THURSDAY,AUG.23,2001 ENTERTAINMENT THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5B Comforts foods may ease transition to college, experts say By Lauren Beatty Jayplay writer There's nothing quite like the smell of fresh baked bread or the sight of a bubbly lasagna emerging from the oven. Mouths start watering and tummies start growling. It's home cookin'. Unfortunately, for many students living away from home, the closest they come to mom's meatloaf is the TV dinner, burnt on the edges and frozen in the middle — the kind of meal best described as gray and watery. When these cravings kick in, students are likely to turn to comfort food. Comfort food is not always nutritionally sound, but tastes good. "I think of comfort food as food we had as kids," said Pat Roach, community development director at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center. "It brings back nurturing feelings. That's why people bring food to parties. Food has a very powerful way of connecting people." Foods high in carbohydrates, like mashed potatoes, breads and sweets like brownies or cake, all make those who eat them feel better. Comfort food can be like a warm blanket, making the muncher peaceful and content. Many people who feel depressed turn to food to make them feel more cheerful. Joyce Davidson, counselor at Counseling and Psychological Services, chemical reactions in the body trigger the sensations of contentment. For example, foods containing complex carbohydrates stimulate brain transmitters for calming. Simply by eating certain foods, moods can be altered. "It it goes back a long way." Davidson said. "Food that is warm and filling emotionally harkens back to conditions that made you feel comfortable and safe. It's a combination of physiological and learned behaviors." It is important to note that comfort food often can be fattening. To compensate for this, students should eat comfort foods in moderation or pair them with healthier food, like vegetables and fruits. But comfort food doesn't have to be a bad thing. Comfort food can make students feel closer to their families. "In my family, we make homemade pizza," said Jessica Fishback. "I think of comfort food as food we had as kids. It brings back nurturing feelings. Food has a very powerful way of connecting people." PatRoach community development director at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center St. Louis senior. "We knead the dough, crush the tomatoes. When I moved to college, I brought the recipe with me and it makes me feel a little closer to home." International students have the same problem as American students, though perhaps to a larger degree. They often encounter nothing similar to their countries' food in the United States. Many cultural organizations on campus host ethnic food pot luck dinners throughout the year. The same is true of American students traveling overseas. Jason Cruce, Lansing senior, said that while he was in Germany as an exchange student last year, he got used to the German cuisine. Nonetheless, he asked his parents to send bottles of Gates barbecue sauce and packets of chili seasoning. "There's just no substitute for good of' home cooking." Crue said. Mailing food across the country can be a temporary solution, but collecting recipes from home is a simpler way for students missing their home cooking to get a taste of home. Ask a parent or grandparent to compile family recipes into a booklet, then experiment at home until it tastes just like mom's. Or, just borrow cookbooks from the library that feature Southern-style or family-style cooking. The Internet has thousands of recipes as well. One Web site that offers simple comfort foods is Choppy's www.angelfire.com/la/choppy. The Food TV Web site, wwwfoodtv.com, has a searchable database of recipes. Choppy's Family Recipes for Easy Down Home Cooking Macaroni and Cheese 1 lb. box of elbow macaroni (cook according to package directions) margarine/butter sharp cheddar cheese salt pepper 1 egg 1 cup milk In a lightly-greased 2-quart casserole, liver cooked macaroni and dabs of butter, cheese, salt and pepper. Try to get about three to four layers. After the top layer of butter, cheese, salt and pepper, beat one egg and add it to one cup of milk Beat together and pour over macaroni. Crumble a cracker or sprinkle bread crumbs over the top. Bake at 375 degrees until the cheese is bubbling about 30 to 40 minutes. Meatloaf 3 lbs. ground round, chuck or sirloin 2 onions, chopped fine 1/2 bell pepper, chopped fine 1/4 cup flour Meatloaf 1 cup cracker crumbs 1 egg 2 tsp. salt pepper to taste 1 small can tomato paste 1 cup cracker crumbs Mix all the ingredients except the tomato paste. Blend well. Form into two leaves. Coat with the tomato paste. Bake lin a 350 degree oven for about one hour. Fried Chicken 1 cut-up fryen hen 1 cup flour 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 1 cup milk 3 eggs 1 lunch-size paper bag salt to taste Combine the eggs and milk. Mix well. Combine the flour, garlic powder, salt and cayenne pepper in the bag. Shake well. Add 1 piece of chicken at a time to the milk mixture and then add it to the bag. Shake well and place the chicken in a skillet and fry until done. Source: www.angelfire.com/alchoppy Racy love exhibit