Someone has said that poets love food, and that was proved true on Saturday when the Mass State Poetry Society met under the trees at the Saugus Iron Works for the annual summer outing. Of course, the poetry was wonderful, as usual. And, I heard the program was terrific. Unfortunately, I arrived too late for that.
But, I arrived just in time for the great food. I love other people’s salads, of which there were a number, from green to various pasta types. Somehow, other people’s salads always taste divine, while mine bore me. And, there were tasty seafood rolls, too, and then dessert, so yummy. Those chocolate brownies that Mary Ellen Letarte baked were my favorites, since I’m a chocolate nut, while she loved someone else’s cookies. She’s probably used to her own goodies.
Anyway, Susan Namet shared a recipe for Broccoli Oriental Cole Slaw, which isn’t hers but which she got from someone else so many years ago she can’t remember.
1 ( 1lb) package broccoli slaw mix
2 packages Ramen Oriental Noodle soup (chicken) uncooked
1 cup toasted slivered almonds
1 cup sunflower seeds (I didn’t use these)
1 bunch scallions, chopped
1 large red pepper, chopped
1 cup cranraisins
Dressing
Mix in blender
3/4 cup canola oil
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 packet soup seasoning from Ramen soup package
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Crush noodles and mix with almonds. Mix slaw ,scallions, and red pepper. About 20 minutes or half hour before serving, mix all together. Everything can be prepared in advance and then assembled
So, here’s hoping this little food for thought engenders a poetic masterpiece.
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