| How To Lighten Chicken Scaloppine
I love ordering chicken scaloppine at a restaurant near my house. They fry the chicken thighs, and I think they have skin on them. It comes with a nice lemon caper sauce. I really want to make this at home but as light as possible as two of my family members need to cut back on fat and calories.
Making a light version is possible if we start with boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Although I used some olive oil to brown them in the skillet, I can keep the amount of oil to about a teaspoon per serving by using a nonstick pan and some olive oil cooking spray.
After the chicken is cooked and removed from the pan, many recipes call for adding more oil or butter to the pan to bring up the brown bits and create a sauce with some chicken broth and lemon juice. We can deglaze the pan easily with just the chicken broth.
Redemption for the homeless, under Grand Central's stars
Today, restored and rededicated, Grand Central Terminal is known as the heart of New York City. But I remember 22 years ago, when our city was ailing. The constellations on the station's domed ceiling were barely visible through the layers of grime. And commuters rushed to catch their trains hoping to avoid contact with the homeless people who camped there. As a volunteer, I spent 700 nights in a row feeding and befriending those who called Grand Central home. In those days, the only way we knew to help was to hand out sandwiches or offer a cot for a night in a dangerous, drug-infested shelter. Homelessness seemed incurable. Those who had succumbed to it were vilified for personifying the sad conditions of our city. Even to us, their advocates, they were victims who needed protection, incapable of doing for themselves.
Oceanic high
Old songs are not just great sources of inspiration, but also provide musicians with a perfect base to build up a musical superstructure, says Saurabh Malik after talking to four-member boy band Indian Ocean
CALL it fusion, or just amalgamation: Indian Oceans rippling music hits you with the intensity of Tsunami. For, unlike most music videos and cassettes flooding the market, its not just about adding basic beats to the existing numbers before labeling the stuff as remix versions. Its something original.
Making Waves: Members of the indian Ocean Band performed in the city on Saturday. Photo Vinay Malik
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Caught in tangled Web
He told Callender he was a widower and was just getting back into dating. She told him she was an independent writer who had worked mostly in theater but that she was trying to break into writing for films and television. Callender said Anderson told her he was in a similar business and that he could help her get established. "We agreed that it would be a business relationship, but that if we hit it off that neither of us was opposed to getting to know each other more personally," she said. "When I saw him at the airport and he looked like his picture, I relaxed. I let my guard down. I didn't see that there was any dishonesty going on." However, she said, it didn't take long for her to figure out there was a problem. As soon as they entered his residence, a converted carriage house at 610 N.
Perform Halloween magic with canned foods
Part of the fun of Halloween is finding new ways to create tasty but haunting foods to serve to friends and family. And it's even better when the foods are nutritious and use ingredients that many folks have on their regular shopping lists. For years, the Canned Food Alliance has provided recipes that use a range of products for special events or just anytime meals. This year, the Canned Food Alliance teamed up with Chef Andrew Schloss to create what they call “a spooktacular selection of recipes that would make any ghoul grin." “These nutritious and tasty treats feature canned ingredients that are packed with essential nutrients and screaming with flavor," according to the alliance. “It's no trick — a University of California, Davis study confirmed that canned, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables provide nutrients needed for a healthy diet." The recipes below were shared by the alliance and are quick to make, as well as nutritious.
New Orleans-style Gumbo A Go-Go
I don't know why it is that Cajun and Creole food so rarely translates well outside of Louisiana. Is it like San Francisco sourdough bread -- it needs something in the air? Maybe that's fair. I don't know that I'd care for a New Orleans version of Chicago-style pizza, either. While Gumbo A Go-Go, the newest local entry into the market, is no more authentic than most, this cute, little counter-service spot has several things going for it, such as a handy location near the Palatine train station; fast, friendly service; low prices; and great, homey desserts. Just north of the tracks in downtown Palatine, the 45-seat eatery opened in August. Owners Patrick and Suzanne Reardon gave up careers in the horse-racing business, selling their horse to launch the restaurant. Patrick, a native of Ireland, does the cooking; Suzanne, who grew up in England, handles buying the beer and wine.
Gloucester goings on
A free talk based on the book "Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel" by Harold Klemp, spiritual leader of Eckankar, the religion of the light and sound of God, will take place Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Sawyer Free Library. To preregister, call Erin Acevedo at 978-546-9828.
Penny sale
The Gloucester High School cheerleaders will hold its second annual Thanksgiving penny sale Friday, Nov. 16, 6 to 9 p.m., in the Gloucester High School cafeteria. The event will feature a full food concesssion, prizes, gift certificates, turkeys and baked goods.
Men's basketball league
The Cape Ann YMCA is now taking applications for teams looking to play this season. The first 10 teams that register to play will make up the league. The team sponser fee is $500 per team.
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