10 and with two melon Recipes

chopped seedless watermelon, chopped honeydew melon, chopped sweet onion, chopped jalapeno pepper, chopped fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, salt, canola oil, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, freshly ground black pepper, boneless center-cut pork chops, trimmed

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

chopped cantaloupe (about two 3 1/2-lb melons), fresh lemon juice, loosely packed fresh basil leaves

fresh lime juice, honey or 1 tsp sugar, minced fresh ginger, not dried, vegetable oil (or a combination of the two oils) or 1/4 cup almond oil (or a combination of the two oils), salt or fresh ground pepper, watercress , sprigs torn in half (about 10 oz), watermelon, cubed (or use melon baller to shape remove seeds), cantaloupes, cubed (or use melon baller to shape the cantaloupes, if desired), sliced almonds (if using hazelnuts, substitute hazelnut oil for the almond oil) or 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted (if using hazelnuts, substitute hazelnut oil for the almond oil)

jumbo shrimp, jumbo scallops, sliced prosciutto , sliced in half lengthwise to get 16 pieces, cantaloupe, honeydew, olive oil, salt and pepper

sugar, fresh lime juice, water, zest of 2 limes, removed in strips with a vegetable peeler, ground cardamom , or to taste, honeydew melon balls (from two 5-lb melons), garnish: freshly grated lime zest and vanilla cream, vanilla cream

part-skim ricotta cheese, plain nonfat yogurt, sugar, vanilla extract, fresh fruit puree (two colors -- 1/4 cup each of mango or papaya and raspberry are the most colorful), assorted seasonal fresh fruit , sliced in different shapes (melon balls, wedges of citrus, slivers of peach, whole grapes)