"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." - Romans 10:10
This week I was completely out of whack, but I wanted to make sure I posted something this week. I don't want to make a habit out of skipping posts just because I'm not 100%.
This week I was completely out of whack, but I wanted to make sure I posted something this week. I don't want to make a habit out of skipping posts just because I'm not 100%.
FOOD
I've been making my husband's lunch to take with him to work recently, and I've been making him lemon herb chicken quite a bit. My husband is not an easy man to please when it comes to what he eats, but this chicken was really a hit with him. So I've been making it at least 3 times a week for him, and he loves it!
Now I've made this with boneless, skinless chicken breast, and bone in thighs. If you make chicken with the bone in it stays moist and just tastes better, but it does take longer to cook. So keep that in mind when cooking chicken with the bone in. And instead of recipe poaching off of Pinterest, ha ha, I actually came up with this recipe all on my own! I know, shocking!
Butter Herb Chicken
Ingredients:
Chicken Breast/Thigh
Olive Oil
Garlic Herb Butter
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Italian Seasoning
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| Pre-heat your oven to 350 |
Cover a cookie sheet with foil, and set aside.
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| Pour about 2 tblsp of olive oil (I usually just eyeball it) in medium size pan, and heat on medium heat. |
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| Once the pan is heated, place chicken skin side up. Season skin with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and italian seasoning. |
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| Once seasoned, flip immediately and season other side. Cover and cook for 5 minutes |
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| After 5 minutes, flip and place a slice of herb butter on each piece of chicken, then cover and cook for another 5 minutes |
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| After 5 minutes, repeat last step, and cook 3 to 5 minutes checking the chicken periodically. Make sure not to over cook the outside like I did >__< we still need to put them in the oven |
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| When outside is golden brown, place on cookie sheet and put in the oven for 20 minutes. |
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| After 20 minutes, check the chicken by slicing the thickest part. If there's any pink, it's not finished. Place a couple more slices of the herb butter under the skin (if using chicken with skin, otherwise, place on top) and depending on how pink the chicken is, put back in the oven for 5 to 10 more minutes. |
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| And you're done! Serve with your favorite steamed veggie, or brown rice, or what ever you think would pare well with it! Enjoy! |
FITNESS
These last couple weeks I have really been dropping the ball on my fitness. And let me tell you, I've become a little depressed. I haven't been able to get to the gym because my back has been giving me a lot of trouble. And on top of that, I've practically been eating anything I want, which isn't good at all! So, I'm expecting to gain about 5lbs by next week. So why am I using my blog as a confessional? Because I want to make sure everyone can see that even if you stop your progress, or even go backwards like me, it doesn't mean you've failed! Every journey has it's struggles, and getting fit is a very difficult one. It's good to keep your self accountable, but it's unhealthy to put your self down and make your self depressed like I have. Use me as a BAD example! When I go more than 3 days with out exercise, I already feel like I failed. But you're only a failure if you give up! If you fall, get back up, brush your self off, and keep going! No matter how slow your pace is!
WRITING/LITERATURE
My aunt recently published her first novel called Moonshine. Here's a quick summary.
Tossed in a game of treasure, murder and the game between two me to
reach the treasure first. Mica, who had dreamed of traveling and meeting
new people, found that her dream was far from what she thought it would
be. First kidnapped and then falling in to the hunt for the treasure.
Her sister not far behind and her father is the designer of the game.
Check it out, it's a great story! You can find it here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Moonshine-ebook/dp/B00DW4RYBY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374789043&sr=1-1&keywords=Moonshine+by+Lillianna+Saenz
PIECE OF MIND
"Books are the stepping stones to knowlage!"
Now, as cheesy as that sounds, it's 100% true. My father always told me, you can learn anything you need to now out of a book. You don't to spend thousands or even hundreds of thousands for someone to teach you something that you can teach your self practically for free.
I do believe I've mentioned my opinion on schooling before. And like I said then, I'm not against learning, I'm against learning under terms and rules I have to pay for. Unfortunately, most careers require some kind of degree. So go to school, do the work they want to see, but learn under your own terms and rules! Don't let schools take away your right to learn your way.
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