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Page 12, The Estill County Tribune, June 8, 2016 Kitchen Diva Beyond Neckties and Socks by ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS On behalf of fathers everywhere, please, no more NECK- TIES or SOCKS for Father’s Day! Instead, give Dad one of these cool cookbooks with a scientific culinary edge, perfect for food-loving fathers. Both books are available through on- line bookstores. Happy Father’s Day, Daddy! “Deluxe Molecular Gastronomy Kit with Book” The kitchen becomes a bubbling laboratory, and Dad -- with his cookbook and pipettes in hand -- is the resident science ge- nius and master chef rolled into one! First, there’s the hardbound recipe book, with detailed instruc- tions for concocting 40 different palate pleasers, from cocktails to desserts and everything in between. There are nine different food additives that Dad can use to transform familiar ingre- dients into jellies, foams and beads.And finally, there are six food-grade laboratory tools, from syringes to a silicone mold, to help Dad make magic happen. This set turns food prepara- tion into an ongoing culinary adventure. It’s molecularly deli- cious! “Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling” by Meathead Goldwyn, with Greg Blonder, Ph.D Meathead Goldwyn is a highly regarded pit master and meat-loving carnivore with the soul of a poet and the mind of a mad, charcoal-loving scientist. For example, his description of the differences between conduction heat (when your lover’s body is pressed against yours), convection heat (when your lover blows in your ear), and radiant heat (when you feel the heat of your lover’s body under the covers without touching) will stay with me forever! Meathead Goldwyn also is the founder and editor of the world’s most popular barbecue and grilling website, Amaz- ingRibs.com. He applies the latest research to backyard cook- ing in his just-released cookbook, which features more than 100 thoroughly tested recipes. For succulent results every time, nothing is more crucial than understanding the science behind the interaction of food, fire, heat and smoke. This is the definitive guide to the concepts, methods, equipment and accessories of barbecue and grilling. Best of all, every cookbook purchase comes with a 90-day free membership in the AmazingRibs.com Pitmaster Club! With the help of physicist and food scientist Prof. Greg Blonder, Ph.D, of Boston University, Meathead blends chem- istry, physics, meat science and humor. Every page and each unique recipe shatter the myths that stand in the way of bar- beque perfection. Here’s Meathead’s recipe for Skinny Steaks. It serves two and takes just 10 minutes. Enjoy! SKINNY STEAKS Reverse sear works best on thicker cuts. For thin steaks and ultrathin steaks like skirt steak, you need a very different tech- nique.As with thick steaks, the goal is the same: a dark brown exterior and a tender, juicy, medium-rare interior. For steaks 1- inch thick or less, the secret is to use very high heat and keep them moving.You are a human rotisserie. Be the rotisserie. 2 steaks, each about 3/4 inch thick Kosher salt (about 1/2 teaspoon per pound) Freshly ground black pepper Vegetable oil Prep Trim the surface fat and silver-skin from the steaks, if neces- sary. Sprinkle with salt, and dry brine in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours before cooking. Just before cooking, pat the meat dry with paper towels (mois- ture creates steam and prevents browning). Sprinkle with pep- per, pressing it in with your hands. Fire Up Get your grill screaming hot. If you’re using charcoal, pile the coals just beneath the cooking surface. On a gas grill, drop the grate as close to the burners as possible. Leave the lid off.You won’t really be using the indirect zone, but it is nice to have in case you need a safe zone away from the flames. Cook Put the meat over the hottest part of the grill.You need to stand by the grill and flip every minute so the hot surface cools, inhibiting heat buildup and preventing the interior from over- cooking.Aim for a uniform dark brown without grill marks and 125 F to 130 F in the middle. Things move fast, so be on your toes. ***** 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 will have an even better pro- gram thanks to an Operation Round-Up grant. RCP’s Children’s Theater Camp provides an opportunity for the children of Estill County to aquire the joy of theater. The 2016 camp will be open to 40 children, ages 7 to 18, tuition free. The $1000.00 grant will help pay for the camp supplies and venue to assure each child has a wonderful and worthwhile experience. Presenting the donation was Jackson En- ergy Board member, Teresa Dawes. “Operation round-Up is an easy way for co-op mem- bers to give a small amount each month to deserving in- dividuals and organizations in their local communities,” said Carol Wright, President and CEO of Jackson Energy Cooperative. Operation RoundUp works when co-op members voluntarily have their elec- tric bill rounded to an even dollar amount. For example, if a bill was $122.62 and the member had volunteered to 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. rounded up to $123. The additional 38 cents would go directly into the RoundUp account. The av- erage contribution over time is approximately 50 cents per