Pickled Radish

Ingredients:

• 1 large white radish, about 1 feet
• Salt
• 3 teaspoons of sugar
• 4 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar

Directions:

1. Wash and clean the radish. Peel the skin with a vegetable peeler. Slice the radish down the middle then slice diagonally. Slice one of the four sections into thin slices. Place in a large glass or ceramic jar then sprinkle with salt. Slice another section into thin slices and place inside the jar then sprinkle with more salt. Repeat this process with the remaining two sections. Wrap the jar with plastic food wrap and let sit for 24 hours in room temperature.
2. Remove all the radish slices from the jar and place in a large strainer. Wash with water and let drain. After water has completely drained, place all radish slices back into the jar. 
3. Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar to the jar. Mix well and wrap well with plastic food wrap. Let marinade in the refrigerator for at least two days. Serve after two days and re-season with salt or sugar to taste. 

Coconut Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 small hen
• 4 young coconut meat
• 2 corn
• Salt
• White pepper
• 1/4 tsp chicken bouillon powder

Directions:

1. Chop the hen into large chunks around 6 to 8 pieces. Chop each corn into 5 sections. Remove the coconut meat from the coconut and clean well. 
2. Place the hen, corn, coconut meat, and water in a large stock pot. Bring to a boil and add salt, to taste. Reduce to medium heat and let boil for at least 2 hours. Do not let simmer. Let the soup boil. Add chicken bouillon and white pepper to the soup before serving.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Ingredients:

• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 5 1/2 pounds pot roast

Directions:

1. In a slow cooker, mix cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix and water. Place pot roast in slow cooker and coat with soup mixture.
2. Cook on High setting for 4 hours or on Low setting for 8 hours.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Ingredients:

• 16 ounces milk chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves

Directions:

1. Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.
2. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture.
3. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool.

Brown Sugar Smokies

Ingredients:

• 1 (16 ounce) package little smokie sausages
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 cup brown sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle them with brown sugar.
3. Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.