| Super Recipes: Serve party foods from chili to steak baguettes
Drizzle oil over baguette slices and arrange bread on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.Bake until bread is crisp and golden, about 5 minutes. Immediately rub garlic cloves over the hot toasts.To make the aioli: Finely chop garlic in food processor. Add peppers and blend until almost smooth. Blend in mayonnaise. With the machine running, blend in oil.Season aioli to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer aioli to a small bowl. Spread aioli over the toasts or use as a dip.The aioli can be made two days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.Makes 6 servings.Bloody Marys on a PickFrom Dorothy Bonk1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes1 cup lemon-flavored vodka1 (10-oz.) jar stuffed green olives3 to 4 ribs celery, sliced diagonallyCelery salt to tasteSkewers or toothpicksPierce skin of each tomato in several places with a toothpick.Place vodka and tomatoes in a plastic zipper bag.
School food not making the grade
My oldest daughter has learned to regret spending her perfectly good earned shopping money on crummy MacDonald's, and does try to bring her own healthy lunch to school. I've also let her know a few tricks for a cheap healthy lunch if you forgot or didn't have time: go to Safeway (or whatever you have nearby as a grocer), get a kaiser from the bulk bin for 16 cents, a slice of your fave deli meat, a slice of deli cheese, and an apple and a small milk. This will cost you very little! I usually pack a lunch to work, but if I forget, heaven help me! our work kitchen is stocked with high-fat lunch foods (canned/frozen), chocolate bars, chips, muffins, etc. I often eat at my desk, but use leave time to go for a walk a couple times per day. It's true parents need to set a good example, but the schools should not sell crap to our kids.
Warren Seeks Commissioner's Seat
Boothbay Harbor Republican Jay D. Warren, 57, announced his candidacy for Lincoln County Commissioner, to succeed Commissioner Ken Honey of Boothbay who is completing his 4-year term and has decided for health reasons to not seek re-election in November.
In June, Warren will retire from the state Department of Labor after 25 years as a safety engineer and 34 years total as a state employee.
He will be opposing Republican candidate Lynn Orne of Southport in District I, representing Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, Westport Island and Wiscasset.
"I'm interested in county issues," Warren said, particularly in the Governor's proposal for a state takeover of all the county jails, which he opposes. He wants to see better communication between the towns and the county, he said.
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