I keep playing around with pics but it is like my brain is in a big fog.
Saturday was busy. My friend Marty and I drove over to a craft fair. I had exhibited/sold my painted bottles at the fair just pre-covid and it was decent sized. This year was so disappointing - not really worth our time to go. Very few vendors and not much variation in products.
Saturday afternoon I cooked chicken to make chicken salad. Normally I cut skinless/boneless breasts into chunks and simmer in salted water with celery leaves. The chicken always leaves a horrible dried mess on the edge of the pot. This time google was my friend and I saw directions from a Chef Dennis that looked like a much easier cook and cleanup.
Wash/clean breasts and pat dry.
Rub lightly with olive oil and place in baking dish. salt and pepper. Add 1/4 C water to bottom of pan, cover pan with foil, and bake at 350F until no longer pink inside.
Remove chicken from pan and cool (I used a colander in the sink), refrigerate until ready to prepare salad.
(Recipe called for 35 min. baking time but I had 6 large breasts and it took almost an hour before juices ran clear.) Much easier than keeping a constant watch on simmering chicken to make sure it doesn't turn into rubber.
This was the easiest cleanup ever as nothing stuck to the baking dish! I will never use the old method again.
I used two breasts to make some for Saturday night as dh was puny and didn't want to cook. I chopped/sliced by hand for only two breasts - celery and green seedless grapes, pecans...
Last night I finished making the rest for us to eat today and to share with elderly neighbors.
Saturday was busy. My friend Marty and I drove over to a craft fair. I had exhibited/sold my painted bottles at the fair just pre-covid and it was decent sized. This year was so disappointing - not really worth our time to go. Very few vendors and not much variation in products.
Saturday afternoon I cooked chicken to make chicken salad. Normally I cut skinless/boneless breasts into chunks and simmer in salted water with celery leaves. The chicken always leaves a horrible dried mess on the edge of the pot. This time google was my friend and I saw directions from a Chef Dennis that looked like a much easier cook and cleanup.
Wash/clean breasts and pat dry.
Rub lightly with olive oil and place in baking dish. salt and pepper. Add 1/4 C water to bottom of pan, cover pan with foil, and bake at 350F until no longer pink inside.
Remove chicken from pan and cool (I used a colander in the sink), refrigerate until ready to prepare salad.
(Recipe called for 35 min. baking time but I had 6 large breasts and it took almost an hour before juices ran clear.) Much easier than keeping a constant watch on simmering chicken to make sure it doesn't turn into rubber.
This was the easiest cleanup ever as nothing stuck to the baking dish! I will never use the old method again.
I used two breasts to make some for Saturday night as dh was puny and didn't want to cook. I chopped/sliced by hand for only two breasts - celery and green seedless grapes, pecans...
Last night I finished making the rest for us to eat today and to share with elderly neighbors.
Yesterday was what I call a "Kentucky day". That means cold and cloudy, just a dreary day in all respects lol. dh calls them Tn days hahaha.
I wore shorts and a tee to go up to Publix. We went and had triple vax yesterday (flu, covid, and RSV) and then did some shopping. When we came out of the store it felt like it had dropped ten degrees! Arm started hurting from the flu shot by yesterday evening and then we were freezing and out of sorts. I crawled between two fleece blankets and did sleep well once I was warm. I feel okay today other than the sore arm. Still better than having a bad case of the flu again. That is the pits!
Today is another Kentucky day. It is so dreary here with 100% low stratus clouds.
Okay - gotta go dish up some salad for the neighbors and get it over there.
Happy day to all!
I wore shorts and a tee to go up to Publix. We went and had triple vax yesterday (flu, covid, and RSV) and then did some shopping. When we came out of the store it felt like it had dropped ten degrees! Arm started hurting from the flu shot by yesterday evening and then we were freezing and out of sorts. I crawled between two fleece blankets and did sleep well once I was warm. I feel okay today other than the sore arm. Still better than having a bad case of the flu again. That is the pits!
Today is another Kentucky day. It is so dreary here with 100% low stratus clouds.
Okay - gotta go dish up some salad for the neighbors and get it over there.
Happy day to all!
Good morning Terri, Sun and Fran 
Thats how I cook my chicken for various dishes Sun. Much easier and cleaner.
You make some really beautiful bottles
Thats how I cook my chicken for various dishes Sun. Much easier and cleaner.
You make some really beautiful bottles
