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Thank you everyone for the nice anniversary wishes. I appreciate them!

When Val started giving us questions for Four Foods on Friday the meme actually was held on Friday. LOL Just teasing you Val! Here are this weeks questions.

1. How do you pronounce manicotti? Men-e-got, man-i-cotti or some other way?

I say man-i-cotti.

2. What do you can the carbonated drink that comes in a bottle? Soda, tonic, pop, fizzy or something else?pop

3. What do you call a sandwich on a long roll? Sub, grinder, hoagie, hero, poor boy or something else?sub

4. Do you call it broth, boullion or stock? How do you make chicken stock?broth

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Looks like it is all about fast food this week!

* Who makes the best hamburger/cheeseburger?
* Who makes the best french fries?
* Who makes the best shake?
* Who makes the best chicken?

I love a Whopper from Burger King. My fries should be curly ones from Arby’s and I love a cookies and cream milk shake from Steak n Shake. I like KFC chicken. It sounds like I better be getting some life insurance quotes! I had no idea I was so opinionated on my fast food selections! I guess, if I am going to eat unhealthy foods, I better like them.

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The question for this week’s FFonF is What can you make with meat or poultry, rice, cheese and a vegetable?

A few years ago, I entered a contest, hosted by Val, and won a wonderful cookbook. The cookbook is called, Campbell’s 3 books in one and has wonderful, easy recipes. This cookbook is all about fuss-free preparation and easy clean-up. One of my favorite recipes is in the Casseroles and One-Dish Meals book section. After cleaning hot tub covers and lawn furniture, I needed this recipe last night! It has everything to fit Val’s FFonF for this week except the cheese so, let me just say, I’d lay some slices of yummy cheddar cheese beside a serving of:

JOLLOF CHICKEN & RICE

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pound broiler-fryer chicken, cut up
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
1 can (10 1/2 oz) Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Few saffron threads or 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh spinach leaves

1. Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until it’s well browned on all sides. Remove the chicken.

2. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the onion and garlic and cook until tender. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.

3. Stir the broth, water, red pepper, saffron and rice into the skillet. Heat to a boil. Return the chicken to skillet and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

4. Stir in the spinach. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Makes 4 servings

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I know. I know. It is Tuesday. I am behind! Here is the 110th edition of Four Foods on Friday!

What can YOU make with

* chicken
* bacon
* cheese
* tomatoes

Hmmm, I would try to make a chicken sandwich! This recipe doesn’t call for bacon but I would fry some bacon and crumble it to add as a garnish. Bacon goes good with everything! I’d add the tomatoes to the side as a salad.


Hot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Place chicken breasts on bun bottoms and top with crisp lettuce. Combine sour cream, scallions and blue cheese and slather bun tops with blue cheese sour cream. Affix bun tops on sandwiches and serve with remaining sauce for dipping your veggies. Arrange Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches on dinner plates with red onion, celery and carrot sticks.

One question for Four Foods on Friday this week and here it is!

1. Name four things you are planning on eating this weekend.

Since it is Superbowl weekend, I will be eating plenty of junk food.

I cannot keep from eating puppy chow. I also eat nachos with cheese, pretzels and hot dogs cooked in grape jelly.

My friend Val hosts Four Foods on Friday each week. The participants have fun answering her questions and learning about each other. If you’d like to join us click on the picture.

Val changed the meme a bit this week! She must have been heading out to a sale because it was short and sweet this week! Thanks Val.

Name four things you ate today.

blueberry bagel
leftover fried chicken
coleslaw
snickerdoodle cookie

1. Do you have any food related New Years resolutions?

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions.

2. What’s one thing you’d like to learn how to make from scratch this year?

I have always wanted to learn how to make big cinnamon rolls from scratch.

3. What’s the most unusual thing in your cabinet, refrigerator or freezer right now?

I cannot think of a thing that is unusual unless you count the multivitamin supplements I forget to take!

4. What kind of can opener do you have?

The good old fashioned crank kind. The electric one we received as a wedding gift 36 years ago, bit the dust. It was harvest gold and had lived a good life.

Being away from home last week meant missing Four Foods on Friday. Well, we can’t have that. Here are my answers to last Friday’s questions.

1. What do you do with turkey leftovers?
I love turkey sandwiches made with whole wheat bread, Miracle Whip and a little bit of yellow mustard. Yummy!

2. How do you make split pea soup? I have never made split pea soup. I don’t like the thickness of the broth.

3. What do you like on top of your pie?I like ice cream on fruit pie and whip cream on pumpkin pie.
4. What kind of turkey do you usually buy?I usually buy the cheapest turkey I can find. I am not really swayed by all the talk of vitamin supplements, human growth hormone, and how we should buy free range food. My grandma lived to be 96 and she ate turkey.

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Here are this weeks questions for Four Foods on Friday
1. Chicken soup. Regular or creamy? I like to make homemade chicken soup with broth. It has to have lots of veggies in it.

2. Do you have a stew recipe?Not really. I just throw stuff together.

3. What’s your favorite hot comfort food? Definitely hot chocolate.

4. Do you like chicken fried steak? Yes I do. I love the white gravy that is usually served with it. I have never made it myself.

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Interesting questions for this weeks meme, Four Foods on Friday.
1. Name one bad habit you have in the kitchen.
I eat cookie dough when mixing up a batch of cookies.

2. Do you have a tv in the kitchen?
Yes

3. What’s one food you can’t stand cold?
Coffee I am not picky about my coffee. No need to get the water from rain barrels but I do like it hot!

4. What’s your favorite juice?
cranberry apple

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