Chicken Salad

Adam loves chicken salad, and asked if I could make some up for him, this is what I came up with.

Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 tbs oil
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1/4 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp dried minced onion
- salt and pepper to taste

Start by cubing the chicken and cooking it in the 2 tbs oil. Once cooked all the way through chill for several hours. In the meantime combine the mayo, mustard and honey, stir until well combined. Add in the oil and other remaining ingredients and stir thoroughly once again. Refrigerate until chicken is cooled. Stir the chicken and the sauce together until all chicken is coated. Serve as a sandwich filling or on top of a salad.

Coffee Cake

Ingredients
-1 stick butter
-1 1/2 cups flour
-1 cup packed brown sugar
-1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1 egg, beaten
-1/2 cup milk

Frosting
- 1 tbs butter
- 2 tbs cream cheese
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix the butter and the dry batter ingredients until a crumbly cornmeal type texture has formed. Remove 1/2 cup to be used later as a crumb topping. Mix the egg with the milk and then mix this into the rest of the ingredients. Stir until just combined. Pour into a greased and lightly floured 8 x8 pan then top with the reserved crumbs. Bake fir 30- 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.

To prepare the frosting mix the softened butter and cream cheese until well combined, then stir in the vanilla and sugar until everything is a nice even creamy consistency.

When the cake is done drizzel with the frosting and serve warm or room temperature.

Store any remaining portions tightly covered and at room temperature.

Southwestern Black Bean and Chicken Soup

Ingredients
- 3 cans low sodium chicken stock
- 1 cup dried black beans, washed and soaked over night
- 4 medium potatoes peeled and very thinly sliced
- 2 tbs olive oil
-3 medium carrots peeled and very thinly sliced
- 1 cup corn (frozen)
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper (fresh or frozen)
- 2 cups cooked diced chicken
- 5 cloves garlic
- salt
- pepper
- 1 cup medium salsa
- cheese
- dried minced onion

In a large pot bring the broth to boil and add in the black beans, carrots, potatoes and dried minced onion. In a skillet gently cook the 5 cloves of garlic in 2 tbs olive oil. Once softened add the garlic to the pot. Reduce heat to medium low and cook for 2 hours slowly. Then run all of the soup through a food processor until its thick and creamy. (if its too thick add more broth or water, if its too thin add a mashed potato or potato flakes if you have them on hand)

Cook the chicken in the garlic infused oil until browned and after the two hours of cooking the beans add the chicken, corn, and green peppers. Return to simmer and cook for an additional hour.

Just before serving stir in 1 cup of medium salsa, serve in a bowl sprinkle with cheese and have a bowl of tortilla chips near by for dipping in the healthy hearty soup.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Brownies

Ingredients:

- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup coco powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ¼ cup flour

Directions
1. Mix ingredients by hand in the order listed above adding each and stirring until just combined.
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean
Notes:
- DO NOT over cook! Will be gooey until cooled!
- Cool, Slice and serve with milk!
- These brownies get better the next day when stored at room temperature loosely covered with saran wrap.

Sautéed Green beans

Ingredients:
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- ½ lb green beans
- 2 tbs olive oil

Directions:
Mince the garlic and then cook in the olive oil until tender, toss in the green beans and sauté over medium heat until hot and tender throughout. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste

Enchiladas

Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- Canola oil
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 2 tbs minced onion
- 4 flour tortillas
- 1 cup cheese
- 1 can sliced black olives
- 1 large can enchilada sauce

Directions:
Slice the chicken into strips and brown in canola oil. Add the red pepper, black pepper, and chili powder.
Take a tortilla and put ¼ of the cooked chicken in the center. Sprinkle with ¼ tsp minced onion. Sprinkle with the black olives and cheese and fold the edges in to seal. Place seam side down in a baking dish. Repeat 3 more times
Cover the enchiladas in the enchilada sauce and then sprinkle the rest of the minced onion over the top
Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees
Cover the enchiladas in cheese and a bit of parsley for color and return to the oven just until the cheese is melted.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients:
- 2 thawed boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- minced onion (dried)
- olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 cup cheese (Swiss is most common but if you don't like it substitute any cheese you do like)
- 4 slices ham
- 4 pads of butter

1. Slice each chicken breast in half like a hamburger bun, to make it into 2 very thin pieces of chicken, and then pound each of those pieces flatter.
2. dredge each piece of chicken in flour
3.lay a slice of ham, 1/4 of the minced garlic, a sprinkle of minced onion, and then 1/4 cup of cheese on the chicken and roll it up
4. scramble the egg
5. coat the floured chicken in the egg
6. then coat in bread crumbs
7. coat the bottom of a baking dish with olive oil
8. place the chicken in the dish
9. put a pad of butter on top of each
10. bake at 350 degree's for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through

Serve with rice and green veggies ( Sautéed Green Bean's with Garlic would be a good choice)

Garlic Bread

Ingredients

- 1 cup + 1 tbs warm water divided
- 1 tbs sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp yeast
- 2 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
- egg yolk
- oil
- garlic salt
- parsley
- garlic
- minced onion
- olive oil


To make fantastic and easy homemade garlic bread begin by preparing the french bread recipe on this site.

Once you brush with the egg yolk sprinkle with minced onions, black pepper, parsley, and garlic salt.

Bake according to the directions for the french bread.

Once the bread is cooked through slice in half and lay flat, open side up. Spread with garlic mixture.

Top the garlic mixture with thin pads of butter evenly spaced.

Bake in oven for another 5 minutes

Top with 1/2 to 3/4 cup cheese (mozzarella or a pizza blend work well) and then a sprinkle of parsley for some color and put back in the oven on broil until the cheese is hot and bubbly


To make the garlic mixture mince 2 large cloves garlic with a large blade knife. Add 1/2 tsp garlic salt, 1/2 tsp parsley, 1/8 tsp black pepper and a few drops of olive oil. Turning your knife on the side crush the ingredients together. Grind the ingredients by working the flat side of your knife back and forth repeatedly. This is a strong garlic mixture, spread it thinly on the bread.