10/27/2013

Potluck Luncheon @ Cynthia Pereyra Bordon (Argentina) Oct 10, 2013











Company Chicken Casserole by Lynn Coles, USA


Company Chicken Casserole
(This is very similar to the casserole we had at the Admiral's house in Norfolk.)
Submitted by Lynn Coles, USA

1 cup chopped cooked chicken
1 cup chopped celery (I omit)
1 cup cooked rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 T grated onion
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup diced water chestnuts
1/2 cup sliced almonds (I put on the top only)
1 cup crushed cornflakes (or breadcrumbs)
2 T melted butter or margarine

Combine chicken, celery, rice, soup, onion, mayo, water chestnuts and almonds in bowl.  Mix well.  Spoon into 2 qt baking dish.  Top with cornflake crumbs and butter.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Makes approximately 6 servings.  Comfort food!

9/18/2013

Tom Yam Kung (Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup)

Ingredients:
3 cups   water or light chicken stock
250 g.   shrimps
5           kaffir lime leaves
2           stalks of lemon glass (lower 1/3 portion only, cut into 1 in. lengths, coarsely pounded
5           hot Thai chilli peppers
1/2 cup sliced straw mushrooms
1/4 cup lime juice
1 tbs      chopped coriander leaves
4 tbs      fish sauce

Method:
Bring the stock to boil over medium heat. Add lime leaves, fish sauce and lemon grass, then the mushrooms and chilli pepper, simmer for 2 minutes. Add the shrimps and reheat to boiling. Cook until the shrimps are pink. When the shrimps cooked, place the lime juice in a serving bowl. Pour the soup into the bowl, stir and garnish with coriander leaves

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Refreashing dessert with berries



first:  fill the vanilla ice creme in a bowl
second: the thawed berries
third: the crushed Meringues
forth: beaten heavy cream

Gabi from Germany