Have you seen this video clip yet?

It's still one of the most amazing things I have seen.

That little guy never gave up....

Ok, I know this has nothing to do with cooking, but we do need to be reminded that
no matter how small you are .... you can ALWAYS succeed!

This was on National Geographic Channel a while back and is from the
wildlife movie called Chobe - Life blood of the sands. Recently, National Geographic
used this clip in the series Caught In The Act, and had an interview with Robert Waldron,
the director, producer and the camera man during this amazing sighting.

All-American Snack

Ingredients:
3 cupsthin pretzel sticks
4 cupsWheat Chex
4 cupsCheerios
13ouncescan salted peanuts
1teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspooncelery salt
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
2tablespoonsgrated parmesan cheese
1/4cupmelted butter

Method:
In large mixing bowl or slow-cooking pot, mix together pretzels, cereals, and peanuts. Sprinkle with garlic salt, celery salt, seasoned salt, and cheese. Pour melted butter over all; toss until well mixed. Cover and cook in slow-cooking pot on low 3 to 4 hours. Uncover the last 30 to 40 minutes.

Serve as appetizer or snack.

CREAMED SALMON WITH RICE

Ingredients:
A creamed protein dish is always more satisfactory if it is served on some other food, particularly one high in carbohydrate.
When this is done, a better balanced dish is the result.
Creamed salmon and rice make a very nutritious and appetizing combination.
1 c. salmon
1 c. medium white sauce
Steamed rice

Method:
Break the salmon into moderately small pieces and carefully fold these into the hot white sauce. Serve this on a mound of hot steamed rice.

CREAMED FINNAN HADDIE tip

The flavor of finnan haddie is such that this fish becomes very appetizing when prepared with a cream sauce. If, after combining the sauce with the fish, the fish is baked in the oven, an especially palatable dish is the result.

To prepare creamed finnan haddie, freshen the fish and shred it into small pieces. Then measure the fish, put it into a baking dish, and pour an equal amount of white sauce over it. Sprinkle generously with crumbs and bake in a hot oven until the crumbs are browned. Serve hot.

Autumn Fruit Salad

Ingredients:
2 red delicious apples
1 slicedbananas
1Granny Smith apple
2 Bartlett pears
1/2 pound red grapes
1/2 cup almond slivers -- toasted
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon apple cider

Method:
Wash and core apples and pears, peeling if desired. Cut into one inch chunks. Slicebananas1/2andquot; thick.Wash grapes and cut in half. Combine fruits and almonds in saladbowl. Mix yogurt with spices and cider. Pour over fruit salad and stir to coat fruits evenly. Chill.

Turkey Soup With Rice

Turkey Soup With Rice Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 3 hours 15 minutes Yield: 6 servings See http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_4121,00.html for recipe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This looks like a dish I'm willing to try out.

Total Time:

3 hr 25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

3 hr 15 min

Yield:

6 servings

Level:

Easy

Ingredients

• 1 turkey carcass
• 2 stalks celery with leaves, coarsely chopped
• 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 cups water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups chopped leftover turkey
• 1 cup frozen or leftover corn
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper

Directions

In a large pot, combine carcass, celery, carrots, onion, bay leaf and water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours over medium low heat. Strain and discard vegetables and bones. Reserve turkey stock. In a large pot, melt butter and cook onions until tender. Stir in celery and thyme. Stir in carrots and rice and toss to coat. Stir inturkey stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until vegetables and rice are tender. Stir in turkey, corn andparsley. Return to simmer and season to taste.

Butter biscuits

Ingredients

250g butter
2 cups flour
half cup corn flour
half cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
A handful of chopped pecan nuts (optional)
6 chopped cherries for garnish (optional)

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Mix the Cream, butter, vanilla essence, icing sugar and cornflour together.

Add flour and mix until it forms a soft dough.

Separate the dough into two portions. Add pecan nuts to one half and mix.

Take a bit of dough roll into a ball and flatten on baking tray. Pipe the second portion onto the baking tray and garnish with cherries.

Bake for approximately 13 minutes or until underneath of biscuits turns light brown.