LITTLE ROCK — From the kitchen of Linda Whitaker who was featured as the good cook of the week in the Pea Ridge Times, Jan. 10, 1991.
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Turkey/Chicken Rice Casserole
Ingredients: Three cups cooked chicken or turkey, one cup celery, one can water chestnuts, sliced, one cup slivered almonds, two cans mushroom soup, four cups instant rice, four hard cooked eggs, chopped, one cup grated cheese (reserve one-half cup), onehalf teaspoon salt, one-half cup mayonnaise, one tablespoon lemon juice.
Combine all ingredients (use very large bowl).
Place in casserole and top with one-half cup grated cheese and crushed corn flakes or potato chips. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cranberry Ambrosia
Ingredients: One can sweetened condensed milk, one 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, one can whole cranberry sauce, one-half cup lemon juice, one-half cup pecans, one eight-ounce Cool Whip.
Mix all ingredients and freeze in 9x13.
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Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes
Ingredients: Eight-ounce package chocolate cake mix, one eight-ounce softened cream cheese, onethird cup sugar, one egg, dash salt, one six-ounce package chocolate chips.
Mix cake according to package directions. Cream cheese with sugar, then beat in egg and salt. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill baking cups two-third full and drop rounded teaspoon of cream cheese in middle of cupcake mixture. Bake as usual (package directions) for cupcakes.
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Opinion, Pages 4 on 01/19/2011