If you wanted to visit with grandma when you visited her at the farm, you would find her in the kitchen. Her advise would come across the kitchen counter as she was preparing the next meal or baking cookies. 

Using this white Corningware dish reminds me of my grandmother's dishes.  She had quite the collection.  If you would see my "cupboards" as grandma use to call the cabinets, you would see my collection.   



This is a simple dish you can bring to a potluck or even serve as an appetizer! 


To bring more heat to heat to this dish, add some hot sauce!

HOT CHICKEN SALAD

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INGREDIENTS FOR HOT CHICKEN SALAD2 cups chopped chicken breast
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups croutons
1/8 cup slivered almonds

HOW TO MAKE HOT CHICKEN SALAD

Preheat oven to 375
Spray small casserole pan with cooking spray
Chop Chicken breasts into small pieces.
Add chopped celery, onion, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 cup shredded cheese, 1 cup croutons, and almonds.
Top salad with remaining croutons and 1 cup of cheese.
Place in oven uncovered and bake for 40 minutes.
Serve hot.

NOTES ON HOT CHICKEN SALAD

• Grandma's recipe calls for 2 cups of chopped celery, I only used one cup.
• I crumbled the remaining 1 cup of croutons for the topping so it would spread all over the top of the salad.

The Crock Pot Sausage Queso Dip is one of my favorite dips.






Another favorite dip you should try is Crock Pot Spinach and Bacon Queso Dip.





You can use your favorite crock pot, but we like using our Colts Crock Pot, especially during the football season. It makes for fun conversations! 

This weekend, the Colts honored Peyton Manning in Indy. They retired his number, 18.  The unveiled a bronze statue of Peyton Manning, placed outside of Lucas Oil Stadium.  Peyton Manning was the first round draft pick in 1998.  Manning holds many NFL records, including passing yards, touchdown passes, AP MVP awards, Pro Bowl appearances, 4,000-yard passing seasons. Manning is also the only quarterback to start the Super Bowl for two different franchises more than once each and the only starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises. Manning is the oldest quarterback, at the age of 39 to start in and win a Super Bowl!




While the Colts have a lot to celebrate with the accomplishments of Manning, it's time to focus on the food.  Appetizers. Cheese. Sausage.  Brown the ground sausage on the stove, then add everything in the crock pot. Turn on low and stir occasionally.

CROCK POT SAUSAGE QUESO DIP

I absolutely love dips, and so does my family.   Creating new dips in the Crock Pot is as fun way to get ready for the fall and tailgating seasons.  This Crock Pot Spinach and Bacon Queso Dip is a great appetizer to take to your next party.



What makes tailgating and parties more fun is when you can sport your favorite team on your Crock Pot! The Indianapolis Colts Crock Pot is a great conversation starter, and you can get your favorite team on your crock pot!

1. Thaw chopped spinach by running warm water over it, in a colander.
2. Cook 8-10 slices of bacon until crispy.  Crumble bacon.
3. Cut up ½ lb of Velveeta cheese into ½ inch cubes.
4. Place Velveeta Cheese in a crock pot sprayed with Pam, or use crock pot liner.
5. Place cream cheese in crock pot.
6. Drain 10 oz can of diced tomatoes and green chiles, and put in crock pot.
7. Add spinach and crumbled bacon.
8. Set Crock Pot on low heat, for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.

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Pressure Cooker BBQ Wings are easy to make and kid-approved! They are perfect for a New Year's celebration or game day! 


Kids favorite meal or appetizer is BBQ wings.  Where ever we go, this is what they want to order for their meal. They don't care how messy they get. I am over being embarrassed in pubic while the kids eat wings. I just embrace it, and send them off to wash their face and hands when they are done.

We didn't have big plans on New Year's Eve. The boys went duck hunting, so I knew they would be tired when they got home to plan anything for that evening.  I did have big plans to make lots of food to ring in the new year's, knowing most of the family wouldn't make it to midnight.

The boys came back tired and exhausted from hunting.  The weather was cool that day, and windy. They came back with red-cheeks, and lots of ducks.  Ryan was also excited about shooting his first mallard.  It was a beautiful duck.  Dave said he is proud the way Ryan is learning how to call  the ducks into the blind. Once in awhile his dad will let him shoot his gun. I think this was his 4th duck this season. 


I didn't have the best of luck finding the wings in the store.  I bought the drumettes that always come with the wings when you get an order.  Perfect bite size, and I think there is more meat on drumettes. 


I kept the wings frozen until they were ready to go into the pressure cooker.

Wilbur's Sweet & Spicy Wing-It Marinade and Dipping Sauce can be found in Rensselaer.  If you have ever craved wing night at the Pub, this is the sauce!!



I coated the frozen wings with the sauce. I used about 1.5 cups.



Then I added the wings to the pressure cooker. My Pressure cooker is similar to this http://amzn.to/2j8Hbw9.  I added about a cup of water.  I know first time recipes you get a little nervous! Ok, I get a little nervous, and I can't see the meat cooking, like you can with a crock pot.  Just have a little faith in your pressure cooker.  Busy moms have other things to do than spend a bunch of time in the kitchen! Embrace it! Put the lid on, set it for 15 minutes.  



Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.  Add more BBQ if you want.  Put under broiler.

1. Coat 2 pounds of frozen wings with Wilbur’s Sweet & Spicy Sauce (or your favorite BBQ sauce)
2. Place in pressure cooker, add one cup of water.
3. Set pressure cooker for 15 minutes.
4. Remove wings from pressure cooker, and place on a foil lined cookie sheet. Add more sauce to the wings. Find a similar pressure cooker here: http://amzn.to/2j8Hbw9
5. Place wings under broiler for 3-4 minutes.  Turn the cookie sheet around under the broiler and broil for another 3-4 minutes.
6. Remove from cookie sheet and serve

This was delicious.  Kids loved them. Ate them so fast!  And they are asking for more.



This recipe is linked to: Watcha Crockin Week #24, Weekend Potluck #256, and Meal Plan Monday #45.