Sunday Baked Chicken with Skillet Cornbread

Yummy! I admit though, the potatoes and carrots underneath tasted even more amazing than the chicken!

Paula recommended the cornbread with this meal so it could sop up all those yummy juices from the chicken and vegetables. She was right!

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Old Fashioned Creamed Chicken

MMMM good. Comfort food for sure! This reminded me of SOS, so decided to serve it over a piece of toast.

Recipe:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup half and half
1 tablespoon dry sherry
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
scallions to garnish (optional)

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, at medium heat. Stir in the flour and whisk until bubbly. Stir in the broth, half and half and sherry. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce to a simmer and cook until thickens. Stir in the chicken, thyme and pepper to taste.

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The Ladies Luncheon (several recipes...)

Chicken Ambrosia Salad

This was a spin-off of your average ambrosia salad. The salty/sweet kind.

Recipe: Mix up cooked chicken, coconut, crushed pineapple and almond slivers.

Pecan-Crusted Chicken Breasts

This turned out relatively well, but I am not a pecan fan so they weren't my favorite. This reminded me of a health fried chicken. I used tenderloins rather than breasts and cut them up to make easy finger foods.

Recipe:
Season chicken with salt, pepper and a little mayo. In a separate bowl, combine a cup of panko bread crumbs, cup of chopped pecans and dip chicken into mixture. Press firmly. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees.

Everyone's Favorite Pimento Cheese Dip

Yum!

Ham Biscuits

Very good! Simple, and tasty.

Ham Biscuits Recipe

General Robert E. Lee Cake

This was my first attempt at a layer cake EVER. As you can see, I am not exactly the best icer - lol. It is a trial and error type thing.

This cake was very light and refreshing with the hints of lemon and orange.

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Baked Chicken and Pineapple Casserole

Pineapple with chicken, pineapple with pizza, pineapple with anything other than a dessert, I am not a fan! With that said, this was edible in my eyes, but I did not go back for seconds. However, Mark did - so that makes it a success!

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Glazed Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Warm Macaroni Salad

Tonight had somewhat of a "bbq" themed dinner in my eyes. I tweeked this one slightly. Paula called for chicken thighs, but I will not eat them, so I substituted chicken breasts.

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Classic Roast Turkey and Dressing

I know, a couple weeks late for this, BUT the prices on turkey's are amazing right now so I had to take advantage and check on more recipe off my list. I am not going to lie though, I was not looking forward to the turkey. Turkey = a neverending trail of muckiness in the kitchen = me doing a massive cleanup. This time, I didn't mind as much because Mark was the one that prepared the turkey and dressing. He had the day off of work and was able to jump in and get 90% of it finished up before I even got home. I had a hand in the yummy gravy though!

Classic Roast Turkey

Classic Roast Turkey....with gravy...

Classic Roast Turkey...with gravy...and dressing!

Upon sitting down to eat this, we quickly realized that this turkey and dressing was actually better than our Thanksgiving dinner. Great flavor the gravy consistency was wonderful! We did not have that much gravy at first, after following the instructions, so we decided to improvise by adding more flour and some chicken boullion. The gravy ended up a bit too salty, so that would be the one thing we took back from the recipe. Other than that, great results!

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