host patio parties where you bring your own

T HIS TIME of year we often get invited to no- meat and often a contribution to the salad

bar.

Chuck steak, 98¢ a pound

at Stong’s is an economicai

. choice in the meat depart-

ment. This salad is popular

with bean lovers, especially those with a sweet tooth.

Sweet and Sour Bean Salad ~ Dressing: - ¥% cup sugar - Ys cup salad oil 7/4 cup vinegar ¥2 tsp salt freshly cracked pepper & a Salad: | Ismail onion 1 green pepper 1-15 oz tin’ cut green beans - drained) ; 1-15 oz tin cut yellew beans (drained) —-. 1-150 oz tin kidney beans {drained and rinsed) 1-15 oz tin. gerbanzo beans {opt.) Combine the ingredients

for the dressing in a sauce- .

pan and heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Dice the peprer and onion and com- bine with the beans. Toss with the cooled dressing and refrigerate several. hours. Drain before serving. aoe

There are’ some good prices for chicken this week .— look for. whole fryers (utility) at Safeway for 98¢ a pound and whole fresh chicken . breasts at Super Valu for $2.29 a pound.

Well organized shoppers

-({probably NOT me!) will-

de-bone a good quantity of the breasts for later use. These are) good on the barbeque if you cut them in-

_ to 2”’ pieces and string them ;

on wooden skewers (soak the ‘skewers in water before us- ing). Any basting sauce goes well but I prefer Teriyaki. This. next “recipe has a story behind it: About six years ago, Bridn and I: found ourselves in Santa’ Marta, Columbia. Sanitation down

by Barbara McCreadie

there isn’t the greatest, but ve heard of a bar run by an American who used only boiled water to make ice. Roberto of the Tropics became a regular stop and we got to know the owner who called himseif Roberto, and was Selnick from New York Ci- ty. This is his recipe for

-Chicken Curry.

Roberto’s Curried Chicken 2 whole fryers 6 cups boiling water 1 tsp salt 3 onions 2 apples 6 stalks celery Ye cup clive oit % cup carry powder Ya tsp pepper Ya tsp ginger 'Y2 tsp Tabasco sauce’ 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Y% cup flour . 1 cup tinned cocoanut milk 2 cups heavy cream 3 egg yolks, well beaten

really Ruben.

ring your own meat

Cook the fryers in boiling water until done. Strip meat from the bones and reserve. Add bones to the stock and simmer until reduced to four cups (approx.). Strain and discard bones.

Dice the onions, apples and celery and saute in oil until limp. Add the. curry powder and cook, -stirring for five minutes. Add re- maining seasonings, flour and then stir in the stock, chicken and coconut milk.

Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Just before serving, stir in cream and eggs and heat thoroughly, stirring constantly.

Serve with rice and assorted condiments — chutney, pine nuts, coconut, raisins, diced tomato and cucumber and mustard relish,

ees

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