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Reader Recipe: Chicken Salad in Celery Ribs

YumSugar — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:00:08 -0800

Whenever I find myself in need of creative inspiration, I simply look to the Kitchen Goddess group. This week, I came across a killer app — mini celery boats stuffed with chicken salad and peas. I'm thinking these would make a great appetizer to bring to my next book club, since they're bite sized and not too messy. Apparently, I'm spot on: Jenious says they're such a big hit at gatherings that she always doubles the recipe. To make these for your next get-together,

Fast & Easy Dinner: Chicken and Mango Salad

partysugar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:30:48 -0700

Who says chicken salad has to be boring? This recipe re-creates the picnic classic as a vibrant and intensely flavored dish. The mayonnaise-based dressing is replaced with a quick vinaigrette made with mint, cilantro, and curry powder.

Chunks of avocado add creaminess, and red onion slices provides a biting crunch, resulting in a salad that is perfectly balanced in texture and taste. For the fit-friendly recipe,

Come Party With Me: Boy's Birthday — Menu

partysugar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:00:45 -0700

For a boy's birthday party on Alcatraz, pack a portable feast of special dishes that wouldn't normally be found in the common ten year olds lunch box. Keep things simple with easy to eat chicken salad pitas. On the side offer a pasta salad packed with salami and cheese and small bags of chips (let each boy select their favorite bag of chips). Don't forget to pack snacks in case they get hungry while on the tour. Cheese and crackers, crunchy trail mix, and homemade fruit roll ups are filling without being too sweet.
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8 Great, Brown Bag-able Lunches

YumSugar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:30:34 -0700

The country's current economic downturn has many of you ditching restaurant lunches in favor of a brown bag from home. That's a good thing — but just because you're trying to save a few bucks doesn't mean you have to punish yourself with the same stale sandwich every day. Here are some meal ideas that you can pull together in as little time as it takes to wait in the lunch line.

Fast & Easy Dinner: Mango Chicken Salad

partysugar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:45:30 -0700

This exotic variation of chicken salad is the perfect summer meal. It's filling, cool, crunchy, and delicious.

The mango adds a fresh sweetness and lime juice provides a subtle tartness. Seasoned with turmeric and cayenne, this salad is slightly spicy. It's made with low-fat yogurt instead of mayonnaise so it's FitSugar friendly.

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Monday's Leftovers: Chicken Salad with Cumin Carrot Raita

partysugar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:45:12 -0700

Making chicken salad is a classic way to use up leftover grilled chicken. However, when the leftover chicken happens to be tandoori style grilled chicken, the chicken salad is anything but ordinary.

This recipe combines the moist meat with cumin, radishes, and carrots. There's no mayonnaise involved, instead the base of the sauce is whole milk yogurt.

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Come Party With Me: Moroccan Dinner — Menu

partysugar — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:45:10 -0700

This week I'm planning a Moroccan-themed dinner. All of my friends will be attending a big birthday bash on Saturday night, so I thought it would be fun to get together early and have a delicious dinner. Instead of sending invitations, I've called everyone to personally invite them to dinner.

The menu is simple and flavor-packed. To get the party started, I'll serve mini Moroccan lamb burgers with lemon yogurt sauce and Moroccan carrot goat cheese sandwiches with green olive tapenade. The main course will consist of a fragrant Moroccan chicken potato salad with olives.

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Fast & Easy Dinner: Orange Chicken Salad With Feta

partysugar — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:45:49 -0700

I always keep a couple of frozen juice concentrates in my freezer. Besides coming in handy for last-minute cocktails, they also make a wonderful addition to vinaigrettes. A couple tablespoons of orange juice concentrate flavors this scrumptious dinner salad. Packed with colorful veggies — cherry tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers — and sweet mandarin oranges, this salad is balanced in texture and taste. A heavy sprinkling of salty feta and toasted almonds finishes off the dish.

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Fast & Easy Dinner: Caribbean Chicken Salad

partysugar — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:13:31 -0700

Instead of serving chicken salad piled on top of a bed of lettuce, or slapped between two slices of bread, consider serving it in halved fruit. It makes for an exotic and interesting twist. This recipe seasons the chicken with green onions, pineapple, ginger, and water chestnuts. The resulting salad is then heaped into a halved papaya or melon. Another alternative is to serve it in avocado halves. Look at the recipe when you

Would You Rather Eat Chicken Caesar or Chinese Chicken Salad?

partysugar — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:08:51 -0800

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Would You Rather Eat Chicken Caesar or Chinese Chicken Salad?

Chicken Caesar salad

Chinese chicken salad

Neither, I prefer _______ (fill in the blank below).

I love both!

I'm a vegetarian and prefer my salads without chicken.