Pecan Raisin Chicken Salad

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. diced rotisserie chicken
1 stalk celery (diced)
4 diced green onions
1/4 chopped raisins
1/4 c. chopped pecans
1/4 c. chopped cilantro


Dressing:

1/4 c. mayonnaise
1/4c. plain greek yogurt
1 t. tarragon
1/4 t. garlic powder
pepper to taste
1 t. sugar
1 T. vinegar

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Directions

Dice the chicken, celery, onions, raisins, pecans and cilantro.  Place them all in a medium bowl.  

Mix the ingredients for the dressing.  Pour over the rest of the ingredients and mix. 

ENJOY!!! 

Cheerios Crispies Treats

My version of Rice Krispy Treats.

Ingredients

2 T. butter

2 c. mini marshmallows

2 1/2 c. Cheerios 

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Directions

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, add the marshmallows and stir until melted and blended.  Add the Cheerios and mix.  Place the mixture into a buttered dish and pat it down with a plastic spatula. Or use waxed paper and pat it down with the back of your palm. 

Cool before cutting into bars. 

ENJOY!!! 

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Have leftover potatoes?  

Turn them into potato salad! 

 Simply slice the potato into sections, drizzle with dressing and add toppings! 

 YUM!

Ingredients

3 baked potatoes
2 T. mayonaise
1 T. sour cream
1/2 t. sugar
1 t. vinegar
pepper to taste
1 T. bacon bits per potato

1 T. shredded cheese per potato
1 T. sliced green onions per potato

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Directions

Slice each potato into sections.  Make the dressing by mixing the mayo, sour cream, sugar and vinegar together. Drizzle a little over each potato.  Make sure it goes down into most of the valleys.  Sprinkle with bacon bits, green onion slices and shredded cheese.  Add pepper and salt, desired.

ENJOY!!! 

Homemade Subs

A homemade sub made just the way I like it!  A warm sub seems so simple, but in today's world we sometimes forget how easy these are to make at home.  They are quick, easy and delicious!  Add chips with a drink and dinner's on the table!  The options and combinations are endless!  

Ingredients

Sub roll 

deli meat slices

cheese slice

salad dressing

onion

jalapeno

mild peppers rings

olives

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Directions

Cut your roll in half.  Spread some salad dressing on the inside of the roll.  Assemble your sub by layering the meat slices in the bun, add the cheese slices and any toppings you like.  Bake in a 350 degree oven until the cheese melts.  

ENJOY!!! 

Roasted Turnips

I used to eat raw turnips as a kid, but I never bought them as an adult until now. They are good!  This is my first time to eat them cooked.  They taste similar to potatoes or very mild brussel sprouts.  They would taste good dipped in a little sour cream too! 

Ingredients

turnip

olive oil

cracked pepper

smoked paprika

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Directions

Cut the turnip into thin slices.  Rub a little olive oil on both sides.  Place on a cooking sheet lined with foil.  Sprinkle some smoked paprika and grind some fresh pepper over the turnip slices. 

Cook in a 350 degree oven until they are soft.  

ENJOY!!!  

Planting Seeds in Seed Trays

I will be posting pictures as the seeds start to sprout.  

With a little luck, I will have many nice seedlings to plant in the garden this spring! 

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Seeds planted:  tomatoes, peas, zucchini, cilantro, dill and parsley.

DAY 1

They're growing!!!  

Spicy Chipotle Scrambled Eggs

I like it HOT, HOT, HOT!!!  

Ingredients

Egg whites

Fresh jalapeno slices 

Chipotle peppers in sauce

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Directions

Heat the skillet with a 1/2 T. olive oil. Saute the jalapeno pepper slices until they are tender, but still crisp.  Add the egg whites and scramble them while they cook.  Add some sauce from the chipotle pepper and 1 whole chipotle pepper.  Mix the sauce into the scrambled egg.  Cut the jalapeno slices and the chipotle pepper with the spatula as you finish cooking the eggs.  

Serve with sour cream, fresh cilantro and warm tortillas.  

ENJOY!!!