In The Kitchen

 If you are lucky enough to live by a Costco, 

then you are lucky enough to know about their 5 dollar Rotisserie Chickens.

The hubs and I happen to love the bargain chicken... 

but I understand there are many people who do not agree with the way they are farmed and prepared. 

  

Day 1 - The hubs hits Costco on his way home, and brings us a 5 dollar chicken, for dinner that night.

Once the chicken comes in the house, our home smells awesome.

We usually eat about one third.

Chicken, Homemade Mashed Potatoes and stuffing/dressing.

Day 2 - I used the second third of the leftover chicken to make a big bowl of chicken salad.

Chicken Salad before mixing with mayonnaise.

- sweet onion, sliced almonds, diced chicken, and diced celery -

S & P

Last step, mix in the mayonnaise.

Deviled Eggs

- egg yolks, mustard, onion powder, sprinkled with Paprika -

S & P

I often add cooked, crumbled bacon to Deviled Eggs, 

but I did not have any in the house to add today.

Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Deviled Eggs and Celery stuffed with flavored cream cheese.

Day 3 - Chicken Noodle Soup Day

I do not have a recipe for Chicken Noodle Soup, pictured are the ingredients.

Chicken Noodle Soup

Not this time,  

but on other occasions, I make Chicken Pot Pie with the last third of the chicken.

 

I don't have a recipe for the Chicken Pot Pie,..I just wing it with the ingredients I have on hand.

The ingredients I used for this pie are pictured above.

I think everyone has a recipe for Chicken Pot Pie, that they favor.

Put whatever you want in your Chicken Pot Pie

Anything goes and it will always be delicious.

- so the moral of the story is you can feed 2 people, dinner for 3 nights for 5 buck-a-roos -

-what a deal -

The Special Tree

 I imagine it was once a large, tall, grand tree...filed with branches and leaves,

birds and squirrels.

But something happened, perhaps wind or lightning struck and tried to break its spirit.

But even in that storm, broken as it must have been....it learned to shine.

Some very talented person, carved this tree and made it beautiful again.

Driving around the other day, we stumbled upon this amazing tree.

I saw it once, more than 10 years ago, but I could not remember where it was.

- dolphins, fish, turtles, sea horse, mermaid, jellyfish, horseshoe crab, sea turtle --

A beautiful work of art that has been well maintained and cared for for years!

It represents the Jersey Shore well!