Baked Lemon Chicken

I'm pretty sure I've made this or a variation of it before tonight, but either way, we enjoyed this chicken. Quick preparation and very flavorful! We had it with garlic rosemary bread and steamed mixed vegetables. Yum!

Here's the link:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Lemon-Chicken/Detail.aspx

Green Monster Smoothies

For about the past two months, Chris and I have been making smoothies for breakfast. I will post what we put in ours and if you'd like to try them, use ingredients that you like. I promise you, you cannot taste spinach in these. (Fresh spinach doesn't have a distinct flavor like the canned kind, anyway.) We also love these because they have so many food groups- fruit, veggie, grain, protein!

These are very filling and quick to make!

These measurements are estimated. I hardly ever measure this stuff! :) This is enough for two adults. If you have some leftover, you can put it in a glass and put it in the fridge and it's usually good for a few hours.

In a blender, combine:

2-3 cups loosely packed fresh spinach

1 scoop protein powder, french vanilla flavored

1 cup milk (whichever variety you buy)

1 banana (peeled, cut into chunks and frozen)

1 tablespoon peanut butter

1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1/2 cup raw, uncooked old-fashioned oats

1-2 pitted dates

1 tablespoon agave nectar or honey

1 tablespoon ground flaxseed

Blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Ham and Cheese Sliders

This is such a great go-to recipe when you want something different and it's very quick too! I first had these when our friend, Camille, from church brought them over after Ben was born and this week, I made them for another friend who recently had surgery.

Soooo yummy!

My only changes:

Halved the recipe from the original

Used dijon mustard instead of yellow

Omitted the mayo

http://annies-eats.com/2010/07/13/ham-and-cheese-sliders/