I found out a wonderful thing this morning after Mom and I had another heart to heart conversation. My dad owned a dry cleaning business which Mom now runs. Every fall they participated in a coat drive for kids and Dad cleaned the donated coats before they were given out. The wonderful thing: the coat drive now bears his name and the dry cleaning business still cleans the coats. Dad might be gone, but his example to the community lives on. Very cool!
"Give thanks to God and bless his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation." Psalm 100:4,5
Today's Recipe - Wonderful Easy Roasted Chicken
1 whole roasting chicken (hormone free and cage free is best and tastes better,too)
2 tablespoons organic olive or coconut oil
4 organic garlic cloves, crushed
seasoning mix:
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon Tony's Creole Seasoning
Preheat oven 350 degrees. Wash chicken; place on a rack in a roasting pan. Cover in olive or coconut oil, slit skin in four places and slide in garlic. Mix ingredients in seasoning mix and sprinkle over all sides of the chicken. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until chicken reached 180 degrees inside (use a meat thermometer and stick it in the thickest part of the chicken breast, removing the thermometer after you get the temperature reading). Your house will be filled with a wonderful aroma!
Option: Toss baby carrots, quartered potatoes and onions in salt, pepper and olive oil. Place in pan around the chicken before roasting.
The roasted chicken can be cut apart and served in pieces with vegetables or removed from the bones and shredded or cubed to make chicken noodle soup, chicken tacos or any other dish that uses cooked chicken. Yummy!
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