Hey everyone, welcome back. For the first day of spring, I have a video for my Lemon Velvet Cakes but I made them into cupcakes. I hope you enjoy the video and recipe. I will be uploading the frosting and filling recipes soon.

Lemon Velvet Cupcakes

Working on things

Working on food stuff behind the scenes. What would you like to see? I am planning some videos and working on different types of recipes to share as well as tweaking recipes for the cookbook. If there is something specific you would like to see me make, let me know.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Hi everyone, Shini here giving you a bonus recipe tonight since I was late posting my Beef Stroganoff recipe.  This is a recipe I adapted from Ree Drummond. My hubby's favorite meal is Chicken Cordon Bleu and I make it for him every year for his birthday. I wanted to come up with something similar that I could make more often that wasn't such a hassle.  After making the one from Ree I changed somethings to better suit our tastes.  Hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as my hubby.

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed and cooked. You can also use rotisserie chicken

1 package of cubed ham (not diced)

1 1/4 Cup shredded swiss cheese

1 1/4 Cup shredded monterey jack cheese

1 Cup chicken broth

1 1/2 Cups milk

3 Tablespoons dijon mustard

1/4 Cup flour

1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne pepper powder

1 Tablespoon granulated garlic

Salt and Pepper to taste

6 Tablespoons butter

TOPPING

3/4 Cup panko bread crumbs

3 Tablespoons butter melted

Mix the cheeses in a bowl together. Whisk milk, broth and mustard together in a measuring cup. Mix flour and seasoning together in a small bowl.

Make sauce by melting butter and whisking in flour mixture. After cooking for a minute or two slowly add milk mixture whisking well between additions. Once all the liquid is added turn off heat and whisk in half the cheese mixture.

In a greased 7x11 in dish layer half the chicken, half the ham and sprinkle with some of the cheese. Add the rest of the chicken, ham and more cheese saving a little for the top.  Pour sauce over everything, sprinkle on the rest of the cheese then top with the panko mixture.

Cook in a 350 degree oven 30 minutes or until it's bubbly and golden brown.  Serve over noodles and enjoy.

Let me know if you try out this recipe!