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Back to work and back to the kitchen
Published: 10/5/2009 3:58 PM
Last Modified: 10/5/2009 3:58 PM

After a long hiatus, I returned to cooking yesterday. I started slow, and about one hour in, I was in a full-fledged cooking spree.

I had forgotten how much fun it is to cook. Not just to read about cooking or to watch it on TV but to actually cook.

Banana bread, chocolate cookies, potato and smoked cheddar-chicken casserole and chicken and zucchini in a garlic cream sauce over rice.

Whether you cook a lot or hardly ever, Sunday cooking sprees are great because they leave you with lots of food to start the week.

Here's a recipe for the smoked cheddar-chicken casserole, adapted from Better Homes and Gardens.

If you're bothered by cream-of-anything soups, you can make your own sauce, of course. I, for one, am not afraid.

POTATO AND SMOKED CHEDDAR-CHICKEN CASSEROLE
1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (8-ounce) carton sour cream
1 (28-ounce) package frozen shredded hash brown potatoes with onion and peppers, thawed
3 cups chopped smoked or roasted chicken
8 ounces smoked cheddar cheese, shredded (reserve 1/4 cup)
Seasoning (smoked black pepper is good)

1. Combine soup, sour cream, potatoes, chicken and all but 1/4 cup of the cheese. Place in a shallow baking dish or 9-by-13-inch pan. Top with 1/4 cup of reserved cheese.
2. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes.

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Food Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton joined the Tulsa World in May 1993 after graduating from Oklahoma State University. She has covered crime, city government and general assignment beats during that time - but mostly crime. But when she isn’t at work, Nicole is a devoted food hobbyist. She enjoys meal planning and cooking with her husband, Steve, every day of the week and on holidays it’s a family affair. When the opportunity to become the food writer at the Tulsa World presented itself in the summer of 2011, Nicole jumped at it. She is excited to explore a new side of Tulsa and make the transition from crime to cuisine. .

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