Roasted Okra

11/4/2016

Each week the Girl Scouts meet at the Methodist Church and this week after scouts the girls were amazed at all of the vegetables that were ready to be pick in the community garden. We found tomatoes, okra, and more.

Thanks to the Methodist Church and their community garden, we have fresh okra at our house.

INGREDIENTS
some okra
Salt to taste
extra virgin olive oil to drizzle
Freshly ground pepper

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Rinse the okra, and drain on a kitchen towel. The okra should be dry. Trim away the stem ends and the tips, just the very ends, and then place the okra on a foil covered sheet. Salt to taste, and wipe olive oil on the okra with a paper towel until coated.
Roast in the oven for 15 minutes (large okra takes a little longer), shaking the pan every five minutes. The okra should be lightly browned and tender, with a nice seared aroma.

Remove from the heat, toss with freshly ground pepper. Transfer to a platter. Serve hot.

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No Peek Chicken

11/3/2016

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Tonight our chicken casserole disappeared. I made it earlier in the week and put it in the fridge. Then Addison was able to put it in the oven and turn the oven on when I called. When everyone got home from practice and work, dinner was ready!

2 boxes Uncle Ben’s Long Grain Wild Rice (original recipe)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can water
Chicken breasts or tenders

How to make it :
In a greased 9 x 13 pan, mix the box of rice, cans of celery and mushroom soup and
one can of water.
Arrange the raw chicken on top of the rice mixture….
Cover and seal with foil……
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours and “Don’t Peek!”
Top with dried onions, if you'd like (my kids don't like)

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