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10 Recipe Supplement of the Canadian Statesman, September 19, 1979 Kitchen Ideas Section Entertaining on a Budget Fortune Cookies and Other Delights: Delicious Ways to Feed a Crowd! If you are faced with the nearly impossible task of feeding extra people on a limited budget, the ancient secrets of Oriental cook- ing will provide a delicious and economical solution to this otherwise difficult situation. Never before has it been so easy to take Chinese cooking out of the restaur- ant and into the home. In- expensive dishes can be planned with foods your family regularly enjoys and you'll find a number of delicious meals can be Guidelines for Fire Safety In the Kitchen One of the best ways to improve your kitchen is to make it fire-safe. Unfor- tunately, kitchen fires are as frequent as they are varied. Some may do no more harm than ruin the evening's roast. Others may escalate to engulf an entire home in flames. Why not minimize the possibility of a kitchen fire by following these fire safe- ty tips from Snuffy, the Burger King talking fire engine. Snuffy says, "Get into the fire safety habit when in the kitchen. It's really quite easy." Wear appropriate clothing such as short or tight-fitting sleeves when cooking-loose clothing could catch fire. Keep pot handles turned in from the stove's edge. And, don't leave food cooking unat- tended when children are present. Children should understand the kitchen is not the place to play in when Mom and Dad are cooking. Dish towels and pot- holders should never hang near the stove where they may accidentally catch fire. A child-or even a grownup -could get a nasty burn reaching over the stove for a towel. In case of a grease or pan fire, smother the flames with a pot lid or a larger pan. Never throw water on a grease fire. If an oven fire strikes, close the oven door and turn it off. The best way to fight these kinds of kitchen fires is to have a portable fire extinguisher handy. Inspect the fire extinguisher at least once a month to make sure it is working properly. Remem- ber that if a kitchen fire does get out of control, you shouldn't fight it yourself. Leave your home immedi- ately and call the fire depart- ment. Faulty and overloaded electrical wiring are major causes of home fires. Make sure your kitchen is wired correctly. Too many appli- ances plugged into an outlet made entirely from left- overs. One such recipe begins by combining oil and chopped onions in a skil- let. To this, add any crisp vegetables you have on hand, chopping crisply and and finely. Combine each ingredient with the onion base slowly, pour- ing in a little at time. In a few minutes you'll be ready to add small pieces of cooked meat or a can of tuna, if you prefer. Cover the skillet and steam until vegetables are hot and crunchy, pouring in a cup of water and salt to taste. For thickness, you'll want to, add a tea- spoon of cornstarch and a generous amount of soy sauce. Serve with whole grain brown or enriched rice for a delicious meal. While no special equip- ment is needed to prepare most Chinese delicacies, special utensils can make meals more authentic and fun to cook. You might want to purchase the most common Chinese kitchen implements for this reason. The wok is the most basic pot/pan, serving as saucepan, steamer, frying pan, and more. Usually made of steel, it is concave in shape, allowing quick and even stir-frying. For cleaning, purchase a wok scrubber. Hot water and this special hand-held broom are all that is neces- sary to keep your scourless wok gleaming. For sizzling soup, you'l want to have a Mongolian fire pot-a brass cooker, heated on the underside by Open Kitchens: New Trend in Home Remodeling When remodeling your kitchen into a gathering place, remember that the key word is "open." Di- viders such as counters can help set off areas with dif- ferent functions, but walls are out of place in the new, or extension cord present a real fire hazard. Such over- loading can ignite the elec- trical insulation and cause a fire. If you're remodeling your kitchen, keep fire safety in mind when buying building materials. Be sure your kitchen is finished with fire- resistant or fire-retardant materials. Your choice of products can contribute to the safety of your whole family. Remember what Snuffy says: "Making your kitchen fire safe is one of the best improvements you can make to your home."† charcoal. Add meat and vegetables to simmering broth and you are ready to serve an exciting Oriental specialty in this useful item. No Chinese meal would be complete without a for- tune cookie. A homemade fortune cookie-maker can help make yours as fresh and delicious as your fav- orite restaurants. Simply pour batter into cookie molds and close the lids to flatten. Don't forget to type out small paper mes- sages to insert in the cookies for all to enjoy! Are kitchen counters small? Consider building a pull-out shelf to provide additional working space when needed. r Inexpensive wooden dividers can be placed inside deep drawers to create orderly "filing space" for small pans and kitchen utensils. Renters will want to con- sider portable and flexible additions. In small quarters, a corner room or closet can serve as a decorative and useful storage area. A number of new products are available that adapt easily to individual storage needs. You'll find delightful bas- kets, bins, and hanging wall grids in a variety of styles and colors. Other portable units include closet dividers, drawers, cubes, turntable shelves, and dish and mug holders. These versatile components can be used in groups or separately to create useful, moveable, storage receptacles. open kitchen-dining-living space. Another important fea- ture of the open kitchen is its attractiveness . . . cheery colors and handsome appli- ances all help to make the kitchen an inviting place to be. And the trend to dis- playing gleaming cookware adds to the charm and warmth of the new open kitchen. Where remodeling is not possible, many a kitchen can still be opened up to new living-eating-cooking pos- sibilities. A strictly utilitarian work counter might be replaced with a spacious dining table that's sturdy enough to function as a work area, too. And, bringing cooking parapher- nalia out into the open to decorate the kitchen might possibly free space for added cooking-eating sur- faces. With the new emphasis on togetherness, that old song might well be para- phrased today, "Every- body's in the kitchen with Dinah!" Hearty and DelIious Baked Apples What better tasty dessert or partytime snack for the cool season coming up but apples, hot from the oven! Here's a great recipe for baked apples in wine: 4 large baking apples ¼ cup packed brown sugar ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 4 teaspoons butter or margarine 1 cup rose ½ cup dairy sour cream Core apples; pare strip from top of each. Place apples in 8x8x2'inch baking dish. Stir together brown sugar and ground nutmeg; spoon into apple centers. Top each with 1 teaspoon of the butter or margarine; pour wine into baking dish. Bake, uncovered, in 350' oven for 1 hour, basting with wine occasionally. Serve warm. If desired, top each with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with additional ground nutmeg. Makes 4 servings. The diseovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discov- ery of a new star. Brillat-Savarin Here's An Easy-to-Make, Low Calorie Recipe Looking for a tasty, low- calorie dish? This one's a bargain at only 250 calories per serving! i broiler-fryer chicken, cut in serving pieces 1 ½ cup catsup ½ cup water 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 1 tablespoon Worces- tershire sauce 1 teaspoon salt /2 teaspoon chili powder 1/8 teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce 1 medium onion,, for Chicken minced Line broiler pan with aluminum foil. Turn tem- perature control to 3500F and broil 3 to 4 inches from heat, or set control for "broil" and place broiler pan 7 to 8 inches from heat. Place chicken on broiler pan. Combine remaining ingredients. Brush chicken with part of the mixture. Broil 30 minutes, brushing occasionally with sauce. Turn; broil 15 minutes longer, brushing occasion- ally. Makes 4 servings. ýw ýw 'w ý 'w nrwww -,w WWWWW W W DRY'CLEAN OFTENI!