Terrie, wow, all of your recipes sound great and thank you again for posting them. I made the crabmeat stuffed shrimp (delicious), wild rice casserole and buttered green beans. While the wild rice casserole was delicious, I think it overpowered the shrimp. It would be perfect with chicken, pork or beef. For dessert, I made a new chocolate chip cookie recipe which are a little crispy rather than chewy but they too are worth trying - very good.

WILD RICE CASSEROLE

6-oz box Uncle Bens White & Wild Rice Mix
1/2 cup chopped celery
5-oz can water chestnuts (drained & sliced)
1 small can mushroom pieces (drained)
4 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Cook rice according to directions on box. Cool. Add remaining ingredients. Bake in buttered, covered casserole dish at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Deidre's Extraordinary Chocolate Chip Cookies
Woman's World Magazine, 12/12/2000

4-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 bag (12 oz) chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together first 4 ingredients, set aside. In large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat butter until smooth. Add sugars and beat until combined. Reduce speed to medium, beat in next 4 ingredients until combined. Reduce speed to low, beat in flour mixture until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by 2 tablespoons (I made mine smaller), 2" apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes (or a little longer till just lightly golden brown). Cool in pans on rack 1 minute. With spatula, carefully remove from pans, cool completely on racks.

Deidre Hall is the soap opera star on Days of Our Lives.