Vietnamese Spring Rolls

These are very YUMMY! all of my kids ate more than one and said it was a keeper...even Miss Bria who is prejudiced against most food!!! I LOVE to try new recipes weekly(whether or not that happens is another story)! I find all these new recipes in magazines and at all recipes and then I make them, take a pic and then if my little family loves it we keep the recipe and I paste the pic to the recipe and throw in a binder! Easy!!! Otherwise the pic is trashed(gotta love digital) and the recipe is tossed! So, I challenge you to try a new recipe...such as this!

Vietnamese Spring Rolls

Ingredients:
2 oz. rice vermicelli
8 rice wrappers (8.5 in. diameter)
8 Large cooked shrimp-peeled, deveined and cut in half
1 1/3 Tbsp. chopped fresh Thai basil
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint leaves
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
2 leaves lettuce, chopped

Bring Medium saucepan of water to boil. Boil rice vermicelli 3 to 5 minutes, or until al dente, and drain.

Fill a large bowl with warm water. Dip one wrapper into the hot water for 1 second to soften. Lay wrapper flat. In a row across the center, place 2 shrimp halves (we actually used 4 shrimp halves), a handful of vermicelli, basil, mint, cilantro and lettuce, leaving about 2 inches uncovered on each side. Fold uncovered sides inward, then tightly roll the wrapper, beginning at the end with the lettuce. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Dipping sauces:--I don't use this one because I am preggers and the smell gets to me, but my husband LOVED it so go ahead and try it if you are brave! LOL

4 tsp. fish sauce
1/4 c. water
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. white sugar
1/2 tsp. garlic chili sauce


In a small bowl mix the fish sauce, water, lime juice, garlic, sugar and chili sauce. Serve with Spring Rolls!

Other sauce: I love this one!!!

3 Tbsp. Hoison sauce
1 tsp. finely chopped peanuts

In small bowl mix hoison sauce and peanuts.

Serve with Spring Rolls! EAT UP and ENJOY!!!

We bought the rice vermicelli at Walmart and the rice wrappers at an Oriental Grocery Store (we used the Thai Store on 72)!

White Trash For the Soul

This is a VERY nummy, stick to your hips kind of dessert(theres something about salty and sweet that just becomes addicting)! I first ate it at my family reunion this year. They call it "White Trash"! Yanks call it "Snowman Poop"(those crude yankees-hee hee) ;)!

How to make:

ingredients:
2 c. honey nut chex
2 c. pretzel sticks(I break mine into smaller pieces)
2c. peanuts or cashews
2 c. m&m's
3 bags white chocolate chips

Step 1:
Mix all dry ingredients in a Lg. bowl
Step 2:
Melt chips in the microwave or on the stove and pour into bowl with dry ingredients.
Step 3:
Pour out mixture onto 2 cookie sheets, pizza pans, etc. and refrigerate until hardened.
Step 4: Remove from fridge and break mixture apart. Then EAT!!! Of course you could just eat it straight from th pan or the fridge as it is hardening, but I would stick to the directions if you are giving it away(why would you do that!?!) or watching the waist line! :)