Page 12, The Estill County Tribune, June 8, 2016

Kitchen DivaBeyond Neckties and Socks

by ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

Onbehalfoffatherseverywhere,please,nomoreNECK-TIESorSOCKSforFather’sDay!Instead,giveDadoneofthesecoolcookbookswithascientificculinaryedge,perfectforfood-lovingfathers.Bothbooksareavailablethroughon-linebookstores.HappyFather’sDay,Daddy!

“Deluxe Molecular Gastronomy Kit with Book” Thekitchenbecomesabubblinglaboratory,andDad--withhiscookbookandpipettesinhand--istheresidentsciencege-niusandmasterchefrolledintoone!First,there’sthehardboundrecipebook,withdetailedinstruc-tionsforconcocting40differentpalatepleasers,fromcocktailstodessertsandeverythinginbetween.Thereareninedifferentfoodadditives thatDadcanuse to transformfamiliar ingre-dientsintojellies,foamsandbeads.Andfinally,therearesixfood-gradelaboratorytools,fromsyringestoasiliconemold,tohelpDadmakemagichappen.Thissetturnsfoodprepara-tionintoanongoingculinaryadventure.It’smolecularlydeli-cious!

“Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling”byMeatheadGoldwyn,withGregBlonder,Ph.D

Meathead Goldwyn is a highly regarded pit master andmeat-lovingcarnivorewiththesoulofapoetandthemindofamad,charcoal-lovingscientist.Forexample,hisdescriptionofthedifferencesbetweenconductionheat(whenyourlover’sbody is pressed against yours), convection heat (when yourloverblowsinyourear),andradiantheat(whenyoufeeltheheatofyourlover’sbodyunderthecoverswithouttouching)willstaywithmeforever! MeatheadGoldwynalso is the founder and editorof theworld’s most popular barbecue and grilling website,Amaz-ingRibs.com.Heappliesthelatestresearchtobackyardcook-ing inhis just-releasedcookbook,which featuresmore than100thoroughlytestedrecipes. Forsucculentresultseverytime,nothingismorecrucialthanunderstandingthesciencebehindtheinteractionoffood,fire,heatandsmoke.Thisisthedefinitiveguidetotheconcepts,methods,equipmentandaccessoriesofbarbecueandgrilling.Bestofall,everycookbookpurchasecomeswitha90-dayfreemembershipintheAmazingRibs.comPitmasterClub! With the help of physicist and food scientist Prof. GregBlonder,Ph.D,ofBostonUniversity,Meatheadblendschem-istry,physics,meatscienceandhumor.Everypageandeachuniquerecipeshatterthemythsthatstandinthewayofbar-bequeperfection. Here’sMeathead’srecipeforSkinnySteaks.Itservestwoandtakesjust10minutes.Enjoy!

SKINNY STEAKS Reversesearworksbestonthickercuts.Forthinsteaksandultrathinsteakslikeskirtsteak,youneedaverydifferenttech-nique.Aswiththicksteaks,thegoalisthesame:adarkbrownexteriorandatender,juicy,medium-rareinterior.Forsteaks1-inchthickorless,thesecretistouseveryhighheatandkeepthemmoving.Youareahumanrotisserie.Betherotisserie.2 steaks, each about 3/4 inch thick Kosher salt (about 1/2 teaspoon per pound) Freshly ground black pepper Vegetable oil PrepTrimthesurfacefatandsilver-skinfromthesteaks,ifneces-sary.Sprinklewithsalt,anddrybrineintherefrigeratorfor1to2hoursbeforecooking.Justbeforecooking,patthemeatdrywithpapertowels(mois-turecreatessteamandpreventsbrowning).Sprinklewithpep-per,pressingitinwithyourhands.Fire UpGetyourgrillscreaminghot.Ifyou’reusingcharcoal,pilethecoalsjustbeneaththecookingsurface.Onagasgrill,dropthegrateasclosetotheburnersaspossible.Leavethelidoff.Youwon’treallybeusingtheindirectzone,butitisnicetohaveincaseyouneedasafezoneawayfromtheflames.Cook Putthemeatoverthehottestpartofthegrill.Youneedtostandbythegrillandflipeveryminutesothehotsurfacecools,inhibitingheatbuildupandpreventingtheinteriorfromover-cooking.Aimforauniformdarkbrownwithoutgrillmarksand125Fto130Finthemiddle.Thingsmovefast,sobeonyourtoes.

***** Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cook-books. Her new cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Med-earis.(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis

Craig Goldwyn photo

River City Players willhave an even better pro-gramthankstoanOperationRound-Up grant. RCP’sChildren’s Theater CampprovidesanopportunityforthechildrenofEstillCountytoaquirethejoyoftheater.The2016campwillbeopento40children,ages7to18,tuition free. The $1000.00grant will help pay for thecamp supplies and venueto assure each child has awonderful and worthwhileexperience. Presenting thedonation was Jackson En-ergyBoardmember,TeresaDawes. “Operation round-Up isaneasywayforco-opmem-berstogiveasmallamounteachmonthtodeservingin-dividualsandorganizationsintheirlocalcommunities,”saidCarolWright,PresidentandCEOofJacksonEnergyCooperative. Operation RoundUpworkswhenco-opmembersvoluntarily have their elec-tricbillroundedtoanevendollaramount.Forexample,ifabillwas$122.62andthemember had volunteeredto participate in RoundUp,to would automatically be

