5 minute magic green sauce

Pinch of Yum
 dressing, sauce, spread, dip, marinade for chicken, from salads to quesadillas to just straight up chips and crackers

INGREDIENTS

• 1 avocado
• 1 cup packed parsley and cilantro leaves (combined)
• 1 jalapeño, ribs and seeds removed
• 2 cloves garlic
• juice of one lime (or two - get lots of limey goodness in there!)
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup olive oil
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• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup pistachios (you can sub other nuts - see notes)
• INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Pulse all ingredients - except pistachios - in a food processor until incorporated.
  2. Add pistachios and pulse until mostly smooth (depends on what consistency you want).
  3. Serve as a dip, spread, or sauce -- or add additional water or oil to thin the sauce for use as a dressing or a marinade.
  NOTES

  From origianl post on pinch of yum- I did make this with other types of nuts like walnuts and almonds and it worked just fine, but the taste wasn't as good IMHO. If you can find shelled pistachios, it's worth the splurge!

HERB AND CITRUS OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN

Comfort Cooking

1/4 cup olive oil

4 cloves of garlic, minced

2 tablespoons sugar

2 whole lemons, one juiced and one sliced

2 whole oranges, one juiced and one sliced

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

10-12 pieces (about 4 1/2 lbs.) bone-in chicken parts (thighs and legs are best), pat dry

1 medium onion (any kind), thinly sliced, I sauteed it b/4 adding to dish

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 tablespoon dried rosemary

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

I mixed everything the night before and put in a 9x13pan.  In a small bowl whisk together olive oil, garlic, sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, Italian seasoning, paprika, onion powder, red pepper flakes, sliced onion, thyme, rosemary and salt and pepper.

Place chicken in a rimmed 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Place parts skin side up and spread them out evenly in the pan. Pour olive oil mixture all over chicken, turning pieces to coat all sides. (If you marinated the chicken in this mixture, still add it all in). Arrange slices of lemon, orange and onion around and under the chicken. 

Bake uncovered for about 1 hour, or until chicken is cooked and juices run clear. Remove parts to a serving platter and garnish with additional chopped fresh herbs, if desired.

Enjoy!

Roasted Potatoes and a salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing

Sweet Breaded pork

• Ingredients-
• 2 (1 1/4 pound) fully trimmed pork tenderloins, cut into 8 pieces
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 2 eggs, beaten

3 cups panko bread crumbs

The sweet sauce, Heat on the stove-

Leftover red pepper or vinegarette  salad dressing

I added 1/4c of jam

1 t garlic powder

1/4c honey

Begin in morning-

Trim any excess fat from pork and pat dry with a paper towel. Pound down the pork till 1/2inch thick.  Season with salt and pepper. Dust with flour, shaking off any excess. Dip pork into egg mixture cover both sides, then coat with the panko crumbs, then let sit in fridge till ready to cook it.

Heat sweet sauce on stove. I like to let it cook 20 min, so it gets a tiny bit thicker, instead of runny and then let sit in fridge.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 breaded pork cutlets and cook until pork is not longer pink inside, and the crust is well-browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate lined with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining vegetable oil and pork cutlets.

Serve with the sweet sauce, corn on cob (cook for 3 min in boiling water), roasted potatoes and any type of salad.

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Audio children books

Possible ideas to read or listen to in  summer 2017  Suggestions from What Do We do All Day

Anne of Green Gables

The Secret Garden

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 

The Runaway Princess 

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms 

All-of-a-Kind Family 

The Key to Extraordinary 

Our Only May Amelia.

The Mighty Miss Malone

Mischievous Meg 

The Great Cake Mystery Precious Ramotswe’s Very First Case

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Starry River of the Sky and When the Sea Turned to Silver.

The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic

Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards

The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond.

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan Auxier

Understood Betsy.

Thimble Summer. Elizabeth Enright’

Here are some Audio and read-a-loud books my 10, 7, and 4 yr old enjoyed.
We listened to these audio books just for fun in the summer of 2016 as we drove to Yellowstone, camping, or to grandmas house. Then as the school year began, it was a pleasant surprise when my oldest mentioned she has a book report due every month of her 5th grade year. So we got a head start in the summer before her 5th grade year.

1. A Long Way from Chicago- Probably better for 10 yrs and up.
Two grandkids go to visit their grama every summer for years.  She is very quirky and tells stories that are lies to help benefit her friends that would be stepped all over and taken advantage of.  The characters in this book are older and have descriptive silly phrases that older seasoned people use.

2. Dear america the diary of lydia amelia pierce- true story of a girl whose parents died b/c of influenza and she had to go live with the shakers.  She was scared and mad at first but came to love them.

3. Captain Nobody- a boy, Newett that is overlooked/slighted by his parents, brother, and school mates b/c his brother is a high school football star.  The brother has an accident and Newett has to look out for himself. For halloween he hopes to dress up as something great, but the parents were to busy to help. He dresses up in his brothers oversized clothes and his friends helped him make it a great costume.  When he dressed up he felt like a different better person and that he was getting noticed. Newett and his friends started helping people that were in need.

4. Ice Whale- an eskimo boy helps a whale, who is a friend, to escape whalers who hunt whales.  Gives educational information about whales with in a fictional story.

5. Joey Pigza- Swallowed the Key- a boy Joey who comes from a broken home and has serious ADHD.  His life experience/stories are so funny but scary too b/c he doesn't think through anything before acting it out, so he gets seriously hurt often.

6. Wonder- a boy named Auggie who has a deformed face and was homeschooled most of his life until junior high, he returns to school.  He experiences bullying and sincere nice friends. It s great opportunity to discuss the situations with your family.

7.  My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George. About a boy from NYC who doesn't like life in the city, so runs away by himself and creates a home on a mountain side and lives off the land.  It is interesting how he watches and learns from animals and birds and learns how to cook/feed himself.

Logan recommended for a 13yr old boy to read-

if he likes humor- origami yoda,The Fourth Stall, How to Survive Middle School, Pickle, Joey Pigza, are all good.

If he likes more fantasy/sci-fi: Savvy, Behemoth/Leviathan, and the Steelheart series are all good