chick salad

I've been wanting to make my own chicken salad for quite some time. If you live near an Earth Fare - then you should try their craisin-pecan-chicken salad. It is SOOOO delicious. I was trying to replicate this recipe. And this one isn't exact - but it's pretty close.

This time we used grapes and walnuts - but next time I'm going to try craisins and pecans.

We even doubled the recipe and had waaay too much. Next time I'll just use the recipe - but doubling would be good for a summer event with friends. 

Do you see that Schuncks sour cream? Schnucks is one of our grocery stores up here in the north. I still think it's a funny name for a store selling food - it sounds like a store for lovers or lover items. I actually call it schnookies sometimes.

Recipe:

• 2 cups diced chicken (either from a rotisserie chicken - or Tom took our chicken breasts -put some olive oil and pepper on them and baked them in the oven for 25 min at 350 - and it worked just fine)
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup mayo
• 2 tbs sour cream
• 1 cup seedless grapes sliced
• 3 green onions - with some green - thinly sliced (I left this out and it was still fine)
• 1 rib celery, thinly sliced (I also left this out)
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces or pecan pieces
• 1/4 tsp salt
• dash of pepper
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon honey or to taste (I think we ended up using about 2 tsps)

Serves 4-6. It's best if you make it at night and let all the flavors mesh before eating.

I keep thinking today is Friday. But thank goodness it's Friday tomorrow. Maybe I should sing the Friday Song.