PageA5 August 6. 2 0 0 8 The m ission o f the ‘Food S ection’ is to provide our readers with great tasting healthy recipes and useful household information. The Portland O bserver respectfully requests all com m ents, and/or family recipes that you would like to share with us are addressed in em ail to: w w w .foods@ portlandobserver.com Simple Summer Salad "This delicious salad is refreshingly simple. ” F ood S a la d D re s s in g D ire c tio n s • • • • • • • • • • D ressing: M ix all o f the dressing ingredients in a small bow l; ch ill. Salad: Wash peel and chop the cucumber and carrots into cubes. C hop the cherry tomatoes into halves. Combine the veggies, chopped cilantro and the nuts in a m ixin g bow l. Add in the dressing and toss w ell. Serve ch ille d ! You really can add any additions to this that you desire. I sometimes throw in some dried cranberries and some fresh blueberries! I Cucumber I cup Cherry Tomatoes 1 Large Carrot Cilantro 1 green ch ili 1/8 cup walnuts 1/2 Fresh L i me I tsp grated ginger Salt to taste I tsp Honey (optional) L O C A L L Y GROW N SAFEWAY O Ingredients for life C L U B P R IC E IT'S EASY! □ower pump Earn 10< off a gallon when your shopping trips* add up to $100. Then save another 10< per gallon for every additional $100 you spend, and so on. Your Rewards add up! Perfect Grilled Steak You can even earn gas Rewards by buying select g ift cards and on prescription purchases. ONLY AT SAFEWAY * Tree Sweetened Yellow Peaches or Nectarines For information about PowerPump Rewards, call 1-877 Safeway or see Customer Service for details. SAVEupto$1.80lb See sto re fo r details It's the dog d aysof sum m er and the best tim e for a little outdoorchillin’ andgrillin’. So w hat is the secret to barbecuing the perfect steak at hom e? El G aucho C orporate C h e f Ken S harp can offer recipes and helpful tips for finding and preparing a great steak (or shrim p or fish or vegetables!) at hom e. Here are acouple o f his tips: • To get professional looking crisscross m arks: W hen you turn the m eat over, rotate it at a 45° angle. This also ensures that the m eat is evenly cooking. • C heck for doneness w ith the internal tem perature, as opposed tocolor. At El Gaucho, the internal temperatures for the vary ing degrees o f doneness a re : LOCALLY GROW N CLUB PRICE 5-lbs. Fresh Blueberries SI 99 lb for 5 fc. Box only. 5 lb box price S995 ea SAVE up to $8.04 ea CLUB PR IC E 110° - Rare (cool in the center) 120° = Medium Rare (warm in the center) 130° = Medium (pink in the center) 140° = Medium Well (trace of pink) 150° = Well (brown throughout) I -«uuner Produce! Pork Shoulder Country Style Ribs Boce-r Extreme Value Pack. SAVE uptoSieOR). f r & a « RANCHERS r<«y fresh S ta b le s LOCALLY GROW N Oregon Food Bank's Learning Gardens Seek volunteers for workshops CLUB PRICE Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Gardens w ill host inform ation sessions fo r volunteers interested in leading workshops fo r the Seed Rancher’s Reserve® Boneless Beet Chuck Steak to Supper program on Tuesday, A ug. 19, and Thursday, Aug. 28. 