Friday, April 26, 2019 7Brooklin Town Crier Plant-Based Eating by Sheree Nicholson Burger alternatives People often tell me they could never stop eating meat and I remember thinking that way once, too. I loved its taste and being raised North American meant we ate meat and potatoes for a lot of our meals. My grandfather was a cattle farmer and beef was prized by my Dad. When I stopped eating meat in 1989, there were a few jaws that dropped in my family along with genuine concern for my health and questions about my sanity. But fast forward years later, times have changed. People are open to exploring meatless meals and I now find that many of my family and friends are asking me how to cut back on animal products and are even sharing recipes with me. I always loved beef and there's a texture and taste to most meat that can't be imitated. I've tried tofu hot dogs, meatless deli slices and fake turkey made of gluten. None tasted very good. Sometimes I might miss just having a burger, but I've found some satisfying ones at Copper Branch in Brooklin. They're soy-free and, while they don't taste like beef, they might even taste better. Another favourite is the Harvey's veggie burger on a multigrain bun. While it's also soy-based, it's also charbroiled which gives it a nice taste with a fine flavour and texture. A & W's new Beyond Beef burger is another alternative to a regular burger that people are raving about. My summer go-to recipe for family barbeques is the portobello mushroom burger as I always look for uncomplicated with easy-to-find ingredients. You can also use the marinade for peppers, thinly sliced zucchini, and asparagus spears. Use the grilled veggies in sandwiches, or pasta or serve them on a platter. Grilled Portobello Burgers Ingredients: 2 medium Portobello mushrooms 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons plus plus 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic minced 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried basil ¼ teaspoon fine-grain seal salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions: 1. Remove the stems from the mushrooms by twisting them until they pop off. Rub the cap with a damp dishcloth to clean. In a large bowl, whisk toughie the vinegar, lemon juice, oil, garlic, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Add the Portobello caps and toss to coat them in the marinade. Marinate the mushrooms for 30 to 60 minutes, tossing them every 15 minutes (you can also marinate them overnight). 2. Grill until done to your likeness. (Adapted from an Oh She Glows Recipe) Sheree's Hack: Double this recipe and use the leftovers in burritos and salads. Deputy Mayor - By Rhonda Mulcahy Put A Lid On It! I helped deliver these handy new blue bin covers to a test pilot group last week in Brooklin. Residents on Rossemarie, Matthewson and part of Carnwith will use these covers for the next little while and we will see how they work out. The lids are made from recycled tires from our Durham Region land fill sites. We are hopeful this will cut down on the recycling day wind storms making a mess of our paper bins. Watch for our collaborative website whitbyfirst.ca to launch this week. Brooklin Bafflers: by Liz Lowe Crossword Across 1 Triangular sail 4 Gulf war missile 8 Shade of black 12 Spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush 13 Pound of verse 14 Garbage 16 Without purpose 17 Diatribe 18 Skylit rooms 19 Three-way joint 20 Ring bearer, maybe 21 Tiny toiler 23 Symbol of sovereignty 24 Sheik's bevy 26 Trouble 28 Seed vessel having hooks or prickles 30 It's higher on the hwy. 32 Whitish 36 Sign of healing 39 Vicinity 41 Tickled-pink feeling 42 Usher's offering 43 Sick and tired 45 Work unit 46 Extinct flightless bird of New Zea- land 48 Supermarket section 49 Loot 50 Sound rebound 51 ___ constrictor 52 Ram's mate 54 Shepherd's locale 56 Exclamation of frustration, rage, shock, etc. 60 Chlorofluorocarbon 63 Unpaired 65 Part of H.M.S. 67 International Labor Organization 68 To enclose in something wound or folded about 70 Word-of-mouth 72 Uproars 73 Civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms 74 Plenty 75 It's outstanding 76 Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting 77 Slight advantage 78 Metal in rocks Down 1 The southern region of ancient Palestine 2 Slacker 3 Accept 4 Vaccines 5 Old Russian autocrat 6 Ashes holder 7 Numbers to crunch 8 Ring-tailed animal 9 Poetic adverb 10 Retro hairdo 11 Retreat 12 Kin's partner 15 Rat's place 20 Outback runner 22 Shrew 25 Wane 27 Trail 29 W.W. II fliers 30 Jiltee of myth 31 (New Testament) a Christian mis- sionary to the Gentiles 33 Wiped out 34 Zeus' wife 35 A thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents 36 Unaltered 37 Swamp critter 38 A nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India. 40 Word processor command 44 Pizza order 47 The sun 49 Poseidon's domain 51 Rotten 53 Kind of cabinet 55 A red fluorescent dye 57 Equestrian 58 Shakespeare's theater 59 Party thrower 60 A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake 61 A dance deriving from the twist. 62 Bistro 64 Lavish affection (on) 65 Suspend 66 Ultimatum ender 69 School grp. 71 Towel holder 72 Trouble