Sunday, February 20, 2011

Chicken Cherry Salad (Similar to Damico and Son Turkey with Dried Cherries Salad)

1/2 Box of Rotini Noodles (Whole Grain)
Dried Cherries - 1/2 of a 5 Oz Bag(2.5 oz)
Almonds - 1/2 of a 8 oz bag (4 oz) **Note** Chris thought the almonds were too hard an alternative would be pecans
Grapes Halved - About 1 Cup
1/2 Onion Finely Chopped
Mayo - About 1 Cup
2 Tsp of Sugar
Sour Cream - About 1/4 a Cup
Cooked Chicken -I used one can
Olive Oil

Cook the noodles. Drain and add a little bit of olive oil to prevent sticking. Add ice to cool down the noodles quickly. Once cooled mix the noodles with the rest of the ingredients and enjoy.

Optional Alternative:
Add finely chopped celery to the above ingredients.

Breakfast Fruit Smoothy

Blueberries
1 Cutie/Orange
Grapes
Banana
Almond Milk
Ice
Ground Flaxseed

Blend in the Blender and Enjoy

Variation - Add a 1/2 a cucumber or add peanut butter

State Fair Gizmos - Italian Open Face Sandwich (Kristi and Chris' Reenactment)

Hoagies Cut Open, Like a Hotdog Bun
1 Lb of Ground Italian Sausage (we use hot)
Optional - Mushrooms (Fresh or Canned) Sliced
Optional - 1/2 an Onion Chopped
Butter
Garlic - Powder, Fresh, Garlic Garlic, Whatever
Spaghetti Sauce (We use Newman's Own Sockarooni)
Mozzarella Cheese

Cook the italian sausage with the optional onion. Add mushrooms if you would like them. Drain and set aside.

Put the sliced hoagies on a cookie sheet. Butter them and sprinkle them with garlic. Put them in the oven on broiler low. Pull them out when they are toasted brown.

While the hoagies are toasting heat up the spaghetti sauce.

When the hoagies come out of the oven top them with the italian sausage, spaghetti sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Put them back in the oven until the cheese is melted.

Remove and Enjoy. Yum!

Estimated Prep and Cook Time 30-40 Minutes

Virgin Pina Colada II

1 Can of Bacardi Pina Colada Frozen Mix
1 can of hot water
Blender full of ice
Rum Extract
Grenadine

Blend. Pour into a glass and top with grenadine. Stir and Enjoy.