JAMIE’S KITCHEN

Chicken Salad Bites

Whenever I'm looking for a bit of comfort food that reminds me of childhood, I always reach for my trusty chicken salad recipe. Actually, that's not true. I always call my mom because she has it memorized and I want her to tell me how to do it each time. Sure, I could write it down, but there's something special about hearing that same recipe come straight from her each time.

This chicken salad is easy to make, but knowing every member of my family gets excited about it is my favorite part! For this particular version, I wanted to make it snack size, so adding crackers to make a bite-size version was no problem at all! It may have even made the chicken salad disappear more quickly!

Whether you're using it to make sandwiches for your family or setting it up on crackers to make a bite-sized snack, it's a crowd-pleaser! Enjoy!

CHICKEN SALAD • 1 can of chicken packed in water • chopped pecans • 1 white onion chopped • Sweet pickle relish • Miracle Whip • green grapes halved

1. Spread pecan halves on a cookie sheet and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or so. Keep an eye on them and pull them out once color begins to darken. Don’t let them burn. 2. Open the can of chicken and drain it. Put the chicken in a bowl and stir with a fork so the chunks break up and it begins to smooth out. 3. Chop the pecans and mix in with the chicken until you’re happy with the ratio. 4. Chop onion and mix in with the chicken.

I use about one onion to a 13-ounce can of chicken. Note: I’ve heard if you put a closed safety pin in your mouth while chopping onions, no tears. 5. Add pickle relish until you like the mixture. 6. Add Miracle Whip to taste. Basically, just enough to help the mixture bond and stick together. 7. Add green grapes until you are happy with the mixture. 8. Serve with croissants, crackers and/or vegetables such as tomatoes, avocado, etc.

Options to add: • Chopped celery • Granny Smith apple chopped • Raisins

I have never measured the ingredients.

I'm JAMIE ROUBINEK and I'm the girl behind this little corner of kitchen inspiration. I find great pleasure in always learning something new. I was never confident in the kitchen but I love learning new things and trying them out. Doing that experimenting has led to a lot of happiness around the kitchen table at my house. Fortunately, the key to my husband of 13 year's heart is through his stomach and he is easy to please. With our five kids, on the other hand, that hasn't always been the case. I love fine-tuning recipes and making adjustments to make everyone smile. I hope that I can help you see how easy it can be to bring that same happiness to your kitchen table! Submissions and suggestions from readers are welcome. Send to jroubinek@yahoo.com.

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Anna Mayor formally requests local elections in August

Letter to Governor cites budget votes, potential second wave of Covid-19 in fall

Anna its May 2, 2020 election for local governments. tial second wave of the outbreak, Mayor election,” wrote Choosing an election date in Pike added, “the safer option Nate the Mayor. “In my August would allow newly elected for the voters appears to be to Pike has sent a view, the Covid-19 City Councilmembers to particconduct the election in August, letter to Texas pandemic left ipate in votes on the budget and rather than November.” Gov. Greg Ablittle choice in the tax rates for fiscal year 2021, which “In summary, please recogbott requesting matter. However, begins Oct. 1. nize that the voters and their a proclamation I also believe that “Members of the City council elected representatives generthat would there are legitielected at a November election ally know what is in their own allow Anna and mate public health will have no say or input into these best interests.,” Pike concludes. other public enand safety and critical matters,” Pike continued. “Please allow the representatities to conduct other important “More importantly, the voters will tives of local governments to City Council considerations not be able to choose who will have the flexibility to choose to elections in for allowing local represent them in these matters. conduct their election before August. Abbott governments the Calling the election for a date in November 3, 2020.” issued a proclamation in March flexibility to move the May 2020 August will give a voice to the Joining the City of Anna postponing May 2, 2020 local election to a date earlier than voters and allow the newly elected making this request are the elections due to concerns of November 3, 2020.” officials to debate and vote on the cities of Abilene, Addison, spreading the Coronavirus. Nine other cities and a water annual budget and tax rate which Allen, Big Spring, Cedar Park,

“The City Council of the City control and improvement district will be adopted in September.” Fairview, Haskell, Round Rock, of Anna took advantage of the (WCID) have joined the City of With the possibility of a seathe Town of Providence Village relief you provided to postpone Anna in requesting an August sonality to the virus and a potenand Lytle Lake WCID.

Anna CDC establishes grant program for local companies

Program seeks to assist City’s ‘mom-and-pop’ operations

Responding to the extraorUnfortunately, many of these and which are in full compliance or tobacco outlets, pawn shops, dinary conditions faced small mom-and-pop businesses with local ordinances. Companies gas and convenience stores, health by locally-owned and are ill-equipped to withstand that may not be in arrears in taxes and providers, financial lenders and locally-operated businesses in kind of devastation for very long.” fees to the city, county or state, certain service providers. Anna as a result of the pandemic, Grisham and Economic Develand have fewer than 20 employ“We understand the critical nathe city’s Community Developopment Manager Taylor Lough ees. Only companies that remit ture of the loss of walk-in traffic ment Corporation has initiated a provide staff support to the Comsales taxes to the city of Anna are to our city’s small businesses,” says program designed to provide temmunity Development Corporaeligible. Anthony Richardson, President porary financial relief to qualified tion Board of Directors, source of A performance agreement with of the CDC Board. “Shops and enterprises. the new program’s funding. the Anna CDC is required along stores that depend on their cus

“The devastating effects of The grant program will provide with a brief statement showing tomer base coming in and making the pandemic’s consequenca one-time award of up to $5,000 how the funds will be used. A purchases have been negatively es on the livelihoods of local to companies and businesses that copy of the company’s IRS W-9 impacted, and our grant proentrepreneurs is heartbreaking,” meet certain criteria. Applicaform is also part of the applicagram is our way of helping them says Joey Grisham, Executive tions for the grants, scheduled for tion requirements. through this difficult time.” Director of the Anna Economic disbursement in June, must be Ineligible for the program are More information on this Development Corporation. “The submitted by Wednesday, May 27. home-based businesses, non-profprogram and other resources for City of Anna CDC COVID-19 Generally, qualifying businesses its, franchisees of regional or nalocal businesses may be found on the Recovery Grant Program seeks include those with a storefront tional chains, grocers, unprepared CDC’s website https://opportunito mitigate some of these effects. presence within the city limits food or produce vendors, alcohol tyannatx.com/covid-19/.

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