Hamburger Stroganoff Delight

Ingredients:

1½-pounds Hamburger

1-small Finely chopped onion

1-packet Onion Soup mix

1-cup Sliced fresh mushrooms

1-can (10¾ ounces) Condensed cream of mushroom soup

1½-cups Long grain rice

3-cups Water

½-cup Sour cream

2-tablespoons Chives

1-teaspoon Salt

½-teaspoon Pepper

½-teaspoon Garlic powder

Instructions:

Fry hamburger and finely chopped onions in a large skillet over medium heat. Place meat and onion mixture in 2 to 3 quart slow cooker, mix meat mixture with onion soup mix, garlic powder, salt and pepper; mix until evenly coated. Top with sliced fresh mushrooms and condensed cream f mushroom soup.

Cover; cook on low heat for 7 to 8 hours.

About 30 to 45 minutes before serving, cook rice in water as directed on package. Right before serving, stir sour cream into beef mixture. Sprinkle with chives and serve over rice.

6 - 1¾ cup servings

Note: You can easily substitute the rice for pasta/noodles of your choice. Replace the 1 1/2 cups of rice with 3 cups of uncooked pasta/noodles and follow directions on the package and replace the 3 cups of water with the correct amount of water as per the pasta/noodle package directions. Also, if you like food spicy then just add crushed red pepper flakes or a few dashes of Tabasco.

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China King - A Dim Sum Delight in Chandler

Today we felt as if we were back in China, or perhaps San Francisco's authentic Chinatown. Instead we were in Chandler, Arizona, feasting on a favorite lunch: Dim Sum. We're not sure how many of you have experienced Dim Sum. We always find it special as the assortment of dishes are rolled around the restaurant and you pick out the items you want. No guesswork, it is all there in front of you, inviting you to taste and enjoy. We have our favorites, and today we added some new dishes.

The Hill team, joined by several friends, enjoyed a lunch of crispy shrimp dumplings, steamed BBQ buns, crispy egg rolls, tasty spare ribs, shrimp Shy Mai, and Hun Sui Gok. The fresh bright green vegetables that accompanied each tender morsel melted in our mouths. Norm was partial to the Lotus Seed Jin Dui, Baked Egg Tart, and Baked Egg Custard Buns. They satisfied his sweet tooth. Of course, food lovers can also order chow mein, duck, noodles, fried rice and a large variety of sea food, all fresh, including lobster.

When we return, perhaps tomorrow, we will order the seafood in a clay pot, or the sizzling plate of scallops and shrimps. All this with prompt and friendly service, and the joy of seeing families enjoying a meal together as they sit around a large round table. Wherever we have lived, except for Boston, New York and San Francisco, we have found it difficult to find delicious, authentic, Chinese food, especially Dim Sum, at such a reasonable price. Now we can indulge. We urge you to try this treasure and would enjoy knowing if you enjoyed it as much as we did.

China King is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner, but Dim Sum is served at lunch only. China King is located at 1050 W. Ray Road, in Chandler, Tel 480 899 8099. For Dim Sum to go the fax is 480-812-8989. Any part of this article may be reproduced as long as the authors are given credit.