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Chicken Curry Salad #2

This is another recipe similar to the one I posted before for a curry chicken salad. Roger said he liked this one better.....

	1 package (4.2 oz) Rice-A-Roni Long Grain & Wild Rice
1/2	cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/3	cup orange juice
1 to 2	tablespoons curry powder
1-1/2	cups chopped cooked chicken breast (1-inch pieces)
1/4	cup cashews
1/4	cup raisins

Prepare the Rice a Roni according to the directions on the package. Whisk together the mayo, oj, and curry powder. Mix all ingredients together.

Again, I made some homemade pitas and put the chicken salad inside. YUMMY!

Another Recipe Blog

A friend of mine links to this blog: http://pleasantandplump.blogspot.com/

They have some yummy looking stuff on there in case you are interested. I will put a link on the side of this blog to it for future reference.

Thanksgiving?

So what is the plan for Thanksgiving?

Rocky Road Candy

Another recipe from my ward. This sounds like it isn't too hard to make.

* 16 oz semi sweet chocolate chips

* 3 cups large or small marshmallows

* ¾ cup pecans (or other nuts of your choice). I prefer them whole.

Roast the pecans in the microwave:

Put 2 big fistfuls of pecans on a dinner plate, in approximately 1 layer. Cook on high for 3 minutes. (If you smell burning, take them out sooner than 3 minutes, depending on how hot your microwave cooks.) When they cool they’ll be crisp & delicious. Use the remainder for other recipes or snacking. You can cook whole almonds this way too; they start to pop & crack near the end of the cooking time.

In a medium sized saucepan heat the chocolate chips over LOW heat, stirring often, until smooth. Remove pan from heat & stir in marshmallows & ¾ cups whole pecans.

Scoop out onto a sheet of parchment paper. No need to butter it. You can use foil instead but it needs a little butter. You won’t have to spread the candy much as it will ooze out. Press more nuts into the top of it if you want it more nutty.

Let it cool a few hours; it’s amazing long it stays soft. It’s harder to cut unless it’s really cool. When cool, cut into 1” squares & enjoy.

This is a fun one to fiddle around with; you can add dried fruit or candied orange peel.

Spinach Salad with Fruit and Nuts

Everyone in our ward raves about this salad. I have never actually tried it but it looks good so I thought I would post it :) Since I know how much Dasha like salad thought she might want to give it a try.

The Salad

· ¾ box or ½ large bag of spinach leaves

· 3 cups sliced strawberries

· 2 cans mandarin oranges drained

· chopped gala apples

· 2 cups sliced red grapes

· 1 chopped red onion

· ¾ cup feta cheese

· ½ cup cooked chopped bacon (they sell this pre-cooked, pre-chopped in a bag); heat on a plate, covered w/paper towel in micro for 30 seconds.

· ½ cup Craisins

· 2 cups Roasted Pecans (see directions below)

· (2 cups chopped chicken if desired for a main dish salad)

Nuts

1. Set oven for 350 degrees

2. Dissolve ½ cup white sugar in 2 cups warm water (stir well)

3. Add 2 cups pecan halves, stir well, and let stand for 10 minutes; drain

4. Combine 4 T. white sugar and 2 T. chili powder in large bowl and mix it well.

5. Add pecans and toss and coat

6. Line sheet with foil and spray with Pam

7. Spread pecans in single layer and bake at 350 for 10 minutes, stirring once

8. Let stand until almost cool

9. Chop or simply add it whole on top of the salad

Dressing

½ cup balsamic vinegar

¾ cup olive oil

2 tablespoons of Raspberry Honey Mustard (from Pirate O’s) or 2 tablespoons of Honey mustard and 1 tablespoon of honey

Serving

Put spinach in bowl & layer everything else on top. Drizzle dressing on each serving.

Tips: You can really add anything that you want to this salad. Blueberries instead of grapes, raspberries, shallots to dressing etc.

Candy Corn Chowder

This is so good, everytime I make it I love it all over again

Ingredients:
5 slices bacon
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 medium potatoes, pared and diced
Water
1 box frozen honey-glazed carrots
1 pkg. white sauce mix ( I make my own white sauce from Betty Crocker or Better Homes)
1 17 oz can Cream-style corn
1 t. salt
dash pepper

1. In a large frying pan, cook bacon until crisp. Crumble and set aside. Reserve 3 T. bacon drippings in pan

2. Add onion and cook until light brown. Add potatoes and carrots . Add enough water to cover

3. Cook over medium heat 10-15 minutes until potatoes and carrots are cooked

4. Cook white sauce, following pkg. Stir in cream style corn salt and pepper. Add to potato and carrot mixture and heat through about 10 minutes.

5. top each serving with crumbled bacon

makes 6 servings