Show Food Opinion 12 Crossword 13 11 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday August 24 1999 deeA C Vtetei'W' v'V'vv:”x v v 5fr :vu x J$s K? l-- a QAJV Your favorite recipe could win big at this year’s Utah State Fair By Cindy Yurth features editor Photo oouitasy of Haischinann's Yoast Showy and scrumptioue Blueberry BraaidartBraid took first place at the Maine State Fair last year in Bangor veryone has one: a recipe they can’t live without Maybe it started out as aunt’s but over the vears your made so many substituyou’ve tions it’s become your own Maybe it hit you in a blinding flash of inspiration Maybe you didn’t feel like going shopping one day and whipped it up out of what you had on hand Whatever the case you’re justifiably proud of it Maybe you should enter it in the state fair In addition to the standard pies pickles and jellies consider entering contests that use brand-nam- e products Many companies sponsor recipe contests and in addition to a blue ribbon you could take home a pocketful of cash coupons and other incentives Just ask Diana Richards The Salt Lake City secretary is a e winner of Spam’s annual contest taking home $100 cash and a Spam apron each time She was also featured on “The Gabby Gourmet” “I’ve been (entering contests) a few years now” Richards said in a telephone interview Monday “I ao several of them I guess I'm competitive It’s fun And you see a lot of the same every year It gets to be home week” For Richards the contest two-tim- $lueJ&etAU or pasta on a large serving platter Combine the cabbage and green onions sprinkle cabbage mixture over rice sticks or pasta Arrange the great pepper strips and grapes over the cabbage Top with the sautded Spam and mandarin oranges Garnish as desired with slivered almonds and dried cranberries Serves 6-- 8 IzfaAtdjAaitL (Laurie Grosso Fleischmann 5r cooking contest winner 1998 Maine State Fair) flour 5 to 5 12 cups 12 cup sugar 2 packages Fleischmann’s RapidRise yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup milk 12 cup orange juice 12 cup butter or margarine 2 large eggs bluebeny filling (see recipe) 1 egg yolk plus 1 tablespoon milk § fuunuj4is c Blueberry filling: Combine 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries 1 cup sugar and 14 cup water in medium saucepan bring to a boil over medium heat Cod: 20 minutes stirring occasionally until very thick Stir in 3 table-spoons water cook 3 minutes stirring constantly Let cod (Richard Mikesell Spam cooking contest national winner) 3a&te afiifuL' 3&£cuid (Diana Richards Spam cooking contest winner 1998 Utah State Fair) can Spam luncheon meat cut into strips 14 cup butter softened 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 package rice sticks or 8 ounces angel hair pasta 6 cups shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix 12 cup chopped green onions 1 large green bell pepper cut into thin strips 1 cup seedless green grapes halved 1 (11 --ounce) can mandarin oranges drained 14 cup toasted slivered almonds for garnish 14 cup dried cranberries for garnish 1 Prepare the rice sticks or pasta as package directs Meanwhile in large skillet sautd Spun ova medium heat until lightly browned In small bowl combine the butter brown sugar and lemon juice Add the brown sugar mixture to the Spam Simmer over low heat until the Spam is evenly coated with die brown sugar mixture Keep Spam warm while assembling the salad Place die cooked rice sticks Wednesday Focus: Rays on Computing Jr MT 4hr PVM?hs xtuucv 0u£iSteAi2 Photo courtesy ot Honnel In large bowl combine 2 cups flour sugar undissolved yeast salt orange ped and cinnamon Heat milk orange juice and butter until very warm (120 to 130 degrees) Stir into dry ingredients Beat two minutes at medium speed of electric mixture soaping bowl occasionally Add eggs and 1 cup flour beat 2 minutes at high speed Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic about 8 to 10 minutes Cover let rise 10 minutes Divide dough in half divide each half into 3 equal portions Roll each to a rectangle Spread blueberry filling evenly Beginning at ! long end roll each up tightly as for jelly roll Finch seams to seal to form ropes Braid ropes place on greased sheets Cover let rise in baking 