
Church Cookbook Classics: Newlywed Lemon Chicken
I love reading church cookbooks -- some of the names for the recipes -- they entertain me! How could I...
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By Mary
/ April 26, 2017
Church Cookbook Classics: Newlywed Lemon Chicken
I love reading church cookbooks -- some of the names for the recipes -- they entertain me! How could I resist this one called Newlywed Lemon Chicken, with the contributor's comment that she and her husband ate this once a week for the first year of their marriage because she knew how to make it! Because I NEVER post a recipe I haven't tested and have made my husband try, I sometimes find I need to either update or change part of the recipe for various reasons. I will be honest and say my husband and I don't always agree on the results of a recipe, we have different tastes. He doesn't like sauces unless it is ketchup, mustard, red spaghetti sauce or sweet and sour - so this was a little out of his wheelhouse. But he was a sport and helped me with my testing. He thought it was just OK, while I enjoyed the zippy sauce and would make it again -- maybe a luncheon with my girlfriends. I did cut down the recipe, because with two pounds of chicken the newlyweds must have been eating for days if you consider three to four ounces is a normal portion. I am also a big fan of browning any meat I put in the oven, it provides some depth of flavor and color to the dish. The original recipe also baked this for an hour -- which if you used bone in chicken and did not brown you might need to reach 165 degrees which is the safe temperature for chicken. Since I was using chicken breasts and browning them, I cut the time to 30 to 40 minutes or until they reach 165 degrees. Chicken breasts come in such different sizes the only true...
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Welcome to my blog! I am an Iowa Farm girl who aspires to write a cookbook featuring vintage and favorite recipes from my family and friends. I'd like to bring you the art of cooking like your mother, grandmother, or whoever is your cooking inspiration. Keep it simple and enjoy! --Mary Food Blogger, Travel Writer, Photographer, Computer Geek, & Gardener
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