River City Players Receives $1,000 From Jackson Energy’s Operation RoundUP

Jackson Energy Board Member Teresa Dawes (at left) presents an Operation RoundUP check to River City Players for $1,000. Receiving the check is Susan Hawkins (center) and Bobby Carol Noland.

roundedupto$123. The additional 38 centswould go directly into theRoundUpaccount.Theav-eragecontributionovertimeis approximately 50 centspermonth. The donated funds godirectlyintoatrustaccountthat can only be used for

grantfunding.Thisaccountis administered by a sevenperson Board of Trusteeswho meet quarterly to re-view grant applications.Any individual or commu-nity group with a worth-whileprojectcanapplyforfunding. More than$150,000has

been donated to area com-munitysrviceprojectssinceJackson Energy began thisprogramin2003. FormoreinformationonOperationRoundUpcall1-800-262-7480,orlogontoJackson Energy’s web site,www.jacksonenergy.com/content/operation-roundup.

The Estill County Extension Of-fice,under thedirectionof4-HEx-tension Agent Isaac L. Hollon andExtensioninternAmberHargis,willbe hosting a summer feeding pro-gramincooperationwithGod’sPan-tryofLexington. There are three lunches being

hosted:Tuesdaysat11:00a.m.attheEstillCountyCooperativeExtensionOffice on Golden Court off StacyLane Road, Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.atSt.Timothy’sOutreachonBarnesMountain Road, and Wednesday at12 at the Cobb Hill Volunteer FireDepartmentonWatsonRidgeRoad.

Children18andunderwillreceiveabaggedlunchandfarmtotablepro-gramming.OurSNAP-EDassistant,Jessica,willbedoingprogrammingwiththeadultswhowishtopartici-pate.These lunches are going fromnowthroughthelastweekofJuly.

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See improvements as EKU hosts challenge course community day Thepublicisinvitedforadayoffunandadventureat the Eastern KentuckyUniversity ChallengeCourse Community DayonSaturday,June11. During “grand re-open-ing” ceremonies from 10a.m.to1p.m.,membersofthe community will havetheopportunity toseeandexperience improvementsmadeoverthepastyear. Visitorsareinvitedto: �scalea40-footclimb-ing wall and rappel downtheotherside. �stepoffintothinaironthe course’s breath-takerswingforarushofadrena-line. �takea600-footziplineacross the lake (for those12andolder) Youngeradventurerscanenjoy a “bounce house”andyardgames. EKU’schallengecourseis located on the southernperipheryoftheRichmondcampus. Toreachthecourse,turn

fromLancasterRoadonto(gravel) Carnes Road justsouthofKitCarsonDriveand the law enforcementcomplex.Theroad,markedby a “Challenge Course”signonLancaster,leadstoalargegravelparkinglot.

Visitors may also accesstheChallengeCoursefrombehind the Stratton Build-ing.ParkingisavailableinthePerkinsLotacrossKitCarsonDrive.Thoughnotavailableforevenparking,thelotbehindStratton(ac-

cessroadbetweenbuildingand Lancaster Road) canserveasadrop-offarea.Formoreinformation,con-tactAdrienneFikeatadri-enne.fike@eku.eduor859-622-5251.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Veterans Transitions Study Is Eye-Opener VETERANS POST

by Freddy Groves The RAND Corpora-tion has spent a decaderesearching concerns forveterans, especially whenitcomestotransitioningtocivilianlife.Ithasrecentlyreleased a study with 10areasof investigation, andsome of the answers areeye-opening. Here are afewofthequestions: Howwidespreadisvet-eranunemployment? Theanswerdependsontheageoftheveteran.Old-er unemployed veteransare on par with civilians,buttheyoungerones,aged18-24, have more hurdlestojump,atleastforashortperiodafterleavingtheser-vice.RANDpointsoutthatthemedialumpseveryoneinto a group and doesn’taccountfordemographics. Aretaxcreditsforhiringveteransusefulandcost-ef-fective?

Bottomline:Yes.Thecred-itscost$610millionbutin-creased veterans’ incomeby$1billion. Ithelps thatthe credit-eligibility ruleshavechanged.Itusedtobelimitedtodisabledveteranswhohadtoleavethemili-tarybecauseofservice-re-lateddisabilities,butcred-itsnowcanbeusedforanydisabled veteran who wasrecently dischargedor un-employedformorethansixmonths. Doservicemembersandveterans earn less than ci-vilians? Shortanswer:No.Veter-ansearnmorethancivilians,asdoactivedutywhenthebenefitsareaddedin.Fur-ther,iftheveteranworkedin communications, intel-ligence or health care, heorshewillearnmoreasacivilianthanotherveteranswill. How effective are sup-port services for veterans’

transitions? Bottom line: Itdependsontheservice.Butnomat-terwhatsupportserviceisused,someemployersstillcan’t figure out how totranslatemilitary jobs intotheircivilianequivalent. More questions in thestudy include: How wide-spreadandcostlyaremen-

tal-healthproblemsamongservicemembersandveter-ans?Andissuicideacrisisinthemilitary? To read the whole re-port,“10FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutVeterans’Transitions,” go online towww.rand.org.

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