Chicken in Lime Sauce

This is also really good over rice or noodles.

2 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts
1-2 T. butter
1 T. corn starch
1 C. chicken broth
2 T. lime juice
2 T. brown sugar
1 T. dijon mustard
1 clove garlic (or equivalent garlic powder)

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add chicken and brown 2-4 minutes on each side.  Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm.  Combine corn starch, chicken broth, lime juice, brown sugar, mustard, and garlic in a small bowl.  Pour into skillet.  Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil for 1 minute.  Return chicken to skillet.  Simmer 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, turning occasionally to coat chicken with sauce.

Tips & Tricks:
-I find a whisk easiest when mixing the sauce and stirring in the skillet.
-In the middle of cooking this tonight I found we were out of dijon so I used regular yellow mustard and a big pinch of extra brown sugar.  It turned out just the same as I remember making it before.
-Remember chicken brother is really easy to make with granules and water heated in the microwave.

Fruit Cookie Pizza

My star is crooked and I didn't have enough raspberries, but it's still cute and was delicious!  You can use any kind of fruit or design you want!

1 roll (16.5 oz) sugar cookie dough

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 cups fresh raspberries
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. Press cookie dough onto pan to form crust.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown.  Cool completely.  Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together.  Spread over baked crust.  Arrange fruit into a star shape in center.  Arrange fruit around the star.  Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.  Store in refrigerator.  Serve it shortly after set.  Otherwise the crust will start getting soggy.

Apple Mouths

This would have turned out better with redder apples and thinner slices....

1 apple, cored and sliced
Cream cheese
Miniature marshmallows

Spread a layer of cream cheese on one side of each apple slice.  (Dry apples with a napkin first or it will be very hard to spread.)  Top half the apple slices with a line of marshmallows to form teeth.  Top marshmallows with the rest of the apple slices, cream cheese side down.

Not-So-Boring Tomato Soup

My husband thought up the basic idea for this one night while enduring boring canned tomato soup and grilled cheese.

1/2 lb. sausage, cooked
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 or 2 potatoes, baked and cut into chunks
1 tomato, chopped
1 C. water
1/4 C. milk
Salt, pepper, and basil to taste

Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan and simmer to your liking.