I'm always on the look out for new recipes for hosting and entertaining that are EASY and IMPRESSIVE, and this Southern classic makes the top of my list.

Buttermilk Sage Fried Chicken

Ingredients:
8 pieces of chicken
2 cups buttermilk
Salt
Vegetable oil
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Fresh or dry sage

1. Toss chicken, buttermilk, and 1 tsp of salt in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium high.
3. Mix flour, paprika, 1/4 tsp pepper in shallow bowl.
4. Roll pieces of chicken in flower mixture. Place into hot oil and fry until golden brown and completely cooked.
5. Sage can be added in the flour mixture with the paprika, or on top right after chicken has been removed from oil.

Flaxseed Waffles

Ingredients:
Whole wheat instant waffle mix
Flaxseed
Water or milk

1. Add waffle mix and flaxseed to bowl.
2. Add water/milk as directed, then add additional 1/2 cup (to balance out flaxseed--batter should be thin).
3. Cook as directed.

Bacon: Cook favorite thick cut bacon as directed.

Assemble waffles, chicken, and bacon. Drizzle with pure maple syrup.