Variety is the spice of life...

One of the things I love most about cooking is the ability to add one or two ingredients to an already perfect recipe and suddenly a new fabulous meal has been created. Tonight I added chicken to the yummy corn black bean dip I spoke about in my previous blog and it became a great salad.

Ingredients:

frozen white corn form Trader Joes

1/2 chopped yellow, orange and red bell pepper

8-10 chopped cherry tomatoes

2 diced avacadoes

1/2 chopped red onion

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1 can of black beans drained

5 cooked chicken breast tenders cut into small pieces

I added olive oil and apple cider vinegar as a dressing.

It made a great summer salad.

Our 2009-2010 lunch club resumes again in 2 weeks. I cannot wait to have lunch at Julie's. SHe always makes the best meals, and I leave there with a full tummy. Plus, Julie is a great friend of mine who always makes me laugh. So not only is my tummy full, but I have laughed throughout the two hour lunch. What a great way to spend the afternoon!

Hope the school year has started off well for everyone. Enjoy Labor Day Weekend. Go on a few fun day trips and get the heck out of town!!!

Until next time,

Carrie