Ivy Bake Shoppe-Cookbook

Recipe from Cookbook: Springtime Chicken Grape Salad
5 cups of cooked, chopped chicken
2 cups green or red grapes, cut in half
1 cup diced celery
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. celery salt
1 tsp. coarse pepper
Toasted pecans *

Mix the first three ingredients together in a bowl. In a smaller bowl, stir mayonnaise, lemon juice, and seasonings together. Mix with the chicken mixture and adjust seasonings as needed. Garnish with toasted pecans. Makes 8 servings.

* To toast pecans, place 2 cups of pecan pieces on cookie sheet with 1 tbsp. of butter and 2 tsp. of salt. Heat in 350 oven for 5 minutes, stirring the butter as it melts. Continue for a couple more minutes. Watch carefully so they don't burn!

The Ivy Bake Shoppe Cookbook was published in March 2007. It includes over 140 recipes that are favorites in the Ivy kitchen~recipes from friends, customers, and family. Over 20,000 cookbooks are all over the country, and a few have even made it around the world. During cooking demonstrations, I always mention that I'm not a chef, and these recipes are really "mom in the kitchen, user friendly recipes!"

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I have said I don't think I will ever write another cookbook, but perhaps someday will do an addendum, as we continue to discover new recipes~ and good eats~daily. I will feature a recipe each month at this site, so keep checking in!