Chicken lemon butter delight!🐥🍋🧈🥬🌱

Lunch today was sensational! It started out as a chicken lemon idea, of course, I had to add unsalted butter cubes to the top of the chicken. I had to dash it with kosher salt, black ground pepper, table salt, and thyme leaves. I added lemon slices to the chicken entrée. I added potatoes, I cut them into cube sizes, and put unsalted butter over the veggies in the tray as well. As you can see I did a healthy side of a mixed salad, topped with spinach, top whatever you can with spinach! The iron benefits are incredible. With some ranch drizzled over, a Coke on the side, and additional salt and pepper at hand – this dish was Fantabulous. #chef #foodie #connossieur #extravirginoliveoil 🫒 #meltedbutter #chickenrecipes #mediterranean #paleo #protein #health ⚕️👩‍⚕️👩‍🍳

About Zina

Zina Hermez has authored the best-selling book(s), Not Without God: A Story of Survival and Not Without God: Hope In the Storm. She’s been featured in numerous articles, guest posts, podcasts, websites, newsletters, and magazines. She’s also been featured on The Neil Haley (media giant’s) Show, The Intuitive Edge podcast, and on ESPN’s ‘Solutions from the Huddle’broadcast as well as Grace and Truth Radio World!

Zina’s written several hundred articles and has taught thousands of students from all over the world from many different backgrounds and parts of the world. She’s appeared in Christianity Today, the Suite T blog, and the Southern Writers magazine among many other places. Last August she created the “Writing Because I Can’t Not Write Group” meetings and workshops where aspiring and seasoned authors can network and learn together.

Zina writes on faith, science, and overcoming adversity. She also likes to write about health and diet and loves to help others. Her latest book, Not Without God: Hope In the Storm was just published last year.

Homemade fried potatoes!🥔

Note: when making home made french fries, be careful when transferring cut potatoes from (water) bowl to the oil. Water and oil=a dangerous combo. You dont need much (vegetable) oil anyway. A half cup will do. A half cup of oil can make several cups of fried potatoes. They are tasty with each cup only totaling 156 calories. Thats not too bad for a starchy vegetable.🍠 I also added a dash of crushed red pepper🌶 and dashed it with some salt and pepper! But first and foremost, I peeled, cut, then washed the potatoes. Slice them in even cubes for balanced cooking time. I added my favorite, kosher salt. But before I added the salt, I let them sit in cool water for a few minutes! This gives them a crispier effect after they come out of the oil! You can add them on the side with eggs for breakfast, a steak or chicken dinner. You cant go wrong! Tomorrow I am making a french onion chicken bake! Stay tuned!

About Zina

Zina Hermez has authored the best selling book, Not Without God: A Story of Survival. She’s been featured in numerous articles, guest posts, podcasts, websites, newsletters, and magazines. She’s been featured on ESPN’s ‘Solutions from the Huddle’ broadcast and on Grace and Truth Radio World. Zina’s written hundreds of articles and has taught thousands of students from all over the world spanning many different backgrounds and cultures. She’s appeared in Christianity Today, the Suite T blog, and the Southern Writers magazine among other places. She writes on faith, science, and overcoming adversity. She also writes on health and diet and loves to help others. Her latest book, Not Without God: Hope In the Storm has just been released today, on Jan 24! Order your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Without-God-Hope-Storm-ebook/dp/B09P9T2DLT

‘Patata’ Chop Day!🥔🍠🥔

Whattdya think? They turned out delicious!!!🥔🍠🥔🍠

Here is my recipe in case you are interested: https://notwithoutgod.net/2021/10/26/potato-patata-chops/

About Zina

Zina Hermez has authored the book, Not Without God: A Story of Survival. She’s been featured in numerous articles, guest posts, podcasts, websites, newsletters, and magazines. Recently she was featured on ESPN’s ‘Solutions from the Huddle’ broadcast and on Grace and Truth Radio World. Zina’s written hundreds of articles and has taught thousands of students. Additionally she’s appeared in Christianity Today, the Suite T blog, and Southern Writers magazine among other places. She writes on faith, science, and overcoming adversity. Lately she has been offering food services and is a major foodie! She loves to help others. You can connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, Linked In, or Twitter.

Potato (Patata’) Chops!

I was supposed to make these last week, but sometimes life gets in the way. It’s been an interesting course of events, and I’ll just leave it at that. However, I still have all the ingredients so I plan to make them tomorrow. Here goes the recipe in a nutshell. First you will need 3/4 pound of ground beef (lean) and a minced onion along with 1/2 teaspoon all spice, 1/2 teaspoon of of paprika, and a 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne. Though I think I may leave out the cayenne. You will also need to add a 1/2 cup of Italian (flat leaf) parsley.🌿🌿🌿

First you cook the meat and minced onion (10-15 minutes on medium high) or until no longer pink. Then you add the spices (above) and chopped parsley. Cook for several more minutes or until well cooked/mixed and then set aside to cool. That is your meat filling!

For your potato coverings, you will need a 13.75 box of Idaho mashed potato (flakes) and two large eggs. You will also need one teaspoon of salt and three cups of warm water, but first mix only the potato flakes and salt. After that, beat the two eggs and add along to potatoes with the warm water. Using your hands (after washed), mix the potato ingredients until well combined. The texture should be that of mashed potatoes!

Then, take a golf size (cookie dough scoop), or just one to two tablespoons of meat filling mix and place it in the center of a potato dough that you have flattened into a patty size circle. The most fun part of making a potato chop is sealing the potato dough (with meat filling) and making a patty ’clap.’ Traditionally the ’clap’ is the well known motion for the final sealing of the patata’ chop!

Finally, you place two to three patties in a pan of heated vegetable oil and get ready to fry. You carefully flip to the other side with tongs and make sure both sides are golden brown. Oh, and make sure your oil is heated to 375, you should see immediate bubbles once you put the potato patty in the oil. Be careful not to spill any oil. Making potato chops can get messy and even dangerous with the bubbly heated oil. Keep your pan in place! Once finished, add the potato chops to a paper towel lined plate! Get ready to eat. They are delicious!

About Zina

Zina Hermez has authored Not Without God: A Story of Survival. She’s been featured in numerous articles, guest posts, podcasts, websites, newsletters, and magazines. Recently she was featured on ESPN’s ‘Solutions from the Huddle’ broadcast and on Grace and Truth Radio World. Zina’s written hundreds of articles and has taught thousands of students. Additionally she’s appeared in Christianity Today, the Suite T blog, and Southern Writers magazine. She writes on faith, science, and overcoming adversity. Lately she has been offering food services and is a major foodie! She loves to help others. You can also connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, Linked In, or Twitter.

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