Food Revolution!

My husband and I discovered this new restaurant in the Midtown section of Robinsons Place (Ermita). The prices are reasonable, the customer service is more than satisfying, the restaurant itself is clean, the utensils and plates are clean, and best of all… the food is superb!

The first thing they serve is chichacorn from Ilocos as free appetizer, served in a cute ceramic k-shaped bowl. It’s quite a nice touch, really.

So far everything we’ve ordered from the restaurant has been superb, although when I took these photos earlier they’ve run out of one of my favorites… bagnet from Ilocos. We ordered Pancit Lucban instead. Their version of Pancit Lucban rivals that of Buddy’s, believe me. It’s one of my favorite types of pancit because of the noodles used (a bit similar to Bicol’s pancit bato), and the savory sauce (I love the strong flavors) poured over the pancit. The chicharon generously sprinkled on top adds to the awesome smell of the dish.

My husband and I always order unripe mango with bagoong (shrimp paste) on the side. The mango is kalabaw or carabao, which has the strongest sour flavor of all unripe mangoes. Their bagoong is, without a doubt, one of the best we’ve tasted so far. Not a lot of foreigners like bagoong because of its strong fishy smell, it’s an acquired taste, but Filipinos can’t get enough of this.

The vegetables used are also delicious. The banana heart and eggplant tastes great because they have absorbed the broth very well, they are also cooked just right, not too soggy and not undercooked either.

All in all, the dining experience at K.K.K. is simply outstanding. The people in their staff are polite and very accommodating. They’re also very prompt, unlike our experience with some of the crew in other restos near it. Kudos to the owner and staff of K.K.K. for being consistently amazing with their service and food. Keep it up, guys!

Walnut Phyllo Rounds

Recipe

1 lb Phyllo pastry

1 c Butter, melted

FILLING 1 1/2 c Walnut pieces

1/2 c Pistachios or slivered

-almonds 1/4 c Chopped candied orange peel

1/4 c Granulated sugar

1 tb Orange blossom water, or 1

-tsp almond extract 1/2 ts Each, ground cinnamon and

-cloves SYRUP 1 Lemon

2 c Granulated sugar

1 1/2 c Water

FILLING; In food processor, combine walnuts, pistachios, candied peel, sugar, orange blossom water, cinnamon and cloves; process until finely chopped. Place one sheet of phyllo on work surface, covering remaining phyllo with damp tea towel to prevent drying out. Brush sheet with some of the butter. Top with another sheet of phyllo; brush with butter. Repeat with 2 more sheet of phyllo and butter. Sprinkle with about 1/3 cup of the nut mixture. Top with 3 more sheets of phyllo, brushing each with butter; sprinkle with 1/3 cup of the nut mixture. Repeat with 3 more sheets, then nuts to make a total of 9 sheets of phyllo. Brush the long edges of dough with butter. Starting at long side, tightly roll up jelly-roll fashion. Brush all over with butter; trim edges. Cut into 3/4 inch thick slices; place on greased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling to make second roll. Bake in 350 oven for 18 to 20 minuts or until crisp and golden, turning over halfway through. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets. Remove to racks set on baking sheets. SYRUP: Meanwhile, using vegetable peeler, peel lemon into thick strips. In saucepan, combie sugar, water and lemon rind; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until syrupy; strain. Spoon half of the hot syrup over phyllo rounds; let stand for 15 minutes. Spoon remaining syrup over top; let cool completely. Makes about 42. Origin: Canadian Living Magazine, December 1990 issue. Sent by: Sharon Stevens

