Bring water to a boil; add shrimp, and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Drain well; rinse with cold water. Chill. Peel, devein, and chop shrimp. Combine shrimp, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, green onions, and celery in a bowl. Combine mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients; stir well. Add mayonnaise mixture to […]

Put all of the ingredients into a blender container and blend until smooth. Chill, if desired. Makes 1 3/4 cups.

Combine Cabbage, Red Pepper, Green Onions & Cilantro in A Large Bowl. Toss & Set Aside. Combine Lime Juice, Oil, Salt, Red Pepper Flakes & Garlic in A Smallbowl, Stirring With A Wire Whisk Unitl Well Blended. Pour Lime Juicemixture Over Cabbage Mixture, Tossing Well. Cover & Chill Throughly. (Fat 4.8. Chol. 0.)

Melt butter in skillet then add oil. Mix in remaining ingredients. Cut 5 slices of day old bread and remove crusts. Cut into 1/2″ cubes. Fry slowly until lightly brown.

* Green beans should be sliced lengthwise (French Cut). ** Stock is the water that the green beans were cooked in. (Not regular +++++ ++++ ++++ Cook beans in boiling salted water until just tender. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid and drain off the rest. Prepare sauce by combining vinegar, oil, reserved vegetable […]

Beat whipping cream sweetened with sugar until firm. Just before serving, gently fold in remaining ingredients and serve.

Blend thoroughly. Refrigerate.

Starting a day ahead, wash the chick-peas in a sieve under cold running water, then place them in a large bowl or pan and add enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches. Soak at room temperature for at least 12 hours. Drain the peas and place them in a small, heavy saucepan. Add […]

Drain the beans & slip them out of their skins. Set the skinned beans in a pot with the onion & just enough water to cover. Turn the heat to medium, bring to a boil, add salt & reduce to a simmer. Cover & cook until the water has almost evaporated & the beans are […]

IN A WOK OR SMALL SAUCEPAN heat the oil to 375F. Pull noodles apart into 4 small batches. Add 1 small handful at a time into the hot oil. They should puff within a few seconds. If they do not, the oil is not hot enough. With chopsticks or tongs, remove noodles and drain on […]