HINTS FROM HELOISE
PRACTICAL, DEPENDABLE TIPS FOR TODAY’S BUSY CONSUMERS
Dear Heloise: I work at a clinic where we help people lose weight, especially if they have health issues that need
to be addressed. One of the first things we do is a complete checkup, then construct a diet around that person’s needs. One of the first things, and perhaps the hardest thing, is to get people to acknowledge that no matter what their friends have told them and no matter what the latest fad diet would have them do, there are two very important factors to their diet plan: One is to exercise, and the other is to eat what is prescribed by the doctor. If the doctors say no ice cream and no pastries, they mean it. The goal is to teach people to make better choices rather than making excuses as to why they’re not losing weight. .
Dieting isn’t fun, and for some, it isn’t easy. But it can extend a person’s life when they eat right.
— Joann H., Los Angeles
Dear Heloise: You have a recipe that is your version of Swedish meatballs, and I love the taste and the tiny little crunch when I eat them. Will you reprint that for me?
— Kathy R., Naugatuck, Connecticut Kathy, this recipe was always a favorite of my husband’s, so here it is:
2 cups bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
8 ounces sausage meat (spicy)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon soy sauce
5 ounces water chestnuts, chopped
Mix the bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. Roll the meat mix into 1-and-1/2-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet with the sides close together. They shrink while cooking. Bake at 350 F until well done and golden brown (about 30 minutes). Remove from the oven and drain on a paper towel. Serve with jelly sauce (ingredients and instructions below):
Equal portions of grape jelly and cocktail sauce
In a medium sauce pan, cook over low heat until bubbling. Remove from heat and pour over the meatballs.
If you enjoy easy recipes that are delicious and memorable, then you need a copy of my pamphlet “Heloise’s Main Dishes and More.”
You’ll find family favorites from my staff and I that have been tested through three or more generations. It’s easy to get a copy. Just 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. — Heloise