Southwest Salad

Maybe one day, (one day soon hopefully), I will put pictures with my scrumptious recipes...but for now we must read on sans images.  Here is one from my own mother...easy, fast, healthy (well mostly) and delicious.

Southwest Salad
1-2 heart romaine lettuce and other spinach or lettuce as wanted/needed
1 can drained and washed black beans
1 can drained whole kernel corn
1/2 cup ranch dressing
1/2 cup salsa or picante sauce
tomatoes, cheese, avocados as wanted
crushed tortillas chips or large warm flour tortillas

Wash and cut up greenery and put in large salad bowl.  Drain can of beans and wash in strainer and then add to salad bowl.  Drain can of corn and add to salad bowl. In separate pyrex or smaller bowl combine 1/2 cup ranch and 1/2 cup salsa, mix well.  You can add it directly to the salad and toss well or keep it on the side and add as much to your plate as you would like. Toss the salad well before serving with or without the dressing.  I also put cut up tomatoes and cheese in my salad and you can either put crushed up tortillas chips or serve the salad in a large warmed tortilla.  Both are delicious. 

Honey Glazed Chicken

This is simple and delicious but you do have to plan some time ahead to put it in the oven, because it cooks for a long time.

Honey Glazed Chicken

1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup prepared mustard
3 T. butter or margarine
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp salt
2-3 lbs any variety of chicken, (I usually use bone-in, w/skin thighs or boneless, skinless chicken breast)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients except chicken together in medium bowl, then roll chicken in mixture and then place in shallow baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.  I usually turn mine with about 30-45 minutes left to evenly brown on both sides.  After finished cooking, let sit for 5 min.  Serve chicken with remaining glaze over rice...Delicious.  (The glaze will be the liquid that is left in the bottom of the pan and you will want to skim the fat off of the top, it is very heavy but very good).

This recipe was given to me at my wedding from an old family friend, who I miss seeing.  I am sure it can be found in other recipe books, but this is my reference for this recipe.