Three-Way Cheese Ball

Recipe

8 oz Package cream cheese

4 c Shredded cheddar cheese

2 tb Milk

2 tb Grated onion

2 tb Worcestershire sauce

1/2 c Crumbled blue cheese

3/4 ts Garlic powder

1/4 c Snipped parsley

2 tb Chopped pecans

2 ts Cracked black pepper

Let cream cheese and cheddar cheese stand at room temperature till softened. In mixer bowl combine cheese, onion, milk and worcestershire; beat with electric mixer till fluffy. Divide the mixture into thirds, about 1 cup each. To one portion beat in blue cheese; to a second portion stir in

the garlic powder. Shape each portion into a ball; chill 30 minutes till slightly firm. Roll the blue cheese ball in snipped parsley. Roll the garlic cheese ball in the chopped pecans. Roll the plain cheese ball in black pepper. Chill at least 1 hour more till cheese balls are firm. Serve with crisp crackers. Makes 3 cheese balls. From: The Avon International Cookbook Posted by: Sonya Whitaker

Beef Satay

Recipe

3 tb Corn oil

1 sm Onion, finely chopped

1 Garlic clove, crushed

1/2 ts Hot chili powder

1 1/2 ts Curry Powder

1 1/4 c Water

2/3 c Crunchy peanut butter

1 ts Light brown sugar

2 ts Dark soy sauce

1 ts Lemon juice

Salt to taste Fresh ground pepper to taste 1 lb Boneless sirloin steak

Lemon pieces (opt) Fresh cilantro sprigs (opt) To make peanut sauce, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan. Add onion and garlic and fry gently until golden. Stir in chili powder, Curry Powder, water, peanut butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil; simmer gently until thickened. Stir in soy sauce and lemon juice, then salt and pepper. Turn mixture into a serving dish. Preheat broiler. Grease a broiler pan. Trim and cut meat in 1/2" cubes. Thread (not too tightly) onto 8 bamboo skewers, leaving a space at each end for holding. Cover ends with small pieces of foil to prevent burning. Place skewers in greased broiler pan. Brush with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Cook under preheated broiler 10-15 minutes until golden and cooked through. Turn and brush frequently with oil during cooking. Garnish with lemon pieces and cilantro sprigs, if desired, and serve hot with peanut sauce.

All-American Egg Rolls

Recipe

1 qt Cooking oil

15 ea Cloves fresh garlic, peeled

1/2 c Real mayonnaise

1/2 c Softened cream cheese

2 T Prepared mustard

4 ea Polish sausages

1 Egg

1/4 t Milk

8 lg Egg roll wrappers

Chopped parsely Heat oil in frying pan to medium-high, about 350 degrees. Combine garlic, mayonnaise, cheese, and mustard in blender until smooth. Remove from blender. Cut each Polish sausage into two shorter halves and score lengthwise. Beat egg and milk with fork until smooth. Place each sausage half at end of egg roll wrapper, add a dollop of mustard sauce and roll sausage into wrapper, sealing ends with egg mixture. Fry in hot oil until lightly browned on all sides. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with extra mustard sauce.

Mushrooms Stuffed with Escargot

Recipe

1/2 c Soft butter

1 ts Minced shallots

1 Clove garlic (large),

-crushed 1 tb Minced parsley

1 tb Finely minced celery

1/4 ts Salt

Freshly ground black pepper -to taste 12 lg Mushrooms

12 lg Canned snails, drained

Cream 6 tablespoons of the butter with the shallots, garlic, parsley, celery, salt and pepper. Remove the mushroom stems and reserve for another purpose. Heat the remaining butter in a skillet. Add the mushroom caps and turn to coat on all sides. Arrange in the depressions of a snail pan, in scallop shells or in a shallow baking-serving dish. Place a scant teaspoon of the herbed butter in each mushroom cap, add a snail and cover it with a little more butter. Before serving, bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees) about 15 minutes. NOTE: Any leftover herbed butter may be used for baked or broiled fish.

