Raspberry Chicken Sandwich 1 cup chili sauce 3/4 cup raspberry preserves 2 TB red wine vinegar 1 TB Dijon mustard 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, 5 oz. ea. 2 TB oil 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 6 sandwich buns 6 slices Muenster cheese Flatten chicken breasts to 1/4-in. thickness. Place in a large resealable plastic bag. Add oil, salt and pepper. [...]
This recipe for Chicken Divan with Rice comes from Managing Your Meals by Winnifred Jardine. I bought the cookbook when I was halfway through having children, and used it enough to stain half the pages, as well as fray them at their spiral binding. I've made slight adaptations. 5 chicken breast halves (about 25 oz.) 1 cup water 1 bay leaf 1 [...]
I tried a book this week. Extremely funny take on four Millennials. I turned the e-pages carefully, suspecting I might have to give it up. After all, these people grew up when sex has no more meaning that buying a street taco. Sure enough, the street tacos started flying, and blow-by-blow descriptions at that. Soooo, let's do a recipe, shall we? The thing about [...]
Minutes from now, I'll be in the kitchen, finishing up what's left of this Jiffy Jambalaya. Let me just say that I'll be sad to see it go. But it's a quick dish to make, so I could rustle up more with hardly any trouble. It will require a green pepper, which reminds me: who's having trouble opening the plastic produce [...]
While planning this tasty twist on the grilled cheese sandwich, I discovered something handy at my local Kroger. The sandwich called for sharp cheddar and gouda. When I think "gouda," I think wheelbarrow-sized hunk of cheese wrapped in red rind. In my quiet little house, we'd never finish that up. You have to outrace the decay to which cheese is prone. We can't [...]
Aren't we supposed to read ourselves silly when we go on vacation? You'd think so, but I only fell further and further behind. I blame the eye-candy scenery out the car window. And the size of the book. Anyway, back at home, I'm catching up, plowing through the pages. And playing in the kitchen again. The weekend food around here includes Cheesy Tuna Mac [...]
So, you're pants fit a little tight. Of course they do. But you wouldn't have wanted to pass up those treats the carolers presented to you at your door, nor the cinnamon rolls that make Christmas morning feel like Christmas morning, nor the European cookies they passed around at the New Year's Eve Party. Still, it's time to swear off all the indulgence. [...]
Tonight we try a copycat version of P.F. Chang's Orange Chicken. First I have to admit I've never been to P.F. Chang's. But I've eaten my share of Orange Chicken. And when I say "orange chicken," I mean batter-dipped meat served in a tasty glaze. This recipe turned out with more of a pasty sauce, the spices more dominant than the orange flavorings. And [...]
I needn't bemoan to you about the terrific heat wave we had here this week. Plenty of you felt the stifling temperatures in your own towns. Double-, triple-shower days anyone? I made sure dinner would not kill the cook with too much kitchen heat and, wouldn't you know, our Pineapple Chicken Fajitas brought on a terrific, cooling thunderstorm. Find the recipe here and [...]
While reading one of those long books, I decided to try my hand at a copycat Chick Fil-A Sandwich recipe. A discriminating palate at our house declared that it had that same indefinable something you can taste at your local Chick Fil-A. But can you guess what the two surprise ingredients are? Check out the recipe here. Also, we believe this recipe [...]
