Chicken salad

Well I have been thinking of doing recipe blogs for a while now.  I have decided to start and atleast once a month I would post a new recipe that I have cooked. I hope to prepare things in a way that might give you ideas and maybe ideas on how to make what you love for less $.

I thought I would start with something I have been eating a lot of lately and one of my favorite things.

CHICKEN SALAD

Sorry I did not think of posting this until it was done so no pics until the end.

Ingredients I used:
1 dozen eggs (boiled)
1 can of chicken breast (I also use cooked chicken sliced/shredded)
1 large onion (chopped/diced/how ever you like it)
3 stalks celery(same as onion)
half jar of dill pickles sliced up (I use sandwich slices. I like my chunky. you can cheat and use relish...even sweet :/
Jalapeño mustard (regular if you want)
Miracle whip
pepper, paprika, salt to taste

I boil the eggs and sometimes set a few aside for deviled eggs or boiled eggs. If you make deviled eggs you can take some of the veggies and make them up and have them for lunch or dinner.

Chop the eggs. I leave the whites more chunky. Add the chicken, onion, celery, and pickle.

Next add a little mustard just enough for flavor. I used the jalapeño mustard because I ran out of the regular. I won't go back it adds amazing flavor. Then add a little miracle whip. I do not want it over powering the chicken and vegetables. I think it needs just enough to hold it together. Then add spice to taste.

Chicken salad...I like mine chunky

Deviled eggs made for supper

This is very easy and most people have there own way of making chicken salad. This may have given you a few ideas to make it a little different.

Since I am on a diet I have to find ways to eat things. Here is a couple of "different" ways to eat the chicken salad. 

Pepper boats

Slice the pappers and stuff them. I had red and orange peppers the last time. Those added a little color. These make them crunchy.

Instead of making the boats use them as chips (this allows  me to get my dipping in)

Lettuce wrap. 

Instead of a tortilla wraps use lettuce. I did not have the big leaves, just the inner leaves so it is more like a lettuce boat but still very tasty.

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Well I hope you enjoy this and stay tune for more recipes. Some won't be as common. This is just something I really love.

A LONG Journey

January 13 my eating habits have changed drastically. I have decided to take out all bread products (starches) and sugars from my diet. This has been a long road just in the past 3 weeks. I have lost around 5 pounds but I have not enjoyed the journey. 

My husband has a fast metabolism and he can eat anything and still loose weight. When I first started he said he wouldn't eat anything I could not have in front of me. We tried that for a week and it turns out he started to loose weight. There is a slight problem (ok it may be a big problem) with him loosing weight. One he is already a bean pole, and two, when he gets below a certain weight his blood sugar does wonky things and it does not turn out very well. He has lost almost ten pounds in these last 3 weeks. So after the first week I started making him things like pasta, cakes, breaded things, you know all those good things that you can't have when on a diet. He has been very supportive and feels really bad about eating things in front of me and the fact I have to make it in the first place. But, I am willing to do it, to keep him healthy.  Even when it tempts me beyond measure. 

I love to cook and to eat. I love flavor, spices, and smells!!! I love to experiment with foods and to try new recipes. So naturally to take most everything that I like out of my daily living is hard. I have had great will power and have been trying to find different things to eat but it just seems to be the same thing over and over. 

 Well I will stop throwing a pity party now :) Here is to getting healthy and living a long life in service to our Lord.