Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap

If you like Caesar Salad, you´ll love this Chicken Caesar Wrap.

4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, grilled & sliced
8 cups Romaine lettuce, torn
4 Plum tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup Caesar salad dressing (plus additional)
4 flour tortillas
1/2 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grate
Salt and ground pepper

Place chicken strips in medium bowl; season with salt and pepper to taste.

Add lettuce, tomatoes and 1/4-1/2 cup of the dressing. Toss to combine.

Divide filling between tortillas, placing filling on bottom quarter.

Add cheese and freshly ground pepper. Fold bottom flap up over filling; fold the two sides in toward center, overlapping slightly and roll up.

Serve with additional dressing for dipping.

Gingerbread Pancakes

3 1/2 cups pancake mix
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup molasses

Combine dry pancake mix with ground ginger and cinnamon. Combine milk and molasses, add to dry ingredients; blend all together.

Pour 1/4-cup portion onto preheated griddle. Cook pancakes on first side until they are puffed, full of bubbles, and look dry at the edges. Turn and cook until second side is golden brown.

Sandwich for a Crowd

This sandwich is so good that I have been known to make it for dinner sending the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Potato Salad or Coleslaw make nice sides.


1 loaf round sourdough bread, unsliced
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
3/4 cup green onion, chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise (not salad dressing)
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pound seasoned ham, thinly sliced
1 pound smoked turkey, thinly sliced
14 slices dill pickles -- thinly sliced

Cut the bread in half lengthwise. Hollow out top and bottom leaving a 1/2 inch shell.

Combine cheeses, onions, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce; spread over cut sides of bread. Layer ham and turkey on bottom and top halves; place
pickles on bottom halves. Gently press halves together. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into slices.

Baked Eggs

This is a good recipe to prepare when you need to cook for a large group.

Butter
Buttered bread crumbs
Egg(s)
Salt
Pepper

Butter muffin tin and line with buttered bread crumbs.
Break egg in carefully, sprinkle with salt and
pepper, and cover with more buttered crumbs. Place muffin tin in a pan filled with water and bake at 325
until white is firm.

Artichoke & Pesto Torte

An elegant and easy dish to prepare for a brunch.

Artichoke Torte

4 large eggs
1 cup egg substitute
3 tbsp pesto
2 tsp Italian herb seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1 cup plain bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
2 cans ( 13 3/4 oz each ) quartered artichoke hearts, drained well
2 tomatoes, sliced

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Beat the eggs and egg substitute in large bowl of electric mixer.

Add the pesto, Italian herb seasoning and garlic powder. Reduce the speed to low; add bread crumbs, onion and Parmesan cheese. Stir in the artichoke hearts.

Pour into 9 or 8 square inch baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Level the top by spreading with a spatula or scaper. Press tomato slices gently all over the top.

Bake until lightly browned on the outside, about 45 minutes. Cut into serving pieces and serve hot or at room temperature.

Mediterranean Tuna Pita

12 ounces canned flaked tuna, drained (2 cans)
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon dry basil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tomato, sliced
1/2 cup cucumber slices
1/4 cup olives, chopped (black or green)
2 pita bread rounds

1. Combine tuna, yogurt, mayonnaise and seasonings; mix well.

2. Cut pita bread in half; split to form pockets.

3. Fill pockets with tomato, cucumber, tuna mixture and olives.

Avocado Eggs Benedict

Add a little twist to traditional Eggs Benedict.

Avocado Eggs Benedict

8 English muffins, split
16 slices Canadian bacon or ham, fried
16 eggs, poached
4 avocados
4 cups hollandaise sauce

1. Toast English muffin halves.
2. Cover each half with 1 ounce bacon or ham, 1 egg, and 1/4 of an avocado, sliced.
3. Top each half with 1/4 cup hollandaise sauce.
4. Serve immediately.

Peaches N´ Cream

Wait until peaches are in season to get the best results from this recipe. If you MUST make it out of season use frozen sliced peaches instead of canned

8 Slices French or Italian bread cut diag. -- 3/4 " thick
3 eggs
1 Cup light cream
2 Tablespoons peach preserves
1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg
3 Tablespoons melted butter
3 Cups fresh, peeled & sliced
peaches
powdered sugar

Arrange bread in a single layer in a baking pan. Beat eggs, cream, preserves and nutmeg until smooth.

