Orange Ginger Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 Chicken Breasts
• Sea Salt, Pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp. Ginger
• 1/4 tsp. Cumin
• 1 Orange
• Olive oil

Process:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place chicken on a greased cookie sheet.
3. Sprinkle all 4 breasts with some olive oil, salt, pepper, ginger and cumin. Use a brush to spread the spices all over the chicken.
4. Repeat step 3 on the other side of the chicken.
5. Squeeze a 1/4 of an orange’s juice on all 4 breasts and top with a thin orange circle.
6. Bake for 35 minutes.

Baked Squash

Ingredients:

• Squash
• Butter
• Salt and Pepper

Process:

1. Cut the squash in half and throw it on the same cookie sheet as the chicken.
2. Bake for 45 minutes
3. Remove the seeds and then scoop out the meat onto a plate.
4. Top with as much Butter, salt and pepper as your taste buds like and enjoy!

After a long day of teaching inside in 74 degree weather, I decided to play outside in my front yard. I removed some rocks, re-structured some flower beds, transplanted some roses, re-built the rock bed around our maple tree and cleaned up some leaves. I even found a garter snake and named him Freddy- then I put him in the  flower bed covered him with a rock and some dirt and mulch. Naturally, I started a project and didn’t stop until Brandon forced me to come inside because we couldn’t see any more! (I HATE stopping in the middle of projects but… I don’t want to meet a bigger snake in the dark.)

It’s a start to a lot of much needed curb appeal!

We came in and dinner was already warmed and waiting to be eaten. I made a Roast and a simple side salad to go with it. Might even eat a piece of pie again for dessert.

• 1 Ginger Root, Peeled and Diced
• 2 Tbs Chili Powder
• 1 Tbs Sea Salt
• 2 cloves Garlic, whole
• Half a lemon, juice only
• 1 1/2 LB Venison Roast (or any roast)
• 2 Cups of water
• 1 Tsp Coconut amino’s (you can use soy or Worcestershire sauce)