Now Jordon can’t/won’t crack or eat a whole lobster but in case you don’t have me to do it for you, Apartment Therapy is here to help.

Ingredients

• 1 kg glazed sausages
• 2 50 g bags of corn chips, lightly crushed
• 1 237 ml tomato salsa
• 2/3 cups grated cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Start cooking your sausages.  When done, slit each sausage almost completely through.  Open slit, sprinkling in some of the corn chip pieces, spoon in a generous amount of salsa, and top with grated cheese.  Return to the barbecue grill plate.  Prop up so as not to spill filling.
2. Cover with lid or hood and cook until cheese melts, about 1 minute.

Source: Now You’re Cookin’: Barbecue

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch)
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 small red chilli, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 500 g boneless, skinless chicken breast fillet, thinly sliced.
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 115 g baby corn, halved on the diagonal
• 425 g baby bok choy (pak choy), trimmed and quartered lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 3 tablespoons chicken stock

Directions

1. Combine half the cornflour with the ginger, crushed garlic, chilli, sesame oil, and 2 tablespoons soy sauce in a large bowl.  Add the chicken, toss until well coated and marinate for 10 minutes.
2. Heat a wok over high heat, add the peanut oil and swirl to coat.  Stir-fry the onion for 2 minutes, or until soft and golden.  Add the chicken in two batches and stir-fry for 5 minutes until almost cooked through.  Add  the baby corn and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes, then add the bok choy and cook for 2 minutes, or until wilted,
3. Mix the remaining soy sauce and cornflour with the oyster sauce and chicken sauce in a small bowl, add to the wok and stir-fry 1-2 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened to coating consistency and the chicken in cooked.  Serve immediately with steamed rice or noodles.

Source: 30 Minute Meals: A Commonsense Guide

Perfect as a vegetable dip.  Serve with fresh vegetables.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of salad dressing or mayonnaise 
• Onion flakes
• Prepared horseradish
• Curry powder
• Salt
• Milk

Directions

1. Mix all six ingredients in a small bowl.  Makes 1 1/2 cups.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp margarine
• 1/2 cup onion finely mixed
• 1 lb carrots, shredded
• 1 lb potatoes, shredded
• 6 cups of chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 
• 1/8 tsp Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1-2 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

1. In a large pot sauté onion in margarine. 
2. Add all ingredients except milk and cheese. 
3. Simmer until vegetables are tender. 
4. Add milk. 
5. When serving, spoon cheese over top of soup. 

Source: Tasty Treasures from the Beach

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