We all had a great time at Jake and Linda's with the BTers on 6/29. They were so wonderful to open their home to our invasion...seem to have this down to a science. Imagine having "Small Wall" as your backyard!

As promised, here is the recipe for the artichoke dip.. 1 can artichoke hearts/chopped. 1 cup mayo. 1 cup parmesean cheese. Mix. Put into pie plate. Sprinkle paprika for color. Bake uncovered @ 350* for 30 min. Spread on crackers and enjoy. :-)

Same one we use except we add minced garlic. Very yummy with or without.

Yummy....you KNOW I would throw in some hot sauce, too! LOL. CArole

Jake/Linda

How about publishing your recipe for the noodles you provided. I talked to Murphyn who said his neighbor (who gave you the recipe) moved away. Yours were great...everybody in our group wants the recipe... tks

Also, hope Bas does his barracuda again on our next trip...it was superb

Indonesian style Bami:

(Ingredients are in a range - experiment to find the right flavor)

Ingredients:

- Spaghetti (2 lbs for the size portion I made)
- 2-3 Tablespoons of vegetable or peanut oil
- 5-10 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 large white onion, finely sliced
- 4-8 Chicken bouillon cubes (can use vegetable bouillon cubes too) - this adds salt to the recipe
- 1-2 cups of brown sugar
- 1 cup of Ketsap Manis (a very sweet soy sauce - can use regular soy sauce and increase amount of brown sugar instead)
- 1 cup of finely chopped Selderie leaf (leaves look a bit like cilantro but taste and odor is very much like celery - not sure what this herb is in English)
- (optional) 1 cup of thinly sliced scallions
- (optional) Peanut sauce (as used with Satay)

Directions:
- Cook 2lbs of spaghetti al dente, rinse with cold water to stop it from cooking and to remove excess starch. Set aside

- In a wok, add oil, cook the garlic and onion until the onion turns glassy but before the garlic starts to get really brown

- After the garlic & onions start cooking, but before they reach the end phase in the above paragraph, add the bouillon cubes, mash them down to help them dissolve in the oil

- Add brown sugar, stir

- As soon as the resulting mixture starts to bubble brown (means that caramelization is imminent), add the Ketsap Manis, stir

- Immediately add the spaghetti, and use two long forks (BBQ forks work well for this) to start stirring/tossing the spaghetti to both heat it up as well as distribute the mixture thoroughly throughout the noodles, which should become evenly colored - a nice brown color.

- Continue this mixing/tossing until the noodles are nice and hot and then add the scallions if you want them. Stir some more and then add the selderie leaf.

- Remove from heat and serve with optional peanut sauce and grilled oriental style (soy-based marinade or teriyaki) chicken, and perhaps some sambal (spicy pepper relish, also Indonesian).

How's that?

Jake

jake, i have got to try that recipie. sounds so yummy and some of our picky eaters i think will like it too.

hope your sore foot heals quickly.

bubbles

jake, i have got to try that recipie. sounds so yummy and some of our picky eaters i think will like it too.

hope your sore foot heals quickly.

bubbles

Thanks, Sherry. I've yet to find anyone who didn't enjoy the Bami :-)

It's actually my big toe on my left foot that is damaged. Not pretty, but I have hopes that it will continue to heal well (and quickly - it had better!).

Jake

Jake, thanks for posting the recipe. It was great. Now, what did you marinate the chicken in? I know you said pineapple juice, soy sauce but what else? I forgot and Dennis said that is was really good and he's not a chicken person! We do eat a lot of it though!

Pineapple juice, sweet soy sauce, ginger, some vinegar, lots of garlic, and some sweet hot sauce (you can use Thai chili sauce too).

Jake

for more local recipes, check www.kuminda.com

Thanks for the recipe and for the link/website, Jake and Michael. I have passed both items onto my gourmet friends out on the West Coast and Kentucky, too! Definitely will be trying the Bami and exploring the recipes on the website Michael posted. Thanks, guys!! Carole and Joe (Joe is the cook in our house...I do the cleanup!)