Curry Chicken with Rice 

Our family loves rice, so having it two days in a row is never a problem, I  have plenty of  Costco chicken left from yesterday , but if you like variety, just skip a day but make sure to keep that chicken around for our  next recipe.
Today, I will prepare the Curry Stew (should take about 10 minutes) and serve over rice.

Curry Chicken with Rice

Things you will need:

Left over Chicken Left over Rice
Yogurt
Egg
Flour
Curry powder
Chicken bouillon
Salt and Pepper

Curry Stew:

8 oz. yogurt (Greek is the best but low fat will do)

1 Egg

2 tbsp. flour

3 tbsp. yellow curry powder  

Salt and pepper 

Mix well in pan all ingredients except for the bouillon *see note below*

on medium heat, stirring frequently, let sauce heat up and add bouillon

Make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of pan as you stir to avoid sticking.

Still on medium heat let the sauce start to come to a gentle boil and 

add chicken (small pieces or large shredded). Let the stew simmer on 

medium low for a few minutes and your dinner is ready!!

Salad:

 Add a green salad with

 lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with a

really easy dressing. Of course, you can add any other items to this salad that you like... 

Easy Salad Dressing:

1 tbsp. mayo (light and low fat is OK also)

1 tbsp. ketchup

1/2 tsp.lemon juice

mix well and add to salad

Chicken A La King with Rice
Well, last weekend was my daughter's birthday party, so we were lucky to have a lot of pizza left over which took care of things for two days, she also had an ice cream cake, enjoyed that as well!!
But that caused a small problem, we had no room in the fridge (filled with pizza and stuff for party) or the freezer (ice cream cake)!
At this point I had to resort to my favorite meal...Costco roasted chicken!! I cook for six people and that chicken gets me through at least three meals. WOW!! Now,of course, you don't have to buy it at Costco,you can either make your own or get a smaller one at your local market.
I will list everything you need first, so you can be prepared for the next day's meal!!

Chicken A La King with Rice.

Things you will need:
One roasted chicken
Rice
Butter
Flour
Milk
Garlic
Lemon juice
Chicken bouillon

Chicken is ready, so half the work is done!

Prepare your rice.

A La KING SAUCE:

In a small sauce pan on medium low heat,

Melt 1 stick butter

Add  3/4 cup Milk

Add  1 chicken bouillon

Add  2 tbsp. flour

(mix well so no flour clumps are present)

Add 1/2 tsp. ready crushed garlic cloves

Add 1/2 tsp. lemon juice

some salt and pepper

Some enjoy a little mushroom or peas with this sauce, but that is up to you.

Keep stirring until sauce start to boil gently and set heat to low,your sauce is now ready!

**Keep an eye on the sauce, because if it boils over you will have quiet a mess and trust me it boils over really fast!!!

How easy was this? Not only is this delicious but with the ready chicken and minute rice, the whole meal will take you less than ten minutes to prepare!!! Also make sure to save any leftover sauce for the Pizza recipe which I will post in a few days!!

Enjoy!!!

As mentioned before, my daughter had a birthday party this weekend but her actual birthday is today, even though she had a cake I still
like to celebrate the day of so I decided to bake her a chocolate chip cookie cake. I used this recipe by Emeril and it turned out pretty good, actually
it was really good, the recipe calls for round pizza dish but I used a rectangular cake pan and only used regular milk chocolate chip. 
just to let you know I had no white chips or any of the nuts listed on hand but it still came out tasting yummy.
Great with cool whip or use to make ice cream sandwiches.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Ingredients:

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Confectioners' sugar, for garnish

Sweetened cocoa, for garnish

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. 

Line a 14-inch, light colored, round pizza pan with parchment paper and grease the parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Add the eggs, beating well after the addition of each.

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix with a whisk. 

Add to the butter mixture, mixing to incorporate, and add the vanilla extract. 

Fold in the dark and white chips and the nuts. 

Spread across the bottom of the prepared pan and bake until the edges are golden and the cookie is set but the center is still slightly soft, 20 to 25 minutes. 

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

To serve, sift confectioners' sugar and sweetened cocoa over the top, and cut into wedges or squares.

Welcome!

After many years of cooking for my family, I believe I have become an expert, both in cooking and finances. Most of you know it is not easy to prepare a meal for the family that is both delicious and economical, watching the cooking shows gives you great ideas but unfortunately a lot of those recipes require many unique ingredients thus costing a lot of money.

Let me start by saying I am not a professional cook or an expert writer, photographer or computer whiz, but I manage! 

Hey, when your teenage kids actually take time out and  compliment a meal you have prepared, you know you have done something right!!!

The worst part of cooking for me is figuring out what to make, Is this true for you? Iwant
something tasty, easy, economical and quick without having to run to the store everyday...

What the plan is, to blog my everyday cooking and baking adventures for you, since I make dinner almost everyday of the week, hopefully, I will have a lot of recipes to share with you. 

alleasyworld.com  would love to have our visitors interact with each other,we would love to hear about your easy recipes and ideas!!

So let's help each other figure out what to make for dinner,ways to celebrate the holidays,and plan for parties...

Let me start by listing some things I can't do without, 

.Rice I prefer Basmati but you can you use any you like. 

.Turmeric, adds a lot of flavor and it is very beneficial, health-wise.

.Curry powder, yellow, mild and can be found in almost all grocery stores.

You've heard of the 30 minute cook?

Most of my recipes are under 20...

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