Welcome Heart, Sue Donaldson, Speaker

I must have found this in a magazine and jotted it down, but who knows which or when? Tried it last night for company - delish! I made most of it the night before since I got home 20 minutes before they arrived. We loved it! Oh, I wasn't sure how many people were coming, so I added more chicken and peppers and used a large can of diced tomatoes - I should have doubled the spices and will next time. We had tons since my friend brought a major salad - so we called 5 other families to join us last minute. All couldn't come so now we have lots of good leftovers. The kitchen didn't get hot so it's a good summer recipe.

Creole Chicken Stew

Saute sweet bell peppers and a diced onion

Cut 6-8 chicken thighs and cook.

Add two slices of bacon and two cloves garlic

1/4 cup white wine

1 can tomatoes

Add 2/3 cup water

spices: 1/2 t. cumin and organo; 1/4 t. thyme

1/2 t. hot pepper sauce

The last 10 minutes add 1/2 lb. cut fresh green beans.

Serve over white rice.

I had rice in the rice cooker so it was ready when I arrived home. A great side dish is tastes-like-homemade cornbread: 3 boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix, 3 eggs and a can of creamed corn. Pour into a 9x13 cake pan -  ready in 20 minutes (recipe from Ceslie.) Fresh fruit salad: canned peaches, partially frozen ollaliaberries hand- picked from Avila Valley, and bananas. Bethany's friends (all boys, big boys) had come to see her the night before since she'd had wisdom teeth surgery - stayed for dinner - so I had a half a cake leftover for the next evening...sprinkled with the new M&M covered pretzels. Pretty and yummy and simple.