I Love My Home-Based Business

That is not a typo. I meant to say food reason. You will see why in a minute. I love working in my home-based business. As an entrepreneur, there are the standard reasons like having no boss, time freedom, setting my own schedule, deciding how much prosperity I will have, and smiling a lot. Here's another.

Since I love to eat and love to cook, working from home allows me to indulge in two of my favorite passions. It is fun for me to experiment with food and recipes.

I made one myself one of my specials recently. This, for me, is an added benefit from working at home. I love cooking and do lots of cooking for one. I love food.

People always ask me to bring something to potlucks or other gatherings. I realize I never write anything down; I just throw things in the dish, or the pan. So, for the most part, when they ask for a recipe, I have no measurements. This time, after the sandwich turned out so well, I decided to think about the ingredients I used and exactly how much. Well, it did not quite work, as you will see, because I do not know how much a handful of grated cheese is. Perhaps an ounce or two.

Growing up, my mother always made her own tartar sauce for fish. I have adapted her recipe to fit my taste. She never used dill relish or sour cream. (We always had dill pickles, though.) This was sooo yummy:

Chicken Cheese Sandwich with Spicy Sauce

2 slices light-style oatmeal or whole wheat bread

2 small onions or 1 medium, thinly sliced

Large handful reduced fat shredded cheese (recommended 4 Cheese Mexican)

2-4 slices rotisserie chicken

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Dried Oregano or Italian seasoning

Garlic salt

Freshly ground pepper

Spicy Sauce (Recipe below)

Toast the bread. Heat oil in a small heavy skillet (I use my small cast-iron skillet) on low to medium heat. Add onions and cook slowly until soft, but not brown, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally with wooden spoon. Add chicken to onions, rough chop chicken and mix well (About 30 seconds). Sprinkle with oregano or Italian seasoning, garlic salt and pepper to taste.

Add shredded cheese. Cut off heat and cover with heavy top for about a minute until cheese is melted. Pile mixture on toasted bread slathered with tartar sauce. Cut in half. Enjoy with low-salt potato chips for an added treat.

*Spicy Sauce*

1 cup light mayonnaise

¼ cup light or non-fat sour cream

2 tablespoons dill relish

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste

Mix well

*My granddaughter and her friends love this sauce with my fried catfish nuggets. It is great also on deli sandwiches and in potato or chicken salad.