Sunday night dinner, Applebees copycat chicken salad

it is still super hot here in California...106 today...oh my...

heat and I do not get along at all...I get up early in the morning to get my chores done, otherwise I am a mess trying to work while I am melting...the heat also gives me migraines and I feel that I have had one every day this summer, some days worse than others...

so, saying that...I try to make dishes in the summer that do not take a lot of work and definitely do not heat up my kitchen...

tonight?

http://mandysrecipeboxblog.com/2011/05/applebees-oriental-chicken-salad.html


I have made this before and it has never disappointed...tonight, I already had chicken cooked and so added the cut up chicken instead of the already made chicken and it worked out fine...tasted just the same...
the first time I ran across this recipe I was so happy as this is the dish I would always order when dining at Applebees and now I can make it at home...

yum, happy eating

menus for the week of 8/16 through 8/23

so so hot here, we went to a hotel yesterday just to escape for a night and it was so nice, I felt spoiled...

here goes...

Sunday 8/16............chicken and wild rice casserole (going to try in slow cooker)
                              green salad
                           
Monday 8/17...........applebees copycat chicken salad wrap
                              tator tots (toaster oven)
                              veggies and dip

Tuesday 8/18..........meatball soup (premade frozen meatballs)
                             rice
                             cornbread

Wednesday 8/`9......BBQ pizza
                             salad
                             corn on the cob

Thursday 8/20........huli huli chicken (did not make last week...)
                            cole slaw
                            baked beans

Friday 8/21...........slow cooker lasagna
                            green beans
                            garlic bread

Saturday 8/22........chefs salad
                            artisan bread


yum happy eating...hopefully the weather will cooperate with me cooking this week...100+ temps make me melt (well after giving me a migraine...)

Thursday night, hot, hot hot here...egg salad

did not have egg salad on this week's rotation of dinners...but when it is 106 here and I feel horrible, so decided to make dinner easy on me...

egg salad
raw veggies and dip
chips

Wednesday night spaghetti

It is hot here in Calif. and supposed to be getting even hotter for the next 4 days...yikes...
heat and I do not get along at all...it actually makes me physically ill...can barely tolerate the 90 + degree temps, but when it gets over 100, I am done...rumored to be like 106...

not a happy camper...

thought I had better cook tonight, before it gets too hot to cook...

so it is spaghetti tonight, it is also Sian's favorite and I had her today...

Spaghetti
garlic bread
green beans

good thing is there are always lots of leftovers...

bacon hash and cranberry orange muffins

so I was bad last night...was supposed to make hash last night and I really felt like fried rice from Pick Up Stix instead...

so tonight, hash it is...

bacon, diced potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and just cause I can I added peas and carrots...and I must say I like the addition of the veggies...I had fried the potatoes ahead of time cause I wanted them crisp on the outside and soft inside and they were perfect...

oh and add the seasonings you like...I added garlic salt, onion powder and black pepper...

cranberry orange muffins from a box mix, cause it is so hot in Calif. the less time I spend in the kitchen the better...

yummy

menus for the week 8/9 through 8/15

each Saturday (sorry a day late this week) I am going to post menus for the week...I am doing it on Saturday so my friends that work can plan ahead, if they plan on following my dishes...
I had decided to catalog my recipes, as I was having problems remembering what I had previously cooked and liked...
and I was so surprised when I counted more than 185 dishes...that is counting only main dishes and not side dishes and desserts...and I am still cataloging more too...but we will start here...

we do not do fish at our house, sorry...so will not post those except for tuna...

Sunday 8/9..........beer can BBQ chicken
                            rice a roni
                            brussel sprouts
                            banana bread

Monday 8/10......bacon hash
                            blueberry muffins

Tuesday 8/11......spaghetti
                            green beans
                            garlic bread

Wed. 8/12..........huli huli chicken
                           cole slaw
                           BBQ beans
                           artisan bread

Thursday 8/13...pumpkin pancakes
                          homemade chicken apple sausage
                          fruit salad

Friday 8/14.......chicken salad sandwiches (from leftover chicken)
                          asst raw veggies and dip

Saturday 8/15...BBQ cheeseburger hoagies
                         potato salad
                         deviled eggs
                         corn on the cob


happy eating...
if you are following my menus, and need any recipes please feel free  to email me for them...such as huli huli chicken...

new day, new post, yay...BBQ beer can chicken

I have not posted anything in awhile...I have been sick, and those that know me know my other problems...mainly hubby and dialysis (not a pretty picture...)

I am so happy to be back blogging...

this morning, I had a lot going on...babysitting my 3 year old for the day, being the main one...but, I had chicken out of the freezer and so knew that I had to do something with it even if I didn't really
have the time...
so at 10:30 I started the BBQ as slow cooking...rubbed spices into the chickens, stuck them on an opened can of beer and let them cook for about 3 hours...they came out so moist and juicy...very good...
my favorite thing to have with chicken is rice a roni...I know I should try some homemade side but I happen to love rice a roni and so does everyone in my family...

menu:
roasted BBQ chicken
rice a roni
brussell sprouts
homemade banana bread (now it is super hot here in California but I wanted to surprise hubby)...

new recipe for banana bread, which was really more like a cake than a bread but it was very good...
https://www.hamiltonbeach.com/easy-banana-bread.html

decided to make extra bread then offer 2 loaves to the first of my friends that pm'd me...it was fun to see who got to me first and was happy to have participated...want to do this again...it was so much fun...