ReserasItBjg 57.98 m itmvM :rdzen SAW up It $4 8111 ........ 197* “Imagine, slow cooker 'n spice aromatherapy and dinner ready when you walk in the door after a hectic day. ” Boneless Ranchers Reserve Angus Boneless Beef Loin Hew York Strip Sleak SAVE no to $5 22 lb Ingredients: • 1 medium onion, sliced • I boneless-pork loin roast (2 lbs.) • 1 8-oz. package dried pears o r dried plums (1 1/2 cups) • • • • 1/2 cup 1/2 tsp. 1/2 tsp. 1/4 tsp. apple ju ice salt ground nutmeg ground cinnamon Fresh W h ole Cooked D ungeness Crab P o rk L o in S lic e d R ib H a lf Directions: Bone-in. Fresh All natural with no added ingredients 1. In a 4 to 5-quart slow cooker; place onion on bottom , next the pork; top w ith fruit. 2. In a small bow l; m ix rem aining ingredients; pour over fruit. 3. Cover; cook on L O W heat setting 7- 9 hours or u n til pork is tender. VVeuther perm itting SAVE up to $4 02 lb Limit 2. SAVE up lo $1.52 lb Serve fru it m ixture over pork Slow Cooker Chocolate Mocha Pudding Cake C h e rr ie s SAVE up Io $5 111b Texas R uby R ed G r a p e fr u its B ra e b u rn or Fuji A pples Club Pfice 33c ea SAVE up lo 66c ea SAVE up to 90c lb "It is truly amazing what you can create in a slow cooker. ” Ingredients: • C ooking Spray o r butter fo r pot • 1 cup all purpose flo u r • 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 3 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup un­ sweetened cocoa powder (divided use) • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/4 teaspoon salt FREE Entrée la k e yo u r p ic k of any s in g le s e rv e frozen EATING RIGHT entrée w ith any g ro ce ry o rder delivered by 1 /8 /0 8 • l/2 c u p m ilk • 3 tablespoon butter, melted and cooled • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 cup bittersw eet chocolate chips • 3/4 cup packed golden brown » sugar • 1 2/3 cup hot coffee o r hot water Directions: 4 to 6 m Selected