- Welcome back, I'm here with Kelsey Asbille,
give it up, y'all.
(audience clapping and cheering)
- And joining us is our friend, chef, author,
and mama of two, Danielle Kartes.
- Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
- And, I don't know, like, since it's like
the first official, we just all decided we're gonna
take our shoes off.
- [Danielle] Yeah, it feels so good!
- [Kelly] Well, it feels grounding.
Since it's the first unofficial week of summer,
Danielle's brought a few tips and tricks for packing a meal
to dine al fresco.
- Yes.
- So, which is just a bougie way of saying eating outside,
really, um, so great to see you again.
- Yes, I love you.
- And do you often cook or do anything, Kelsey,
do you do this kind of thing?
- Oh, no. (laughs)
- [Danielle] You guys, this makes me so happy.
This is making me so happy.
This is super, super simple.
- [Kelly] Okay.
- But before we get into the chicken salad,
we have to get into the wine.
- Fun!
- Because it's not eating outside,
so crack, take your little cute, look at, you've got
a cute decoy premium seltzer.
- Okay.
- [Danielle] Crack that bad boy open.
- Fine.
- [Danielle] Put him in your adorable Swig glass.
You do not wanna bring glass outside to eat, I mean...
There's signs at the pool for a reason,
like "No glass bottles."
Bring a can.
- [Kelly] Okay.
- [Danielle] Bring this little guy,
and then they're all bubbly and delicious,
and now we have to have a drink.
(audience cheering)
- Ooh!
- [Danielle] And the straw just gets it in quicker.
- Yeah, and I got black cherry, that's nice.
- I got lemon, what flavor did you get?
- I got lime.
- [Danielle] Ooh, lime!
You guys, these are tasty.
- [Kelly] We all tried something different,
that says something about us.
- I know, I like the bright citrus.
- Okay, so what do we do?
I've never done this.
- [Danielle] Okay, so first thing you guys are gonna do,
you've got your chicken, you have some chicken breasts
that are diced up in front of you,
and we're gonna grab the mayo.
So already in here, you've got onion powder and olive oil.
- [Kelly] Okay.
- So, perfect, grab this little guy, get this in here.
And you guys, you know what?
This chicken salad is actually super special to me,
because back in the day,
when my husband and I were super broke,
our restaurant was getting, was closing, I mean,
I was pregnant and on bedrest,
there was this grocery store that sold chicken salad,
and it was this big splurge, because you're pregnant,
- Yeah.
- [Danielle] You get these cravings.
- Yeah.
- [Danielle] I wanted chicken salad like this all the time.
So, this is like such a special one.
It's also in the book, too.
- [Kelly] There's a store my sister loves
that sells a certain chicken salad too, and she's obsessed.
- Yes! And you're gonna make it in Montana.
- [Kelly] I know, we are! We're taking your book,
so we can make it, 'cause I don't have recipes for anything.
- [Danielle] Girl, and once, you won't need a...
This is a recipe that won't need a recipe
after you make it.
- Oh shoot, wait, you're still dumping. Okay, wait, hold on.
- No, I'm dumping.
- I'm dumping, get! Dump, dump, dump!
- [Kelly] Here we go.
- [Danielle] Clear the load, put 'em underneath.
- [Kelly] Okay, okay, okay.
- I'm being a bad teacher, I'm just reminiscing like,
"And then one time, when I was..."
- No, and "I love chicken salad!" (Kelly laughs)
- [Danielle] Okay, so stir from the bottom, nice and gentle.
- [Kelly] Stir from the bottom.
So now, after we get it all mixed...
- Yes, get 'em all mixed.
Look at this, it's looking so good.
(Kelly laughing)
- [Danielle] You like that?
- Yes.
- Salt and pepper, salt and pepper.
Non-offensive salt and pepper.
- Just a pinch?
- [Danielle] Just a pinch, whatever feels right.
- [Kelly] Oh, sure.
It's gonna be salty.
- [Danielle] It's okay, it's okay.
Salt and pepper 'em up.
Okay, next thing we're gonna do, you guys are gonna
assemble your sandwiches, and I'm gonna show you
our al fresco dining basket.
- [Kelly] Okay, okay, so we make the sandwich?
- [Danielle] So yeah, you guys make your sandwich.
You have some lightly toasted whole grain bread,
- Okay.
- And then you've got lettuce, tomato, pickled onions,
oh, you guys, I almost forgot!
The frozen grapes!
Don't, here, just ignore me while I put frozen grapes
in the seltzers.
- [Kelly] Wait, wait, I want some!
- [Danielle] Yes, you do!
- Beep, bop, bum, I love frozen grapes.
- They taste like ice cream, like sorbet.
- Yeah.
- Did you know that? Have you guys had frozen grapes before?
- I love frozen grapes!
- Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Yup, so you get on your sandwich.
And let me show you, so we packed this gorgeous bag.
- Is that a lot? I don't...
I've never made it.
(Danielle laughing)
- This is a beautiful Boulevard bag, these are so cute,
you guys give these to your celebrity guests.
And I have one too.
- [Kelly] Yeah, yeah!
- And we have everything packed in here to go outside.
- [Kelly] I didn't get one!
- [Danielle] Girl, I'll talk to, I know somebody.
I know somebody.
- Dang it!
- You know what? I know somebody.
You've got your gorgeous little container
of chicken sandwich.
I feel like when I shook it, people knew.
- I'm trying this while you're doing that.
- Extra mayo, try it, eat it, take a bite,
do whatever you like on there, don't feel obligated.
- Okay.
- But I like these plastic containers too,
because you can't break 'em.
Isn't that tasty?
- [Kelly] Mm-hmm.
- Look at that. We've got our extra Swig glasses,
we've got the decoys. (Danielle drops a glass)
(Kelly catches the glass)
- Oh!
(audience cheering)
- We've arrived.
You've arrived.
You're, we're that in tune.
- I saved "The Kelly Clarkson Show" cup.
(audience laughs)
- [Danielle] Well, you actually saved my toe.
- [Kelly] Oh, yeah.
Do you like how I went selfish with it?
I was like, "I saved the cup!"
(all laughing)
- And that's it, you guys.
I'm gonna pop this little bag down here.
And I'm just gonna get into our chicken salad like this.
- Oh, I ate some, it was good. Mine was good!
- Can I?
- Did you eat yours? It's so good!
(audience cheering)
- Thank you so much for having me.
- [Kelly] Thank you, Danielle!
- What fun!
- You did well!
All right, be sure to pick up this inspiring chicken salad
recipe from our Facebook page,
or Danielle's new memoir, "You Were Always There,"
available now wherever books are sold.