Chicken Salad

I had some of the best chicken salad I've tasted a few months ago at a cute little bistro while we were out of town for a wedding. Since then, I've been trying to recreate it. It's not the exact same, but I'm satisfied with how close I came with this recipe!

Chicken Salad

1 chicken breast, boiled and shredded (mine yielded a loose 2 cups)
2 green onions, diced
1/2 C diced celery
1 Granny Smith Apple (about a cup)
1/3 C fat free mayonnaise
2 T light sour cream
1 t lemon juice
1/4 t celery salt
1/4 t black pepper

Combine the first four in a bowl. I waited until I was ready to combine with the sauce before I cut and added the apple so it wouldn't turn brown. I also used an apple slicer that cut my apple into 8 slices - I had one slice leftover which made a nice snack for the cook ;-)

Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and stir well until blended. Pour over the dry ingredients. I used a spatula to make sure I wiped the bowl clean and got all of the sauce.

Serve on fresh wheat bread for great summertime sandwiches!

Mastering the Green Onion

This is an easy tip shared with me quite a long time ago. Maybe everyone is smarter than I was when I first started in the kitchen, but if you're on my level, here ya go!

I love to make Mexican or Spanish dishes, which often call for green onions. There are quite a few other dishes, but when I menu plan, I try to use up all the ingredients I buy. Cutting and dicing up those slippery, slender onions can be cumbersome, but there is an easy solution!

Whip out those kitchen shears! There are so many uses for these things!

I love just grabbing my scissors and snipping away at my green onions. It makes preparing the onions such a breeze and is so much faster! I wish I could snip all my vegetables instead of cutting them!

BLT Wraps

This has been one of my favorite meals as of late. As soon as summer hits, I crave the freshness of sandwiches, wraps, veggies and fruit! I found a recipe with a sauce with additional ingredients, but I don't have a ton of options on hand right now since we're moving soon. So, this is my modified version.

To make about five wraps (the last was a little small) I used the following:

BLT Wraps

6 strips of turkey bacon
3 Roma Tomatoes
1 1/2 C Romaine lettuce (this is an estimate)
2 ounces cream cheese
1/3 C fat free mayonnaise
5 flour tortillas.


Since I wanted this done quickly, I cooked the bacon in the microwave while I shredded the lettuce and diced my tomatoes. I combined the three main ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper if you like.

In a small bowl, I mixed together the cream cheese and mayo until it was smooth. Pour over the BLT mixture.

Heat your tortilla in the microwave for just about 10 seconds so it's soft and more pliable to roll, but not too warm since this is a cold wrap. Spoon a portion of the BLT mixture onto the tortilla and roll it up. I think this would be great with a flavored wrap as well - I'm a fan of tomato basil wraps myself.

Enjoy your delicious summer meal, or just for a snack!