Creative Turkey Appetizer

Talk about an inventive use of celery, carrots, green onion, red, yellow, green peppers, olives, cukes and more. Let the photo give the recipe . . .

Other tasty appetizer recipes throughout Tastes & Treasures cookbook.

Historymakers book a big hit at Az Library Convention

Carolyn Mendoza and Judy Blackwell assist librarians

With funding cuts and librarians being creative, the donation of a $40 leather-bound books filled with Arizona history is very popular. Librarians from all over the state of Arizona came to Radisson Fort McDowell to attend seminars, receive awards, network and visit Exhibitors. The Historical League had a table with Arizona Recollections and Reflections An Arizona Centennial Historymakers Commemoration. 

Thanks to our generous donors, Librarians were thrilled to receive a complimentary copy of the book.

Thanks also to Carolyn Mendoza, Zona Lorig, Judy Blackwell, Sharon Johnson and Ruth McLeod for spending 3 days setting up and talking to librarians about the Historymakers Gala and Recognition Program and handing out the book. www.HistoricalLeague.org

Carolyn Mendoza, Judy Blackwell, Zona Lorig at our table

Judy Blackwell works with a happy librarian getting a free book

Low Cal Chicken Salad Wrap

Lower calories and fat grams! Get ready for one flavor-packed, guilt-free Chicken Salad Wrap.

Tastes & Treasures has a delicious Chicken Salad Pie on page 176 with pineapple. It is simple to switch out the ingredients and make it a lower calorie, lower fat dish like the one below.

Chicken Salad Wrap

Ingredients:

1 slice center-cut bacon or turkey bacon

3 oz. cooked and finely chopped skinless chicken breast

1/4 cup chopped bagged broccoli cole slaw

2 tbsp. fat-free mayonnaise

1 tbsp. diced celery

1/8 tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. onion powder

Dash black pepper

1 medium-large high-fiber flour tortilla with 110 calories or less (like the kinds by La Tortilla Factory)



Directions:

Cook bacon until crispy, either in a skillet over medium heat or on a microwave-safe plate in the microwave. (See package for cook time.)

In a medium bowl, combine chicken, slaw, mayo, celery, and seasonings. Mix well. 


Microwave tortilla on a microwave-safe plate for 10 seconds, or until warm. 

Break bacon in half, and lay the halves horizontally on the center of the tortilla. Top with chicken mixture.


Wrap tortilla up by first folding in one side (to keep filling from escaping) and then tightly rolling it up from the bottom. (Or fold in both sides, burrito-style.) Enjoy!



MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: entire recipe
Calories: 273
Fat: 7g
Sodium: 858mg
Carbs: 30.5g
Fiber: 6.5g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 30.5g 


Thanks to www.hungrygirl.com

Newszap.com promotes Historymakers

Nine Arizonans who have made significant contributions to the state are being honored as Historymakers by the Historical League, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the Arizona Historical Society and its museum at PapagoPark in Tempe.

Marshall Trimble

The nine will be honored during a gala planned Feb. 8, 2014 at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa.

The nine honorees are:

* Jim Bruner, former member of the Scottsdale City Council and the Maricopa Board of Supervisors. His deciding vote in support of a baseball tax led to the construction of what is now Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

* Raúl Castro, who served as Arizona’s only Hispanic governor and also as ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia and Argentina.

* Lattie Coor, retired president of Arizona State University and the founder of the Center for the Future of Arizona.

* Maxine and Chuck Lakin, devoted preservationists and philanthropists. Founders of the Lakin Milling Company and the Heritage Center at Lakin Farm. Mr. Lakin passed away earlier this year.

* Joan and David Lincoln, well-known philanthropists, venture capitalists and advocates for education and health care. They established the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University.

* Bill Owen, prominent artist who won numerous awards for his paintings and sculptures of the contemporary American cowboy. He served three times as president of the Cowboy Artists of America and founded the Arizona Cowpunchers Scholarship Organization. Mr. Owen passed away earlier this year.

* Marshall Trimble, official Arizona state historian who also teaches Arizona history at Scottsdale Community College. He has been called the “Will Rogers of Arizona.”

The honorees join 58 others who have been recognized as Historymakers since 1992. They will be celebrated at Historymakers Gala XI, which will take place beginning with cocktails at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, 6902 East Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale. Contact Jeannine Moyle junkmoyle@aol.com for information.

Donating Arizona Recollections and Reflections at AzLA Convention

Nothing like giving away free books. The lucky librarians attending the Arizona Library Convention at Radisson Ft McDowell are thrilled with their new Historymaker books. Thanks to our generous sponsors for supporting this Program to Donate Az R & R to schools and libraries.

Carolyn Mendoza gives Jane Kauzlaric from RH Johnson Library in Sun City her complimentary copy

Polka Dot Cheesecake

Something sweet, low in calories, and you make it a day ahead! My kind of recipe. We also like the traditional cheesecake on page 170 in Tastes & Treasures cookbook.

Polka Dot Cheesecake

Directions for Crust:
Preheat oven to 300 F.  Line 8" X 8" pan with baking paper.
In medium sized bowl  mix together 1 cup of graham crumbs with 1/4 cup of melted butter, 2 tbsp of sugar and 1/4 cup of cocoa. Pour mixture into pan.

Directions for Filling:
Beat 16 oz softened cream cheese and add 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 eggs to it. Stir it on low speed and add 1 tbsp of vanilla and 2/3 cups of sour cream. Pour one half of this mixture into pan.

Melt 2 oz of dark chocolate and stir into the other one half of the cream cheese mixture. Put chocolate/cream cheese mixture into pastry bag and place some dots all over your cheesecake.

Bake for an hour at 300 F. Turn off oven but leave the cake inside for an additional one hour.  Refrigerator for 24 hours before serving.

Ingredients for Crust:
1 cup Graham crumbs
¼ cup cocoa
2 tbsp sugar
¼ cup melted butter

Instructions for Filling:
16 oz softened cream cheese
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
2 oz dark chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup sour cream

Healthy Chicken Salad Sandwich

Healthy Chicken Salad
Ingredients:

1 lb. chicken breast (chopped) 

1/2 c. diced red onion

1/2 c. diced apple

2/3 c. grapes, halved

1/3 c. dried cranberries 

1/4 c. sliced almonds

1/2 c. Greek yogurt

1.5 T. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. garlic powder
salt and pepper

Directions:
Mix incredients and serve as sandwich or salad.