Me Again

Here are a few recipes to share from our last week or so:

Chicken Pesto Stromboli - I used a pizza dough recipe instead of the Rhodes bread loaf. If you try the pizza dough, be sure to brush it with some olive oil and garlic salt (or any other flavors you like) after you've rolled it out. And pesto can be a bit pricey so I usually make it:

Pesto - Blend parmesan cheese cheese, pine nuts, garlic and olive oil (I use 2 garlic cloves and about a 1/4 cup of each of the others) Add basil (about 2 cups). That's it. Piece of cake.

Pulled BBQ Chicken

1/4 Cup butter
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup vinegar
2/3 Cup catsup
1/3 Cup water
2T. Soy sauce
2T.Worcestershire sauce
1T. Mustard
1/4 t. Pepper
1 t. Salt
3 breasts shredded chicken

Melt butter and brown sugar in sauce pan. Add all other ingredients. Pour over chicken in 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Serve on buns, in a BBQ chicken salad, or any other concoction; the options are practically endless.

If you've got a hankering for something sweet I can give you three choices:
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares
2. Cheesecake-Stuffed Peaches
3. Salted Fudge Brownies

Those brownies provided me the perfect exit at a work meeting. Just like they're doing for me now.