European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V Gingerbread House pattern use this pattern to create a Small simple cottage. A Quot roof Cut 2 7 inches a 5 3/4 inches front it Side Walls Cut 2 5 3/4 inches 4 inches �?�2 3/4 inches Chimney 1 3/4 inches Cut out 2 or 3 chimneys and k it i 2 1/2 inches 8 inches re 1 1/2 inches v -<-4 inches -8 inches �<r4 inches 1 Inch assemble Sandwich style using icing in Between layers add windows As preferred in your Side Walls and Back Wall continued from Page 13. Supports. Carefully lift the pieces onto the baking paper a leaving room Between pieces for slight expansion. A bake in a moderate oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges barely begin to Darken. Carefully invert the pieces onto Racks or other Flat surfaces and Peel off paper. A turn right Side up and while Giitl warm trim pieces to fit pattern. The pieces will Harden As they Cool. A a Cool completely before assembling with Royal icing. This recipe May be used for cookies if rolled Vij Inch thick and baked slightly longer a a. A \ 1 a bake the dough in a . While still warm Cut into diamonds and Glaze with following a cup sugar and Viz cup water cooked until the mixture threads from a wooden spoon. Store these cookies at least one week before serving. Stored in Ari airtight Container they keep for months and Are excellent for shipping. A Royal icing. Beat three egg Whites until Foamy. Gradually blend in one Pound confectioners sugar until it is a working. Real estate a i. _ f0 the holidays consistency. If necessary water May be added. This can be made in a food processor or a blender. When working on the House covering the bowl with a Damp cloth will v keep the icing from drying out. Store tightly covered. A pain do a Pace spiced bread boil 1 a cup water 1 Teaspoon aniseed add 1 cup Honey a a cup sugar. Stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in v2 Teaspoon baking soda a cup rum Combine 4 cups flour 2v2 Teaspoons baking powder 1 Teaspoon cinnamon Viz Teaspoon Ginger a Teaspoon Salt slowly mix the liquid mixture into the flour mixture. Add Viz cup chopped candied Orange and or Lemon Peel Vij Teaspoon grated Orange Peel a cup chopped almonds pour mixture into two 8-i Nch-by-4-Inch loaf pans that have been generously greased and lined with grease waxed paper or with non suck baking paper. \. Bake at 350 f for about 4 a minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry. Cool for 10 minutes in pans then invert pans and remove by lugging the paper. Peel off paper and Cool completely. / a a a it is Best to let this sit 24 hours before serving slice with a very Sharp knife preferably serrated. An electric carving knife will work Well. Good served Wilh Cream cheese at. Breakfast or teatime. A fun for children armed with the advice of Veteran Gingerbread House maker Margaret Jennings and the a observation of other first Lime House makers build choir Gingerbread creations i decided this year would be a Good time to try my hand at those charming christmastime Centrepieces. A. A a a a. My 3 a year old daughter who loves to help bake seconded the idea. A a it took about five hours altogether Over one weekend to create my first Gingerbread House. I spent a couple of hours making , and baking the pieces to the a House one evening and put in another three hours sunday afternoon assembling and decorating the House. A what a sense of accomplishment it in t exactly picture perfect but like Jennings said it adds a bit of Charm to. Have a Tew oddities Here and there. The icing on the roof a ran a bit so i lost the fancy design i was striving for. One Side of the roof hangs Down a bit. More than the other but my family and i still think its a Good piece of work. L a a. A Vine of Green jellied fruit slices with Blue yellow and. Orange lower shaped cake flakes attached to it Trail up the a front Wall red Licorie forms a Border around Orre window while Candy canes Are propped up at each Corner of the / House. A woodpile crafted from Tootsie Rolls a hedge of Given spearmint leaves and a couple of decorated. A. Gingerbread Evergreen Trees make up the landscape. A a if you have Small children creating a Gingerbread House a can be a wonderful project to undertake. They la especially like the aspect of having leftover candies and will / a. / undoubtedly want to have a lick of the thick creamy White icing  Cement the House together. -. A my daughter jewel loved placing a Border of dots. Around the base of the House and acted As a spotter. Warning me when a few pieces of Candy started falling off the House. She also offered advice like Quot mom you need More White staff Here Quot pointing to the spot where there was a bit of a Gap Between the sides of the House.  