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My Entertainment
Flash-fried finger-lickin’ chicken
Here, “un-fried” really means flash fried. Flash frying is a high-heat deep-frying technique used to rapidly brown small pieces of quickcooking food such as tiny calamari or small shrimp to avoid overcooking them before the crust browns. Flash flying requires an oil temperature of at least 400°F — which means you have to use an oil with a high smoke point, like grapeseed oil. By poaching the chicken first and then flash frying it, I was able to eliminate 20 grams of fat and at least 250 calories from traditional fried chicken. Because the chicken is already cooked, it only has to spend enough time in the hot oil to brown the crust, which means it absorbs less oil.

Taken from “Now Eat This!” by Rocco DiSpirito.

 
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Published 01:17, November the 17th, 2009
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Celtics’ Allen no 1-trick pony in backcourt

Allen does more than just launch 3-pointers.
 
Allen does more than just launch 3-pointers. Photo: BRIAN BABINEAU/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES
 

269 Allen’s career high in 3-pointers in a single season. He reached the mark in 2005-06 while playing for Seattle.

 
Labeling Ray Allen as nothing but a shooter would be like saying Michael Jordan couldn’t do anything but dunk.

Naturally, Allen has earned his reputation because of a sugar-sweet stroke that has made him one of the great statistical shooters of all time. But the label, to a degree, offends him.

“Pretty much, I think people still to this day probably think I’m just a shooter,” Allen said. “I always tell people all the time, I think 26-something, 27 points is the most I’ve scored in my career average for a year. I always tell people, you don’t just shoot 3’s if you score that many points, especially if you play in a system that’s open, posting up, getting the ball to the hole, midrange, everything.”

Allen has made 2,314 career 3-pointers, which is second all-time behind Reggie Miller’s 2,560. If Allen continues with his career average of 2.4 per game, he’ll pass Miller sometime in the middle of next season.

While he makes his living from the perimeter, Allen is still completely capable of dissecting a defense and embarrassing a big man with a loud dunk.

Even though his scoring has tapered off in Boston with great players all around, his scoring options have increased because he is smart enough to beat a cheating defense.

“You’ve got to be able to score from every position on the floor,” Allen said. “I’ve done it, and that’s why, for me now, I’m in such a great place where I’m not hell-bent on feeling like I have to score in a game.

“I can make plays, [and] be a part of a team that is trying to win championships.”
JEFF HOWE
 
 
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