Creamy Chicken Casserole

Ingredients:

• 8 boneless chicken breast halves
• 8 slices "swiss cheese" Gruyere
• 1 can Cream of Chicken or Mushroom soup (undiluted!)
• ½ cup (125 ml) of dry white wine or dry sherry
• 1 cup (240 ml) seasoned stuffing mix crushed
• salt and pepper
• ¼ cup (4 tablespoons, 60 ml) melted butter

Instructions:

Country Captain Chicken

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds (1,4 kg) of chicken cut up, or 6-8 boneless breasts
• 1 cup (240 ml) chopped onions
• 1 cup (240 ml) chopped green peppers
• 2-4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1½ cups (360 ml) of water
• 14 ounce(400 gr) bottle of ketchup
• 3-6 teaspoons of curry powder
• 1-2 teaspoon thyme
• Frank adds 1-2 teaspoon ground ginger
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions:

Shrimp and Artichoke Casserole

Ingredients:

• 6½ tablespoons butter
• 4½ tablespoons flour
• ¾ cup of milk
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 2 lb cooked/peeled shrimp
• ½ lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 can (250 grams drained weight) artichoke hearts, drained
• ¼ cup freshly grated cheese
• ¼ cup dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• salt & pepper
• paprika powder

Greek Beef

Ingredients:

• 4-5 pounds of beef brisket
• 1-2 onions, sliced
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 x 14½ oz cans of tomatoes (822 gram)
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• 1 stick of cinnamon or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup of dry sherry
• ½ cup currants
• salt and pepper

Instructions:

Stuffed Pork Loin

Ingredients:

• 150 gram pitted prunes
• 250 ml white wine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ stick of cinnamon
• 2 cloves
• 1 pork loin filet (about 600 gram), all fat, tendons, etc. removed
• 1-1½ pound of sliced bacon (enough to completely wrap the pork)
• 125 ml of your favorite unsalted broth (beef, chicken)
• 2 tablespoons crème fraîche (see "Ingredients & Substitutes" page) or sour cream
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• pepper
• butter
• kitchen twine/string
• No salt!

Instructions:

Barbara's Spinach Strawberry Salad

Ingredients for dressing:

• ¼ cup (4 tablespoons = 60 ml) cider vinegar
• ½ (120 ml) cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1½ teaspoon onion, finely minced
• ¼ teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• ¼ teaspoon paprika powder

Other ingredients:

• ½ cup (120 ml) olive oil
• spinach
• strawberries, sliced
• almonds, sliced, toasted

Instructions: