European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A minute gourmet by Pierre Franey new York times leftover Turkey has inspired countless All american concoctions like hash casseroles soups stews and fricassee i often grind up leftover Turkey meat and serve Turkey burgers seasoned with onions Parsley and Nutmeg. These Are delicious alone or perhaps with a Little melted Herb butter. My latest invention is lasagna filled with ground Turkey rather than ground beef. It is delicious and Turkey is lower in Tat and calories than beef is. You need about two pounds of ground or finely minced Turkey. The meat is first sauteed with garlic and dry red wine. When the wine evaporates add the Tomato sauce and seasonings. A Quick Tomato sauce can be made with Plum tomatoes or imported crushed tomatoes garlic red Pepper flakes and oregano. This mixture is layered Over strips of lasagna that have been coated with Ricotta cheese. Make As Many layers As you can and Sprinkle with Parmesan. This is an Ideal dish for guests because it can be made in Advance and cooked just before serving. It also repeats Well. All you need to round out the meal is a Good loaf of italian or French bread and a mixed Green salad. Lasagna with Turkey and fresh Tomato sauce for the sauce 21/2 pounds Ripe Plum tomatoes or 4 cups imported crushed tomatoes 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil 2 Tablespoons finely chopped garlic a a Teaspoon hot red Pepper flakes 1 Teaspoon chopped fresh oregano or i Teaspoon dried Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste for the lasagna 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil 2 pounds freshly ground Turkey meat or ground leftover cooked Turkey 1 Teaspoon finely chopped garlic i cup dry red wine 1 Teaspoon chopped fresh oregano or v2 Teaspoon dried Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste 12 lasagna strips 2 cups cold water Oil for greasing the dish 2 cups Ricotta cheese a cup hot water it cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 Tablespoons melted butter. To make the sauce Core the tomatoes and Cut them into 1 Inch cubes. Put the tomatoes in a food processor and blend until coarsely chopped. There should be about 4 cups. Heat the Oil in a Skillet and add the garlic. Cook briefly but do not Brown. And the tomatoes red Pepper flakes oregano Salt and Pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400 f. To prepare the lasagna heat the Oil in a nonstick Skillet and add the Turkey meat. Cook stirring to break up the particles of the meat until lightly browned. Add the garlic stir and add the wine. Bring to a boil Over High heat and Cook until the wine is evaporated add the Tomato sauce oregano Salt and Pepper to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Meanwhile Cook the lasagna in salted water according to instructions on the package adding the lasagna strips one at a time. Cook until tender add it cold water to Cool. Drain and spread the strips one at time on a Damp cloth. Lightly grease a 2-quart Oblong baking dish. Adda layer of lasagna. Beat the Ricotta with the hot water to make it spreadable. Spread about one third of the Ricotta Over the lasagna. Spread a layer of the meat sauce Over this and Sprinkle on about a Quarter of the Parmesan cheese. Continue making layers ending with a layer of lasagna. Sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese pour the melted butter Over All and bake for 15 minutes or until the lasagna is piping hot and bubbling yield 4 to 6 Servings. Mixed Green salad 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar a Teaspoon minced garlic 1 Tablespoon Dijon style Mustard 6 Tablespoons vegetable Oil Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste 1 Small red onion thinly sliced 10 cups loosely packed bite size pieces of watercress red Leaf lettuce and belgian endive. Combine the vinegar garlic and Mustard in a mixing bowl. Blend Welt. Add the Oil Salt and Pepper and blend Well with a wire whisk. Place the onion rings and salad greens in a bowl and toss Well with the dressing. Yield 4 to 6  pungent Panacea by Mary Macvean associated press mighty enough to keep vampires at Bay garlic has for thousands of years been considered a wondrous substance used to treat All sorts of ailments. Its real Powers Are less certain though studies continue into the possibilities that garlic can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol act As a painkiller and an Antibiotic and help fight cancer. Some studies of garlic and heart disease included too few people said Nancy Ernst a nutritionist with the National heart lung and blood Institute of the National institutes of health. She also noted that because of garlic a odor it s hard to do a Quot double Blind Quot study in which participants Don t know whether they re getting the real thing. And some studies used High doses of garlic 10 or More cloves a Day. Quot i think it would be a problem to suggest that people could get adequate cholesterol lowering just by adding garlic 1o their diet Quot Ernst said. Quot i think we just really Don t know Quot she said. A i think it would be useful to have an answer so people done to think it has magical  several researchers Are studying the effects on cancer of garlic and onions or allium vegetables. Quot animal and in Vitro experiments indicate that compounds in allium vegetables inhibit several types of tutors and decrease tumor growth and proliferation a according to a study in the journal of the National cancer Institute last year which found a reduction in stomach cancer risk among people in a province of China who regularly ate garlic and onions compared with those who did not. Michael Wargovich of the . Anderson cancer Center in Houston said the research so far Quot clearly supports that the protective chemicals from foods will have to be part of the diet throughout  eventually he said food manufacturers May produce Quot designer foods Quot that include High doses of food components found to prevent cancer. But for now he said he and his wife Quot just try to follow the guidelines that Are out there right  Quot we Don t know even As researchers How much is enough Quot he said. Regardless of medical uses garlic enhances the flavors of Many foods a raw Clove has just four calories garlic contains almost no sodium or fat bul has some fiber and protein. It can make some people ill. Of course most people done to eat but a Little although roasted garlic Heads have become a popular appetizer. Roasting or any cooking reduces garlic s pungency. Its not certain How cooking garlic affects its medical potential. Raw cloves can be sliced or smashed or forced through a press. Whole cloves can be sauteed to flavor Oil but if they Burn they taste bitter. They also can be kept in vinegar to flavor it chewing fresh Parsley helps counteract the bad breath garlic causes. When buying garlic look for firm Heads with tight skin. It should be stored in a Cool dark ventilated place. Except in very humid hot climates it should not i be refrigerated. Folk Medicine and lore Long have depended on garlic to fight vampires cholera scorpion stings leprosy and much More. The journal preventive Medicine noted that a 35-Century-old egyptian document considered garlic useful for treating heart disorders. Slaves building the egyptian pyramids were said to have eaten great quantities of garlic. Romans thought it an aphrodisiac garlic juice was used on bandages to fight infections during world War i. Quot part of it is just myth. You could see if someone had garlic around their necks to Ward away colds maybe people just did no to get in close enough Contact to be susceptible Ernst suggested. But much of it is not myth. Eric Block an organic chemist at the state University of new York has been researching garlic and onions As possible agents in the treatment of heart disease and has found and patented a compound from garlic called Joene that is Quot a pretty potent inhibitor Quot of the formation of blood clots As effective As aspirin he said. Quot the garlic and onion were like detective stories waiting to be approached by a Sleuth Quot blocks Ald his Laboratory work has yet to be tested on Anim or people but Block said he has no doubts about garlic s Power. In fact one indicator of its Power bad breath a has kept him from testing his in Erie on himself., 0f Quot in a a department chairman and i have to do a negotiating with parents students faculty he s Quot its a social problem Quot Page 16 a a a the stars and stripes Friday March 23,1990