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Zesty Olives

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This is a great holiday plate that satisfy most every taste.  A little bit salt and spice mixed with olive oil and some vinegar! Ingredients Two medium to large jars of pitted green olives.  One stuffed with garlic the other with pimentos One can medium pitted black olives One medium jar of (your choice) mild/spicy/hot banana pepper rings One small jar of pearl onions (often found where alcoholic drink mixes are) Two small jars of garlic cloves Olive oil (good stuff - cold pressed virgin olive oil- don't buy the cheap shit) Garlic salt Pepper Italian Seasoning In the serving dish or in a salad bowl pour about a quarter cup of olive oil and two teaspoons of garlic salt.  With two large spoons stir until the salt is evenly distributed.  Drain all the olives, the garlic cloves, pearl onions, all but the banana pepper rings.  Put everything into the bowl and mix throughly. Pour a liberal amount of olive oil on the mixture.  Drain about half t...

Oven Baked Chicken/Green Bean/Potato Casserole

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This twist on the traditional green bean casserole used at Thanksgiving, provides a meal for two, three, four depending on the amount of chicken you use in the casserole dish.  In this illustration we cooked four chicken thighs that made two dinners for us! Ingredients: Chicken (in this case 4 thighs) Mushroom/Cream of Celery/Cream of Chicken/Creamy gravy sauce (here used two cream of chicken) bag of frozen green beans (16oz) 4 tbls olive oil French Fried Onions (handful) Salt/pepper/garlic salt 1 and 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded. Turmeric powder Two onions, two cloves of garlic Chicken spices - your choice spicy or mild 8 small whole red potatoes Heat oven to 350.  Spray pan with Pam or like substance and arrange chicken.  Cut the potatoes in half and arrange around the chicken, add olive oil to the pan.  Salt and pepper the chicken and use whatever chicken seasoning then place uncovered in the oven.  Microwave t...