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Spoke to mom today--she loves the food! Success. Woo hoo!

She keeps talking about the chicken salad--a BIG hit.

Very simple recipe, didn't do anything fancy with it. Did include celery, but very finely minced because mom has expressed in the past that she doesn't like celery.

I think she THINKS she doesn't like celery because the large chunks are too crunchy and chewy for her. She didn't mention the celery today, just raved about the chicken salad.

RECIPE
1 Roasted chicken cut up into nice chunks
minced onion (1/2 CUP?)
minced celery (1/4 CUP?)
mayo to taste
lemon juice (to taste)
salt to taste

That is IT. The key is the roasted chicken; the flavor comes from the way it's cooked.

One thing did not work; the puff pastry got soggy. Mom didn't complain mind you; she loved the TASTE. The pastry had sucked up the beurre blanc, which was delicious. But not what I had intended.

Note to self: puff pastry doesn't travel well. You have to serve it immediately. Not a good candidate for meals for mom.

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