I have been on a sort of a crusade lately to make all the foods my 
mom made for us when we were kids. None of my siblings has any 
interest in cooking, and I don't want my mom's recipes to die out 
when she dies.  She's been having a blast teaching me over the phone 
to make knaedlach (matzoh-ball) soup, lasagna, pot roast, and on and 
on.

There's one dish, though, that was one of my very favorites when I 
was a child that I haven't asked her about: Chicken and rice.

The reason I haven't asked her is that I knew the recipe involved at 
least one can of Campbell's cream of mushroom soup. Oy.

It's worse than that, as it turns out:  One can EACH of cream of 
mushroom, cream of chicken, and cream of celery.

I bit the bullet and bought the stuff.  I will certainly find the 
resulting casserole too salty, but I'm eager to see if I can 
recreate my mom's one really trashy offering. Mostly, she cooked 
delicious foods from scratch, and still does.  Tomorrow night, 
though, we're having chicken and rice, and I don't care who knows 
it. :-)

(Baking dish. Six chicken thighs.  Garlic powder. A layer of sliced 
onions.  Pour a mixture of the soup, some pepper, 3 cans of water, 3 
cans of milk, and 2 cups of uncooked white rice on top. Sprinkle 
paprika on top. Bake at 350F for 45-60 minutes, until the chicken 
doesn't bleed when you pierce it.)

Serene
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