Ok, maybe lazy isn't the most accurate word....it sure isn't the most flattering! So instead, let's go with busy. I am a busy cook. I like to eat. I love food. I even like to cook. But I also have a job that keeps me really busy, so don't have a ton of time to spend preparing meals. But I also don't like eating a lot of packaged or pre-prepared foods, because they are just so bad for you.

I don't have little kids to try to feed, but I do have an 18 year old nephew living with me. So the trick is to try to balance meals for me and for him. On my side, you've got an adult female who is trying to eat in a healthy way and lose weight. On Josh's side, you've got an 6', athletic teenage boy who could happily eat 4,000 calories a day and stay slim and athletic. Sometimes, he makes me crazy! And let me add that I love to try new things and be adventurous in my cooking, and Josh would be happy always eating the same 5-6 meals, every 5-6 days. So the happy medium is that I cook healthy meals, making them in ways that make Josh's teenage boy appetite happy, provide lots of veggies, and always have a batch of cookies in the cookie jar.

So anyway, to wrap this up. I know I have a lot of friends who find themselves to be in the same meal preparation situation as me. I've found and collected some really great, simple recipe's. And, since I like to play with things when I'm cooking, I've created some dishes of my own that are pretty darn tasty! Soooo....I figured I'd start a blog to share those recipe's with my friends. I'll only post recipe's that I've made and have passed approval from my family. If they're my own creation, I'll claim credit. If I lifted it from somewhere, I'll give credit to the culinary genius I stole from!

Monday, February 13, 2012

Chicken Salad Sandwich

I L.O.V.E chicken salad!!  But I'm crazy picky about it.  I've stopped ordering it in restaurants because I'm always disappointed.  I never like it as much as I do my own.  Last week, we had a good friend come over for lunch one day and I figured it was the perfect time to bust out my chicken salad sandwich!!


4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups mayo or miracle whip (I use light)
1/4 cup diced green onions
1/2 t lemon juice,
1/4 t salt
1/8 t black pepper
1 t paprika
1/4 t sugar

Poach the chicken breasts and dice them into bite size chunks.  It should only take about 10-15 minutes to cook through.  Let the chicken cool.  Mix the chicken and all other ingredients together in a large bowl.  Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour, so it's served cold. 

You can use the bread or roll of your choice.  I always choose a soft roll, cuz that's what I like.  Slice the roll open and garnish with lettuce and tomato.  Pile on the chicken salad and enjoy!!

And you can never, ever go wrong with a side of deviled eggs!!!
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