Fresh Vegetable Chicken Salad

Ingredients
6 cups torn salad greens
2-1/2 cups chopped cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 large tomatoes, chopped (2 cups)
4 medium carrots, shredded (2 cups)
1/2 cup Kraft® Ranch dressing

Directions
Toss salad greens with chicken, tomatoes and carrots in large
bowl. Add dressing; mix lightly. Divide evenly among 4 individual
serving plates.
Makes 4 servings, 3-1/2 cups each.

HAM AND APRICOT PRESERVE TEA SANDWICHES

Makes 8 tea sandwiches

4 thin slices raisin-pumpernickel bread

2 tablespoons apricot preserves

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/4 pound Virginia ham, thinly sliced

Spread one bread slice with half of the preserves. Spread another

slice with half of the mustard. Fill with half of the ham slices and

close. Repeat using the remaining bread, preserves, mustard and ham.

Trim the crusts from the 2 sandwiches. Cut each into 4

finger sized sandwiches.

Donna’s Seafood Cassarole:

1-1/2 lbs large scallops-drained
1 can tiny shrimps- drained
1/2 onion
1/4 lb bacon
1-1/2 c milk
1/4 c butter
1/2 sleeve Ritz crackers
Swiss cheese- 3 slices
cornstarch
garlic powder
salt
black pepper

Dice onion and bacon- sauté till cooked. When cooked toss in scallops and shrimp. Mix 1 cup milk and butter in saucepan- heat on low till hot. Take approx. 3 tbs cornstarch and mix with remaining cold milk till blended. Slowly pour cold milk- cornstarch mixture into hot milk & butter-
Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste (whatever other seasonings you like)
stir till blended and thickened.

Pour fish mixture into greased casserole dish. Lay slices of swiss cheese over fish. Pour white sauce over top of swiss cheese. Crumbled up in your hands 1/2 sleeve of Ritz crackers. Spread evenly over top of casserole.

Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour.

Four Bean Salad

3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. vinegar
1/2 c. oil
1 T. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1 can cut green beans
1 can cut yellow beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can garbanzo beans
1 c. celery, sliced
1 c. onion, sliced
1 lg. green pepper, diced

Mix sugar, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper.
Drain cans of vegetables. Mix all
vegetables with vinegar oil. mixture.
Allow to marinate for several hours or
overnight.

Braised Oxtails

oxtails, trimmed of fat
100g/4oz beef dripping
225g/8oz carrots, chopped
225g/8oz onions, chopped
225g/8oz celery sticks, chopped
225g/8oz leeks, chopped
450g/1lb tomatoes, chopped
sprig of thyme
1 bay leaf
1 garlic clove, crushed
570ml/1 pintred wine
2.25L/4pt veal stock
salt and pepper

For the garnish:
1 carrot, diced finely
1 onion, diced finely
2 celery sticks, diced finely
½ small leek, diced finely
4 tomatoes, skinned, seeded and diced
1 heaped tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Separate the trimmed tails between the joints and season with salt
and pepper.
3. In a large pan, fry the tails in the dripping until brown on all
sides, then drain in a colander.
4. Fry the chopped carrots, onions, celery and leeks in the same pan,
collecting all the residue from the tails.
5. Add the chopped tomatoes, thyme, bay leaf and garlic and continue to
cook for a few minutes.
6. Place the tails in a large braising pan with the vegetables.
7. Pour the red wine into the first pan and boil to reduce until almost dry.
8. Add some of the stock then pour onto the meat in the braising pan and
cover with the remaining stock.
9. Bring the tails to a simmer and braise in the preheated oven for 1½-2
hours until the meat is tender. Lift the pieces of meat from the sauce
and keep to one side.
10. Push the sauce through a sieve into a pan, then boil to reduce it,
skimming off all impurities, to a good sauce consistency.
11. While the sauce is reducing, quickly cook the diced garnish carrot,
onion, celery and leek in 1 tbsp water until soft.
12. When the sauce is ready, add the tails and vegetable garnish and
simmer until the tails are warmed through.
13. Add the diced tomato and spoon into hot bowls allowing 3 or 4 oxtail
pieces per portion.
14. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve

1 package (9 ounces)devil’s food cake mix

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups milk

1 box (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix

2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

8-inch plastic flowerpot

2 plastic drinking straws

2 silk flowers

8 gummi worms

Prep Time: 30 minutes plus chilling

Baking Time: 35-40 minutes

Makes 8 servings

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan on a wire rack.

2. Remove cake from pan; cut into pieces. Place one-third of cake pieces in a food processor. Process until crumbs form; set aside. Repeat with remaining cake pieces.

3. Combine confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed just until combined. Beat on medium speed until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Add milk and pudding mix; beat on low speed until well combined. Fold in whipped topping.

4. Sprinkle one-third of cake crumbs into the clean flowerpot (be sure to start with a new flowerpot). Spoon half of pudding mixture on top of crumbs. Repeat layers, ending with cake crumbs.

5. Chill for at least 3 hours before serving. Place plastic straws in pot; trim as needed. Insert silk flower into each straw. Tuck ends of gummy worms in cake “dirt” just before serving.

Per Serving: 486 Cal.; 6g Protein; 25g Fat; 57g Carb.; 503mg Sodium; 105mg Chol.; 1g Fiber.

Tip: Frozen whipped topping can’t be thawed in the microwave; thaw it in the refrigerator. A 16-ounce container will thaw in about 6 hours.

MEXICAN FUDGE

2 c. (8 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
2 c. (8 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 c. Mexican Salsa
3 eggs

In medium bowl, combine cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. In small bowl,
combine salsa and eggs until thoroughly blended. Place 1/2 of cheese mixture in
9″x9″x2″ pan. Pour salsa mix over cheese. Top with remaining cheese. Bake at
350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. To serve, cut into small
squares and serve on top of tortilla, nacho or corn chips.

Madras Salad - Recipe

INGREDIENTS

2 large tomatoes

1 large cucumber

1/2 cup chopped green onions

1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes

1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons lemon juice

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon green chilis, finely minced

black pepper to taste

1. Chop the tomato into 1/2-inch chunks. Peel and seed the cucumber and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Combine tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, radishes and cilantro in a bowl.

2. Mix lemon juice, salt, and chilis and pour this dressing over the vegetables. Toss to combine thoroughly, then add black pepper to taste.

3. Chill for about 30 minutes, then toss again and serve.

Serves 4 to 6.

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