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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.
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Carl Pense, Pastor
850 Madison Avenue, Vernonia
503 429-1103
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
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359 “A” Street, Vernonia
503 860-3860
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Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.
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Thursday Prayer 7:00 p.m.
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960 Missouri Avenue, Vernonia
503 429-8841
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957 State Avenue, Vernonia
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Family Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m.
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503 429-6522
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Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.
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Various Home Group Meetings
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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
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