Firey Hot Chicken Wings

Recipe

2 1/2 lb Chicken wings; separated

5 tb Louisiana hot sauce

2 tb Vegetable oil

1 tb White vinegar

1/4 ts Garlic powder

These screaming hot chicken wings are easy to prepare, and can be made hot, hotter and scorching hot by adding more hot sauce. Enjoy these wings with celery sticks and Cool Cucumber Dip to help extinguish any "fires." NOTE: The recipe actually calls for 3 to 5 Tbsp of Louisiana hot sauce. Use your own discretion. Set oven to "broil" and place rack 6" from the element. In a medium sized mixing bowl combine hot sauce, oil, vinegar and garlic powder. Place chicken wings on a broiling pan. Using a pastry brush, coat the wings with the sauce mixture. Broil the wings for 7 minutes on one side before turning them over and broiling for another 7 minutes. You can also cook these wings over the BBQ. Cook wings for the same amount of time over medium high heat. Be sure to preheat the BBQ and brush the grill with oil to prevent sticking. Serves 2 - 4

Vibrant Cold Vegetable Terrine

Recipe

-------------------------CARROT-CAULIFLOWER LAYERS------------------------- 10 oz Frozen Belgian carrots

- cooked until tender, - then blotted dry - on paper towels 10 oz Frozen cauliflower,

- cooked until tender, - then blotted dry - on paper towels 1 tb Vegetable oil

1 c Frozen chopped onions

2 tb Unsalted butter

2 Eggs

1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 c Dried bread crumbs

1 ts Salt; or to taste

1/2 ts Dried chervil leaves

- crumbled 1/4 ts White pepper

1 ts Lemon juice

Butter; to grease the pan ---------------------------MUSHROOM-SPINACH LAYER--------------------------- 10 oz Frozen chopped spinach

- defrosted & squeezed dry 1 tb Vegetable oil

1 c Frozen chopped onions

8 oz Frozen sliced mushrooms

2 tb Unsalted butter

2 Eggs

1/2 c Dried bread crumbs

1 ts Salt; or to taste

1/8 ts Ground nutmeg

1 pn Ground red pepper

Freshly ground black pepper MAKE THE CARROT-CAULIFLOWER LAYERS. Place the carrots and cauliflower in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel chopping blade. Process until smooth. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute them until tender and golden. This will take about 5 minutes. Stir in the butter and let it melt. Scrape the onions and butter into the processor. Add all the remaining ingredients for the carrot-cauliflower layers and process until smooth. Scrape into a bowl, cover, and refrigerate while preparing the other layer. Preheat your oven to 350F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. Line the bottom and ends with buttered wax paper, buttered side up. MAKE THE SPINACH-MUSHROOM LAYER. Place the spinach in the processor and pulse a few times. Cook the onions in hot oil for 1 minute. Add the frozen mushrooms and cook them along with the onions over high heat until all the liquid has evaporated, about 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the butter. Scrape the mixture into the processor. Add all the remaining ingredients and process until smooth. Scrape about half of the carrot-cauliflower mixture into the pan, packing it well into the corners, and flattening it with a spatula or the palm of your hand to remove any air pockets. Add all of the spinach-mushroom mixture, and again flatten it. Finally, add the remaining carrot mixture. Smooth it down on top. Cover with buttered wax paper. Place pan in another pan and fill the latter with boiling water to a level of 2 inches up the side of the terrine. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/4 hours, or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove terrine from the oven and cover it with a piece of cardboard or a second loaf pan (the same size) right side up. Place about 1 pound of weight, evenly distributed, on the terrine. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours. Once chilled, carefully remove from the pan by running a thin-bladed knife between the terrine and the pan. Invert onto a flat dish, peel off the paper and serve. Garnish with curly leafed lettuce, if desired.

Vermont Cheddar and Maple Crackers

Recipe

2 c Shredded sharp Cheddar

2 1/2 oz Chopped pecan pieces

1/3 c Mayonnaise

1 tb Maple syrup

1/2 ts Worcestershire sauce

36 Whole-grain crackers

MIX THE CHEESE, PECANS, mayonnaise, maple syrup and Worcestershire sauce together in a medium-sized bowl. Spread the mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls evenly on the crackers. Place the crackers on a flat pan or cookie sheet and run it under the broiler until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Transfer the crackers to a plate and serve at once. Makes 3 dozen puffs.

