Tasty Tuesday

For the conference I chose to cook as many of our meals as possible. Several things worked out really well but I wanted to share a yummy salad that I created, OK, I stole the idea from Trader Joes but it was yummy and great on a hot day!

Before we left, I had purchased a rotisserie chicken from Costco and cut it up. We ate the drums on the road and had the breast with rice and gravy one night. I took all the yummy little bits and reserved them for this salad.

On a bed of butter baby leaves I put:
The chicken
Mozzarella cheese
Garbanzo beans
Grape tomatoes
Bacon bits
Oil and vinegar dressing
I added some crackers on the side for a bit of crunch.

Unfortunately I didn't get a picture for this post. Trust me, it was quick, easy and refreshing in the 100'+ heat we had.


And I’m linking this to Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlum.
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Left the oven off last night and decided to make Paula Dean's The Lady and son's chicken fingers. Fairly simple, sprinkle with her House seasoning mix, dredge in flour, dip in buttermilk then dredge in flour again. I used the deep fryer to cook them but I suppose you could also bake them. I served them on a bed of greens with Ranch dressing drizzled on top. Chris really liked them. After tasting the first batch, I adjusted the seasoning mixture as it was way to salty. Below is my version of Paul Dean's House seasoning:
3/4 cup Sea salt
1/2 cup Ground pepper
1/2 cup Garlic powder

Today I've been working on my Etsy store. I'll be uploading my photo journal note cards and I've finally made the difficult decision to let go of my rubber stamp collection and will be posting those in my store as well. I've taken the day easy as I woke up with a monster headache that has refused to go away... luckily I'm more insistent than it is!

With today's heat, 80', we're BBQing - found some Buffalo steaks on sale at the store, corn on the cob and fresh grilled asparagus. Also picked up all the fixings for carrot raisin muffins and Betsey's granola, but I'll wait till the weather cools before turning on the oven.