One Sunday morning when the two of our girls were young, our family was on our way to church. It was one of those "Sunday mornings" when things at home didn't go quite as well as I wanted. When I saw the Daffodils at church, I piped up and said in a loud voice, "DAFFODILS!!!!!" The girls thought this was so funny the family cracked up laughing. Every Sunday thereafter when we got to church and saw the Daffodils, the family would go, "DAFFODILS" in that loud crazy voice I used when I said it the first time. Then to make matters even more funny, every year after in the spring when the girls or my husband saw Daffodils for the first time, they would all go "DAFFODILS" together to remind me of my craziness.
I love it that my family remembers those days of laughter and "reminds" me periodically of what I said, especially in the spring. Special family moments like these will be remembered for a long time.
Spring is also a time when we share new beginnings and Easter. God says that when one becomes a Christian, "old things are passed away and behold, all things are new". Even though the world has declared Easter a time of bunnies, eggs and newness in Springtime, I love the fact that to a Christian Easter means so much more. God made the ultimate sacrifice when He gave us His son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins and rose again for me, His child. Thank you Jesus for Spring, Easter and new beginnings.
During the spring, I like to do the usual spring cleaning, but I also enjoy some spring cooking. Here is a family recipe that I developed and hope you enjoy as much as our family.
Sizzling Chicken Salad
Using chicken tenders, cook in a small amount of olive oil just until the chicken is 1/2 done. Remove from skillet.
In skillet add 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/3 cup brown sugar and the joice from 1 can pineapple. (Any size will do). Mix these ingrediants and put the chicken back into the skillet to complete the cooking process. Simmer everything together and just before serving, add the pineapple into the skillet heating through the pineapple.
Layer salad greens onto a plate and add the HOT chicken mix on top of the greens. Sprinkle with shredded carrots, shredded parmesean cheese and croutons. You can also add tomatoes and hard boiled cooked eggs. Top off with your favorite Ceasar salad dressing. Serve the salad right away.
The chicken wilts the salad greens a bit and the taste is wonderful.
Enjoy.
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