Oysters Rockefeller

Recipe

36 Oysters

1 lb Spinach, fresh

1 c Scallions, finely chopped

1/2 c Celery, finely chopped

1/2 c Parsley, finely chopped

1 Clove garlic, finely minced

1 cn Anchovies, (2 ounce)

8 tb Butter

1 tb Flour

1/2 c Heavy cream

Tobasco 1 tb To 2 tb Pernod (or other

-anise flavored liqeur) 1. Preheat oven to dg450.

2 Open the oysters, leaving

-them on the half shell and Oysters Rockefeller serves 6 (or more) reserving the oyster liquor. 3. Pick over spinach and remove any tough stems and blemished leaves.

Rince well and put in a saucepan. Cover and cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted. Cook briefly and drain well. Squeeze to remove excess moisture. Blend or put through a food mill. There should be about 2 cups. 4. Put the scallions, celery, and parsley into the container of an electric

blender and blend. There should be about 1 cup finely blended. 5. Chop the anchovies and garlic together finely.

6. Heat 4 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and add the scallion

and celery mixture. Stir about 1 minute and add the anchovie mixture. Cook, stirring, about 1 minute, and add the spinach. Stir to blend. 7. Heat remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and add the

flour. Blend, stirring with a wire whisk, and add oyster liquor, stirring vigorously with the whisk. Stir in the cream. Season with Tobasco to taste. DO NOT ADD SALT. Add the spinach mixture and Pernod. Let cool. 8. Spoon equal portions of the mixture on top of the oysters and smooth

over the tops. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake about 25 minutes or until piping hot. Note: The same spinach topping is equally as good, (some think better), with clams on the half-shell. (Clams Rockefeller) **

Fried Lumpia

Recipe

------------------------------SWEET-SOUR SAUCE------------------------------ 1/4 c Cider vinegar

1 ts Soy sauce

1/2 c Sugar

1 c Water or pineapple juice

1/2 ts Finely grated gingerroot

1/2 Garlic clove; crushed

2 tb Cornstarch; blended with:

2 tb Cold water

Salt -----------------------------------LUMPIA----------------------------------- 1/2 lb Ground pork

1/2 lb Uncooked shrimp,

- finely chopped 1/2 c Minced mushrooms

1/2 c Diced peeled jicama

2 Green onions; finely chopped

3 Egg yolks

2 tb Soy sauce

Lumpia wrappers Oil; for deep-frying To make sauce, combine vinegar, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sugar, water, ginger and garlic in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Stir in cornstarch paste and simmer 5 minutes, or until thickened. Season to taste with salt. Keep warm. For lumpia, mix pork, shrimp, mushrooms, jicama, green onions, egg yolks and 2 tablespoons soy sauce in bowl. Mix well. Shape about 1 1/2 tablespoons meat mixture into strip and place along one side of lumpia wrapper. Roll tightly, folding in wrapper ends while rolling. Moisten edges lightly with water to seal. Repeat with remaining filling. Fry in deep hot oil until golden brown. Serve whole or cut in halves or thirds. Serve with sweet-sour sauce.

Wing-Ding

Recipe

36 x Chicken wings, tips removed

-(and saved for stock!) 1 7/8 pt Peanut oil

3/4 c Chili sauce, commercial (hei

-nz) 3 tb Lemon juice

3 tb Vinegar

1 1/2 tb Prepared yellow mustard

1 1/2 tb Worchestershire sauce (lea &

-perrins) 3/8 c Onion, finely chopped

3/4 c Green bell pepper, finely ch

-opped 3/4 ts Salt

3/4 ts Black pepper, ground

3/8 ts Cayenne pepper

Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 15 mn Make sauce by combining all ingredients except the wings & Peanut oil. Allow to marinade about 1 hour in the 'fridge. Split the chicken wings into sections. Coat in seasoned flour. Fry in peanut oil until done. Serve with the sauce on the side.

