SPOONS wrote:
> Thanks Dimitri I knew I could count on you. :-)
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> Take care,
> SPOONS
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> "Dimitri" > wrote in message=20
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>>"SPOONS" > wrote in message=20
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>>>Hi all,
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>>>I have some friends comming for a visit and we said we'd go for a picn=
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>>>and spend the day outdoors. I'd like to make a fancy gourmet like pic=
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>>>thought of grilling some veggies, & grill thick pieces of bread & top =
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>>>off with some brie or blue cheese.
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>>>Take care,
>>>SPOONS
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>>Just when was the last time you had some cold "high quality" nicely her=
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>>cold roasted chicken?
>>I would use the chicken as a foundation and just build around that.
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>>Crusty bread
>>Pate
>>Cold chicken
>>Mixed cold vegetable salad in a vinaigrette ( a nice Julianne cut) ( ea=
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>>just cut, blanch & shock)
>>Fresh fruit
>>Nice cheese
>>Well chilled dry white wine (please not a chardonnay)
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>>Dimitri
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Try this:

Cold Noodle Salad


1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 teaspoons sesame oil
1 pound soba noodles, cooked until tender and refreshed in ice water
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions, cut on the bias
1/2 cup bean sprouts
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced
1 cup lightly crushed toasted cashews
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds


In a small bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce and sesame oil. To the=20
noodles, add green onions, bean sprouts, carrots, cucumber, cashews,=20
cilantro, sesame seeds, and the soy mixture and mix thoroughly.

Notes:
I find putting the honey into the microwave for a few seconds (depending =

how much is in the container) makes it easier to measure.

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This makes it easier to whisk together.

I use 1/3 of a cup of honey instead of =BC cup.