Warm Cioppino Salad

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Warm Cioppino Salad

1/2   pound extra-large shrimp (26 to 30 per lb.), shelled and deveined
3  tablespoons olive oil
2   cups !4-inch-thick slices mushrooms
2   cups 14-inch-thick slices zucchini
1   can (14Y2 oz.) tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped
1/2   cups drained pitted black ripe olives
Dressing (recipe follows)
3   quarts lightly packed, rinsed and crisped fresh spinach leaves
1/2   pound shelled cooked crab In a 10- to  12-inch frying pan over
medium-high heat, stir shrimp in oil until pink, about 2 minutes. Lift out and set aside. Add mushrooms and zucchini to pan; stir often on medium-high heat until zucchini is tender-crisp to bite, about 3 minutes.

Return shrimp to pan; add tomatoes, olives, and dressing; stir often until hot. Put spinach in a wide bowl; pour hot mixture over greens, top with crab, and mix gently. Serves 6.

Per serving: 231 cal, (47 percent from fat); 20 g protein; 12 g fat (1.7 g sat); 14 g carbo.; 693 mg sodium; 85 mg chol.

Dressing. Mix /4 cup lemon juice; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire; and 1 teaspoon each dried basil and oregano leaves, and minced garlic.

Canning Suggestions

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JUST THE RIGHT SIZE
Get ready to preserve a bit of summer when the abundance of fresh produce flits farmers markets and roadside stands. Large canning jars are great for the big jobs, but you need tiny jars, such as those made by Bali, for saving goodies from backyard gardens. Their wide-mouth, one-piece, screw-on lids make it easy to save small batches, and the size is right for gifts from your kitchen. Pick up a carton of them as soon as they appear in stores—they get away quickly. That way, when the spirit hits to can a little something you’ll be set.

Frozen Tid-Bits

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Frozen Sweets
If you’re an ice-cream fanatic like I am, you’ll love preparing a luscious batch your­self. But when you want it fast, there’s al­ways something tempting in the grocer’s freezer. Let these reminders help you grab the one you need. •Ice cream is a rich mix­ture of cream, milk, at least 10% milk fat, along with sugar or other sweeteners. •Ice milk contains less milk fat and milk solids than ice cream does, making it lighter and lower in calories than its heavier cousin.
• Frozen yogurt can be made from whole milk or low-fat and nonfat milk sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. These products can be lower in fat but not neces­sarily lower in calories.
• Sherbet is usually made from sweetened fruit juice, milk, and water.
• Sorbet contains no milk, a good choice for those who need to stay away from dairy products.
• Granita is water and sugar combined with fruit juice, wine, or coffee. This one is a firm slush of icy crystals.

Blueberry Tid-Bits

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Here are a few nuggets of information to help you make the most of this glorious fruit.
• Blueberries belong to the same family as the wild huckleberry or azalea.
• The powdery gray-blue bloom on the sur­face of the skin helps the small berry retain its moisture after harvest.
• Blueberries do not ripen further after they’re picked.
•Blueberries aren’t as perishable as other berries and will keep about a week if handled properly. Place them in a plastic container and refrigerate as soon as possi­ble. Don’t wash berries until you’re ready to use them. (Added moisture will hasten growth of mold.)
•Washing blueberries before freezing results in toughening of their skin.
• A pint of blueberries serves four people generously.

Words Of Wisdom

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“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” — Mark Twain

“Power without love is reck­less and abusive, and love with­out power is sentimental and ane­mic.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Donuts. … Is there any­thing they can’t do?” — Homer Simpson

“I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.”—Harry S. Truman

“Life is a long lesson in humility.” — James M. Barrie

“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Everywhere I go, I’m asked if the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don’t sti­fle enough of them.” — Planner)’ O’Connor

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.”
— Harper Lee

“My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am 1 doing right?” — Charles Schulz

“Just cause you got the mon­key off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town.” — George Carlin

“There is science, logic, reason; there is thought veri­fied by experience. And then there is California.” — Edward Abbey

“To get back my youth 1 would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.” — Oscar Wilde