Blue Cheese, Hazelnut and Herb Terrine

Recipe

Radicchio leaves 58 1/3 g Creamy blue cheese

91 2/3 g Greek strained yogurt

1/3 tb Mayonnaise

1 ts Gelozone

16 2/3 g Toasted ground hazelnuts

2/3 Hard boiled eggs

2 tb Fresh mixed herbs

---------------------------SUGGESTIONS FOR HERBS--------------------------- Parsley Coriander Chives 3/16 ts Paprika

Seasoning 1 Trim the stalks from the radicchio and use the leaves to line a 110g

(for two servings) loaf tin. 2 Mash the blue cheese with the yogurt and mayonnaise and warm gently.

In a separate pan, whisk the Gelozone into two tablespoons of water and bring almost to the boil. 3 Fold into the cheese mixture. Add the nuts, eggs, herbs, paprika and

seasoning. Mix well and transfer to the loaf tin. 4 Fold over the radicchio leaves and chill until set. Carefully turn

out of the tin, slice and serve.

Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Cha Gio)

Recipe

----------------------------------FILLING---------------------------------- 2 oz Cellophane noodles,

-soaked in warm water for -20 minutes, then drained -and cut onto 1-inch lengths 1 lb Ground pork

1 lg Onion, finely chopped

2 tb Tree ears, soaked in warm

-water for 30 minutes, then -drained and finely chopped 3 Cloves garlic, finely

-chopped 3 Shallots or white part of 3

-scallions, finely chopped 1 cn (7 ounces) crabmeat,

-cartilage removed and meat -flaked with fingers 1/2 ts Freshly ground black pepper

------------------------PREPARATIONS FOR ASSEMBLING------------------------ 20 Sheets dried rice papers

-(banh trang) 4 Eggs, well beaten

2 c Peanut oil

-------------------------ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR SERVING------------------------- Basic Vegetable Platter Carrot Salad Double recipe of Nuoc Cham Here they are! The incomparable "Cha Gio" or Vietnamese spring rolls. Yields 80 spring rolls. Combine the filling ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Cut a round rice paper sheet into quarters. Place the cut rice paper on a flat surface. With a pastry brush, paint the beaten egg over the entire surface of each of the pieces. Before filling, wait for the egg mixture to take effect, softening the wrappers; this takes about 2 minutes. When you become adept at this, you can work on several wrappers at a time. When the wrapper looks soft and transparent, place about 1 teaspoon of filling near the curved side, in the shape of a rectangle. Fold the sides over to enclose the filling and continue to roll. After filling all the wrappers, pour the oil into a large frying pan, put the spring rolls into the cold oil, turn the heat to moderate, and fry for 20 to 30 minutes, until a lovely golden brown. (This is Bach's special method of keeping spring rolls crisp). To serve the spring rolls, proceed as follows: Arrange the ingredients for the vegetable platter (lettuce, mint leaves, coriander, and the cucumber slices) according to the directions preceding. Have ready the carrot salad and a bowl of nuoc cham. Each person has a bowl into which he places a bit of lettuce, 2 or 3 mint leaves, some coriander, and 2 cucumber slices. Each

person then adds 1 or 2 spring rolls to his bowl, sprinkles with the nuoc cham, and eats the spring rolls and vegetables together, using chopsticks or a fork. Additional carrot salad may be added to taste. Another very popular serving method calls for placing the vegetables on a lettuce leaf, adding the spring roll, and rolling it into a cylinder. Holding the cylinder with his fingers, each diner then dips it into his own small bowl of nuoc cham. NOTE: We have found that frying the spring rolls in peanut oil keeps them crisper than frying in any other oil. From "The Classic Cuisine of Vietnam", Bach Ngo and Gloria Zimmerman, Barron's, 1979. Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; March 18 1991.

