HEATHSTYLES & HOME COOKIN' healthstyles deb mcdonald When it comes to cookies, your kids are your best critics. There's generally no comparison between "store- bought" and freshly baked cookies. Many commercially prepared varieties contain certain additives and preservatives, which are of no nutritional benefit. As well, it is not uncommon to notice on the list of their ingredients, a tropical oil included such as palm oil, which is a highly saturated fat or even lard. March Break Chocolate Chums So dq your kids a favour and prepare more nutritious snack foods, which also are high in flavour. These double chocolate oatmeal cookies are a real hit with chocolate lovers and contain less fat. "Chocolate Chums" 1 cup quick cooking oats 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 tbsp. dry unsweetened cocoa 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup margarine 1/2 cup water 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar home cookin' lynda kendry Cinnamon Swirls I thought I was Irish! Since Wednesday is St Patrick's Day I really planned to have an Irish recipe this week - However after much thought and searching, I discovered that I don't have any Insh recipes Oh, I did make Irish Soda Bread once when I had to serve lunch for a gang and didn't have enough bread to go around. It was great with soup' I've also been known to enjoy the occasional Irish coffee or worst still, the "odd" Irnsh Mist guess where the mist ends up?! No recipe there! Any "Irish" stew that I've made didn't contain the required mutton to make it bona-fide! So what's left" Well one of the easiest treats that I bake is Cinnamon Swirls - If you put a drop of green food colouring in the icing, you might be able to pass it off as St. Patrick's Day fare! Cinnamon Swirls Preheat oven to 375° Step 1 Mix until crumbly 2 c. white flour 400° SS ------ | 4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. white sugar 2 tbsp. shortening Stir in with a fork: 2/3 c. milk Step 2 Shape into a ball and knead on a floured board a few times Roll into a rectangle approximately 1/2" thick Spread lightly with butter or margarine Sprinkle with Brown Sugar, cinnamon (raisins if you must) Roll up (long wise) tightly Cut in 1 1/2" slices and bake in muffin pans which have been sprayed with no-stick cooking spray Bake until'lightly browned and center of swirl is cooked Step 3 While still warm, remove from pan, ice with a glaze made from 1/2 - 2/3 c¢. icing sugar, dash of vanilla - and drizzle hot water into icing sugar until thin icing is achieved Family Watters HAPPY 1 tsp. almond extract 1/2 cup chocolate chips. In a large bowl combine oats, flours, cocoa and baking powder. With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in margarine until mixture is crumbly. In a small bowl, beat together water, egg yolks, sugar and almond extract. Stir into flour mixture; mix well. Form (1 tbsp.) batter at a time into small balls. Place one inch apart on non-stick baking sheet or greased one. With fork flatten each ball until cookie is about 2 inches wide. Bake in 350° F oven for about 15 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. As soon as cookies are removed from oven, immediately place 2 chocolate chips in the centre of each cookie and let stand 1 minute. With back of spoon, spread or swirl chocolate chips on top of each cookie to partly frost each cookie. Let cool. Store in a tightly covered container. Makes 60 cookies: 3 cookies - approximately 165 calories; 7 g. fat. (efa-F- 18, [=F-]N*][-F:]] for LUNCH or TAKE-OUT SUPPERS Your Choice of : #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. PARMESAN SEAFOOD CREPES CREPES with ZESTY FISH SALSA BREADED FILLETS FRIED SALMON STEAK COLD POLLOCK SALAD CABBAGE ROLLS (6) PEROGIES (12) SCHNITZEL on a BUN BREADED CHICKEN BREAST . COMBINATION PLATE Fresh Salads Also Available (VR I-W-Je ll Welly FROZEN FISH PACIFIC SALMON POLLOCK FILLETS .. RED SNAPPER SMOKED MACKEREL PERCH FILLETS SOLE FILLETS All In-Stock $1.10/100 gm. . $1.12 /100 gm. 99¢ / 100 gm. 89¢ / 100 gm. 92¢ / 100 gm. $1.10/100 gm. Roun .. a complete line of Bulk & Delicatessen 38 WATER ST., PORT PERRY PHONE 985-3007 Open : Monday to Friday 9 to 5:30; Sat. 9to 5; Closed Sundays FIRST | BIRTHDAY Alexia MARCH 16th Love - ' \ Mommy & Daddy * BULK FOODS py SWISS : i NATURAL * COLD CUTS, CHEESES * BAKING SUPPLIES - SOURCE Flours, Sugars, Nuts, Hea Remedies Raisins, etc. > oo and buying in bulk allows you to purchase only the quantity you need.