Perfect Weather and Cranberry Chicken Salad Recipe

The weather has been beautiful here in Phoenix the last few weeks. Warm and sunny during the day and cool but not too cool at night.

Perfect weather for watching movies in the park...

Perfect weather for Peppermint Mocha's! Mmm...

And perfect weather for ugly sweater shopping for an upcoming Ugly Sweater Party. We laughed so hard at some the sweaters we found! People actually wear this stuff???

I've lost a couple of pounds lately thanks to my Zumba for the Wii and trying to eat smaller portions. That makes for a total of 8 pounds lost. I'm trying for 4 more!

Made some delicious chicken salad with cranberries for lunches for the weekend.

Cranberry Chicken Salad

Cook 4 chicken breasts in:

1 quart water

1/4 cup grated celery,

1/4 cup grated carrots,

1/8 cup grated red onion

1 minced garlic clove.

Boil until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Take chicken out of broth, set aside, and let cool.

Shred chicken and place in a bowl with:

1 1/2 celery stalks chopped

1 TBSP red onion chopped

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/8 cup chopped walnuts.

Stir in mayonnaise by the tablespoon until mixture is well coated.

I love eating this chicken salad with crackers, on a sandwich, or wrapped in lettuce if I'm watching the carbs. So good!!