month. The donated funds go directly into a trust account that can only be used for grant funding. This account is administered by a seven person Board of Trustees who meet quarterly to re- view grant applications. Any individual or commu- nity group with a worth- while project can apply for funding. More than $150,000 has been donated to area com- munity srvice projects since Jackson Energy began this program in 2003. For more information on Operation RoundUp call 1- 800-262-7480, or log on to Jackson Energy’s web site, www.jacksonenergy.com/ content/operation-roundup. The Estill County Extension Of- fice, under the direction of 4-H Ex- tension Agent Isaac L. Hollon and Extension intern Amber Hargis, will be hosting a summer feeding pro- gram in cooperation with God’s Pan- try of Lexington. There are three lunches being hosted: Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. at the Estill County Cooperative Extension Office on Golden Court off Stacy Lane Road, Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Outreach on Barnes Mountain Road, and Wednesday at 12 at the Cobb Hill Volunteer Fire Department on Watson Ridge Road. Children 18 and under will receive a bagged lunch and farm to table pro- gramming. Our SNAP-ED assistant, Jessica, will be doing programming with the adults who wish to partici- pate. These lunches are going from now through the last week of July. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estill Extension Hosts Summer Meals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See improvements as EKU hosts challenge course community day The public is invited for a day of fun and adventure at the Eastern Kentucky University Challenge Course Community Day on Saturday, June 11. During “grand re-open- ing” ceremonies from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., members of the community will have the opportunity to see and experience improvements made over the past year. Visitors are invited to: scale a 40-foot climb- ing wall and rappel down the other side. step off into thin air on the course’s breath-taker swing for a rush of adrena- line. take a 600-foot zip line across the lake (for those 12 and older) Younger adventurers can enjoy a “bounce house” and yard games. EKU’s challenge course is located on the southern periphery of the Richmond campus. To reach the course, turn from Lancaster Road onto (gravel) Carnes Road just south of Kit Carson Drive and the law enforcement complex. The road, marked by a “Challenge Course” sign on Lancaster, leads to a large gravel parking lot. Visitors may also access the Challenge Course from behind the Stratton Build- ing. Parking is available in the Perkins Lot across Kit Carson Drive. Though not available for even parking, the lot behind Stratton (ac- cess road between building and Lancaster Road) can serve as a drop-off area. For more information, con- tact Adrienne Fike at adri- [email protected] or 859- 622-5251. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Veterans Transitions Study Is Eye-Opener VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The RAND Corpora- tion has spent a decade researching concerns for veterans, especially when it comes to transitioning to civilian life. It has recently released a study with 10 areas of investigation, and some of the answers are eye-opening. Here are a few of the questions: How widespread is vet- eran unemployment? The answer depends on the age of the veteran. Old- er unemployed veterans are on par with civilians, but the younger ones, aged 18-24, have more hurdles to jump, at least for a short period after leaving the ser- vice. RAND points out that the media lumps everyone into a group and doesn’t account for demographics. Are tax credits for hiring veterans useful and cost-ef- fective? Bottom line: Yes. The cred- its cost $610 million but in- creased veterans’ income by $1 billion. It helps that the credit-eligibility rules have changed. It used to be limited to disabled veterans who had to leave the mili- tary because of service-re- lated disabilities, but cred- its now can be used for any disabled veteran who was recently discharged or un- employed for more than six months. Do service members and veterans earn less than ci- vilians? Short answer: No. Veter- ans earn more than civilians, as do active duty when the benefits are added in. Fur- ther, if the veteran worked in communications, intel- ligence or health care, he or she will earn more as a civilian than other veterans will. How effective are sup- port services for veterans’ transitions? Bottom line: It depends on the service. But no mat- ter what support service is used, some employers still can’t figure out how to translate military jobs into their civilian equivalent. More questions in the study include: How wide- spread and costly are men- tal-health problems among service members and veter- ans? And is suicide a crisis in the military? To read the whole re- port, “10 Frequently Asked Questions About Veterans’ Transitions,” go online to www.rand.org. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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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,[email protected].
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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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