ROASTING A CHICKEN IN A CROCK-POT

1Large Roasting Chicken
1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 1/2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
1 Teaspoon Dried Crushed Thyme
2 Teaspoon Paprika
11/2 Tablespoons Salt or can use less
1 Large Onion, Sliced
2 Ribs of Celery, cut in halves

Trim off the excess fat from the chicken and then rinse it good. Pat dry with paper towels. In a small bowl mix the spices together. Next sprinkle the chicken inside and outside witht the spices. Take some of the onions and put in the cavity along with two of the cut pieces of celery. Lay the rest of the onions and celery in the bottom of the crock-pot. Cook on low for 6 hours. This will be light brown. If you want it to be more crispy then put in a 13 x 9 sprayed pan and put in the oven and let brown more. Save the drippings for making gravy for the chicken. This can be shredded and used in chicken salad or any other type recipe.

CABBAGE WITH CHICKEN BROTH

1 Large Onion, diced
1 Small Head of Cabbage, chopped into strips 
2 Tablespoons Butter or Marg.
2 Cups Chicken Broth
4 Tablespoons or More Sweet Dijon Mustard
Salt and Pepper
In a large skillet saute the onions in the butter for 5 minutes until they start to get soft. Add the cabbage and saute for 10 more minutes until it starts to turn brown. Don't let scorch at this point. Add chicken broth and mustard and let simmer for 10 more minutes or until it is cooked and soft. If to much chicken broth is left then take the lid off and let boil down. If you do not have dijon mustard then just use the regular mustard with 1 Tablespoon of honey in it.

CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN POCKETS

2 Cups Chicken, cooked and shredded
1(8)oz. Block Cream Cheese
2 Green Onions, thinly sliced
1 Stalk Celery, chopped small
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar/Jack Cheese
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/8 Teaspoon Salt
1/8 Teaspoon Pepper
2 Cans Crescent Dough

In a medium bowl combine everything but the chicken. Mix until combined. Next add the chicken and stir lightly. Unroll the crescent dough into triangles. Add 2 Tablespoons mixture to each triangle. Fold up the two angles to meet at the right angle. Pinch and seal good. Bake on 350 for 15 mintues or until golden brown. Can dip in ranch dressing.

EASY CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN SPREAD

2(8)oz. Packs Cream Cheese, softened
2 Cans Underwood Chicken Spread
2 Tablespoons Green Bell Pepper, diced fine
2 Tablespoons Peanuts, chopped fine

In a medium bowl mix the cream cheese and peppers. Add the chicken spread and mix again. Add the peanuts last. Mix again. Ref. Let come to room temp. before serving on crackers.

BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINE WOES

Last year I bought my mother-in-law a wrist blood pressure machine. So she put it up but found it the other day. After putting batteries in it she still could not get it to work. She was telling me how her and my sister-in-law worked with it and it still would not work. We can't get it off of 140/80. I looked at it and started laughing. Ok. do you have new batteries in it. Yes. Let me take a look at it. I knew when I saw it what was wrong with it. I needed a good laugh as I had been worried all day long. So I got it and looked at it and started laughing again. She could not understand what I was laughing about. I showed her the machine and of course it said 140/80. It just won't go off of that number she said. Ok give me a minute. I started peeling the plastic off of the front of the machine. Now look at it no numbers. What was wrong with it they had put a plastic covering over the face and it said 140/80. How many items today do we buy that has that plastic over the front to protect it. Almost ever electronic item does. So if you get something with it on it just peel it off. I know the clocks are like that and the tape recorders and even the phones. Sometimes the plastic is hard to peel off but just keep working with it.

"REAL LEMON" LEMONADE

This is a very old recipe I found in a book that someone had written down. Must be at leat 15 years old.

1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Real Lemon
31/4 Cups Cold Water

In a large pitcher dissolve sugar in lemon juice. Add water. Chill. Serve over ice.
Low Cal. Omit sugar. Add 4-8 packs sugar substiute or 11/2 Teaspoons liquid sugar substitute.

LIKE FOOD CITY'S PASTA SALAD

1 Can Sliced Mushrooms, drained
1/2 Green Bell Pepper, or more to your liking
1 Medium Tomato, chopped medium, deseeded
1 Cucumber with hull, chopped medium, deseeded
1 Box Tri-Colored Spiral Pasta, cooked and drained
Italian Dressing, bottled kind

In a medium saucepan cook the past and drain and let cool. Cut up the vegs. Put the pasta in a medium bowl and add all the vegs. Pour just enough italian dressing over this to get it wet. May add more if you like. Stir good and ref. before serving for the flavors to blend.