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Bending low over a skillet full of hot oil, I lifted the spatula, flipped, and sent a splash up onto my face. It took several flushes of cold water to quell my panic and now my skin boasts a puffy blister streaming out from the crease in my chin and a less puffy blotch just to the right of my mouth. In another day the blister will deflate and darken and it will appear to the general public that I have a viciously mobile form of mouth herpes. To prevent this whispered diagnosis I have been telling everyone I meet in the hallways at work about the incident. The cooing sympathy they’re giving in return explains a lot about why older people complain about back rickets or corns as a way of making small talk. If I knew it was this easy to connect I’d have started flaunting bodily injuries long ago-- although never again the kind that involve boiling hot oil.

NEWMAN’S OWN “BIG GAME RECIPE CONTEST”

The Rules: Recipes should be crowd-pleasing and either a casual main dish or side-dish. All recipes must include at least one of the following Newman’s Own products as an ingredient: Any variation of Newman’s Own ® All-Natural Bandito salsa, any variation of Newman’s Own ® Lighten-Up or regular salad dressing, or any variation of Newman’s Own ® tomato sauces.

The Prize: One (1) Grand Prize: 42” Flat Panel HDTV, gourmet party assortment for 10, Eight-piece set of cookware, a set of Wusthof Culinair knives.
Fifty (50) Second Prizes: Wooden bottle-shaped pepper mill with laser-engraved logo on front.

The Entry: Stuffed Feta & Spinach Rollers

10 oz frozen spinach
½ cup Newman’s Own Parmesan and Roasted Garlic Dressing
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 egg
5 turns fresh black pepper
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Corn oil for frying
4 8” flour tortillas
toothpicks
1 jar Newman's Own All-Natural Bandito Salsa Tequila Lime

Defrost frozen spinach and squeeze dry with paper towel. In a mixing bowl, mix spinach with Newman’s Own Parmesan and Roasted Garlic Dressing, feta, egg, black pepper and breadcrumbs.

In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat corn oil over medium-high heat. Spoon a scant 3/4 cup of spinach mixture onto each tortilla. Fold one edge of tortilla over filling, fold in sides and roll tortilla cozily around spinach, keeping folded sides tucked in. Secure ends and middle of tortilla with toothpicks. Place tortilla in hot oil; fry 1 to 2 minutes, turning once, until browned. Remove from oil; drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining tortillas and spinach.

Cut each tortilla roll into 4 pieces, arrange on a platter with a bowl of Newman's Own All-Natural Bandito Tequila Lime Salsa for dipping.