Diane Mott Davidson's SONORA CHICKEN STRUDEL

Diane Mott's books are always a fun read but the reason I take them out is the recipes! Linda the recipe hoarder!

The recipe is from Newsday. If you use to watch Everyone Loves Raymond,  Raymond was the sports reporter for Newsday.  Long Island paper!


I went to Walbaum's this morning to pick up  canned chili's for this recipe and NO canned chili's! Picked up a few jalapenos to sub for the chili's.

2 Tbl. EVOO( called for veg. oil but I wanted to use olive oil)
3 cups seeded & chopped tomatoes( used a large can of Red Pack diced tomatoes)
2 garlic cloves, pressed
2 small cans chopped green chili's( sautéed jalapenos and habaneros- used 3 large jalapenos and 2 small habaneros)
11/2 cups chopped onion( used a red onion)
2 cups shredded chicken-cooked( chicken thighs)
1 1/4 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. salt
1/2  (about) phyllo dough, thawed
1/2 cup unsalted butter

Add the olive oil to a large pan and sautéed the onion, drained the tomatoes and added to the onion once the onions were cooked. Added the garlic, peppers and cumin and simmered for about 30 minutes.

The chicken thighs were deboned and skinned and I cooked them on a cookie sheet. Once done I shredded the chicken and placed in a large bowl. Added the sour cream and the cheese.
Note- next time I'm going to use Monterey Jack Cheese.

When the tomatoes, onion, garlic, cumin  simmered 30 minutes I added to the chicken mixture and mixed well.

Sprayed a 9X 13 baking dish and added the above mixture.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Add the layer of phyllo and brush with butter or spray with butter Pam. Cut into 9 evenly square pieces.

Bake for 20- 30 minutes.

Gabe and I really liked the filling. I added the seeds from the peppers so it was spicy. I'll make it again but would not add the phyllo . It didn't add to the taste. I might add crushed Doritos, they have so many flavors that I'm sure one of them would be a perfect topping for this dish. 



 

MM 48 weeks

Not many nice days to play outside. When he did finally get out it was play hard time.

They ran and ran and when Luna had enough she headed to the back yard to get away from Mad Max! He's to big to fit in the little opening to the pool so when she wants to get away from him she heads to the "spa". Smart girl.

Father's Day

This photo was taken in our first house in Hampton Bays. Not sure how old Gregory was.

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

- Jim Valvano

 

                                                                          Happy Father's Day!

Oh SO Good Potatoes!

My Divingabe  LOVES potatoes, 50 pound bag from the farmer to our basement where they stay cool. I don't know what Gabe is going to do when we move to Florida! No basement :-(

A week before we left Florida Hitchcock's had potatoes on sale- 10 pounds for 2.99. I thought about it and wondered if I could sneak them in the truck for the ride home. Well, I really thought I was going to get one of those " we don't HAVE potatoes at home" speeches but you know there's always room for his favorite.


The recipe came from one of my local community cookbooks. Elizabeth Doll was the poster and was known as a excellent cook.

2 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced

     1/2 cup onion, chopped

2 cups Velveeta cheese, cut into small cubes

   1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 can (10.5-ounce) cream of chicken soup( used low salt soup)

      1/2 cup butter, melted

1 pint sour cream

1 teaspoon salt( used 1/4 tsp.)

2 cups corn flakes, crushed

1/4 cup butter, melted

 

 

 

1. Cook the potatoes until almost soft. Drain.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Mix together the onion, Velveeta cheese, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, cream of chicken soup, ½ cup butter, sour cream and salt 
4. Add to the potatoes and pour mixture into a buttered baking dish.
5. Mix together the corn flakes, 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, 1/4 cup of melted butter and cover the mixture.
6. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.

      

Gardens

It would be wonderful if I had someone to travel with who loved gardens as much as I do.

This picture is from an exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and runs May -October. I won't be able to see it but wanted to put this up in case you might be in the Atlanta area and love gardens.

                                                                                        Imaginary Worlds

A person from Reddit shared his/her PHOTOS.

Sue's Potato Au Gratin - From Mrs. Wilkes Cookbook

Linda, a member of the TOH recipe board added a post - Mrs. Wilkes Recipes. I saw a few that I knew I wanted to try and didn't have the cookbook thus took it out from my local
library.

The cookbook was a interlibrary lone and came from the Harborfields Public Library in Greenlawn, NY.

I've been  to Savannah and ate at Mrs. Wilkes restaurant. There's always a long wait to get in and then seated family style around a large round table. I don't have a problem socializing and it was nice to meet people from different parts of the country.

 I wanted to make Gabe potatoes. Picked up a bag of russets and want to use them before they spoil since it's getting warm.

The cookbook noted that this recipe is a signature dish of Susie Mae Kennell, who developed it.

6 cups potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly
1 cup mayo
2 tablespoon prepared mustard( Gabe only likes Gulden's Spicy Brown ,so I used that)
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 medium onion, grated
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese.

Add the potatoes to the water and boil until tender, drain.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mash potatoes until all lumps are gone.

Add mayo, mustard,  vinegar, and onion.

Place in a casserole dish and top with cheese.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until mixture bubbles and the cheese had melted

I halved the recipe since I knew Gabe would be the only one eating it. I'm not a fan of potatoes but you know what? These are really good! I'll be making them again.

Honesty