Slow Baked Chicken and Potatoes

The first day of my menu, I had chosen this recipe called Slow Baked Chicken and Potatoes.  I'm not giving you the link yet because I am not giving it a great review.  I am giving you the recipe to try if you would like.

It was half good.  The chicken and bacon was delicious.  But, the potatoes were not done.  they were still crispy, and that was not the texture I was looking for.  We even tried cooking it an extra hour.

Now, I have not given up on this recipe.  I am going to try it again next month, but I am going to cook it all day in the slow cooker/crockpot instead of for just 2 hours in the oven.

And now, the recipe so you can try it if you want.  Just cook it longer so the potatoes are cooked.

Doesn't it look delicious????

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 lb potatoes, thinly sliced
• 2 large onions, thinly sliced
• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 5 boneless skinless chicken breast
• 4-6 bacon slices, uncooked
• 1 1/2 cup chicken stock
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 300F. Grease an 11" cast iron skillet with olive oil. Set aside.
2. Scrub the potatoes.  Thinly slice the potatoes and onions. Mince the garlic and finely chop the thyme and rosemary.
3. In a large bowl combine the sliced potatoes, onions, minced garlic, fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper and arrange layers of the potatoes in the prepared skillet.
4. Place the chicken breasts on top of the potatoes and finish with pieces of roughly chopped bacon.
5. Pour the chicken stock in the skillet and season with salt and pepper.
6. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place in the heated oven. Bake for 2 hours without opening the oven.
7. After two hours, open the oven and remove the aluminum foil.
8. Turn he broiler on and cook for few more minutes until the potatoes slices and chicken get a little brown color.

 ~Sherie~

Healthy Breakfast

Its Blueberry season here in the south.  It may be blueberry season everywhere, I don't know, I've never been out of the south.  So, with all of these blueberries, I try to find anything I can to make using blueberries.

I have been wanting to try baked oatmeal for a while now.  And when I found this blueberry baked oatmeal, I just knew I had to try it.

OH MY GOODNESS YA'LL HAVE TO TRY THIS!

This is what mine looked like after I baked it and tried a piece.  You know I have to try it before I let you know how it is.  LOL!

I cannot say it enough.  TRY IT!!!!!

Chop, Chop, Chop

So, this will be my last follow up post on the July menu.  After today, I will be posting recipes and giving reviews.

This is a time saver, not necessarily a money saver.  However, when you buy a bag of carrots, in my house anyway, if they are not chopped up and frozen, then half of them get tossed after a few weeks.  Now, this wouldn't be a problem if I composted, but right now I don't.

So, in order to save myself some prep time, I chop up my veggies and freeze them.  Check out this video of how and why I do this.

Have a good one!
~Sherie~

Buying in Bulk, Saving Money

Here is a follow up post to yesterday's video blog.  We buy in bulk to save money.  Then, we come home and split up the meat into smaller packages.

Check out the video to see how we do it. 

Have a Great day!
~Sherie~

Menu Planning

This week's theme is........

MENU PLANNING

I have not been much of a menu planner lately.  We have been eating out 2-3 or more times every week.  Well, in order to become millionaire's we cannot do that.

Plus, my weight loss goal is shot at the moment, because of course I love all of the fattening foods at the restaurants, and not any of the skinny foods.  UGH!

So, in order to help take some of the burden off of me this month, I have developed a menu for every single night of the month.  Then, I will take some of the leftovers to work for lunch with me the next day. 

Most everything I will be making is gluten free, or I am making it as close to gluten free as I can.  Noodles will be gluten free noodles (except egg noodles, and I am not sure if they are gluten free or not.  I'm thinking not, since it doesn't state it on the package.  I have not looked at the ingredients, so am not for sure.)

Here is the menu:

I do not know why the menu is sideways....... Computers............

So, without further ado, here is my menu planning video. 

Let me know what you think!  And please subscribe to my youtube channel.

~Sherie~

Weigh in Day

Not much to say today except, I am down 2.2 pounds!!!!!!!  My goal was 2.5 pounds, so I am calling it a WIN for this week!

47 more pounds to go!  I can do this!!!!!

JAWS

No,  I am not talking about sharks.  I am talking about this photo of me.

Look at my JAWS!  How did I get this way??????? 

 I know, I have been eating whatever I want, whenever I want.  Well, as of June 1st, that has STOPPED! 

I am on a mission.  We are planning a family vacation for November.  And I plan to be down 50 pounds by then.  That means, I have to lose 10 pounds per month, that is 2.5 pounds per week.  I can do this.  I have done it before, I can do it again.

How am I doing this?  Well, I have cut out as much gluten as I can (I am sure some slips in every once in a while).  I am exercising on the treadmill an hour each day, increasing my speed as I can.  And I am cutting out eating out to one time per week.

Seems simple, huh?  Well, its not.  Its is a struggle.  But, I am determined to do this.

So far this week, I have lost 1 pound.  So, I only have 1.5 pounds to go for the week. 

Yes, 50 pounds is a BIG goal.  But, I am a BIG girl and will get there. 

This year was our 25th anniversary.  I told my husband that this would be the last year he is married to a fat girl.

This was me 5 years ago on our 20th anniversary.

I was close to the weight I want to be.  See how it doesn't look like it hurts to smile?  Now, look at the now photo.  I look like Elvis in the later years.  It always looked like it hurt him to smile.  I'm not old enough to have seen him in person, just looking back on the videos.

Anyway, Here I go!  I will be sharing things that I am doing to cut out gluten out of my diet.  Such as, Tuesday night we had sloppy joes.  Well, I wrapped mine in iceburg lettuce instead of using a bun, and it was DELICIOUS!  Bye Bye Gluten!

Bye Bye Fat!  Hello skinny!  I can't wait!

Until next time!