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Today is real sentimental show for me
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because the theme of the show,
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I'm going back to the original Bag Lady days,
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when I started my business.
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It's hard to believe that it's been 16 years now.
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And you see this little container?
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You know, it may not mean much to you,
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but it brings back the very beginning of my business to me.
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I tried these little clear containers
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so that the people could see the food without touching it.
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So it was completely germ-free by the time they got it.
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So I love these little containers.
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I get weepy every time I see one.
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You know, my beginnings were very, very humble.
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For those of you that don't know my story,
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I started 16 years ago with $200
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and I was really kind of a desperate woman.
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I was like at a crossroads in my life.
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and I really wanted to take responsibility
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for myself and my children.
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And hopefully give us something that would take care
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of us if we took care of it.
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And y'all can see Gertie's hanging very close
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I don't know if she's gonna let me get up to the stove
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to make this dish or not.
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But the first dish I want to share
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with y’all is Almond Chicken Salad.
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This is just boiled chicken.
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Now I'm gonna take a half a cup of mayonnaise
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and two tablespoons of lemon juice,
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and I'm gonna mix those together.
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And I found y'all, that the simplest ways that I did things
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always seemed to be more pleasing.
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And now I'm just gonna add
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these two ingredients together.
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And I'm gonna toss my chicken in the bowl.
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I mean, this is almost just like stupid easy.
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and I'm gonna add slivered almonds.
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There's not even any boiled eggs in this chicken salad.
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And I'm gonna season it with pepper
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And then just toss it with the mayonnaise mixture.
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All right, and that's how simple that salad is.
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just perked it right up!
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Now I want to show y'all how I would package
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these meals to send out.
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If I can open the container.
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It's been quite a few years since I fought
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these little containers.
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But I would just fill my bottom up with lettuce.
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If you pack your own lunch, this is a great way to do it.
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You can save your containers
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from the grocery store when
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you buy strawberries or blueberries, you can save those
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and package your lunch up in these little containers.
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All of my salads, I garnished them up real pretty,
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so they would just, like irresistible looking.
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Now I would package this with a lemon twist on it,
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and then I would sprinkle it with almonds.
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And of course it's not complete without a little parsley.
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But it was perfect way to package my Bag Lady lunches.
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Makes me weepy to think about those days.
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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Love and Best Dishes Y'all.
