Combine cardoons, pears, celery, tomatoes, radishes and red onion in a salad bowl. Mix well and chill until needed. Using a food processor, blend mayonnaise and Jarlsberg cheese until smooth. Pour dressing over salad and mix well until well coated. Serve chilled on a bed of red lettuce wit

Heat water in a large saucepan enough to boil all the chokos. Add salt and stir to dissolve completely. Add the chokos and boil for about 20 minutes or until tender. Remove from boiling water and allow to cool. Peel and halve the chokos. Discard the seeds and cut into slices according to p

Mix chicken, onion, celery, cherries in large bowl. In small bowl combine mayonnaise, mustard, thyme, dill, olive oil and vinegar, mix to combine. Toss greens and pecans into cherry chicken mixture. Anoint with mayonnaise dressing, toss again, add salt and pepper to taste and s

Pick any bits of shell out of the crabmeat and set aside. Cut the potatoes into thirds, place in a medium saucepan, cover with salted water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and, when cool enough to handle, peel and cut into 1/4 inch-thick sli

Prepare dressing by combining the first eight ingredients. Arrange the crab meat in a bed of crisp lettuce. Cover with dressing and garnish with the chopped parsley or chives. Arrange quartered tomatoes and quartered hard-cooked eggs around symmetrically.

Combine all ingredients except avocados and eggs. Have avocadoes and remove seeds. Scoop out pulp and reserve avacado shell. Dice pulp and add to chicken mixture. fill chells with mixture. top with egg slices.

Refrigerate cooked rice until cold. Peel the avacado and slice lengthwise into 1/2 inch-thick strips. Coat with lemon juice, and refrigerate until well chilled. In a large mixing bowl, combine the scallions, olives, chicken and rice. Toss gently just until mixed. In small bowl,

In a large bowl, combine the celery, apple, chicken, dates and hazelnuts. Blend together the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Fold into chopped mixture and serve on a chilled lettuce leaf.

To make salad, break noodles into pieces; toss with cabbage, green onions, almonds and chicken. To make dressing, combine oil, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and flavor packets from soup; mix well. Toss dressing and sesame seeds with salad.

Cut melon in half, and remove seeds. With a melon baller, scoop out melon balls; place in a large salad bowl. Add chicken, celery, and grapes to melon. Add water chestnuts if desired. In a small bowl, mix together, sour cream, yogurt, and curry powder. Gently stir into salad. Season

In bowl, toss together chicken, celery, onion and apples. In small saucepan, combine raisins, wine and curry powder; heat until raisins are plump. Pour over chicken mixture. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream,chutney and giner; pour over chicken mixture and stir gently to coat.

In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Mix in about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the reserved fruit cocktail liquid. Fold in the fruit cocktail, bananas, strawberries, honeydew and cantaloupe. Serve immediately or chill until serving.

Cut kohlrabi into quarters and steam, covered, over boiling water until tender, 25 minutes. When kohlrabi are cool enough to handle, remove the skins with your fingers. Place kohlrabi in a medium bowl with scallions and onion. In a food processor or blender, combine ricotta, mayonnai

Place 3/4 cup mango in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add lime juice, oil, coriander, and salt; process until smooth, scraping sides of bowl once. Combine 1/4 cup mango, greens, and strawberries in a large bowl. Divide salad between 2 serving dishes, and sprinkle with nuts

1 COOK chicken, sayote and Baguio beans in reserved fruit cocktail syrup and water. Remove vegetables when tender. Continue cooking chicken until tender. 2 PARE and core sayote, then cut into tidbits. Cut Baguio beans into 1" long pieces. Flake chicken meat. 3 MIX chic

1 BOIL fresh corn in fruit cocktail syrup and water until tender. Cool. Using a small knife, remove corn kernels. Season with 1/2 tsp. iodized fine salt (or 1/2 Tbsp. iodized rock salt). 2 COMBINE with the remaining ingredients. Blend well. Chill until ready to serve.

1 SLICE banana and soak in fruit cocktail syrup. Slice and core apple, then cut into tidbits. Add to the banana. Drain. 2 COMBINE with DEL MONTE Fiesta Fruit Cocktail and other ingredients. Blend well. Chill until ready to serve.

1 COOK shrimps in fruit cocktail syrup for 5 minutes. Peel and slice into tidbits. Combine with DEL MONTE Fiesta Fruit Cocktail and melon. 2 MIX mayonnaise, DEL MONTE Original Blend Ketchup, 1/4 tsp. iodized fine salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Add to the fruit mixture. Blend well.

1 SOAK DEL MONTE Macaroni in evaporated milk. 2 ADD remaining ingredients. Blend well. Chill until ready to serve.

1 BOIL water, 1 tsp. iodized fine salt (or 1 Tbsp. iodized rock salt) and reserved fruit cocktail syrup. Add ubod and cook for 3 minutes. Drain. Combine with the remaining ingredients. 2 MIX well and chill until ready to serve.

