Jerk Chicken Salad

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This is so easy and DELICIOUS!  It's a regular for our dinner swap.  And all the kids love it!

Carribean Jerk Marinade (I like the Safeway brand)
1 lb Chicken tenders or thighs (b/s)
1 medium pineapple, chopped (canned is good but fresh is better!)
1 red bell pepper, chopped
3 green onions, sliced
2 heads romaine lettuce, torn in bite sizes
1 can black beans, rinsed & drained
6 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled

Marinade chicken 1-2 hrs.  Season with some salt and pepper.  Grill and shred.  Combine all ingrediants in a big bowl.  Mix dressing in a smaller bowl and serve!  (You can put the dressing on before hand or leave it off for those people or kids who prefer ranch.)

Dressing:
2 limes, juiced
1/3 c. mayonnaise
2 Tbls. pineapple/apricot perserves

Hope you love it too!  Michele

Grilled Pizza

If you like homemade pizza, you will LOVE grilled pizza!

Use your favorite crust recipe or ours

Let rise for 1/2 an hour. 

Turn grill on to medium heat.

Grill top side for 3 minutes.  Take inside and put on your *favorite toppings.  Then grill the bottom for 3 minutes.  DELICIOUS!  You'll love the flavor of the grill on this.

*Think outside the box on your toppings.  Try using Alfredo sauce (instead of your typical red pizza sauce), with mozzerella & parmesan cheese.  Then put grilled chicken, spinach, artichoke, olives, and sun-dried tomatos on top.  Mmmm, so tasty!

Buttermilk Syrup

We love this with either Banana Nut Waffles or Buttermilk Pancakes, but it's great on every kind!

1 cube butter                                    1 c. sugar

Boil for a couple of minutes (but don't burn), then add:

1/2 c. *buttermilk

Remove from heat and add:

1 tsp. baking soda                             1 tsp. vanilla

Stir.  It will foam up.  Serve hot for best taste!

*You can sour your own milk by adding half a tsp. of vinegar or lemon juice to your milk.  Do that first, and let sit while you melt your butter and sugar together.  However, it does taste better with the real stuff!

Michele

Buttermilk Pancakes

These are MY favorite pancakes.  I just love the cornmeal in them!

These go terrific with Buttermilk Syrup.

2 c. *buttermilk

1/2 c. cornmeal

1 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 c. flour

2 tsp. baking powder

6 Tbls. melted butter

Mix everything together except butter well;  add butter.  Cook!

This feeds my family of 6, so if your fam is smaller you may want to half it.

*You can sour your own milk by adding 2 tsp. of vinegar or lemon juice.  Just let it sit while you mix everything else together.  But I will tell you it's way better with the real stuff!

Michele