HINTS FROM HELOISE
PRACTICAL, DEPENDABLE TIPS FOR TODAY’S BUSY CONSUMERS
Dear Heloise:
Would you reprint your “Creole Roast” recipe?
I haven’t seen it in a while in your column, and I read your column every day. I loved that recipe, but can’t find it anymore. — Gloria H., Norman, Oklahoma
Gloria, I’ve always liked this recipe, too. Here it is:
2 to 2 1/2 pounds beef tenderloin
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon snipped parsley or 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves Trim off all excess fat and rub meat with Worcestershire sauce. Combine the parsley, salt, pepper, celery seed, red pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and ground cloves. Then, sprinkle over the meat and rub in. Cover roast and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
In a covered grill, arrange preheated coals around a drip pan; test for medium heat above the pan. Insert a meat thermometer near center of roast and place on a grill rack over the drip pan — but not over the coals. Lower hood and grill until thermometer registers 140 F for rare (about 45 minutes), 160 F for medium (about 55 minutes), 170 F for well-done (about an hour).
If you like tasty dinners with easy-to-follow instructions, then you’ll love my pamphlet “Heloise’s Main Dishes and More.” To get a copy, go to www.Heloise.com or send $3 along with a stamped, self-addressed, long envelope to: Heloise/Main Dishes, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001.
Dear Heloise: — Heloise
With seven kids in a blended family, we go through a lot of cereal.
Whenever I get a box of cereal, I immediately empty the contents of the box into a large plastic zipclose bag and toss the box in the recycle bin.
This is much easier to store than those big bulky boxes. The plastic bag also keeps the cereal fresher.
— Carrie D., Tempe, Arizona
Dear Heloise: I wash out various round lids and use them as cookie cutters.
I have all kinds of lids that make great cookie shapes and make different sizes. Even the lids to my hairspray can be used after it’s cleaned and dry.
The lids are also easy for children to hold onto when they want to help with cookie-making!