6 Extreme Value Pack SAVE up to $2.50 lb to 7 p.m., 7900 N.E. 33rd D rive in Portland. O FB Learning Gardens o ffe r the Seed to Supper program to teach Ball Park Beef Franks EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE Red Seedless Watermelon SAVE up Io M 00 ea 14 to 16-oz. Selected varieties SAVE up to $4.49 on 2 people to grow a portion o f their own food. The program offers free, volunteer-led gardening workshops to individuals and low-ineom e groups. Topics include garden planning, planting, maintenance, container gardening and more. Seed to Supper volunteers should be com fortable speaking in front o f a group and fa m ilia r enough w ith the w orkshop topic to answer questions from participants. Oregon Food Bank w ill provide a w orkshop outline, slides and handouts fo r each topic. Volunteers are expected to cover all inform ation provided. W orkshops are taught on weekdays, evenings o r weekends. CLUB PRICE T o sign up fo r inform ation sessions, contact (503) 4 3 9 -6 5 10, Ext. 314, o r lwaugh@ oregonfoodbank.org. Broccoli Crowns Learning Garden programs Oregon Food Bank's Learning Gardens o ffe r three programs to Extra Jumbo Cooked Shrimp Super Colossal Sea Scallops 21 to 25-ct. Tail-on. Frozen/tnawed. SAVEupto$4D0lb, Under 10-ctFrozen/thawed SAVE up to $5.00 lb Fresh front Prœ VaBey f amts. SAVE to to 90c fc address the root causes o f hunger through increased nutrition, food security and self-reliance. • The C u ltiva tin g C om m unity program pairs at-risk youth w ith trained adult volunteers to w ork together in the garden. • The Seed to Supper program offers free gardening workshops 24-Pack Coca-Cola Keebler M ix N’ Match CapriSun Drinks or Post Honey Bunchesof Oats 12- ol tans Sewtedv«lie; Plus deposit « Oregon Out Pnce. $5Wea. 9.5 to 18-oz Selected varieties SAVE up to $4 79 on 2 10/6 ¡5-01 Selected wetes 14.5-oz. Cereal. SAVE up to $2.40 Aquafina Water Breyers Ice Cream Lucerne’ Shredded or Chunk Cheese and cooking classes to individuals and low -incom e groups. • The D ig In! program allow s com m unity members to help fight hunger by grow ing nutritious, organic produce to be distributed at hunger-relief agencies. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n c o n ta c t 5 0 3 -2 8 2 -0 5 5 5 , E xt. 268, sfarris@ oregonfoodbank.org or visit w ww .oregonfoodbank.org. 24-pack 16.9-oz. SAVE up to $1.55 Berries Delight 1.5t01.75-qt. Selected varieties. SAVE up to $6 49 on 2 Ingredlants: • • • • I'm lor ally grown Eating Right “ Meals or Pizzas Lucerne Large Eggs • 3 1/2 c. C ool W hip • 2 pts. blueberries • I/3 c .b u ttc ro r margarine, melted • 1 (8 oz. I pkg. cream cheese, soft­ ened • 2 pkgs. Jello vanilla pudding (instant) • 3 I/2 c. cold m ilk 1. Combine crumbs, I/4 c u p sugar and melted butter. Press firm ly into bottom o f 13 x 9 inch pan. C h ill. Beat cream cheese w ith 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons m ilk u ntil smooth. Fold in h a lf o f the C ool W hip. 2. Spread over crust. Arrange blueberries in an even layer. Using 3 1/2 cups cold m ilk, prepare pudding as directed on package. Pour over berries. 3. C h ill several hours o r overnight. S hortly before serving, spread rem aining whipped topping over pudding. Garnish w ith additional berries. C h ill. Makes 15 servings. Fresh from Montecucco Farms SAVE up to $100 lb 32-oz Selected varieties SAVE up to $4.00 BUY! I I/2 c. graham cracker crumbs 1/2 c. sugar 1/4 c. sugar 2tbsp. m ilk Directions: yyitvi&iw Organic Green Beans 6 to 11.5-oz Selected varieties CM) Price $2.00 ea SAVE up Ic $4 95 on 5 18-ct. Grade AA 18-Pack Bud, Coors or Miller 12-oz botfles or cans Setected varieties Plus deposit in Oregon. SAVE up to $4.00 Northwest Sweet Red Cherries SAVE up to $3 00 lb Turn your paycheck into an Onlyl Visa' Prepaid Card for Get groceries delivered to your home ^ ycheck AUGUST □□□□□□□ WFO TWUR r»l It’s Peak Seaso* See store for detail5* SAT SON MOM TUFS Prices in this ad good thro ugh Aug. 12 Prices m ints ad are effective 6 AM Wednesday. August 6 thru Tuesday. 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