Sandwich of the Day: Chicken Shawarma with Hummus on Pita 2026

 

Serop's Express chicken plate comes with a salad, hummus, and rice pilaf. I get an extra pita for stuffed sandwiches. Baton Rouge has very good Greek/Lebanese food. 

https://seropsexpress.com/Menu.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawarma

Chicken and Peppers 2026

 

3 breast filets. 1 can diced tomato, 1 can Rotel tomato. 1 can green chilis. 1 onion, 1 stalk celery, 2 cloves garlic. Red wine or beer. 

Cohen's Chicken House sign, Junction City, Kansas

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709730/
  

Bob's Cafe sign, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709667/

White Bean Soup 2026

 

Three cans Navy beans, drained. Two chicken thighs. One can diced tomato. One can Rotel tomato. One big onion. Two stalks celery. Two cloves garlic. Two boxes chicken broth. Thyme, bay leaf, cumin, cayenne. Simmer one to one and a half hours. Freezes well. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_bean

Green Derby Restaurant sign, Jackson, Wisconsin

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1982.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709754/
  

Chicken and Peppers 12/30

 

Still had two Anaheim peppers on the plants. Big breast filets. 1 can diced tomato, 1 can Rotel tomato. 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic. 1 little can green chilis. Red wine. 350 oven 40 min. I serve everything over rice.

Chicken pepperoni.

Chicken and Dumplings 12/17

 

Roast a whole chicken first on the Chicken Rocket. Then make chicken stock. Cook the dumplings in the stock (Mary Hill frozen dumplings). Add the chicken back. Thickens upon sitting.

Gumbo 2025

 

A unique gumbo. The chicken was cooked with Rotel tomato, and tomato in gumbo is just not done, but I dumped everything in to preserve the flavor. Andouille sausage. I can make a dark roux in 12 min. now, but 10 min. or less takes nerves of steel.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/chicken-and-sausage-gumbo.html

Pepper Chicken

 

No whole chickens at the grocery so this version of chicken and peppers with big chicken breasts will sit in the fridge overnight to soak up flavor and be turned into chicken and sausage gumbo tomorrow. Sliced the chicken into thick pieces so the pepper juice can get in.

One can Rotel tomatoes, one little can green chilis, half an onion, one clove garlic, beer. 

Rum and Apricot Glaze

 

For chicken wings on the BBQ pit. Found in the Kinja Archive:

1 cup apricot preserves

1 cup sweet chili sauce

(I prefer Sauce for Chicken brand in background glass bottle but it was old so I got Panda brand which is not as hot.)

1/2 cup rum (?) (Can’t recall how much alcohol I used)

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1 tablespoon Creole mustard

1 teaspoon (approx.) worcestershire

1 teaspoon (approx.) hot sauce

 Heat slowly to mix everything and simmer low 10-15 minutes to cook off some of the alcohol.

Transfer to jars and it will last nearly forever in the fridge.

Wendy's Chicken Sandwich Commercial (1990)

 

Last of the chicken sandwich commercials.

1988 McDonald's Country Style McChicken Sandwich Commercial

 

Chicken and Peppers 10/20

 

Chicken Pepperoni. Three big split breasts after being deboned and chopped up so the peppers, tomatoes, onions, and red wine can seep in over time. I serve this over rice, but also good in salads and sandwiches, b/c the chicken has such good flavor, and makes a lot.

1997 Burger King chicken Sandwich "I Believe in Miracles" TV Commercial

 

1989 AM-PM BBQ Chicken Sandwich

 

McDonald's McChicken Sandwich Commercial (1988)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McChicken

Chicken and Peppers 9/26

 

Chicken Pepperoni. Still have a few peppers and this is my fav chicken dish. 3 big breasts, 2 cans diced tomato, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, red wine. Brown chicken and cook down everything in same pan. Pile on top of chicken and cook in 350 oven 40 min. I serve it over rice.

I had about 10 peppers for this dish. 8 Anaheim and 2 banana. 

Wendy's Chicken Sandwich (1983)

 

Chicken Stock 2025

 

I've been cooking soups and chili lately so I didn't want the whole chicken bones to go to waste. Ziploc in the freezer with onion and celery tops. 5 whole peppercorns. Will freeze for later use.