Pour over bread. Turn once. Cover and refrigerate overnight (if desired).

Melt butter on grill and saute each piece of bread until golden brown, about 5 minutes on each side.

Top with fresh peaches and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Chop Eggs Quick

A great tip for chopping eggs quickly and neatly.

Place hard boiled eggs into a large bowl. Use a pastry cutter to
quickly chop eggs into small pieces for use in egg salad, potato salads
and more.

Perfectly round pancakes

Do you want perfect, round pancakes?

Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter
onto the hot griddle.

You´ll be amazed at how well this works.

Boiling eggs

To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt
to the water before hard-boiling.

Eggs Napoleon

The cheese will melt from the heat of the Spinach and freshly poached egg - delicious!

2 slices whole grain bread -- toasted
2 slices smoked turkey breast
1 cup cooked spinach -- hot
1/2 cup cheddar cheese -- shredded
2 whole eggs -- poached

Toast bread, lay on meat, spinach, grated cheese and top with egg. Serve immediately.

Cream Cheese & Shrimp Sandwiches

I like to top these sandwiches with thin slices of Vidalia onions, shredded lettuce and slices of fresh tomatoes when in season.

4 ounces salad shrimp -- chopped
4 ounces cream cheese -- softened
1 tablespoon chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2 dashes garlic powder
2 tablespoons sour cream
hot sauce to taste -- optional
4 onion buns

1. In a medium bowl combine all ingredients except buns.

2. Spread shrimp salad on bun, top with choice of veggies.

Gourmet Quesadilla

If you like a moister filling add 1/2 a cup of salsa to the chicken filling. I like to serve with Cilantro Guacamole

Chicken & Sundried Tomato Quesadillas

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack or mozzarella cheese
4 6 inch flour tortillas
non-stick vegetable cooking spray
4 teaspoons sour cream
3 tablespoons green onion, minced
8 sun dried tomatoes, soaked and drained
1/2 cup shredded cooked chicken
1/2 cup refried beans

Lightly coat a baking pan with the cooking spray. Combine the cheese, green onions, tomatoes, chicken and beans. Divide evenly among the tortillas. Fold the top of the tortillas over. Bake 8 minutes or until the
cheese is melted and tortillas are browned. Top with sour cream just before serving.

Classy Club Sandwich

Take the classic club sandwich to new heights with this exceptionally good recipe.

3 ounces Cream cheese, softened
2 ounces Blue cheese, crumbled
1 teaspoon dry minced onion
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
12 slices Sandwich bread, toasted
8 slices Tomato
8 slices cooked chicken
4 slices Swiss cheese
Salt and pepper
8 slices Bacon, cooked
Lettuce leaves

Combine cream cheese, blue cheese, onion, worcestershire sauce, and 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; stir well.

Spread cheese mixture on 4 slices of toast. Top each with 2 slices tomato, 2 slices turkey, and 1 slice Swiss cheese; sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Add second slice of toast; top with 2 slices bacon and lettuce. Spread remaining toast with mayonnaise, and place over lettuce leaves.

Secure each sandwich with wooden picks; cut each sandwich into 4 triangles to serve.

Herbed Eggs

Perk up your breakfast by adding 2 Tablespoons of freshly
chopped Tarragon and Chives to 6 eggs, and a splash of cream or milk.

Scramble and cook as usual.

Creamy Shrimp Sandwich

Choose your favorite savory bagel and top it with this delicious shrimp salad for an elegant lunch.

4 bagels, sliced
4 1/4 ounces shrimp, rinsed and drained
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed
1 small avocado, sliced

Toast bagels if desired. Mix the remaining ingredients except avocado.
Top 4 bagel halves with shrimp mixture. Top with avocado slices and
remaining bagel halves.

Serves: 4

Make Ahead Pancakes

When you know you have a busy morning ahead of you
try this time saving trick.

Mix dry ingredients together the night before.

In the morning, add liquid to your dry ingredients
and cook.