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When using melted butter, make sure to add all the butter to the batter.  Leaving even a tablespoon behind can change the recipe.

A tablespoon measuring spoon is ideal for filling mini muffin cups with batter.

1 cut up whole chicken (3 - 3 1/2 lbs) (I used a roaster for this recipe instead. You just have to cook it a tad longer)
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1 envelope savory herb with garlic soup mix
1/3 cup of chicken broth
1 large onion cut into 6 wedges
2 - 3 handfuls of baby carrots
2 medium unpeeled russet potatoes each cut into 8 peices.

Heat over to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, mix broth and soup mix. Brush both sides of chicken pieces with about half the oil mixture.

In a large bowl, mix celery, onion, carrots, potatoes, and remaining oil mixture. Arrange vegetables in an ungreased pan. Bake 15 minutes.

Place chicken pieces in pan overlapping the vegetables if necessary. Bake 35 - 40 minutes longer until vegetables are tender and the chicken is 170 degrees for breasts and 180 degrees for thighs and legs.

Makes 4 servings

1 can Pillsbury refrigerated pizza crust
2 tablespoons honey mustard
6 oz of thinly sliced lunch meat (you can use turkey, ham, chicken, etc)
6 slices of cheese (whatever kind you prefer)
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp sesame seed

Heat over to 400 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Unroll dough onto cookie sheet. Starting at the center, press out dough into 14×8 inch rectangle.

Spread honey mustard over dough to 1 inch of edges. Layer the ham and cheese over the mustard.

Fold the long sides of dough over the filling to the center of the rectangle. Pinch to seal. Pinch the short sides to seal and tuck under. Brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake 14-18 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Cut into 6 pieces and serve warm.

My favorite part of this recipe is that you can put in whatever you like the best!

If you want dye your Easter Eggs naturally, it is quite easy. Look no further than your pantry!
Yellow - Simmer 2 - 3 tablespoons of turmeric or cumin in a saucepan of water for 20 - 3o minutes.

Pale Orange - Simmer 2 - 3 tablespoons of paprike in a saucepan of water for 20 - 3o minutes.

Brownish Orange - Simmer several handfuls of yellow onion skins.

Blue - Summer 4 cups of chopped red cabbage in a saucepan of water for an hour.

Light Purple - Same directions as blue but use either frozen blueberries, grape juice concentrate, or hibiscus tea.

Green - Simmer 4 cups of spinach or parsley in water in a saucepan.

Pink - Summer beets in water in a saucepan, or use the juice from a can of beets or jar of pickled beets.

Red - Simmer red onion skins, pomegranate juice, crushed cranberries, or red wine.

As you can see, you pretty much simmer the spices in water until you have a strong color. Then you should add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar, and hardboiled eggs. It can take several hours of soaking to get the color you want (and they tend to pastel). If you want a deeper tint, you can simmer the eggs right in the dye. However, I don’t suggest eating those!