Paleo Lemon Chicken

Every once in a while I have a craving for food that I know isn't good for me, yet I still long for the flavors from long ago! One of these is a lemon chicken dish from P.F. Changs.

Over a year ago I began eating a Paleo diet. and I have never felt better! When the craving hit I knew that I needed to spring into action and create a version of Lemon chicken that met my Paleo criteria.

I found a great recipe at Paleo diet lifestyle and tweaked it just a bit.

Lemon chicken recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter (or ghee), tallow, coconut oil or poultry fat;

4 Chicken breasts sliced

2 cups onions, sliced thin;

20 gloves garlic, minced 

1/2 cup lemon juice;

2 extra lemons, thickly sliced (remove seeds with the tip of a knife);

1 1/2 cups chicken stock;

1 tsp basil

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste;

Preheat your oven to 350 F.

• Melt the first  1/4 cup fat in a large and hot pan and brown the chicken pieces on all sides. It will take about 6 minutes total. Set the chicken aside.
• Cook the onions until soft, about 3 minutes, and make sure to scrape all the delicious chicken bits off the pan while doing so.
• Add the garlic and cook for about a minute, until fragrant. You can season with salt and pepper at this point.
• Add the chicken stock, basil and lemon juice and return the chicken to the pan.
• Bring to a simmer and put the pan, covered, in the hot oven for about 20 minutes.
• Remove the lid, add the lemon slices and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes uncovered.

Serve the chicken with the garlic and lemon sauce as well as with some of the lemon slices.

Honestly this is an amazing recipe!  Love, Love, Love it! 

It reminds me that nothing tastes as good as something that is carefully prepared with fresh ingredients. 

Just like how God has carefully planned and prepared a perfect place for us that we will enjoy!

My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? John 14:2

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Jello fruit slices

What in the world are these colorful oranges? Jello slices!

Our small group gathered together for a fun night of sharing. 

On the table sat these amazing looking jello slices. 

I kept thinking, "how did she do it? How did she get the jello in them?"

Later I found out that she had scooped out half of the orange and then poured in the jello. They are fun and delicious! You can read more about how to make these here.

I had an experience similar to these Jello fruit slices. 

In order for God to change me into what He wanted me to be, He also had to scoop out my old self and then He poured His Spirit into me! 

Romans 6:6, John 14:26

All I know is that now I have been flavored with his Spirit and that he continually refills me. Who says being a Christian is boring?

Father, thank you for recreating me! Thank you for filling me with your Spirit!

True or False?

This is a re-post Oldy but a Goody!

At school this week I had a remarkable conversation with a first grade student. "I'm not afraid of that!", John declared proudly as he pointed to a tiger on the worksheet. Then as he continued to color, he quietly confided in me, 

"You know what I am afraid of?  I am afraid of those people, they eat bugs!"  

I could hardly contain my laughter. This First grader was completely serious as he shared his fear with me.  Clearly he had some misconceptions about a certain people group, but nonetheless he was adamant about his beliefs.

How often have you held to a false belief? 

Growing up our parents told us many things, some were true and some mere misconceptions. I remember my mom telling me to NEVER run the hot water when the garbage disposal was on. "It will burn out the motor", she would remind me. For 45 years I never ran hot water when the disposal was on! 

One night, after a meal with friends, during the clean up, my friend ran the hot water, while the garbage disposal was on!!! I became very anxious and ran over to turn the water to cold.  I reiterated what I had been told by my mother.  Everyone began to laugh! Come to find out, I had clung to a false belief for 45 years!!!!!

God's word tell us the things that we can truly put our trust in.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. John 14:1 

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Romans 12:9 

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 

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Father reveal to us those things that are not true! Focus us on your truth, your word!