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AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE
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Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table! Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day! We went out for brunch, then relaxed and had a barbecue for dinner. This issue includes more information about how important walking is to your health and your heart. Don't forget to enter this month's newsletter contest. The recipes for this issue have reduced fat and sugar but are bursting with flavor. They are perfect for Memorial Day, your next backyard get together, luncheon, or dinner. I've been working on a craft project in my spare time. I'm making primitive dolls for a craft fair. I started a blog that shows some of my dolls. Prim Hearts If all goes well I just might start a web site. If you are interested in starting your own Watkins Home Business get all the details at: Watkins Business Details Build your own home business so you can stay home with your family, retire early, pay off bills, or save for retirement. With consistent effort you can build a thriving business! Let me help you.
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Take Your Heart for a Walk Wondering if your walking routine is robust enough to really help your heart? Wonder no more. Research has revealed that walking can do as much to keep you out of heart trouble as more vigorous forms of exercise, such as running, playing tennis, or doing pretty much anything that makes you break a sweat. In one study, women who walked briskly for 2.5 hours per week reaped the same heart disease protection benefits as women who did more intense exercise for the same amount of time. When it comes to walking and heart health, speed and frequency count. Yes, strolling is better than sitting, but you get the most benefits if you really step out -- ideally for 30 minutes a day, most days. Exercise lowers heart disease risk in many ways. Walkers and other regular exercisers experience less cardiovascular aging: they have fewer heart attacks and strokes, they have lower blood pressure, and they have higher blood levels of heart-protective HDL cholesterol. And the benefits add up fast. In as little as 90 days, doctors can actually measure the age-reducing effects. RealAge May, 15, 2006
While on maternity leave, a woman from our office brought in her new bundle of joy. She also had her seven-year-old son with her. Everyone gathered around the baby, and the little boy asked, "Mommy, can I have some money to buy a soda?" "What do you say?" she asked. Respectfully, the boy replied, "You're thin and beautiful." The woman reached in her purse and gave her son the money.
Tips for Better Muffins
Pecan-Crusted Artichoke Spread
1 tablespoon butter
Nutrition facts per serving: calories: 23 total fat: 2g saturated fat: 1g cholesterol: 4mg sodium: 71mg carbohydrate: 1g fiber: 0g protein: 1g
Orange Blossom Muffins
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside for topping. Place the biscuit mix in a bowl. Combine the egg, orange juice, marmalade, oil and remaining sugar; stir into biscuit mix just until moistened. Fold in pecans. Coat muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen. Nutritional Analysis: One muffin equals 194 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 255 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat
Shrimp 'n' Shells Salad
8 ounces uncooked small pasta shells Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, for dressing, combine the mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, buttermilk, onion, parsley, basil, salt and pepper in a blender or food processor; cover and process until blended. Drain the pasta and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, shrimp, peas, pimientos, tomato and onions. Add dressing and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Yield: 9 servings. Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup equals 191 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 81 mg cholesterol, 477 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 15 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat. Honey Mustard Pork Tenderloin Ingredients for each tenderloin
2 tbsp/30 ml Watkins Honey Mustard Combine all into a paste; rub over pork tenderloin and marinate in refrigerator for 3 or more hours. Grill over medium fire until done to your liking, turning frequently. Jamaican Jerk Turkey Wraps
2 cups broccoli coleslaw mix In a large bowl, toss the coleslaw mix, tomato, coleslaw dressing, jalapeno and mustard; set aside. Rub the seasoning over turkey tenderloins. Coat grill rack with nonstick cooking spray before starting the grill. Grill tenderloins, covered, over medium heat for 8-10 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Let stand for 5 minutes. Grill tortillas, uncovered, over medium heat for 45-55 seconds on each side or until warmed. Thinly slice turkey; place down the center of tortillas. Top with coleslaw mixture and roll up. Yield 4 servings. Editor's Note: When cutting or seeding hot peppers, use rubber or plastic gloves to protect your hands. Avoid touching your face. Nutrition Facts: 1 wrap equals 295 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 658 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 31 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 very lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat. Tuna Artichoke Melts
1 can (6 ounces) light water-packed tuna, drained and flaked In a small bowl, combine the tuna, artichokes, mayonnaise, 1/4 cup cheese, lemon-pepper and oregano. Spread over English muffin halves. Place on a baking sheet. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; broil 1-2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: 2 servings. Nutrition Facts: 2 open-faced sandwiches equals 335 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 989 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 34 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 very lean meat, 2 starch, 1 fat. Toffee Crunch Dessert
1-1/2 cups cold fat-free milk In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Stir in 2 cups whipped topping. Fold in the remaining whipped topping. In a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. dish coated with nonstick cooking spray, layer half of the cake cubes, pudding mixture and crushed candy bars. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Yield 15 servings. Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup equals 219 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 366 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat. Berry Nectarine Buckle
Topping
Batter For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Set aside 3/4 cup batter. Fold blueberries into remaining batter. Spoon into a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange nectarines on top; sprinkle with remaining sugar. Drop remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over nectarines. Sprinkle with raspberries, blackberries and reserved topping. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve warm. Yield 20 servings.
 Grosbeaks The Black-headed and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have unusual diets for birds with such a big seed-eating beak. Throughout most of the year, over half their diet is made up of insects. Their huge beaks allow them to eat large grasshoppers, crickets and other insects that have tough exoskeletons. Learn more about grosbeaks. Fun Facts About Evening Grosbeaks
Evening Grosbeaks manipulate cherries in their beak to remove the outer skin and flesh, the remaining seed is then swallowed after it is cracked open with their beak. Evening Grosbeaks can break open food items that require up to 125 pounds of force to fracture apart in testing devices. As with many finches whose diet is primarily vegetarian, Evening Grosbeaks are attracted to natural salt and mineral sources. The Evening Grosbeak is an irruptive migrant that makes irregular appearances at winter feeding stations throughout much of United States. The Evening Grosbeak was not commonly found east of the Rocky Mountains before the 1850’s. Winter irruptions now occur in all of the 48 contiguous states. This expansion may be attributed to widespread planting of box elder trees in landscapes across the east. Its seeds persist on the tree throughout the winter and provided flocks with a reliable source of food. The Evening Grosbeak was named in 1825 based on erroneous accounts that they became vocal and active only “at the approach of night.” This erroneous belief persisted for years, and the name is still a misnomer. Evening Grosbeaks seem to delight in snipping off the twigs of Sugar Maple trees and sipping the sweet sap. Wild Birds Unlimited Visit Project FeederWatch for more bird watching facts. Project FeederWatch
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The winner of May's newsletter contest will receive a tin of Old Red Barn Salve, an all-natural salve for the gardener or anyone who experiences rough, dry hands. Purifying lavender and calming chamomile oils are blended with vitamin E and eucalyptus in a base of canola and sweet almond oils and premium beeswax to soothe and rejuvenate your hands.
Other birds like to eat wild cherries, but only Evening Grosbeaks target the pits. The slippery seeds are held firmly with special pads on the “gross beak” and are simply crushed. So favored are cherry pits that Evening Grosbeaks sometimes seek out the pits voided by American Robins.
