Mama’s Chicken Salad

I have a confession to make:

I am almost an exact copy of my mother.

Scary? Yes, but I think I’ve grown-up about it. We frequently finish each others’ sentences. And she has this odd (freaky, really) ability to read my mind, especially when I have a silly grin on my face, which makes it difficult to keep a secret when I’m around her. I’m O.K. with that, though (most of the time). It gives me someone to tell secrets to.

I'm going to get yelled at for putting a picture of her on here...

We do have our differences.  For example, eyebrows. Mine are from Dad. Also, she doesn’t like to cook…

What? I know, I know. But she doesn’t refuse to cook.  She just doesn’t enjoy it. She does, however, enjoy the simple things in life. Like her chicken salad, which she whips up occasionally. She loves this stuff, and so do I. It’s simple to make and can provide a quick lunch or dinner. I eat it by itself, but it also makes a great sandwich.

Mama’s Chicken Salad

Ingredients

1 apple, chopped
4 celery stalks, chopped
2 cups chicken (white or dark meat), chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons milk
Salt and pepper, to taste

Chop the apple and celery into similarly sized chunks. Pull and chop chicken (I used a in-a-bag Rotisserie, which cuts prep time drastically). Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix. I like this recipe, because you can add all sorts of goodies to it: walnuts, crasins, carrots, whatever you’re craving. Except maybe chocolate cake. That would be kinda weird…