Monday, June 17th
 

Good Morning Everyone,

How was your weekend? Mine was good, other than the Father's Day thing, all I did was clean, laundry, food shopping. But nonetheless, I'd rather be home :)

Took DH out for dinner on Saturday and went to his Fathers on Sunday. Fathers day is happy but sad at the same time cause I really miss my dad since he passed in 1984.

I went to that cake place and got a Drizzle Cake for DH for the weekend and may I say, I didn't have ANY....pretty good huh LOL.

Linny, I'm emailing you so look out LOLOLOL.....huggs.

TTYL, Love Leens :dizzy:

Mornin'
 

Hi Leens and lurkers,

Monday.... waaaaaaaahh. I don't wanna be at work : stomping foot: I tell myself 2 weeks til my vacation.. then I am off for 9 days!

Weekend was fine, too short as always. I made some great recipes. One was for a BBQ chicken salad. I had this with homemade baked tortilla chips.. yum. I made sour cream marinated chicken. That was also yummy, and I even used fat free sour cream for marinade. I got a nap in on Saturday and got a lot of reading done. Kittycat was please I was home to provide a suitable napping location.

Leens, I know what you mean about Father's day. I spent yesterday thinking about my Dad and thinking it has been more than 15 years since he died. Some days , it still seems like yesterday. Next Sunday is another hard day for me, as it is his birthday. :(

What is a drizzle cake? When are you making one for ME??:s: I bought a bunch of crazy vegetables at the store this weekend. Some I have never had and for the life of me, right now I cannot remember what recipe they are suppose to be for!!:o Hopefully I can find them someplace, otherwise, I am going to have to think of something to do with Leeks and Cauliflower!

Well, gotta toddle off and do some work. Leens, looking forward to your email :::hide:::: :lol:

Hi LindaT, how do you make baked tortilla chips please? I really miss my Doritos & salsa dip!! :(

The chicken sounds good too (although I don't think we can get fat-free sour cream here in the UK, can I use plain (natural) yoghurt?

Baked tortialla chips & chicken
 

Hi Nicky.

Here is the recipe. I got it from http://www.allrecipes.com . I liked it and it wasn't difficult to make.

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package corn tortillas
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt


Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Cut each tortilla into 8 chip sized wedges and arrange the wedges in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
3 In a mister, combine the oil and lime juice. Mix well and spray each tortilla wedge until slightly moist.
4 Combine the cumin, chili powder and salt in a small bowl and sprinkle on the chips.
5 Bake for about 7 minutes. Rotate the pan and bake for another 8 minutes or until the chips are crisp, but not too brown. Serve with salsas, garnishes or guacamole.

Sure you could use yogurt for the chicken recipe. It might give a slightly tangier flavor, but should be good. I didn't use the butter in the chicken recipe.. and it turned out fine

Sour cream marinated chicken II
Ingredients

2 cups sour cream
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons celery salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
12 bone-in chicken breast halves, skinless
1 3/4 cups dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup butter


Directions
1 To Marinate: In a large nonporous glass dish or bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, paprika, salt, pepper and garlic; mix well. Add chicken breasts and coat well with sour cream marinade. Cover dish or bowl and refrigerate to marinate for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3 Place bread crumbs in a shallow dish or bowl. Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Dredge chicken in bread crumbs to coat well and place in 2 lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dishes. In a small saucepan or skillet, melt butter and spoon evenly over chicken.
4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 to 70 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and fork-tender and juices run clear.

Quick work LindaT :dizzy: Thank you :) both sound great.