If you love juicy, flavorful chicken you’re going to love this recipe regardless of the name. How does it get its name, you might ask. Well, the butt of the chicken sits on a beer can. Yup, the name pretty much sums it up!
Now, for you “classy” people there is actually a kitchen device that takes the place of the can. I was given one for Christmas a couple of years ago but have found it be no more effective but a whole lot messier than using a can. [Read more...]
Every once in a while you stumble upon a recipe that becomes legendary in your family. The recipe that everyone (even the kids) loves and you have at least once a week (sometimes more) for years on end. This strawberry salad is one of those recipes for us.
This recipe was given to me about years ago from a co-worker who brought it to an eat day. All it took was one bite and I was hooked. [Read more...]
I’m going to just put it out there — I LOVE romance novels. The Chicks here at Chick Chat This and That have all heard my Literary Motto: If the book doesn’t have a half-naked man and/or woman on the front cover, then it’s not worth reading!
Well, maybe all book cover art doesn’t have to go according to those rules, but it sure helps when I am deciding what book to get from the library, bookstore, or for my Kindle!
I do some traveling for work and always carry a book (or two) with me to read on the plane and at night. Of course, with the whole electronic age I do have several ways to ‘read’ that include my Kindle, iPhone, or iPod with my Audible account (all those ways will be another post later!) The last trip I went on, my phone was running out of power so I decided to hit the airport bookstore. I picked up The Shoemaker’s Wife, by Adriana Trigiani. The cover looked interesting and the story sounded like a true historical romance novel — right down my alley. [Read more...]
Everyone tells us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many of us don’t take the time to make something before we rush off to work (I am usually late because I really like to lounge around in bed). But I have found a great breakfast to make fresh each day while I wait patiently for my morning coffee to brew.
This literally takes just a few minutes, 2 according to my stopwatch one morning, so that’s what I’m calling it! If you have quick breakfast recipes we would love to hear from you…I need a few more time-saving ideas for the morning!
2-Minute Fruit and Granola Yogurt Parfaits 
Ingredients
Dannon® Light & Fit® Vanilla yogurt (or you can use whatever brand and flavor you like)
Fresh fruit (pineapple, bananas, red raspberries, peaches – you get the drift)
Fresh granola (see my recipe called Honey Nut Raisin Granola here at Chick Chat This and That)
Scoop out as much yogurt as you want into your favorite take-along container.
Add fruit (if adding bananas or peaches, put these on the bottom of the container so they don’t get brown if you aren’t eating it right away). Top with your favorite granola – my Honey Nut Raisin Granola recipe is great!
It seems like items at our house have a tendency to become old and worn without our noticing. They sit around doing their thing, year after year with little notice. Then, one day we wake up and realize how truly awful that item looks. Does this happen at your house too? I find it hard to believe that we are the only ones in the world this happens to!
Recently I woke up to the fact that the glider on our front porch was one of those items. This glider has been a fixture on our porch for about 15 years. We don’t use it a lot but it’s definitely one of the first things people see when they drive by our house. [Read more...]
I am not a seafood lover – quite the opposite, but I do like tuna if in tuna salad. Here is my quick and easy recipe. It’s great to make on the weekend so you can take sandwiches, pita pockets, or just a scoop on a bed of salad for your lunch.
Easy Tuna Salad
Ingredients:
2-12 oz. cans tuna packed in water, well drained
3 ribs celery, diced
4 TBSP sweet pickle relish
3/4 cup Miracle Whip®
Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
Mix all ingredients and place in a glass bowl, chill completely.
Note: I like glass versus plastic, it seems to stay fresher longer and doesn’t get as watery.
My husband Rick has really gotten into eating salads this past year and he likes to add different things to ‘dress’ the salad up (that’s code for making it not really taste like a big bowl of crunchy water!!). One of his favorite toppings is granola. It adds a little sweetness and crunch so the salad seems more like a treat!
I’ve been buying store made granola from our local grocery. They make it in their bakery and it’s very good, except that it is so expensive. Now maybe some people think it’s a good deal, but I really find it hard to swallow when you get 12 ounces for $4.99. Maybe I’m stuck in the last century, [Read more...]
I use a little trick to tie my bathroom decor together by having a matching shower curtain and window treatment. Here are the easy steps to follow
Chicken Lasagna
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