Chicken Cutlet Sandwiches

My husband asked what I wanted for Mother's Day dinner and this is what I came up with.

Start with some yummy bread. This is asiago bread from Albertson's. Grill the bread with butter in a skillet.

Make some delicious chicken cutlets. Recipe found here. We also melted provolone cheese on our sandwiches.

Cook up some bacon for more yummy flavor.
Add these scrumptious peppers.

And whatever toppings you like.

The chicken takes awhile to cook depending on how much you decide to make. As you can see, I'll be having left-overs for lunch tomorrow! I already can't wait!!

Thanks hubby for the yummy dinner! I love me a good sandwich!

Cheeseburger Doritos

My husband LOVES Doritos and he likes trying new flavors. Since the chips were on sale he thought it would be a good time to try a new flavor, hence the following picture.

This seemed like a strange flavor to make into chips, but here they are. I just had to try them. Let me tell you, if you see this bag on the shelf and you are curious, just walk on by. This is one bag you could do without!! It tastes like Cheeseburgers alright, but that's not really a flavor you want on a chip. My husband says it tastes like Big Macs and pickle juice. I think they taste disgusting. With all that being said, my kids actually like them. Go figure cause they're the pickiest kids around :)

Roasted Pepper & Chicken Ciabatta Sandwich

This is what we had for dinner last night and I just had again for lunch today.

It was oh, so yummy!!!

First I cooked some boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a skillet with olive oil and this yummy seasoning.

This is the yummy garlic bread I used to make the sandwiches.

We added these scrumptious roasted bell peppers & other assorted veggies.

Of course there has to be some cheese on the sandwich too. This time I chose Gorgonzola. Have you had it before? It's super yummy!
This is the final yummy product. Enjoy!

Jeni's Rolls

This is my favorite roll recipe and it will be your's too, once you try it.

Jeni’s Rolls

· 1 cup warm water

· 1 Tablespoon quick rising yeast

· 1 Tablespoon sugar

Combine above ingredients and set aside.

· 3 eggs

· ½ cup sugar

· ½ cup melted butter or margarine

Mix the eggs and sugar. Add the melted butter and yeast mixture. Mix until combined.

· 4 cups flour

· ¾ tsp

. salt

Add the flour and salt. Knead. Put a dishtowel over the bowl and let rise in a warm place for 1 ½ hours or until doubled.

Knead again adding ½-1 cup additional flour (add the flour until dough stops sticking to the sides of the mixing bowl. No more then 1 cup.)

Divide into two balls of dough and roll each ball into a large circle. Cut circles into fourths—like a pie. Cut each fourth into three equal triangles. You will have 12 triangles. Roll each triangle from the big end to the point into a crescent roll.

Spray two cookie sheets with cooking spray. Put a dozen rolls on each cookie sheet. Gently cover with kitchen towels and let rise in a warm place for 1 ½ hours more or until rolls double in size.

Bake at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter or margarine.

**You can make the recipe as above or you can take the easy route like I do and throw all the ingredients in the bread maker and set it to the dough setting. I'm not one for kneading and my bread maker makes the best dough, so why not! Hope you enjoy.

Bran Muffins

Half of these are banana zucchini muffins, but I'll share that recipe another time.

I like to make these mini size so that my kids can easily eat them. This is also my solution to get some fiber in their diets, because they love to eat these!

Recipe from Pat Clements

I've also made them with substitutions when I didn't have all the ingredients. My substitutions/changes are in red.

Ingredients:

• 2 c. boiling water
• 1/2 c. shortening (I just use 1 c. of margarine instead of the shortening & margarine.)
• 1/2 c. margarine
• 4 c. Kellogg's All Bran
• 2 c. Nabisco 100% bran (This cereal is no longer made, so I substituted bran flakes, but you could also use Kellogg's All Bran Bran Buds.)
• 2 1/2 c. sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 quart buttermilk (whole milk)
• 5 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 5 c. flour

Directions:

1. Pour water over shortening, water and brans. Stir and let cool.
2. Add rest of ingredients and stir well.
3. Pour into greased muffin tins and bake for 20 mins. at 400 degrees.
4. Can be stored in fridge for up to four weeks if covered tightly. I usually freeze half of them & keep half in the fridge.

**This makes a ton, so if I'm making mini muffins, I only use half the recipe.

Cheesy Potatoes w/ Sausage

Recipe from Val Gardner with some alterations

Ingredients:

• 1-26 oz. bag frozen hash browns
• 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
• salt & pepper to taste
• (I added sausage to mine)

Directions:

1. Mix everything together and pour in a 9x13 pan.
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
   
   

Mandarin Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. fresh spinach, stemmed and torn into bite size pieces
• 1/2 lb. red leaf lettuce, torn into bite size pieces
• 1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1/4 lb. bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
• boiled eggs, sliced
• mushrooms (optional)
• pecans or almonds, candied 

Dressing:

• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1 onion, grated, juice reserved
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds

Directions

1. Whisk together the sugar, mustard, salt, vinegar, onion juice, oil and poppy seeds. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.