Kwitiaow Phad Thai (Thai-Fried Noodles and Sauce)

Recipe

2/3 c Half&half 1 sm Onion, chopped 1 lb Chicken livers 1/4 c Flour 1 t Salt -dash hot pepper sauce 2 T Butter 1 Clove garlic, minced 2 Eggs 2 T Brandy 1/2 t Each, sage & thyme -Chopped fresh parsley Grease well and lightly flour five 6-oz metal juice cans; set aside. In food processor or blender, whirl half&half, butter, onion and garlic until onion is chopped fine. Add livers, eggs, flour, brandy, salt, sage, thyme and pepper sauce. Whirl until smooth and well blended. Pour mixture into cans to within 1 inch from top. Place cans in a 10-inch angel-food pan. Add 2 inches hot water to pan. Place on bottom rack in preheated 350 degree oven. Bake 1 hour or until pick inserted in certer comes out clean. Remove cans to rack to cool 30 minutes. with can opened cut around bottoms of cans and push bottoms through to unmold pates. Chill completely. Then roll in chopped parsley, wrap in plastic and again in foil. Can be refrigerated up to 1 week or frozen 3 weeks. more Free recipes - Free scripts

Chicken-Liver Pate

Recipe

3/4 lb Best venison trimmings

2 fl Cider

4 fl Good stock

6 oz Cap mushrooms

1 bn Chives

Garlic Juniper Unsalted butter 4 fl Soured cream or Greek yogurt

Cut the meat into strips about the size of your thumb - if possible. Some of the trimmings may, of course, be slightly ragged, triangular or cubed but this is the size and shape to aim for. Dust with coarsely ground black pepper and 3 to 4 crushed juniper berries, moisten with the cider, cover and leave to marinate for 24 hours. Crush a garlic clove, mix it with the soured cream or yoghurt and leave it to infuse in a cool place for 24 hours. Carefully drain and dry the venison, reserving the marinade. Slice the mushrooms thickly and saute them in a little very hot butter. Remove and keep hot. Then saute the venison briefly, searing it nicely but keeping it succulent and pink within - 2 minutes is plenty. Then let the venison rest in a low oven where it will go on cooking a little without toughening. Start making the sauce straight away or wait for several minutes if you want the meat to lose its pinkness. To make the sauce, let the marinade liquid and the stock bubble away in the frying pan until reduced to just 2 or 3 spoonfuls. Blend in any juices that the venison has exuded and bubble again briefly. Then beat in the garlic-flavoured soured cream, away from the heat. Return the pan to a low flame to warm the sauce. Season well, scatter with chopped chives and serve on very hot plates. Source: Philippa Davenport in "Country Living" (British), November 1988. Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

Snippets Of Venison

Recipe

3/4 lb Best venison trimmings

2 fl Cider

4 fl Good stock

6 oz Cap mushrooms

1 bn Chives

Garlic Juniper Unsalted butter 4 fl Soured cream or Greek yogurt

Cut the meat into strips about the size of your thumb - if possible. Some of the trimmings may, of course, be slightly ragged, triangular or cubed but this is the size and shape to aim for. Dust with coarsely ground black pepper and 3 to 4 crushed juniper berries, moisten with the cider, cover and leave to marinate for 24 hours. Crush a garlic clove, mix it with the soured cream or yoghurt and leave it to infuse in a cool place for 24 hours. Carefully drain and dry the venison, reserving the marinade. Slice the mushrooms thickly and saute them in a little very hot butter. Remove and keep hot. Then saute the venison briefly, searing it nicely but keeping it succulent and pink within - 2 minutes is plenty. Then let the venison rest in a low oven where it will go on cooking a little without toughening. Start making the sauce straight away or wait for several minutes if you want the meat to lose its pinkness. To make the sauce, let the marinade liquid and the stock bubble away in the frying pan until reduced to just 2 or 3 spoonfuls. Blend in any juices that the venison has exuded and bubble again briefly. Then beat in the garlic-flavoured soured cream, away from the heat. Return the pan to a low flame to warm the sauce. Season well, scatter with chopped chives and serve on very hot plates. Source: Philippa Davenport in "Country Living" (British), November 1988. Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

