Author: Linda Alton

  • White Chicken Enchiladas

    WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS  Ingredients___________________________________________________ 6 Flour Tortillas (8″) 12.5 oz. can chicken breast chunks, 2 cups rotisserie or other cooked chicken 1/2 cup Extra Sharp Cheddar 1/2 cup Monterey Jack (or Pepper Jack) Extra cheese to top the enchiladas 2 Tbsp Butter 2 Tbsp Flour 1 cup Chicken Broth Chopped Chipotle Pepper to taste (I…

  • CHEESE PUFFS

    Cheese Puffs Preheat oven to 400 degrees 1# Cheddar Cheese, shredded 1/2# Butter 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Paprika Mix well, form balls, and add an olive or a piece of smoky link in the center Bake 15 – 20 minutes   Notes:  Extra Sharp Cheddar is an excellent choice. Pat the…

  • Wise Words From The Kitchen

    WISE WORDS FROM THE KITCHEN Buy Lactose Free Milk – MUCH longer use time before it expires Shred your own cheese – the results are well worth it. (Bagged cheese has anti-clumping agents in it.) Bake crispy bacon in the oven: place a sheet of aluminum foil on your broiler pan, add a sheet of…

  • Chicken Cream Cheese Taquitos

    CHICKEN CREAM CHEESE TAQUITOS Ingredients 2 cups cooked chicken (canned chicken works fine) 1/2 block of cream cheese 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (I prefer Extra Sharp Cheddar) 1/4 cup of salsa (however spicy you like it) 1 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp of cumin, Salt and Pepper to taste 10 small flour…

  • Scattered Matters 3/11/2026

    Scattered Matters 3/11/2026 I am 78 and 3/4 years old, and I have a therapist. I visit with her remotely. I live in the Piedmont, and she lives in the mountains. We have a great relationship and have been working on many things, and progress is being made in areas that are of definite importance…

  • St Joseph’s Academy

    St. Joseph’s Academy First grade for me was at St Joseph’s Academy, where my mother and her sisters went to school, and my grandmother and her sisters and brothers attended as well. My memories there are of nuns, long, super-shiny halls, and walking single-file on the right side of the hallway. Everything was orderly, and…