1 warm draft-fre- e place until doubled '7 in size about 1 hour Brush with egg mixture for 30 to 33 Bake at 330 ' minutes or untildegrees done Remove from sheets cool on wire rack Kle l 10 medium tomatillos (about 34 pound) husks removed rinsed and chopped 7 (423-ouncdiced jars Chi-Ch- i’ chilis divided green 3 jalapeflo peppers seeded diced and divided 1 large onion chopped 1 medium green bell pepper diced 2 garlic cloves minced 4 Herb-O- x vegetable or chicken bouillon cubes 3 12 cups water 1 teaspoon celery salt 1 12 teaspoons ground cumin 1 can Spam luncheon meat diced 1 can whole kernel com 1 n diced cup potatoes thawed or 1 cup diced cooked potatoes Suggested garnishes include sliced radishes and fresh cilantro sprigs e) (12-ounc- e) chopped jalapeflos onion bell pepper garlic bouillon water celery salt and ground cumin Bring mixture to a boil Reduce heat and simmer partially covered for about 30 minutes or until tomatillos are tender Cool mixture slightly Pour stew into blender or work bowl of food processor Blend or process until ingredients are smooth Return green chili mixture to large saucepan Add Spam com potatoes and remaining chili and diced jalapeflos Heat mixture over medium heat stirring occasionally until potatoes are cooked through about 10 to 13 minutes Ladle stew into bowls and garnish as desired Opiical -- (JlmamL 2)e£uj(vi hash-brow- In large saucepan combine the tomatillos 6 jars diced green chilis 2 changes" Indeed dm could The judges lapped up the simple but exotic dish and she was told it was in the top 10 in the national con- test Richards’ advice for would-b- e contestants? Don’t be discouraged over failures “One year I baked a pie and it was just terrible” she said “After the judging I didn’t even put it out for people to eat I just threw it in the garbage” And let’s not even talk about the Spam brownies “I’ve lost a lot of times” Richards said “You just have to keep trying You can’t win if you don’t enter” The state fair runs Sept 9 through the 19 For a contest handbook including the companies that are sponsoring cooking contests this year call (801) 338-84- 00 r - ‘ 1 Photo courtesy Softasilk caks Sour extract vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed about 3 minutes or until fluffy Fold flour mixture and whipped cream alternately into sugar mixture beginning and ending with flour mixture Pour into pans Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out dean (Sofiasilk) 2 cups Softasilk cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 12 teaspoons salt 1 cup ground almonds 2 cups whipping (heavy) cream 1 12 cups sugar 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs your favorite cream cheese frosting 1 cup pineapple preserves 1 cup apricot preserves sliced almonds if desired Heat oven to 330 Grease and flour 2 round pans 9 by 1 12 inches Stir together flour baking powder salt and ground almonds Beat whipping cream in chilled large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form Beat sugar almond Photo couitosy of Honnal begins the day after the previous contest “All year long I'm always looking at cookbooks thinking ‘This calls for chicken — could I substitute Spam?'” Richards said Last year’s winning recipe a warm salad called Taste or the Island was still being tweaked at the last minute the night before the contest “My sister was telling me about a fish dish she had at a barbecue in Hawaii” Richards explained “I thought I could substitute Spam and make a few Cool 15 minutes remove from pans to wire rack Cool completely Make cream cheese frosting reserve 1 12 cups Cut each cake layer horizontally in half to make 4 equal layers Place 1 layer cm serving plate Spread 12 cup pineapple preserves on bottom layer spread with 12 cup frosting Repeat with 2 cake layers preserves (alternating flavors) and frosting Top with last cake layer top side up Spread side of cake with remaining frosting Spread remaining 12 cup of apricot preserves on top of cake to within 12 inch of edge Place reserved frosting in decorating bag with star tip Pipe frosting around top edge of cake and in lattice design on top of preserves Garnish with sliced almonds Store covered in refrigerator Features: 'it nf sfciu S V l I-- 752-212- 1 |