a this project can turn into a family affair too As it did at. Our House with my husband adding a few candies Here. And there and creating some make shift roof supports by propping a plastic Container perched on top of some jellied candies under the roofs Edge. A a 1the thing to keep in mind is Don t strive for that picture perfect House that will Only put frustration instead of festivity and frivolity into your creative process a ,. A. Amy Geiszler Jones the stars and stripes Page 14 it a healthy Holiday hours oeuvres by Linda Lowe Morris Baltimore Sun the subject has shifted to  oeuvres and Jane Brody draws herself up to do Battle. A. Quot damaging Quot she says and then once being hot. Enough she adds damaging damaging. Damaging Quot i. Packed within those tiny nibbles a the pates the chips and dts the cheeses,.the stuffed pastries a Are. Some of the highest amounts of fat calories and sodium. And for the. Nationally syndicated health writer these Are fighting words. For. Years now through her columns and her Best Selling a books Jane Brody s nutrition Book and Jane Brody s. Good food Brody  her pen to stash the fat  the american diet. A a a a a now in her latest Book Jane Brody s Good food / gourmet  hardcover $25she has taken on the inst outpost of overindulgence the party. Traditionally to pamper our guests has meant to offer them the richest the Cream est the most delectable. But these Days this is not necessarily kindness said Brody who was in Baltimore to promote her  there Are Many Many people who like to eat without compromising their health a and not just people who Are sick but people who want to stay healthy. And these people Don t want to be stuffed with Rich food at every Holiday party Quot she said./. A a a Quot i think too often what happens is that people go to parties and they say a Well what pan i do in a at this party and i can to insult the Host or hostess. I be got to eat what i m served and yet they Don t really necessarily want . /. /. A l / it is much better to give people  to eat healthfully to eat foods that they Are comfortable eating she said. Quot and you can do that without compromising on. Flavor and attractiveness in your  / a /. Standard fare at most of her parties is the vegetable a Platter a Large display of raw and tender Crisp vegetables arranged in a Way that highlights their / Beautiful colors and shapes. Nibbling on such Quot vegetables is she explained Quot a Low calorie High nutrient and delicious Way to curb your hunger and Calm your nerves at such  serves them with a variety of dips Many of them. A made from Standard recipes she has adapted to be l much Tower in calories . Instead of sour Cream. She typically uses Yogurt As the base for some of the. Dips. Others a her Black bean and Salmon spread string bean Pate White bean dip Hummus and lentil a amp the a depend on Beans and other legumes for both their flavor and consistency a. A a a /. Quot my favorite ones by a Long shot Are the lentil pat6 and the string bean Pate Quot she said. Quot i bring these to other Peoples parties. They re delicious and the leftovers can be eaten for lunch or breakfast. The lentil path not Only. Looks like chopped liver it tastes like chopped liver. It has the texture but none of the cholesterol and very Little  onions rather than meats make these recipes flavorful she explained Quot the onions Are cooked slowly which makes them Golden and sort of  / a an especially pretty dish she continued is the shrimp and Citrus cocktail made of shrimp boiled briefly in Beer a a and spices alternated with sections of Pink Grapefruit and served with a spicy cocktail sauce. Quot its very very easy to throw . A. A. A a she uses in Flavoured Gelatin to bind a three layer Christmas Pate made with spinach Chicken and Tomato rather than the traditional heavy meats. To a guacamole., recipe she adds Liberal amounts of fresh Tomato Jal Aperio peppers red onion and italian Parsley As Well As toasted. Pumpkin seeds. A she makes a spread of softened Sun dried tomatoes a a Little bit of Olive Oil seasonings and grated Parmesan then. She packs it into Small mushroom Caps. A a she still serves mixed nuts despite their High fat Content. A they re an unsaturated fat but still you Don t want to eat / huge amounts of nuts at one time. So if you  a Little spicy people eat fewer  ,. She never uses artificial sweeteners or artificial fats in her foods she adds. Quot i done to use ersatz ingredients or fake things and never will. Quot Quot. A Quot you can make really Good food with real food/.1 she said. Quot you can create Nice things that people enjoy and that a pleasure is important. Eating should not be punishment or. Deprivation or a series of  Here Are some recipes from Jane Brody s Good food gourmet. A Quot a. A. A a a hot nuts 11/3 cups about 7 ounces whole almonds 11/� cups about 5 ounces Pecan halves 1 cup about 4 ounces Walnut halves 1 Tablespoon vegetable Oil 1 Teaspoon cumin 1 Teaspoon Curry powder a Teaspoon Cayenne is Teaspoon White Pepper a Teaspoon Salt optional / preheat the oven to 350 f. Toss  with Oil in a. Large bowl. Z. A a. / j. Ain a Small bowl Combine All the spices except the Salt. Add the spices to , tossing  to cover them evenly with the spices. A / a / a spread  on a  in a single layer. Bake  for 