BEST COOKING RECIPES

Summer is the ideal time to enjoy cookouts and backyard feasts. Unfortunately
hot weather combined with eating outdoors can be a breeding ground for food-borne illness. Every year
an estimated 76 million cases of food-borne illness and 5
0
associated deaths occur in the United States.

It's easy to avoid food poisoning if you take some simple precautions. Here are some ways to keep yourself safe:

• Avoid cross-contamination. Do not let food not yet cooked come into contact with anything ready to be eaten.

• When shopping
buy meat and poultry products last
and unpack them first at home.

• Cook food thoroughly
especially poultry. Even rare meat should be cooked to an internal temperature of at least 140บF.

• Cranberries may be a natural and delicious way to make that summer barbeque a safer one. New research finds cranberries may offer a unique line of defense against food poisoning with their unique ability to reduce the growth of Salmonella and E. coli and other types of bacteria found in food. Incorporating cranberry into food preparation
one day
may be a natural way to minimize food contamination.


SPICY CRANBERRY CHICKEN DRUMMETTES


1/2 cup Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce

2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce

1 tablespoon chili sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

20 chicken drummettes
about 2 pounds

Combine all ingredients
except drummettes
in large resealable plastic bag; mix well. Add drummettes. Seal; turn bag to coat chicken. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight. Preheat oven to 400บ F. Pour chicken and marinade in ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Bake 40 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink near bone
turning 2 or 3 times and brushing with marinade. Transfer chicken pieces to serving dish; discard any remaining marinade.


Since cranberries are also antioxidants
they provide a dual anti-adhesion and antioxidant health benefit. With more PACs and antioxidants per gram than most fruit
cranberries ward off certain bacteria and bolster the body's defenses against free radical damage that can contribute to many chronic diseases including heart disease.