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aka
04-23-2001, 11:21 PM
This was supper last night: Jerk Chicken (from an old "Southern Living") and two from CL: Double-Mango Salad from April 2001, page 206 and Chickpea-and-Corn Patties from page 140 July/August 1998.

Double Mango Salad was good. If you don't like sweet(er) things mixed with not-as-sweet things this may not be for you. My husband and I both liked this. The mango dressing was a little thicker than I expected, but I still liked it. Next time I make this I will use ground coriander (I had whole coriander seed and put it in the food processor thinking it would get "processed" but it didn't really.) I also omitted the nuts.

I also liked the Chickpea-and-Corn Patties . Definately needs a salsa of some sort, or it will probably be too dry. My food processor is a little small, so I had to process in batches...I processed a little more than called for in the recipe, but I wanted to. My coating didn't brown/toast nicely like in the picture....maybe a bit more oil and/or a lower temperature would've helped? I'll probably make this one again too, sometime.

As an aside, and totally off topic, did anyone else get a little chuckle out of the ad on page 155 for "Ear Planes" ear plugs in the April 2001 issue? I know it can be a painful problem, but I've never seen anyone on a plane look like that. It reminded me of the movie "Fight Club"

Lilia

mb
04-23-2001, 11:42 PM
i thought that ad was pretty funny! actually, i've used ear planes because i get a lot of problems on take-off and landings... but honestly, i don't think i've ever looked like those people in the ad. and besides, i'm usually the only one on the plane (aside from little babies) who is whimpering about ear pain. oh, and by the way, the earplanes didn't really help me, but it was worth a try!