Sunday, May 22, 2011

Shrimp toast, potato salad and soup of life.

Meme's shrimp toast
5 oz old english cheese spread
1 stick butter
1 Tb mayo
1/2 tsp garlic powder
14 oz can shrimp drained
1 package 6 english muffins
Chop shrimp and mix all ingredients. Spread on 1/2 muffin. Then cut muffins into triangles and place on cookie sheet. Broil 3 minutes or until bubbly.
Meme's potato salad
potatoes
bacon
hard boiled eggs
mayo
salt & pepper
chop potatoes and boil gently in salted water 8-10 minutes
strain the potatoes and place in a marge bowl to cool
boil eggs in heavily salted water for 7 min
while frying bacon until crispy
peel and chop eggs, chop bacon
salt and pepper the potatoes, add eggs and bacon
coat with enough mayo to make moist
serve slightly warm
Delish!
Mure's Thai soup of life
one inch peeled ginger, grated
12" piece lemongrass (optional)
2 cloves garlic (optional) grated
4 oz chopped extra extra firm tofu
1 cube vegetable bullion
1 leek sliced in rings (can sub green onions)
1 tsp wakame (optional)
2-3 TB fresh basil chopped
4 c water
1 block glass noodle
wedge of lemon
Throw everything in the pot but the glass noodle and basil, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Then add the glass noodle, simmer for an extra 5 minutes. Remove from heat add basil and serve with wedge of lemon.
Notes:Mure fashioned this soup after a trip to Dharma garden for her birthday dinner. I have been addicted to this soup for weeks. I am convinced it has given me vitality and peace of mind-All from a bowl of soup! Mure has come a long way from a girl who could burn water.