overloads viewers' senses By Lisa Lipman The Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The show is a lot racier than the title: "The Sensuous and the Sublime: Representations of Love in the Arts of the Middle East and Southern Asia." Among the 30 paintings and sculptures in the exhibit that runs through Dec. 30 at Harvard University's Arthur M. Sackler Museum is "The Workings of Kama, the God of Love." It is a painting in which everyone is so overcome with the potency of love god Kama's arrow that they each have sex in various creative positions. Another, titled "Crime Passionnel: An Outraged Husband Murders His Unfaithful Wife and Her Lover," shows a couple naked and bleeding while the woman's husband drags his wife from her bed. "Someone might walk in'and Though many of the works are "quite spicy and sometimes quite explicit," exhibit curator Rochelle Kessler said, many of the works have an underlying spiritual theme. say, 'Wow, this is quite wild. What's going on here?'" Kessler said. "But then they will hopefully look at the label and see how this work of art can also be a tool of contemplation." Kessler, who in May left her position as the Sackler's assistant curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art to become an assistant curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, came up The paintings were produced in various eras, ranging from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Most of the artists are unknown. with the idea for the exhibit while poking around in one of Harvard's art storerooms. She noticed that many of the paintings depicted various aspects of love and sex. "Love can elevate you to the heights of spiritual endeavors and acts of self-sacrificing, and it can totally go awry and turn jealous and obsessive," Kessler said. "So I thought it would be interesting to show some of these works of art that are geographically contiguous and also show the different shades of love." Troupe set to perform death-defying stunts By Donovan Atkinson Jayplay writer The Nerveless Nocks Stunt and Thrill Show visits Kansas City's Crown Center on tomorrow, kicking off a three-day performance event. The Nerveless Nocks are a performance troupe whose members are descendants of Switzerland's oldest circus family. They were established in 1840 and have been entertaining people around the world since 1954. Well-known for their daring stunts, the Nocks have performed on sky-scraping sway-poles without guidewires or other safety measures. During their performance at Crown Center, the group will present three of their acts. The Nocks will perform the following stunts: The Sky-High Swaypole is a hand-over-hand climb to the top of an aerial exchange from poleto-pole, where all members exchange swaypoles in midair. There also will be a head-first 8 story free fall back to the ground. The 60-foot Space Wheel involves the Nocks revolving on an aerial pendulum while the group performs leaps, somersaults, handstands and sometimes even a blind-folded walk. The 17-foot Globe of Fear includes two motorcycle stunt riders who race at high speeds through a steel globe, narrowly missing each other as they race upside down. Admission is free to all shows. Crown Center is located at 2450 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo. The Nerveless Nocks plan to perform at Crown Center Friday, Aug. 24 through Sunday, Aug. 26. There are 10 different shows which take place during the weekend. The Nocks perform at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m on Friday; at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday; at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Target claims rival store had false advertising The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Target Corp. accused its rival Kmart Corp. in a lawsuit Tuesday of running advertisements that falsely compare Kmart's prices with those of its competitors. In its "Dare to Compare" campaign, Kmart uses in-store signs to compare its prices to those at other stores, including Target. research firm to conduct an audit of 98 Kmart stores close to Target stores around the country, and it found that 74 percent of the Kmart-vs.-Target price comparisons were wrong. "An astounding number of the "It is unfortunate when a competitor has to resort to needless costly litigation when they discover that they are falling behind in pricing in the retail Target Jack Ferry Kmart spokesmar "It is unfortunate when a competitor has to resort to needless, costly litigation when they discover that they are falling behind in pricing in the retail arena," spokesman Jack Ferry said. T a r g e t said the signs are deceptive and full of errors. Kmart vigorously defended its pricing campaign. Target said it hired a market signs have the wrong TARGET price, regularly miss t a t e KMART's own prices and often make comparisons on items that the competing TARGET store does not even sell. said James T. Hale, Target executive vice president and general counsel. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Minneapolis, Minn., accuses the Troy, Mich.-based Kmart of false advertising and consumer fraud. Target is asking that Kmart be ordered to remove all comparison signs. 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