Curried Chicken and Brown Rice Salad

3 cups cooked brown rice (1 cup uncooked) 2 cups cooked chicken breast meat, cubed 1 cup sliced celery 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped red or yellow pepper 1 medium golden delicious or Granny Smith...

Macaroon Cookie Cake

2 cups flour 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. soda 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup soft shortening 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk 3 large eggs 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted Macaroon topping:...

Mom’s Ham and Cheese Picnic Salad

12 oz. uncooked pasta (elbow macaroni, shells, etc.) 1 lb. ham, diced 1 lb. cheddar cheese, diced 1 cucumber, seeded and diced 1/2 bell pepper, chopped 1 bunch green onions, sliced 1/2 cup green peas salt and pepper to...

Orange Tossed Salad

3 Tbl. sugar 1/2 cup almonds, slivered 1 head red leaf or green leaf lettuce 1 medium red onion, sliced 1 11 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained 1 jicama, julienned 1. Put sugar and almonds in a heavy saucepan. Heat until...

Caputo’s Mediterranean Style Chicken

4 chicken breasts (5 or 6 oz.each) skinned, boned and cut into 1 oz. pieces, lightly pounded flour for dusting chicken pieces 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 oz. sun dried tomatoes, diced 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup dry white...

Chinese Noodle Salad

1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup vinegar, rice or white vinegar 3 tsp. salt, more or less to taste 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. sesame oil 8 ounces pasta, uncooked 1 sweet pepper, cut into thin strips 1 cup Chinese pea pod, blanched and...

Bronzed Grouper with Papaya-Mango Salsa

Grouper: 2 6-8 ounce grouper filets 1/4 cup Paul Prudhomme Redfish Magic seasoning Dust filets lightly with the seasoning and cook over high heat in a non-stick saute pan approximately 8 min. per side, or until done...