> C4 - Wednesday, April 13, 1983 - North Shore News Ml food Wild about rice ARE YOU WILD about wild rice? The price per pound effectively dampens any extravagant desire I might be nursing, but it does add both texture and flavour when combined with ordinary white. There’s a dry one, ready-mixed by Uncle What’s- His-Name, and there are frozen ones. It isn’t just the price that makes me cool towards it. I don't know how to cook it. A man in one of my classes proudly offered me a part of his prized bagful, and I cooked it four times before it was palatable. My cook- books were no help. One said, “Use double the water to the amount of rice and boil for half an hour.” Another said, “Use four times as much water as rice, and cook in a double-boiler for an hour and a half.” Well. So now I use the frozen kind, or the con- verted (which means it is already partly cooked and Pt the kitchen ranger by Eleanor Godley dehydrated.) Some of us just don't have the palate for life’s lite luxuries. Anyway, it made a great casserole, which is what I wanted to tell you. 1 had a heel of a roast of pork, so 1 chopped it up and mixed it into one of the rice com- binations. It needed moisture, supplied by some creamed mushroom sauce, and colour. The colour was furnished by a small jar of pimiento, plus some left. over green beans and a few chopped green onions. Some sliced water chestnuts sounded good, and there was half a can of french-fned Mon-Sat 9-6 Sunday 12-6 onion rings in the refrigerator which made a nice crunchy topping. (Have you tried those in your salad instead of croutons?) Cold pork needs more doctoring than cold beef. You can always grind up a Shepherd's Pie with that. But here's a shocker for you, something in the category of Ronald Reagan getting a crew cut, or Margaret Thatcher going on holiday with Prince Andrew. I've changed my Shepherd's Pie recipe. Try this one: several glugs of Wor- cestershire 2 cup (125 mL) red wine Simmer it all gently while you grind up the cold beef with the other half of the onion and a few carrots. Add this meat to the stuff in the pan, stir and moisten with more wine. After 20 minutes, taste, correct the seasoning, (More rosemary, more salt?) and spoon it all into an oven dish. Mashed potatoes on top, paprika and dots of butter — gosh, [d run way too, uf you could make Shepherd’s Pie! Credit Custom-made ) 5%, OFF BLINDS—SHADES AND WOVEN-WOODS INCLUDING LININGS AND DRAPERY HARDWARE SALE INCLUDES 1000's OF IN-HOUSE FABRICS PLUS ALL SPECIAL _ ORDER SAMPLES. reg price Saute in margarine Add STEAKS ‘With min $5 purchase cand this ad Plus many other in store specials! Sale ends April 17/83 North Van Salmon Shop OPEN tormerly North Van Fish 1410 Lonsdale Ave. North Van.988-0747 feme cove nme aoe one ome ewe PL EASE BRING IN THIS AD ane one omm mane nm 6-8 chopped mushrooms (left-over stems are perfect) ‘A an onion, chopped 3-4 stalks celery, chopped 1-2 fresh tomatoes chopped 1 whole bay leaf salt and pepper 1 tsp. (5 mL) rosemary, crushed Your United Way Support Helps People With These Problems e Arthritis ¢ Blindness * Cerebral Palsy ¢ Child Beating * Children’s Diseases * Deafness ¢ Delinquency ¢ Disasters © Drownings * Elderly Loneliness * Epile oF. Finily Break- -up * Loss of Blood e Mental Hlness * Mental Retardation * Parkinson's Disease ° Suicide « Wife Battering *(And many more) Limit one coupon percustamer . White: L tad Red: ys os robust. : Loe Sale ends Satuday, APRIL 30 ALL STORES OPEN SUND NOON-5:00 y —~ FREE SHOP-AT-HOME DECORATOR SERVICE PHONE 299-6861 NO OBLIGATION, OF COURSE EXTRA WIDE SHEERS 100% POLYESTER SELECTION INCLUDES PLAIN VOILE, SLUBS, SOME WEIGHTED HEMS AND CORNELLI HEMS. CHOOSE CHAMPAGNE AND MORE? = Bss Reg. 8.99-12.99 MT KIRSCH HARDWARE INCLUDES ALL RODS AND ACCESSORIES 25% =. DRAPERY LINING RESISTS STAIN & WRINKLES $ 66 yah ECRU ONLY lol SC Fbyi CSC REG. 3.99 North Bumabvy, 4009 E rastins 200-0872 Vanoouver 11th and Graniite 730-4006 North Vanc 341 Lonsdale Avenue 000-4433 Surrey. 10063 King George Highway 686-0040 Coquitlam, Canbou Shopping Cenre @31-6011 South Bumaby 4737 ringeway SO a=