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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Monday, July 26, 2010

Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches and Greek Salad


I was a little skeptical when I realized this was made with pre-made chicken patties, but I was very pleasantly surprised.  This was a really easy summer meal and tasted delicious.  Some fresh pineapple added a sweet side.  I would definitely recommend this!
Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

4 Servings   Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Ingredients:

4 refrigerated breaded chicken patties
1/2 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce
4 teaspoons canola oil
4 tablespoons butter, softened
4 sandwich buns, split
4 slices provolone cheese
4 tablespoons blue cheese salad dressing
Lettuce, tomato and red onion slices
Additional hot sauce

Directions:

•Place chicken patties in a large resealable plastic bag; add hot sauce. Seal bag and turn to coat. In a large skillet, brown patties in oil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until heated through. Remove and keep warm.

•Spread butter over cut sides of buns. In the same skillet, toast buns, buttered side down, over medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned. Top with a chicken patty, provolone cheese, salad dressing, lettuce, tomato and onion. Serve with additional hot sauce.

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Greek Salad

Ingredients:

4 cups mixed greens
1 bunch chopped green onion
1 cup Feta Cheese
1 cup black olives

Dressing:

1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp parsley
5 tbsp olive oil
3 tsp vinegar
garlic powder to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Mix together oregano, parsley, olive oil, vinegar, garlicpowder, salt, and pepper.  Pour over salad.

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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