Everyone needs that one appetizer that can be made it a flash. You know when you just don’t have the time to make anything really fancy. This bean dip is just that. Most of the ingredients probably can be found in your kitchen right now and if not just pick up the rest next time you’re shopping. You can put this together fifteen minutes before you walk out the door. But, it can be made three or four hours in advance if needed. I have carried to my tennis matches and get togethers for years and it is always a hit. Even those with no cooking skills can impress your friends because it looks beautiful and taste great. You know that everyone just loves a good dip!
Cream Puffs or Choux Pastry can be intimitating to some when it comes to baking, but yet they are really simple. It could take a couple of times baking them to get the hang of it, but on the positive side even the bad puffs are good! My high school students were amazed when I made these melt in your mouth puffs of cream. The topic of the day is leavening agents and this particular one is steam. The amount of steam could be a problem , but I will cover that later in some hints to follow when making the perfect Choux Pastry.
I don’t know many people who don’t love chicken fingers especially children. In my case it is teenagers and GI Joe and I’m telling you that my students loved these. I found the recipe in the magazine Dash that sometimes comes in the Sunday paper. It has everything that cooks love. They are easy and delicious. I almost forgot these chicken fingers are baked. 
I am perfectly happy having a salad for lunch or dinner. GI Joe and The Athlete just sit back and roll their eyes if we’re at a restaurant and I order just a salad. I love all kinds of salads, hot, cold, fruit, pasta, vegetables. Then add to that nuts, goat cheese, blue cheese, feta cheese, mozzarella. I will take any of the above. Oh my gosh, what about dressings? The options are endless, but the one I’m sharing today is one of my favorites. 
I haven’t made this in forever because I love it! It’s not good for my lose 5 more pounds diet. So why is it sitting here on my blog now you ask? Well, when your son returns home after being in California for a year and the mom has not been able to share the food love whatever the “glad your home son” wants he gets. Call it I’m home and I want all the comfort food that you can give me. When I came home from college all I wanted was my mother’s Tuna Casserole. I wouldn’t ask for her great roast beef and gravy or her famous meatloaf or even her fantastic shrimp salad. All I wanted was everyday Tuna Casserole. Well, this is not your every day Chicken Salad. It’s a little rich for every day.
The Teacher Cooks 