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Show r TT M PAGE 8 2a$5frrolt TUESDAY, JULY 8, 200ff- .UiilL JJvvkJ'lL Ji JJLJ1LJ EDITOR Elyssa Andrus eandrusheraldextra.com 344-255- 3 Karen Hoag Serve up dips to make the perfect party like Easy Does It this Chinese eggplant dip. Bake the eggplant in advance and allow to sit for several hours or overnight for a more pronounced flavor. f : t 'is f us?"-- -- A i 1 Photos by BILL HOGAN Chicago Tribune ; ':! t - i '" ' A ; Xl .v . DIFFERENT SORT OF HEARTY After of had a heart attack lived through it), he Bill Brown read many books but especially recommends "Reversing Heart Disease," by Dr. Julian Whitaker (Grand Central Publishing, 2002. 512 pps. $24). His wife, Marilyn, sums up what they both learned about the Standard American Diet (SAD): "Americans eat too much fat and too much salt and sugar. The SAD is making Americans very sick." The Browns revised their diets to be nutritional but delicious "made with whole foods and an occasional tiny bit of meat," said Marilyn. "Raw vegetables and fruits are the best, but we don't mind cooking lightly in the wok. Totally dedicated to this diet, Bill has dropped all his medicine (except a small dose of blood pressure medicine), lowered his cholesterol and returned to health!" Marilyn has benefited from his healthy eating as well. Global flavors and fresh ideas bring a classic party food into the 21st century Added to the changed eating walks in habits are hour-lon- g ones the morning and in the afternoon and, "Bill has returned to his old vigor!" n in Utah Valley, the Browns have been theater owners, producers and writers. They continue to write plays and books, and they now have an art gallery in Springville. Bill, who is tops in his field of real estate, is also a gardener and has his own greenhouse. They winter in St. George for his health where he writes his memoirs. "It is the story of a poor boy who worked hard and made good," said Mariin other words a "Horatio lyn Alger" life. Between them they have six children who are now in their 30s and 40s and have presented the Browns with 15 grandchildren and one "We have fun," said Marilyn. A prolific writer of 15 novels, Marilyn has established an endowment to authors at UVU, the "Marilyn Brown Novel Award," worth $1,000. Here is Bill's heart healthy Emily Nunn Well-know- CHICAGO TRIBUNE 'Hi how come people have dip for Why is it a snack, why it be a meal, you know? I don't understand stuff like that." We don't understand either, but it's also hard to fathom how this perfectly reasonable question was used as a laugh line on "Seinfeld" years ago. (It was asked by Elaine's lug of a boyfriend Pud-dy; she tried to break up with him in the same scene.) When did dip become a joke? Clearly it was after the ; great dip rush of the early '50s, which began when a recipe for clam dip presented on television's "Kraft Music Hall" caused such excitement that the next day New York City sold out of canned clams. On the other coast, in 1952, a California housewife mixed an envelope of Upton's onion soup mix into sour cream and set off a similar craze. According to Jean Anderson's "The American Century Cookbook: The Most Popular Recipes of the 20th Century," "Word of the new dip spread through Los Angeles faster than a canyon fire, newspapers printed the recipe, onion soup mix sales soared, and See 3r (Hy : ""j recipe: Meatless Pasta Sauce Serves 8 I . tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, chopped V-k- I I small yellow onion, diced 1 green bell pepper 1 8ounce package sliced mushrooms I Two 15ounce cans of diced tomatoes (low sodium) 1 2 cups juice (low sodium) 1 can sliced olives 1 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning 1 DIPS, B 7 ' "S i V-- 14-oun- yi cup fresh basil chopped I I tablespoon onion powder 1 1 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash (garlic and herb) tablespoon Real Salt, H optional 1 ... . ' . ' 3 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil i , Try this roasted red pepper dip with Italian toasted bread slices or your favorite chip. MJt-- ti. muni mmWW . irmr mm n i. iii ii. iiiii i n.i ii i n ii iinrilr I lliiiiiLlu. i.'i.liii.'li ill WWW.HLKALUtK Kft.UJM - LALl iVi bWi TO SUBbCF K mini mi J In a large skillet or wok saute in Yi tablespoons oil on medium heat about 10 minutes: the garlic, onions, bell pepper, mushrooms. Combine the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes. You may add more or less seasoning to taste. Serve over your favorite pasta. Approximately per serving: sodium, 350 mg (would be approximately 150 mg with no added salt). Fat, 6 grams. Cook's notes: As far as I'm concerned, this is the most important feature the health benefits. Of course we're older, so we're watching it! The garlic and the onion are good for you, while sodium and fats are not. |