HEALTHFUL EATIng HABITS mADE TO OrDEr
word to the wise
Food
Cutlet
WIKIMEDIA
A thin, tender cut of meat (usually from lamb, pork or veal) taken from the leg or rib section. Cutlets are best when quickly cooked, such as sauteed or grilled. The term “cutlet” can also refer to a mixture of finely chopped meat that’s bound with a sauce or egg mixture and formed into the shape of a cutlet. It is often dipped into beaten egg and then into bread crumbs before being fried. – epicurious.com
did you know? Five seafood options that are low in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, pollock and catfish. – FoodSafety.gov
Food for thought
Market fresh By Kathryn Rem | GateHouse News Service
romano’s macaroni grill
WOULD YOU BUY IT?
Macaroni Grill frozen entrees Details: The Italian meals-in-a-bag go from freezer to table in 12 minutes. There are four varieties: Basil Parmesan Chicken, Chicken Florentine, Garlic Shrimp Scampi and Italian Sausage Pomodoro. More information: www. MacaroniGrillAtHome.com Comments: We microwaved the Basil Parmesan Chicken, a blend of white meat chicken, broccoli florets, tomatoes, cavatappi pasta and a basil-parm sauce. “The chicken chunks are big and plentiful.” “The pasta is al dente. Hard to believe they were microwaved.” “The sauce could use more flavor.” Would you buy it? Yes, if it were on sale. We thought the price per serving was too high. – State JournalRegister
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eslie Turasky and Ashley Glatz have added something new to their local farmers market in Springfield, Ill.: on-site cooking. Both first-time sellers, they are wielding spatulas and propane burners, Turasky preparing German-style pancakes and Glatz making omelets. Both are using as many organic and local ingredients as possible, including many of the foods sold by fellow vendors at the market.
Healthful eating habits
MADE TO ORDER
Turasky’s interest in healthful eating is easy to understand once you know she grew up on a farm and has worked at a natural-foods store for the past six years. A year ago, the 26-year-old started Brighter Life Foods, a line of healthful salads and sandwiches. Among her dishes are quinoa salad, hummus, tofu-based NoChicken Salad, Mung Beans and Greens, vegan dill potato salad and a variety of bagel sandwiches. The company also caters. For now, her main market offerings are German-style pancakes (pfannkucken), vegan tofu tacos, strawberry-banana smoothies and freshly squeezed wheatgrass juice shots.
At 26, Glatz already has had a career in the culinary arts that would satisfy most people for a lifetime. While living in New Zealand earning a bachelor’s degree in viticulture and oenology (grape growing and winemaking) from Lincoln University, Glatz worked as a bar manager and sous chef in a fine dining restaurant. After graduation, she returned to Springfield and spent 10 months at a wine store before moving to Chicago to work for a year with a wine distributor. Then she joined up with Big Delicious Planet, a caterer that specializes in fulfilling the food wishes big-name entertainers. Now she’s the head of
Brighter Life Foods owner Leslie Turasky squeezes a vegan-based sauce over tofu tacos in her booth at a farmers market in Springfield, Ill.
The pancakes come with toppings such as bananas, almonds and chocolate, or berries and whipped cream. The tacos have peppers, onions, seared tofu, cilantro and a cumin-garlic sauce inside a sprouted corn tortilla.
RealCuisine owner Ashley Glatz flips an omelet in her booth at a farmers market in Springfield, Ill. PHOTOS BY DAVID SPENCER/GHNS
Springfield’s RealCuisine Catering, a company started by her mother, food writer Julianne Glatz. Besides omelets at the farmers market, she has been selling chocolate-covered strawberries and mint tea.
Food
Cutlet
WIKIMEDIA
A thin, tender cut of meat (usually from lamb, pork or veal) taken from the leg or rib section. Cutlets are best when quickly cooked, such as sauteed or grilled. The term “cutlet” can also refer to a mixture of finely chopped meat that’s bound with a sauce or egg mixture and formed into the shape of a cutlet. It is often dipped into beaten egg and then into bread crumbs before being fried. – epicurious.com
did you know? Five seafood options that are low in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, pollock and catfish. – FoodSafety.gov
Food for thought
Market fresh By Kathryn Rem | GateHouse News Service
romano’s macaroni grill
WOULD YOU BUY IT?
Macaroni Grill frozen entrees Details: The Italian meals-in-a-bag go from freezer to table in 12 minutes. There are four varieties: Basil Parmesan Chicken, Chicken Florentine, Garlic Shrimp Scampi and Italian Sausage Pomodoro. More information: www. MacaroniGrillAtHome.com Comments: We microwaved the Basil Parmesan Chicken, a blend of white meat chicken, broccoli florets, tomatoes, cavatappi pasta and a basil-parm sauce. “The chicken chunks are big and plentiful.” “The pasta is al dente. Hard to believe they were microwaved.” “The sauce could use more flavor.” Would you buy it? Yes, if it were on sale. We thought the price per serving was too high. – State JournalRegister
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eslie Turasky and Ashley Glatz have added something new to their local farmers market in Springfield, Ill.: on-site cooking. Both first-time sellers, they are wielding spatulas and propane burners, Turasky preparing German-style pancakes and Glatz making omelets. Both are using as many organic and local ingredients as possible, including many of the foods sold by fellow vendors at the market.
Healthful eating habits
MADE TO ORDER
Turasky’s interest in healthful eating is easy to understand once you know she grew up on a farm and has worked at a natural-foods store for the past six years. A year ago, the 26-year-old started Brighter Life Foods, a line of healthful salads and sandwiches. Among her dishes are quinoa salad, hummus, tofu-based NoChicken Salad, Mung Beans and Greens, vegan dill potato salad and a variety of bagel sandwiches. The company also caters. For now, her main market offerings are German-style pancakes (pfannkucken), vegan tofu tacos, strawberry-banana smoothies and freshly squeezed wheatgrass juice shots.
At 26, Glatz already has had a career in the culinary arts that would satisfy most people for a lifetime. While living in New Zealand earning a bachelor’s degree in viticulture and oenology (grape growing and winemaking) from Lincoln University, Glatz worked as a bar manager and sous chef in a fine dining restaurant. After graduation, she returned to Springfield and spent 10 months at a wine store before moving to Chicago to work for a year with a wine distributor. Then she joined up with Big Delicious Planet, a caterer that specializes in fulfilling the food wishes big-name entertainers. Now she’s the head of
Brighter Life Foods owner Leslie Turasky squeezes a vegan-based sauce over tofu tacos in her booth at a farmers market in Springfield, Ill.
The pancakes come with toppings such as bananas, almonds and chocolate, or berries and whipped cream. The tacos have peppers, onions, seared tofu, cilantro and a cumin-garlic sauce inside a sprouted corn tortilla.
RealCuisine owner Ashley Glatz flips an omelet in her booth at a farmers market in Springfield, Ill. PHOTOS BY DAVID SPENCER/GHNS
Springfield’s RealCuisine Catering, a company started by her mother, food writer Julianne Glatz. Besides omelets at the farmers market, she has been selling chocolate-covered strawberries and mint tea.
