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Lemon Herb Honey Marinade for Grilling Chicken Recipe


This lemon herb honey marinade is my favorite marinade for grilling boneless chicken. It’s so easy to make and makes the chicken incredibly flavorful.

I often have David grill up a whole bunch of chicken breasts at one time. I then freeze the extras for eating later or putting on Chicken Caesar Salad. Enjoy!

Lemon Herb Honey Marinade

Ingredients 

  • ½ cup ReaLemon Juice
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 1 Tbsp fresh parsley
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp dried sweet basil
  • ¼ tsp oregano

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients in a Ziploc bag.
  2. Add chicken breasts.
  3. Marinade chicken in refrigerator 4 to 24 hours.
  4. Grill.

Enjoy!

You can see all of my recipes under Sallie’s Favorite Comfort Food Recipes. If you do try one of my recipes and like it, please come back and let me know in a comment. I truly do appreciate it when people do so!

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Happily Ever After


I am a paper and pen kind of gal. While I know there are people who live and die by their Palm Pilots and Blackberries, I am not one of them. I still use a classic size Franklin Planner with a tapestry cover and flowery pages. It must be the writer in me and the artist in my husband but we can’t imagine switching to something that we can’t write on, doodle on and otherwise use our artistic side.

Anyhoo, this morning I was going through my April pages to make sure I didn’t lose any important information before I recycled them. I was reading through the various quotes and found a few that were worth adding to my collection of quotes I’ve had since college.

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day to day basis.
Margaret Bonnano

I’ve written before about how I met my husband and how blessed I am to be married to David. We’ve been married about eight and a half years so in a way we are no longer newlyweds (although sometimes we still feel like it!). Yet we both know that just because God brought us together doesn’t mean our marriage is fail-proof. We are both fallible humans, redeemed by the blood of Christ, but we will still struggle with sin until the Lord calls us home. There are no guarantees that any marriage, a Christian marriage included, will endure. It is only by the grace of God that any Christian marriage doesn’t end up in destruction and divorce. For us to live “happily ever after” we have to make wise, biblical choices that protect and nurture our marriage each day.

I remember one time someone I knew (who was single) made a comment about adultery. The comment was to the effect that this person could never do that and it was said in a somewhat prideful way. I immediately had a check in my spirit. My thought was that if you think you are above doing that you don’t know the potential depths of sin that exists in each of our lives. I believe a healthy fear of falling (or walking) into sin is one of the best defenses against that very sin.

So I’m going to keep working on my marriage each day because I do want the “happily ever after.” God gave us a wonderful start to our story and we want to be good stewards so the whole story will be a happy, God-honoring one.

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Herb Roasted Tenderloin with Oven Roasted Red Potatoes Recipe


I made this herb roasted tenderloin with oven roasted red potatoes yesterday for Sunday dinner. It is so easy to put together, but tastes like it took a lot more work. It is great for a company dinner or holiday.

When I make it for the two of us, I use one tenderloin and adjust the amount of potatoes so I have the right amount for two meals. I served it with a French Style Bean Salad.

Herb Roasted Tenderloin with Oven Roasted Red Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp rosemary, crushed
  • 2 tsp thyme, crushed
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 2 and ½ lbs red potatoes, quartered
  • 2 whole pork tenderloins (3/4 – 1 lb each)

Directions

  1. Stir oil, garlic, and seasonings.
  2. Coat meat with 3 Tbsp of seasoning mixture.
  3. Place meat in large roasting pan.
  4. Toss potatoes with remaining seasoning mixture and arrange potatoes around meat in pan.
  5. Roast at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 155 degrees and juices run clear, stirring potatoes after 20 minutes.
  6. Broil on top rack of oven 5 minutes to brown.
  7. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.

Enjoy!

You can see all of my recipes under Sallie’s Favorite Comfort Food Recipes. If you do try one of my recipes and like it, please come back and let me know in a comment. I truly do appreciate it when people do so!

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Chilled French Style Green Bean Salad Recipe


David really likes green beans so I try to make them in various forms – steamed, in recipes, etc. This chilled French style green bean salad is a great cool side item for the hot summer months.

The combination of ingredients sounds a bit weird, but trust me. It’s really good.  Enjoy!

French Style Green Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 can French style green beans, drained
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 and 1/3 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 and 1/3 Tbsp chopped onion (I usually use dried minced onion to make this even easier!)

Directions

  1. Mix lemon juice, salt, mayonnaise, and onion.
  2. Pour over beans; toss well.
  3. Refrigerate a few hours and serve.

Enjoy!

You can see all of my recipes under Sallie’s Favorite Comfort Food Recipes. If you do try one of my recipes and like it, please come back and let me know in a comment. I truly do appreciate it when people do so!

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