July 22 Thought For The Day

Salsa Chicken

I have seen this recipe on various sites and finally decided to give it a try. I'm really glad that I did! The chicken was moist and tender and the seasonings gave it a wonderful Mexican flavor. I used the Taco Seasoning II recipe posted on this site, which I make with a little less cayenne pepper than the recipe calls for as I don't care for seasoning which is very spicy hot. That's the nice thing about this recipe for Salsa Chicken, you can make it spicy or not, your preference, by the spices you use and the salsa you choose. I will definitely be making this chicken again, as not only was it tasty, it was also very very easy! I would love to hear your comments if you give it a try!

July 21 Thought For The Day

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

I found this recipe at Rachel Schultz's blog and decided to give them a try as she lists them as the "Softest Chocolate Chip Cookie Ever", and the recipe uses pudding mix rather than white sugar. Intriguing! Well, the cookies do cook up soft and they do stay soft for days. The only changes I made in Rachel's recipe was that I used sugar-free instant pudding, rather than regular, and semi-sweet chocolate chips, rather than milk chocolate chips. I really like the idea of less sugar in the cookies, though you certainly can't tell from the flavor that they aren't chock full of sugar! Nestles Toll House Cookie recipe calls for 3/4 cup white sugar and 3/4 cup brown sugar. In this recipe I used only 3/4 cup brown sugar, and so I feel much better about eating them at only 1/2 the sugar - I love cookies so I'll take any little rationalization I can get (and no, I'm not even going to think about all the butter that's in them, lol!) Rachel has some great recipes on her site so wander on over if you have the chance. And, these cookies are really worth trying!

July 13 Thought For The Day

Homemade Enchilada Sauce

This is another homemade recipe from Maeghan at The Way To His Heart. I really like knowing what is in my food and definitely like not having a whole list of chemicals with names I can't even pronounce in the list of ingredients! This sauce is easy to make and you can adjust the seasonings according to your personal preferences. Hope that you enjoy it!

July 11 Thought For The Day