"Baked Chicken Again?" 27th day of Lenten Season

My family devoured an entire chicken for the first time.  It seemed as though I brought it home pre-cooked but the truth is I paid dollars for a small chicken and came home and seasoned it, then threw it into the oven.

Prep Time - 15 minutes

Cook Time - 45 minutes on 350 degrees

*One Small Chicken

*half lemon

*half lime

*Instant Rice (your preference); We happen to like Uncle Ben's

*One bag of frozen vegetables; tonight's is Broccoli

Seasonings: Salt, Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Oregano.

*Remember to rinse the chicken, remove the liver (bag inside the chicken).... and place in your corning ware.    Then add your seasonings to your liking ..... Just sprinkle them over the top

Half way cooked I decided to take the remainder of my lemon and lime (from yesterday's dinner) and squeeze them over the chicken!  I place the lemon and lime in the bottom of the dish as well to relish the broth........        YUM...... Smells like Heaven in here!  


Hint--These herbs and seasonings are going into your children's bodies without them having to know! Never tell your kids, 'Oh, I seasoned my chicken with black pepper, of course' ... Even if you have to trick them and give them the inside of the chicken the key is to  still give them ADDED nutrition without them knowing.


Your chicken is ready for the oven!


Next, heat your instant rice and bag of frozen vegetables in the the microwave if you'd like.  I just split the bag with a scissor and place it in the microwave.  Then place in pretty bowls when their done.  


When we're ready to eat, I simply heat the food all together in the microwave.  Bon Appetit!


Yours Truly,


Sharon Maria Perrotta-Thourot

Every season of the Church year has a certain theme or themes. During Lent, we see four themes in these readings:

1. The need for proper repentance
2. Israel of the Old Testament as the model of the New Testament Church
3. Israel’s exodus from Egypt to the Holy Land as the model of the Christian journey out of sin into the Kingdom of Heaven
4. Jesus Christ as the eternal high priest

Ash Wednesday

Fasting is about more than refraining from food or other pleasures. In today’s reading from the Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 58:1-12), the Lord explains that fasting that does not lead to works of charity does us no good. This is good advice as we begin our Lenten journey.

Retrieved from: http://catholicism.about.com/od/catholicliving/a/lenten_readings.htm on March 15th, 2012.