Chef Benita McCoy Lyons
Orange Juice Chicken
Wash & dry a Whole Roasting Chicken
Grate the rind of a large orange & then juice the orange.
Take the outside skin & separate from breast meat & rub a few pats of butter under the skin.
Sprinkle the skin with coarse salt & pepper, grated orange rind, and 2 teaspoons ground ginger.
Place chicken in Roaster bag with orange juice, pierce the top of bag with a very small slit & place in preheated Oven @ 350º. Bake for 1½ hours. Remove from oven & allow Chicken to rest for 30 minutes before removing from bag, then de-bone immediately.
Strawberry Almond Butter Salad With Strawberry Poppy-seed dressing
2 bags fresh butter lettuce
1 pint strawberries cleaned & stemmed then quartered
½ cup toasted sliced almonds
4 green onions sliced
Toss & Drizzle lightly with dressing.
Strawberry Poppy-seed Dressing:
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup strawberry preserves
1 packet sweetener
½ cup table cream
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
Carrot Cake
1-1/4 c. unsifted flour 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 c. peanut oil
1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt 1 c. coarsely grated raw carrots
1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 c. white seedless raisins
4 eggs, separated 2 tbsp. grated lemon peel
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, and set aside.
Beat egg whites in small mixing bowl until soft peaks form, set aside.
In a large bowl combine sugar and peanut oil. Beat until well blended. Combine egg yolks and water. Stir into egg mixture. Mix in carrots, raisins, and lemon peel. Blend in dry ingredients. Fold in egg whites. Turn batter into well-greased bundt pan or a ring mold pan.
Chewy Gooey Snack Bars
Mix with hands In a Large mixing bowl:
1 handful Orange cran-raisins
1 handful Thompson seedless raisins
1 handful butter-scotch chips
1 handful semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 handful peanut butter chips
4 cups oatmeal,
3 cups brown rice cereal,
¼ cup chopped almonds & cashews,
¼ cup shelled sunflower seeds,
¼ cup shelled pumpkin seeds,
¼ cup shredded coconut.
Stir together & add:
1 cup Honey
¼ cup corn oil
½ cup Maple syrup
Spread evenly & tightly onto a greased baking sheet
Bake @ 300º for 1 hour
Cool then cut into bars
Community Links
FDA Recall Information
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Oskri is Expanding the Recall of Fig Dark Chocolate Bars to Include Additional Lots. Lot: 161 through 164
OSKRI Corp. of Lake Mills, WI is recalling “Coconut Bar Dark Chocolate”, “Coconut Bar Dark Chocolate Minis”, “Fig Dark Chocolate Bars” and “Almond Dark Chocolate Bars” because the dark chocolate contains milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. -
Natura Pet Issues Voluntary Recall of Specialized Dry Pet Foods Due to a Possible Health Risk
Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling specific lots of dry pet food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products. -
See’s Candies, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Nuts and Eggs in Milk and Dark Raisins
See’s Company of San Francisco is recalling all Milk and Dark Raisins because it may contain undeclared tree nuts and eggs. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts (e.g.: almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews) and/or eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. -
Oskri Recalls “Coconut Bar Dark Chocolate”, “Coconut Bar Dark Chocolate Minis”, “Fig Dark Chocolate Bars” and “Almond Dark Chocolate Bars” Because of Undeclared Milk
OSKRI Corp. of Lake Mills, WI is recalling “Coconut Bar Dark Chocolate”, “Coconut Bar Dark Chocolate Minis”, “Fig Dark Chocolate Bars” and “Almond Dark Chocolate Bars” because the dark chocolate contains milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. -
Lipari Foods Recalls Sunflower Seeds and Snack Mixes Because of Possible Health Risk
Lipari Foods of Warren, MI is recalling Raw Sunflower Seeds, Roasted Sunflower Seeds and Snack Mixes, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