Artichoke Croustades

Recipe

18 sl Soft white bread; crusts

-removed 3 tb Unsalted butter; melted

6 oz Marinated artichoke hearts

-drained & finely chopped 3 tb Mayonnaise

1 tb Scallion; finely chopped

-chop some of tops/garnish 1/4 c Parmesan cheese; grated

1 tb Parmesan cheese; grated

Roll each bread slice flat with a rolling pin and trim it to form a 2 1/2" square. Brush both sides of the squares lightly with the butter and fit th squares into gem muffin tins, pressing the bread against the sides of the tins. Bake the croustades in the middle of a preheated 350 deg. oven 12-14 minutes, oruntil the edges are pale golden. These may be made 2 days in advance & kept in an airtight container. In a bowl stir together the artich hearts, mayonnaise, 1 tb of the scallion, 1/4 c of the Parmesan, and salt & pepper to taste. Divide the mixture by heaping teaspoons among the croustad and sprinkle the remaining Parmesan on top. Broil the croustades under a preheated broiler about 6" from the heat, being careful not to let the croustade edges burn, for 1 minute, or until the filling is bubbling. Garni the croustades with the scallion green and arrange 3 of them on each of 6 small plates. From Best of Gourmet 1992.

Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce - Midsummer Thai Dinner

Recipe

1 sm Onion; chopped

1 x Ginger root(1-inch);chopped

2 Garlic cloves; chopped

1 x Dried Red Chili; or

;1 ts Chinese chili sauce 1 x Lime; grated rind and juice

2 tb Soy sauce

1 tb Brown sugar

1 tb Vegetable oil

12 oz Pork tenderloin

-----------------------------PEANUT LIME SAUCE----------------------------- 1/4 c Peanut butter

1/4 c Soy sauce

1/4 c Fresh lime juice

1 tb Rice vinegar

3 tb Coriander; chopped

1 tb Brown sugar

1/2 ts Chinese chili sauce; or

; 1/4 ts dried chili flakes Substitute chicken, shrimps or beef for the pork, if desired Make the sauce up to 3 days ahead of time, but grill the satays at the last minute. Soak about 18 bamboo shewers in water for 1 hour. Combine all ingredients except meat in food processor or blender and pur?e. Place marinade in bowl. Cut pork into 6-inch lengths. Slice each length into 1/2-inch long strips and thread onto bamboo skewers. Pour over marinade, cover and marinate for 2 hours. Grill or broil pork for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Peanut Lime Dipping Sauce: Add peanut butter to a small bowl and slowly whisk in remaining ingredients. Dessert: Cool, sweet and simple, a colourful selection of fresh fruit and berries, or of fruit-flavoured sorbets or sherbets, is the perfect finish to a midsummer Thai dinner.

Oriental Chicken Wontons

Recipe

8 oz Ground raw chicken or pork

1/2 c Shredded carrot

1/4 c Finely chopped celery*

1 T Soy sauce

1 T Dry sherry

2 t Cornstarch

2 t Grated gingerroot

1/2 pk Wonton wrappers

2 T Margarine or butter; melted

Plum or sweet & sour sauce *Note: 1/4 cup finely chopped water chestnuts may be substituted for 1/4 cup chopped celery. For filling: In a medium skillet cook and stir ground chicken or pork till no pink remains; drain. Stir in carrot, celery or water chestnuts, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, and gingerroot; mix well. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon of the filling atop a wonton wrapper. Lightly brush edges with water. To shape each wonton, carefully bring 2 opposite corners of the square wonton wrapper up over the filling and pinch together in the center. Carefully bring the 2 remaining opposite corners to the center and pinch together. Pinch together edges to seal. Place wontons on a greased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining filling and wonton wrappers. Brush wontons with melted margarine or butter. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till light brown and crisp. If desired, serve with plum or sweet-and-sour sauce. To make ahead: Bake appetizers as directed; cool completely. Transfer to a storage container. Cover tightly and freeze up to 1 month. To serve, place frozen wontons on a greased baking sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till wontons are light brown and crisp. 44 calories (52% from fat), 2 g fat, 6 mg colesterol, 2 g protein, 3 g

carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, and 95 mg sodium per wonton. From "Better Homes and Gardens" magazine, Dec 1991.