Cookbook: A Guide to Simply Good Eats

If you know me even a little bit, you know I don't cook. Blue Box mac and cheese needs a measuring cup if I'm cooking it (yes, I've messed it up several times).

So believe me when I say that this is an awesome and amazingly easy cookbook!

I made the Artichoke Chicken, Chicken Salad and Elyse's Artichoke Dip. Tonight I'm making the Roasted Red Pepper Poppers. Everything has been to die for!!!!

Here is a little peek at my favorite things so far if you want to try it at home...

Chicken Salad

If you’ve had one too many turkey or ham sandwiches and are in need of a change, this chicken salad will hit the spot. Also a great salad for any celebration, just double the recipe.

~ 4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (fresh or frozen)
~ kosher Salt
~ olive Oil
~ ½ cup red grapes, chopped
~ ½ cup celery, chopped
~ ½ cup red, yellow or green onion, chopped
~ ¼ cup almonds, sliced (or any nut)
~ ½ cup mayo
~ ¼ tsp curry
~ Salt & pepper to taste

Heat oven to 350°F.

Place chicken in a greased baking dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake uncovered until fully cooked, about 30 minutes (45 mins if chicken is frozen).

In a large bowl, add all ingredients except mayo. Set aside until chicken is cooked.

Once chicken is cooked, chop in small cubes. (do not let chicken cool) Add chicken and mayo to bowl and mix well.

Let salad cool for at least 30 minutes.

Serve on your favorite bread with lettuce and or sprouts.

SOOOOO GOOD! My mother-in-law, a total foodie, is going to be making this for her next hosted event because she claims it is the best chicken salad she ever had!

There are also tons more of great recipe including some Low Carb Fried Chicken and Better Than Sex Cake!

You want one? Well the author is  offering five of them directly on here for only $25 each PLUS two free hair bows from her etsy shop, Tiny Toppings. Contact her at texdahls@yahoo.com. She accepts paypal. Free local delivery or $6.50 shipping. I will be buying one for my mother-in-law for mother's day (my mother thinks a cheeseburger is healthy because it has all the food groups and she "cooks" by cruising through the drive-thru)...done and done!

The most undomesticated "domestic" housewife

I know this isn't the 1950s, but...

My high school didn't offer Home Ec classes. I don't know how to cook much more than Kraft Mac and Cheese...even then I botch it if I don't follow the instructions with measuring cups and all.

I can't sew more than a button on. I am terrible at getting out tough stains and tend to iron in more wrinkles than anything.

I suck at budgeting. My idea of balancing the checkbook is checking online to see how much we have...or avoiding that altogether by using my credit card.

I can't handle planning meals for a whole week, let alone grocery shopping that far ahead without throwing out half of it from going bad (or eating it all the first two days).

I get overwhelmed easily when I see a pile of dishes, smudges on the walls and floors and remember the laundry piles in the laundry room. When I'm overwhelmed I do what any good woman does, I grab the ice cream and turn on some reality tv (if the kids are awake we leave the problem/home and return in time for naps, dinner etc)

I fail at keeping a clean house and clean kids (dried boogers on the cheeks is in right now, yes?) with a smile on. I cannot maintain two kids and a house on my own while daddy works....especially in high heels with makeup on and perfect hair! If you can, feel free to come over here and do it for me.