Cajun Chicken Pasta D-Day & Dad

Hello to all you foodies out there, hope all is well on this Summer Day in 2014.  I know its warm outside and I have a Chicken dish here that if you like warm it will match the weather.  I know that D-Day date has passed however I've been busy with our grand-daughter and today we leave again for Charleston for two more test.  So forgive me for the late blog.  Any who my sister wrote a poem about my dad which am going to share it with you now and it goes:

Imogene Newby K. Clark

1. He was a southern boy from Tennessee
   Stepped off a mountain and traveled overseas
   Just 17, as he readied himself for a fight
   For Freedom, Peace and Tranquility
   Airborne from the blue sky
   A paratrooper, he was an 82nd , all the way
   As with the elite he soared
   His goal
   To serve and protect
   To give what it took ...
   Until the job was done
   At night there would be no rest
   Lying with the dead there seem no peace for the living
   Wondering if this could be some of Hell
   Death engorges , still bullets fly
   The Gerrys call us
   "The Devil's in Baggy Pants

Our dad was a Paratrooper with the 82nd and he served in Africa as well Italy.  He was injured on D-Day and he lost one lung and his hearing on that day.  He survived by placing dead bodies on top of him at Normandy until he heard friendly voices and knew it was safe to come out.  Special forces is what he was and also trained with the 101th from what I understand.  He was all over Europe and our mom was considered 100 percent disabled and she served as a Wac and worked decoding messages with a team of women under her. She was injured in 1944 as well as our dad and came back on the same medical ship.  That's how they officially met.  She was playing poker with the guys and dad was trying to tell her what move to make and she told him she could do it herself.  There is more to this story but am short on time today., Thanks to all who have served to keep our world free. Any who here is a recipe that you will enjoy I made it for catering and bridge

Cajun Chicken Pasta

3 Boneless Chicken Breast, cut in cubes
3 TBSP Corn Starch
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 TBSP Cajun Seasoning Mix
1 tsp. Onion & Garlic Powder
3 TBSP Butter, melted
3 TBSP Oil
3 cloves minced Garlic
2 tsp dried Basil
1 whole Red Bell Pepper
1 Red Onion cut in slices
3 Green Onions chopped
4 Roma Tomatoes cut in slices
1 Jalapeno diced
2 chicken Bouillons
1 cup Chicken Broth
1 cup White Wine
1 cup Cream
1 pond cooked Pasta
Parmesan Cheese

Mix the chicken with cornstarch, salt, pepper, Cajun mix spice, and onion, garlic powders. Heat the butter oil, add the minced garlic in there.  Brown the chicken in the oil mix and remove from pan.  Then add the vegetables in the pan and cook until they are clear in color/. Add the spices and herbs.  Chicken Bouillon, chicken broth, wine, and cream.  Cook until juice  is thick or reduced.  Add the chicken back into the pan. Cook your pasta according to package directions, top the pasta with the chicken mix and top with Parmesan cheese. Cheyenne Pepper may be dusted lightly into mix if you want it a little hotter to taste.

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