by Elizabeth Lord

Created on: July 12, 2008

Recipes are apart of the American culture. We women exchange them at dinner parties or even evnts like "Pampered Chef." They are apart of who we are, and impact how we live. Since we live in such a high paced world, we can't come up with every recipe ourselves, unless we have lived more than 30 years, and have much experience, that is where recipes come in handy and impact our eating habits. By having recipes, we have the opportunity to eat healthy and to pass those habits on to their children as well as pray that each of them take on those positive habits that were taught growing up. However, if the children cannot cook or need help in those skills taking a cooking class or finding recipes are beneificial. I have put a wonderful tasteful quick salad recipe below for you to try out.

Barbecue Chicken Salad

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce
Kosher salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup bottled barbecue sauce
4 half chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (5-6 ounces each)
1 1/2 cups mozzarella
1 large tomato, sliced
3 cups baby spinach

In a container or jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the yogurt, buttermilk, lemon juice, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Shake well and refrigerate.

Heat the grill to medium-high. Coat all the chicken breasts with barbecue sauce and grill on each side for 6 to 8 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from the grill and let cool slightly. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

In a large bowl, combine the cheese, tomatoes and spinach. Toss with the dressing and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the chicken slices on 4 plates and top with salad mixture (ranch, itallian, etc).

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