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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, May 5, 2011 Food for Thought by Leslie Barnes The weathers unpredictabil- ity has made it possible for me to put a hearty soup in the col- umn in the middle of spring. The chipotle chicken salad is a great meal served on a warm sunny day, and the cookies are great any time. BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR SOUP 4 minutes, gradually whisk in the half-and-half until smooth. Add the chicken broth, bay leaves and nut- meg, cayenne pepper, then season with salt and pep- per and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medi- um-low and cook, uncovered, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Add the broccoli and carrot to the broth mixture and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaves. Puree the soup in the pot with an immersion blender, or in batches using a standard blender. Add the cheese to the soup and whisk over medium heat until melted. Add up to 3/4-cup broth or half and half if the soup is too thick. Garnish with cheese. Serves 4. 3 T unsalted butter 3 T olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups half-and-half 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth 2 bay leaves 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 4 cups broccoli florets (about 1 head) 1 large carrot, diced 2-1/2 cups (about 8 oz) grated sharp white and yellow cheddar cheese, plus more for garnish CHIPOTLE CHICKEN SALAD Don’t fall for bin Laden death pics or Google searches. If the URL and the search topic don’t re- late in some obvious way it’s best to avoid it. • Pop-up ads related to pop- ular internet searches com- monly carry malware. Do not be enticed by fake offers of “free” stuff, surveys or contests. Nev- er provide personal information through pop-up ads. • If a website redirects you to download software or “codec” in order to view a video, stop. These are signs of a scam. Make sure your computer has up to date anti-virus soft- ware. Perform a virus scan on a regular basis. Scammers and identity thieves pose a significant threat to consumers. Last year Orego- nians reported losing nearly $2 million to scams. If you think you have been contacted by a scammer, call the Oregon Con- sumer Protection Hotline at 1- 877-877-9392 or go to www. oregonattorneygeneral.gov. Remove chicken from bone in large chunks, with some skin if desired. Toss together onion, black beans, 1/2 cup cilantro, corn and lettuce in a large bowl. Purée 1/2 cup cilantro, chipotles, garlic, oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender, then add to chick- en mixture. Cut avocado into 1/2-inch cubes, without cutting through peel. Serve chicken over salad mixture and drizzle with chipotle dressing. Add avocados just before serving. Optional: Sliced black olives, tomatoes or shredded cheddar cheese are some excellent additions to this salad. Serves 6. BANANA SPICE COOKIES 1 rotisserie-cooked chicken (2 lb) at room temperature 1 medium white onion, chopped 1 (15- to 19-oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup packed fresh cilantro sprigs, divided (1/2 cup for sauce, 1/2 for salad) Melt the butter and oil in a large Dutch oven or pot 1 cup corn, either frozen and thawed, or canned over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until ten- 1 head of romaine, chopped for salad der, after 3 minutes add garlic, cook an additional 2 3-6 cloves garlic minutes. Whisk in the flour and cook until golden, 3 to 3-6 rounded T canned chipotles in adobo, or to taste 2/3 cup olive oil The death of Osama bin Follow these tips to avoid 2/3 cup fresh lime juice 1/2 tsp salt Laden is undeniably one of the falling victim to cyber-scams: biggest stories of the decade. • Be cautious of links from 1/2 tsp black pepper However, Oregon Attorney emails, social networking sites, 2 firm-ripe California avocados, halved, pit- General John Kroger, cautions you to be careful when search- ing the internet for footage or news about bin Laden’s death. because cybercriminals exploit top stories by creating fake videos, photos, Google ads, and news reports that contain malware and viruses. Already some highly traf- ficked blogs have been infiltrat- ed by cybercriminals. For in- stance, a man who lived near bin Laden’s compound inadver- tently “tweeted” the raid. Peo- ple flocked to his website to read his account of events. Un- fortunately, so did cyberthieves and his blog was compromised. Those who visited his site are likely to have downloaded viruses or malware onto their computers. On Facebook there is fake video footage of bin Laden’s death. If opened, the link ex- poses personal information to cybercriminals and downloads malware to the computer. ted, and left unpeeled 2-1/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 eggs 3 bananas (1 cup mashed) 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 tsp cloves 1 tsp vanilla nuts and raisins (optional) Preheat oven to 375°F. Sift flour with soda and baking powder. Beat eggs with electric mixer and add 1/2 cup flour. Beat in ba- nanas and oil. Beat in the rest of the dry ingredients at medium speed. Stir in nuts and raisins, if using. Drop by rounded teaspoonful on cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 2 dozen. Church Directory V ERNONIA F OURSQUARE C HURCH F IRST B APTIST C HURCH P IONEER B APTIST F ELLOWSHIP Carl Pense, Pastor 850 Madison Avenue, Vernonia 503 429-1103 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Pastor John D. Murray 359 “A” Street, Vernonia 503 860-3860 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. John Cahill, Pastor 939 Bridge Street, Vernonia 503-429-1161 www.pbfalive.com Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Thursday Prayer 7:00 p.m. S EVENTH D AY A DVENTIST Larry Gibson, Pastor 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St., Vernonia 503 429-8301 Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. A SSEMBLY OF G OD Wayne and Maureene Marr 662 Jefferson Ave., Vernonia, 503 429-0373 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m S T . M ARY ' S C ATHOLIC C HURCH Rev. Luan Tran, Administrator 960 Missouri Avenue, Vernonia 503 429-8841 Mass Sunday 12:00 Noon Religious Educ. Sunday 10:30 a.m. V ERNONIA C OMMUNITY C HURCH Ralph Young, Pastor 957 State Avenue, Vernonia 503 429-6790 Sunday Bible Classes 9:00 a.m. Family Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m. Thursday Laadies Study 7:00 p.m. Nursery 10:15 a.m. Vernonia Community Preschool N EHALEM V ALLEY B IBLE C HURCH Gary Taylor, Pastor Grant & North Streets, Vernonia 503 429-5378 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery available Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. V ERNONIA C HRISTIAN C HURCH C HURCH OF J ESUS C HRIST OF L ATTER D AY S AINTS Sam Hough, Minister 410 North Street, Vernonia 503 429-6522 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. (meets in Youth & Family Center) Various Home Group Meetings Marc Farmer, Branch President 1350 E. Knott Street, Vernonia 503 429-7151 Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m. Relief Society, Priesthood and Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m.