Monday July 18th

Monday started the week with VBS in the morning for us. This meant that we headed to Shipley's for donuts. If you don't have a Shipley's, then I'm sorry for you and you'll have to make due with what you have :) For lunch we came home and had some very yummy grilled cheese sandwiches, or cheese toasties as some of you may call them. We had some fruit to go with it, plums and nectarines. Our snack for the day were some fruit snacks. Nothing too exciting, but yummy nonetheless.

My hubby has been craving some Rice Krispy Treats and I knew dinner needed to be started, so into the kitchen I headed. I made the RKT's just like the box said to (I'll post in a bit), then I got the rolls ready for the morning, the tenderloin marinating for Tuesday night's dinner, and started on tonight's dinner. Here are the recipies for the Rice Krispy Treats and the Chicken Divan that was divine!

Rice Krispy Treats (as is on the box)
Melt 3 Tbs butter and 1 bag of large marshmallows in a large pot. When melted, remove from heat, and stir in 6 cups Rice Krispy's. Spread out in pan. EnJoY!

Chicken Divan
from Paula Deen's book Paul Deen and Friends Living It Up, Southern Style Pg. 68
I halved this recipe for my family, I'll list what is in the book

2 10-oz. packages frozen chopped broccoli
6 chicken breast halves (about 4 lbs) cooked, boned, & shredded
2 10 1/4 oz. cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup mayo
1 cup sour cream
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 tea. curry powder
salt and pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine (I didn't have any open, but had a glass of red by me, so I used that instead :)
1/2 cup Paremsan cheese
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 Tbs. butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Remove the outer wrappers from the boxes of broccoli. Open one end of each box. Microwave on full power for 2 minutes, until thawed. Drain the broccoli and put into a large bowl. Add the shredded chicken.

In a medium bowl, commbine the soup, mayo, sour cream, cheddar cheese, lemon juice, curry powder, salt and pepper to taste, and the wine. Whisk together to make a sauce. Pour the sauce over the broccoli and chicken. Mix well.

Place the mixture into an 11x7 inch casserole dish that have been sprayed with veggi cooking spray. Pat down evenly and smooth with a spatula. Combine the Parm cheese and bread crumbs and sprinkle over top. Dot with butter.

Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Drumsticks ice cream for dessert!

OH MY GOODNESS! This was soooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooood! The kids loved it and devoured it in minutes, which is unusual for my kids.

You can also make this and freeze it. Just follow the directions up until baking it. Instead of baking it, cover it with with plastic wrap then aluminum foil. Allow to thaw for 24 hours in the fridge. When ready to bake, uncover and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until bubbly.