10 minutes. If desired Sprinkle  lightly with the Salt. / makes about 3 cups. 1 shrimp and Citrus cocktail 2 to 3 Grapefruit 12 ounces Beer 1 Tablespoon Lemon juice 1 Clove garlic peeled Teaspoon Salt i Teaspoon celery seeds a Teaspoon Cayenne a Teaspoon thyme leaves 1 Bay Leaf 1 Pound medium Large shrimp peeled and  cocktail sauce a cup Chili sauce a cup Ketchup grated Peel of1/? Lemon 1 to 2 Tablespoons Lemon juice to taste Peel Section and Chili the grapefruits. A in a medium size Saucepan Combine the Beer Lemon juice garlic Salt celery seeds Cayenne thyme and Bay Leaf and bring the mixture to a boil. A a ,. / l add the shrimp and return the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the ingredients for 2 to 3 minutes or until the shrimp just turn Pink. Drain the shrimp immediately Cool them and. Refrigerate them. To make the cocktail sauce Combine the Chili sauce a Ketchup Lemon Peel and Lemon juice in a Small serving bowl. Set the sauce aside. A when the shrimp Are cold remove them from the refrigerator. Alternate the shrimp and the Grapefruit a Sec tons along the edges of a , placing the bowl of cocktail sauce Iri the  6. Christmas Pate spinach layer 1 envelope in Flavoured Gelatin a a cup cold water 210-ounce packages Frozen chopped spinach thawed and Well drained. Viz cup minced scallions Viz Teaspoon Nutmeg a Teaspoon Salt optional Chicken layer a a 1 envelope in Flavoured Gelatin a cup cold water Viz cup chopped onion 1 medium a Pound mushrooms chopped 1 cup 1 Pound Boneless skinless Chicken breasts finely diced 1 Tablespoon butter or Margarine 2 Teaspoons dry Sherry a Viz Teaspoon dried Basil crumble Tomato layer 1 Viz envelopes in Flavoured Gelatin a cup cold water 2 cups Tomato juice 1 red Bell Pepper cored seeded and chopped 1 canned Green Chili or Jalapeno seeded and minced 3 cloves garlic peeled and minced 2 Tablespoons Lime juice 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar1 Teaspoon drained prepared horseradish 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper. To prepare spinach layer in a medium size Heatproof bowl or the top of a double boiler Sprinkle the Gelatin Over cold water and let stand for about 5 minutes. Then heat the Gelatin Over boiling water stirring  until the gel atm dissolves. Combine the Gellan mixture with the remaining ingredients for the spinach layer. Pour this. A mixture into an 8-Inch pan that has Beer lined with foil or. Margaret Jennings gives Nancy Brewer some tips on assembling her Gingerbread House. Heavy plastic wrap and then sprayed with vegetable ii refrigerate the spinach layer while you prepare the Chicken to prepare Chicken layer in a medium size Heatproof bowl or the top of a double boiler Sprinkle the Gelatin Over the water and let stand for about 5 minutes. Then heat the Gelatin Over boiling water stirring the mixture unlit the a Gelatin dissolves -. A. A a a / a a. A meanwhile in a medium size Skillet,.aautd the onion mushrooms and Chicken in the butter or Murgai to until the ingredients Are just tender. Add the Sherry and Basil and Cook the my Redions 5 minutes longer. A add the Skillet Ingrid fonts to the dissolved Gelatin and mix everything Well. When the spinach layer is irm. Romono it from the refrigerator  spread the Chicken. Layer Over . Refrigerate the two layers while you prepare the Tomato layer /. A a a a a a to prepare Tomato layer in a medium size heat a proof bowl or the Topol a double boiler spun Klu the Gelatin Over the water and lot stand for about 5 minutes then heal the Gelatin Over boiling water,.stirring the mixture until Tho Gelatin dissolves add the remaining ingredients Tho Gollam and mix everything Well when the Chicken layer is firm enough remove i from the Sofri Geralo arid pour the Tomato Juico mixture Over it. Refrigerate the a it for 4 hours  Terr entire  very turn. / h /. A / / a a to Servo Tho Pate either untold the Pate onto a Platter /. Or leave it in the. Pan slice it into Vagt Inch cubes and  pieces attractively on a serving dish. Makes 36 squares. / ,. A a a / a spinach dip. 1 Large Clove garlic peeled and minced 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil 110-ounce package Frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed to remove excess liquid Viz cup Plain non fat or now fat Yogurt Viz cup grated Parmesan a Teaspoon Salt 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper in a Small Skillet Over Low heat saute the garlic in the Oil. For 1 minute or until the garlic is tender be careful not to a Burn the garlic. A Quot. A. Combine the garlic and Oil with the Rema Ittig ingredients in a blender or food processor processing the ingredients until they Are smooth cover the dip and chill it until just before serving time. / a serving suggestion serve this dip with a vegetable a Platter  carrots Green Beans cauliflower or. Broccoli that has been steamed tend Crisp plus raw / vegetables such As Cucumber and Cherry tomatoes makes about 1 Xhu cups. A. A Friday december a 199q the stars and stripes h k k Page 15