Curry Sauce

• Grilled Chicken
• salt/pepper
• 3 T butter
• 1 T curry powder
• 2 T all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk 
• 4-6 ounce

1. Melt butter
2. Stir in curry; cook for 1-2 minutes
3. Blend in flour, salt & pepper
4. Add milk all at once
5. Cook & stir until boiling
6. Serve hot
7. Pour over chicken or dip chicken in sauce and enjoy

Super-simple yet delicious.

Filet Mignon with Mushroom Wine Sauce

• Filet(s)
• salt/pepper
• 1/4 cup butter
• 6 shallots, chopped
• 4 green onions, chopped
• minced garlic, to taste 
• 4-6 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1/8 cup flour
• 1 10 3/4 oz. can beef comsommé, undiluted
• 1/4 cup dry red wine

1. Create the sauce slowly while preparing the filets
2. Sear filets in olive oil in a pan on high heat until the outside is crisp
3. Place the pan in the oven at high heat until desired temperature

The Sauce:

1. Melt butter in skillet
2. Add shallots, onions and garlic, sauté 2 minutes
3. Add mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes
4. Add flour and stir well
5. Gradually stir in comsummé and wine
6. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes until slightly thickened

Helen's Chicken Pie

• 2-3 boneless chicken breasts, cooked in butter then chopped
• salt/pepper
• 1 can cream of chicken
• 1 can cream of mushroom
• 1 can Veg-all
• 2 tsp baking powder 
• 1  cup milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth

1. Place chicken in bottom of a pyrex dish
2. Bring soups, broth and Veg-all to a boil
3. Add on top of chicken
4. Mix remaining ingredients and spread on top
5. Bake @ 425º until the crust is golden brown

King Ranch Chicken

• 3 boneless chicken breasts
• salt/pepper
• 2 TBS butter
• 1/2 - 1 green pepper, chopped (I buy pre-chopped)
• 1 onion, chopped (I buy pre-chopped for the sake of convenience)
• 2 10 oz cans Original Ro*tel  
• 1  can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 1 can Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup
• pack of 10 or so flour tortillas, qaurtered/torn into appropriately sized pieces
• 2 cups shredded cheddar

1. Grill chicken and coarsley chop; then set aside
2. Melt butter in large skillet
3. Add pepper and onion and sauté until tender
4. Remove from heat and add chicken, Ro*tel and soups
5. Line tortillas in casserole dish
6. Top with 1/2 of chicken mixture
7. Sprinkle with 1/2 cheese
8. Repeat steps #5, #6 & #7
9. Add a few strategically placed tortilla pieces on top
10. Bake @ 325º for 35 minutes
11. Top with additional cheese 5 minutes prior to completion if desired

Notation: Many people know and love this recipe... It's reputation is well known and widespread. This is my particular iteration of it. It's tasty. :-)

Simple Fruit Side

• Canned Pears or Pineapple
• Hellman's Real Mayo
• Shredded Sharp Cheddar

1. Set 1/2 of a pear or some sliced pineapple on a side plate
2. Add a dollop of mayo
3. Top with cheese

(Sounds incredibly odd but makes for an unexpectedly tasty combination.)