Kitchen Sink Recipes and Me!

Hubby and I couldn't figure out what we wanted for dinner tonight, but we both knew that neither of us wanted to cook.  So, what does one do when no one wants to cook nor can they agree on what to eat?

Grab the take-out menus!!

Nope, not us.

To the leftovers!

Funny thing about our leftovers from the weekend...we didn't really have a lot.  There was some crispy bacon, hardboiled eggs, a teensy amount of grape tomatoes and cookie dough.

I had to tell myself to save the cookie dough!

It was enough to make a meager egg salad, but that wasn't really what I wanted, so I began perusing the pantry.   I saw a can of chicken, noodles, pasta, macaroni, green chiles, etcetera.  I absolutely did not want to cook. It had been too hot throughout the day and I just wanted something cool.  I then went back to the fridge to see if there was anything that would strike me.

After some thought, I decided it was time for another of my "Kitchen Sink Recipes".  Have you ever heard of those?  It's when you just throw a bunch of items together and make something--everything but the kitchen sink.

My mother used to do that sort of thing when we were little.  Sometimes we really dreaded those nights and prayed that the dog was close. **shiver** She'd call every single one of those mystery mixtures, "Goulash."  I've had Goulash, Ma.  That stuff is good!

Sometimes her concoctions were alright, but boy oh boy there's only so much a kid's constitution can take.  A few times there was not enough milk on the planet to help choke that stuff down with.

Sorry, Mom.  I love you, but you know it's true.  I think that's why you didn't always eat when we ate.  How rude!

I have quite a few Kitchen Sink Recipes already.  Some I have starred because they have been so interesting, that I actually decided they were good enough to feed them to other people to gauge reactions.  Some were extremely favorable--one in particular, that I may or may not share later.

Mind you...this was made from some leftover ingredients and remember that I LOVE to experiment.  I also believe in tasting as you go.  If you taste as you work, you won't serve something horrid to those you love.

Tonight's Kitchen Sink Recipe:


Chicken Club Salad


Ingredients:

10 grape tomatoes, sliced
4 hard-boiled eggs, diced*
1 13oz can of shredded chicken, drained*
6 slices crispy bacon, finely chopped*
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
2 ripe avocado, cut open and diced or ready for mashing
2 Tbsp pickle juice*
1 Tbsp spicy mustard
1 Tbsp Mayo*
1 tsp garlic salt
Salt & pepper to taste

Shred the chicken with a fork until it is the size you would prefer it to be.  Salt and pepper as desired.  Add egg, tomatoes, bacon and onion.  Add avocado and mash-mix the ingredients.  The avocado will be your bonder for the most part.  Add pickle, mustard and mayo and mix well.  Add garlic salt and mix again.

Serve on bread, crackers or cucumber slices.

Viola!

Conclusion and Notes:
*I only used about half of one yolk and used all the whites. Do what you think is right for you.
*I would have preferred to use shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken for added flavor, but I didn't have that on hand.  With the rotisserie chicken, I don't believe the salt or pepper would have been needed.
*As for the bacon, hubby didn't care for this texture. I think it's a preference thing.  I rather liked it and the saltiness it added.
*Pickle relish definitely would have been better for that extra tang.
*If I'd had plain yogurt, I would have used it instead.