1 BOIL vegetables until cooked. Peel kamote, carrot and potatoes. Cut all vegetables into desired shapes or sizes. 2 COMBINE with the remaining ingredients. Season with 2 Tbsp. white sugar, 2 tsp. iodized fine salt and 1/8 tsp. black pepper. 3 TOSS lightly until well b

Cut 1 peach into 1/3-inch pieces and place in large bowl. Add chicken and onion. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Cover and chill 15 minutes to 2 hours. Add lettuces and walnuts to chicken mixture and toss to coat, adding more dressing, if desired. Mound salad on large plate. Cut rem

Combine first five ingrdients and let stand while preparing rice. Combine remaining ingredients and let chill before serving.

Cut the chicken into serve size pieces and mix with the garlic, onions, sherry, 1 tablespoon parsley, cloves, salt and pepper. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes or desirably overnight in the fridge. Clean the mushrooms and cut into 1 cm thick slices. Heat oil in a deep saucepan to simme

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Place in large bowl with chicken. In large skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Cook carrots with 1/4 teaspoon salt until tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove carrots, pla

In a large kettle of boiling salted water cook the pasta for 10 minutes, or until it is tender, refresh it in a colander under cold water, and drain it well. In a large bowl combine the pasta, the chicken, the tomatoes, the scallions, and the basil. Make the dressing: In a skille

A refreshing molded salad to accompany holiday foods. Dissolve gelatin and sugar in boiling water; add cream cheese. Mix with electric mixer until cheese is completely dissolved. Chill until partially set. In the meantime, prepare apples and toss with half the lemon juice; reserve. Add appl

Microwave or saute onion and bell pepper until soft; set aside to cool. In a large salad bowl, combine the onion, pepper, salad greens, deli meat and tomato. Sprinkle with the onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper and salt. Toss to mix. Pour on enough salad dressing or vinegar to c

In small bowl, whisk together mustard, lemon juice, anchovies and vinegar. Slowly whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. On two separate plates, arrange small wedges of lettuce, egg slices and roast beef. Drizzle dressing over salads and top with capers.

Whisk the egg whites and the sugar over a gentle flame until the sugar fully dissolves (no grit). Place on the mixing machine and whisk till stiff. Using 1/2cm star nozzle pipe 12 pear drops in a 10cm circle (3cm from the edge of the plate). Using a gas torch, colour off the meringue.<

Place potatoes in a saucepan; add water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside. Steam mussels, covered, 10 minutes or until shells open; discard any unopened shells. Trim tough outer leaves from fennel. Dic

Put drained fruit in a medium size bowl that has a lid. Add the drained juice to the vanilla instant pudding and 2 tablespoons powder tang. Mix well, it will become thick. Pour over the drained fruit and refrigerate overnight or at least 5 hours. Add peeled, sliced bananas and stir. Se

In a large bowl, combine the tuna, dates, celery and apple. Mix together well. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the yogurt, onion, lemon juice and curry. Pour over tuna mixture and gently toss to coat. Refrigerate until chilled and serve with fresh lettuce leaves if desired.

In a saucepan combine chicken stock and wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmering, add 2 tsp of sesame oil and blend well. Taste for seasoning; it should be quite salty. Add chicken breasts and simmer 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let chicken continue to cook in the hot stock

Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling water according to the package directions. Pour into a colander, drain and rinse under cold running water, separating the strands while rinsing. Drain well, place in a large bowl and toss with 2 tbsp of sesame oil. Stir in the remaining ingr

Mix chicken and water chestnuts, pecans, grapes, celery, and ginger. Blend mayonnaise, vinegar, soy sauce, onion, and curry powder. Toss dressing with the chicken mixture. Chill. To serve, spoon onto pineapple slices arranged on lettuce leaves.

Grate 1 tsp grapefruit peel; reserve. Over bowl, peel and section grapefruit; cut sections in half. Drain and reserve 2 tbsp of the grapefruit juice. In small bowl, combine sour cream, honey, mint, grapefruit peel and 1 Tbsp reserved juice; chill. Combine banana, apples, and grapefruit; tos

In medium bowl, combine grapefruit, pears, apricot halves and grapes. Cover and chill. In small bowl combine yogurt, honey, grapefruit rind, grapefruit juice, and mint. Mix well. Cover and chill. To serve arrange the fruit in individual serving bowls. Serve the mint dressing on the sid

Combine potatoes and 5 cup water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 min. or till tender. Drain potatoes and chill. Cut potatoes into 3/4 in. cubes. Combine potatoes, cucumber and tomatoes in a large bowl. Set aside. Drop garlic through chute in proce

Prepare grill and ignite charcoal or preheat broiler; preheat oven to 350?F. Trim all fat from chicken breasts and cut lengthwise into ?" wide strips; set aside. In small bowl whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon juice and sugar; divide in half. Toss half the soy sauce mixture w