GreenSunflower Cooks

Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad
Originally uploaded by greensunflower.

Babe loves Chicken Salad sandwiches.  I like to eat chicken salad on crackers.  It would probably be good with some greens too. Babe was craving for my "special chicken salad."  You know the one where I don't get chicken breast out of a can, add mayo, and slather it on bread.  Here it is. 

GreenSunflower's Chicken Salad

• 1 whole baked chicken, meat pulled off and chopped
• 1 rib celery, finely chopped
• 1/4 dried bing cherries, chopped
• 1/4 roasted almonds, chopped
• 1 tb finely chopped flat leave parsley
• 1 tsp lime/lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• salt to taste
• 1/2 cup good mayonnaise

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and fold/stir to combine.  Let sit in your fridge for an hour or two for the flavors to combine and become yummy.  Serve!

Dressed Up Game Hens

Dressed Up Game Hens
Originally uploaded by greensunflower.

A while ago, I made some really simple game hens, but this time I wanted them to have a little more flavor and I dressed them up a bit.

GreenSunflower's Cornish Game Hens and Herbs

• 2 Cornish game hens
• 1 lemon, cut in quarters
• 2 sprigs Rosemary
• 2 sprigs sage
• 2 springs thyme
• 1 bulb garlic cut in half
• kitchen twine
• olive oil
• Salt and coarsely ground pepper

Heat oven to 375. Rinse hens and place them in baking dish.  Squeeze half of each lemon over the chickens and the stuff half the lemon into each cavity. Stuff one sprig of each herb into cavity, as well as half of the bulb of garlic.  Tie the legs together with kitchen twine, and tuck the wings under the body. Liberally brush the hens with olive oil.  Season skin with salt and coarsely ground pepper.  Bake in oven for 75 mins or 1 hour 15 min.

Cornish Game Hens

Cornish Game Hens
Originally uploaded by greensunflower.

I used to think Cornish Game Hens were a really complicated think to cook and after cooking one very complicated recipe for them, I was convinced.  Then it dawned on me to cook it like a chicken.  A heavily seasoned skin and flavor infused from this cavity make this "little chicken" as Babe calls it. This can easily be served with mashed potatoes and any roasted veggie you choose.

GreenSunflower's Simple Cornish Game Hens

• 2 Cornish game hens
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 bulb garlic

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Rinse and trim hens.  Half bulb of garlic along its latitude axis.  Place each half into cavity of hen.  Brush hens with olive oil and liberally season with salt and pepper.  Cook for 1.25 hours or 75 mins Remove from oven.  Let stand 10 mins and serve.