Hello friends, hope this finds you well. I will be out of town, put this in my draft box and sure hope it posts on time! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend, And here’s my post.……

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1  BEST CHICKEN SALAD! Posted a few times about this,  a few years go but good things bear repeating. This is sooo good! Give it a try,  if you like chicken salad, you will not be sorry! Every time I make it, I wonder why I am not making this weekly. So good!

BEST EVER CHICKEN SALAD

• 3 – 4 lbs of chicken parts (bone-in, skin-on thighs and breasts work well) (you’ll need about 3 to 4 cups of cooked chicken) I cut mine super small I use chicken boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons quality olive oil
• 1 cup of seedless grapes, sliced in half (red and green varieties are great)
• 1 cup almonds, thinly sliced (optional) This is a must add, gives great texture
• 2 celery ribs, chopped thinly
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped ( I about doubled this as I love dill and it adds a lot to this)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 cup mayonnaise (I USE 1/2 cup and 1/2 greek plain yogurt)
• Juice of 1 lemon or more
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt (start with ½ teaspoon, then add more, to taste)
• Freshly ground pepper

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
2. Rub oil all over the chicken pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes (internal temp should reach 165 F). .
4. Remove the chicken, let cool, then pull the meat from the bones and roughly chop.
5. In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, grapes, almonds, celery, scallions, dill & parsley
6. In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, lemon, mustard, salt and pepper.
7. Add the mayonnaise mixture to the chicken mixture, and gently stir until will mixed.
8. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
9. Serve on a bed of green leaves with sliced tomatoes and avocado. Or, serve on bread with green leaf lettuce. Add more toppings to your taste!

 

2 A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE TOUR  Really enjoyed the tour of this  elegant home, lots of beautiful touches and some of the blue and white looks familiar:)

 

3 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST Such a pretty. roundup….

 

4 A BEAUTIFUL SNEAK PEEK INTO OUR NEWEST CHINOISERIE TOLE SHIPMENT We are finally getting in a huge shipment of our incomparable chinoiserie tole. This particular manufacturer is a very high end company who manufactures our designs, the only downside, they take a long time. But good things come to those who wait!

Here is a sneak peek of whats coming in, we will hold our 3 day presale on this continuer the first week of October!

5  OUR SUMMER LOVE CONTEST Announced last week that we are now taking your entries for our Summer Love photo contest. We are over half full! The winner gets a big box of Enchanted Home goodies. Send in your favorite 1-2 pictures from summer to [email protected]. Click here for full details.

6 A FEEL GOOD STORY I love to feature and share feel good stories, the kinds of stories that kind of restore your faith in humanity especially with so much negativity in the news. I have always been a fan of Christian Bale, someone who grew up with very humble beginnings and has recently shown what it means to really give back. He is building a 22 million dollar  village in California for foster children, bravo to him!  Click here read to read more.

 

 

7  SUNDAY’S SURVEY  Are you someone who is consistent with their clothing choices season to season? Or do you like to change things up and try trends? I am going away in a few weeks for a trip abroad where it will be cooler so I started going through my winter/fall boxes of clothes. Some tbings I have owned for several years but I still love them as much as ever.

I laughed because my entire wardrobe revolves around black, camel and gray. I love all those colors together and if one thing is true it’s that I am consistent year to year. One reason why I can justify spending more on this seasons clothes, I typically keep them a long time plus it’s two long seasons. I rarely buy trends, not to say there are not many fun ones, just not my thing, how about you?

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