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Farm Kitchen:  Easy, "fancy" lunch ideas?  |
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Aunt Em
True Blue Farmgirl
137 Posts
Emme
Carnation
WA
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 Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 1:50:10 PM
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Hey gals, I actually have a reporter coming to my house tomorrow for lunch to talk about our new Farmgirl Chapter, the Snoqualmie Valley Farmgirls! Wow! What do you think? I want to treat her to some great Farmgirl fare, but I also am home with the kiddos all morning, so it can't be too time consuming either. Ideas? Recipes? Help!
PS I don't have any budget mix or a good pan for a bakeover, otherwise that would be a slam dunk! |
Edited by - Aunt Em on Feb 06 2008 2:38:00 PM |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 3:23:38 PM
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How about some sort of "fancy" but easy tea sandwiches...foo foo chi chi but yummy and easy....
I like grape tomatoes, feta cheese, red onion tossed in a vinagrette.
Cheers,
Heather
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 3:38:11 PM
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What about a nice hearty soup that you could put in the crock pot and be done with? Like Clam Chowder or Potato Soup? Maybe serve it in Bread Bowls?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 3:49:49 PM
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bakeover!
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 4:22:32 PM
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I like to do nice chicken or crab salad sandwiches on croissants. (add something extra to the salad like chopped cashews or water chestnuts for crunch) a couple pretty pickles or veggies on the side and some homemade lemonade or like that and you are all set.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 7:13:55 PM
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I'm with Jenny--I make a warm chicken salad that has currants and pecans,cheese,mayo,onion and celery (and some other stuff I can't remember) and Oh boy--you just bake it till it's warmed through. I'm hungry for it now! Like Jenny, I put it on croissants, or another type of lighter bread.
I served that for a bridal brunch and it was a hit--easy, carefree and yummy. Get some really good bibb lettuce for your samiches, too :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2008 : 05:59:40 AM
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Surely...it came from the Southern Sideboards cookbook from Jackson, MS....I was clothes shopping last night (ugh!) and didn't see your post until this am. I'll get it right when I get home :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2008 : 06:03:06 AM
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Debra, here is the chicken salad recipe:
Hot Chicken Salad
2 cups croutons, toasted
2-1/2 cups diced, cooked chicken
1 cups of diced celery
1-1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup pecan pieces, chopped and toasted
2 tablespoons minced onion
dried currants, cherries or golden raisins to taste
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Combine half of the croutons with all the remaining ingredients. Turn into baking dish and cover with remaining croutons. Bake at 350-degrees for 35 minutes. May be prepared ahead, but if so, do not put croutons in until baking time.
Great for a luncheon or light supper with a congealed or fruit salad and rolls
Serves 6.
Can you tell it's from the south? Congealed salads...so very bridgeclub :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
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Posted - Feb 08 2008 : 3:22:03 PM
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I wonder if it would be just as good without the croutons and the fruit- I am low carbing right now. thanks for the recipe.
Blessings, Debra
Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want."
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