Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., gestures while boarding his plane at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, June 24, 2004. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., throws a baseball during a game of catch at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, June 24, 2004.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., left, speaks with singer Barbra Streisand center, and actor/director Rob Reiner, right, at a fundraiser dinner at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 24, 2004. (
Those baseball pictures...man, whatta girly-guy!
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BWB, here's the recipe. Easy and yummy.
CHICKEN & BROCCOLI CASSEROLE
3-4 boneless chicken breasts
5 C. broccoli, incl. some stems, steamed in micro for 3 min. (not too done)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 C. mayo
1 1/2 Tbsp. chicken boullion granules
1 Tbsp. lemon jc
1 Tbsp. curry powder
1 cup broth from cooking chicken
1/2 cup milk
2-3 cups cheddar cheese
sliced almonds
Cook breasts in pot with water to cover chicken. After boil, reduce to rolling simmer, cook 25-30 min.
Combine sauce ingredients--soup through milk. Sauce should be "pourable"...use more milk if needed. (I make the sauce thinner if I'm going to serve this over rice, thicker if served alone.)
Cover bottom of casserole dish with broccoli. Slice cooked chicken into bite sized pieces, spread over broccoli. Cover with sauce. Use a fork to move the ingredients around a little, allowing the sauce to sink in.
Top with cheese. Cook 30 minutes, until bubbling.
Spread almonds on cookie sheet, spray very lightly with Pam or butter spray. Toast almonds in oven with casserole (about 6 minutes, stirring once if you want to toast both sides). Sprinkle almonds on each individual serving of casserole.
Serves 6. Very good served on rice to make it go farther. I've also added water chestnuts or artichoke hearts, both very good.
I'm flying to Minnesota tomorrow. Remind me to take a ball and glove to the airport, just in case there's an impromptu game of catch on the tarmac.
My twelve-year-old daughter is questioning Mr.Kerry's sobriety in those photos.:)