Archive for the ‘Recpies’ Category

Getting Organized & Practical, Yummy Chicken Recipe

Thursday, February 24th, 2011 by admin

This is a delicious-oucious salad. Very easy to make. I like the crunch from the almonds and potato chips.  This recipe makes clearing clutter easy as it’s a low maintenance recipe!

Hot Chicken Salad

 
From: Marilyn Bohn                                                                                              Serves: 6-8
Mix all ingredients together. Put in shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with crushed potato chips. Bake for 30 min. at 375 degrees. 
3 C. cooked chicken, cubed
¼ tsp. pepper
½ C. slivered almonds, blanched
1 ½ C. celery, diced
1 Tlb. onion, minced
1 C. mayonnaise
1 ½ tsp. lemon juice1 ½ C. cheese, grated
1 ½ C. crushed potato chips

Are there days you are in the mood to cook and days you aren’t in the mood? Are there days you are in the mood for clearing clutter and other days you aren’t? That is how it is with me. When I am in the mood to cook I like to do several meals ahead and freeze them. Then on busy days all I have to do is pull out a casserole and pop it in the oven.

When I am in the mood for clearing clutter I always set my goal after deciding what I am going to declutter. Then when I lose interest I refer back to my goal and keep on going until the project is finished.

What do you do to keep yourself motivated when clearing clutter? Is it o.k. to just stop before your done and leave a big mess?

Clearing Clutter While Baking Is Easy

Thursday, February 10th, 2011 by admin

My friend who lived around the corner from me over 20 years ago gave me this recipe for the most delicious sugar cookies. They are good enough to eat without frosting. When I mentioned to someone I was going to share my recipe with my faithful blog readers she said I should charge because they are so good.

Isn’t my lady bug timer cute? And the love spatula is just too cute. I bought it at Sur La Table. The timer I got in Atlanta at a market store.

Sugar Cookies

Cream together:
½ C Crisco* (rounded)
1 C sugar
Add and mix to the above:
1 egg
½ tsp. vanilla
½ C milk
Add dry ingredients into sugar mixture:
3 C flour (add more if needed)
½ tsp salt
1 Tlb baking powder
Roll out dough and cut. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 min.
Note: We always double or triple the recipe they are so good

*For this recipe it has to be the brand Crisco—I don’t know why, but it makes them better.
Clearing clutter is simple while you bake: load utensils in the dishwasher instead of putting them in the sink. Clean up as you go.

Clearing Clutter Or Quick and Easy Brownies?

Thursday, January 27th, 2011 by admin

My rug hooking group had a cookie exchange and one of the yummy cookies was a brownie. I am sort of a brownie snob because if it doesn’t taste better than the ones I make I only take one bite. But these…well I could have eaten the whole pan. With the weekend coming up I thought you might like to make a batch to eat as you are clearing clutter and then for later when you have your feet propped up watching a good movie.

Michelle’s Brownies:

Bake a brownie mix or your favorite recipe according to directions.

When brownies are done take out and spread 4 cups of miniature marshmallows on top. Place back in the oven for 2-3 minutes.

Melt 1 1/3 C milk chocolate chips with 3 T butter and 1 C peanut butter in the microwave (30 seconds at a time). When melted, add 2 Cups Rice Crispies. Stir together and spread over the marshmallows.

Cool and enjoy

If you don’t have time today for clearing clutter and making brownies…make the brownies.  Or while the brownies are baking do some clutter clearing.