Sunday, January 20, 2019
Southwest Chicken Salad
The night before I made this dish, we had chicken fajitas. I had quite a bit of shredded chicken left over and was craving chicken salad. This was the perfect daytime snack plain or as a wrap. I ended up doubling the recipe and used a 1/2 yogurt to mayo ratio. I also added extra garlic powder; added the cooked fajita veggies (onion/mushroom/red pepper) instead of green pepper; omitted the tomatoes (for the hubby) and served with fresh avocado. This would have been really yummy with black beans as well but our home is bean-free. :)
Friday was a very blustery snowy day and clam chowder sounded good to warm the belly. I didn't have any clams so I went with Cod instead. I actually looked through several recipes and decided on this one. I added yogurt, lemon juice, garlic and some left over roasted red pepper alfredo sauce, milk and cornstarch for creaminess since I was out of heavy whipping cream. I've tried white fish soup recipes in the past, but they didn't have a good flavor. The cod was amazing in the dish; I also read haddock is good--might try that one next time. This dish was a big winner! [If you need to pass around to a bigger guest list, try serving with cooked rice to make it go farther.]
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Pecan Pear Muffins
My mother-in-law had ordered a beautiful fruit basket that included a few pears. They ripen fast, so I decided to make some pear muffins. This is the first of 3 that I would like to try. The other 2 are Honey Pear and Ginger Pear muffins. Maybe later this year, I'll buy some more pears and give them a try. These pears were very sweet, so I'm thinking I will add a granny smith apple to give it some tang. Otherwise, they turned out well.
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