Sing, Sing, Sing...

This past weekend my sister Rachel and I drove to Seattle to meet up with our friend Jen and see Chris Tomlin and speaker Louie Giglio. It was amazing! We had such a fantastic time worshiping with Chris and we were reminded by Louie how God loves to hear us worship. We left feeling refreshed and inspired to worship God in everything we do! The opening band, Rend Collective played some great music. One of the songs, called "You Bled" really spoke to me and made me think about how boundless God's love for us really is. He is so good!

Rend Collective's "You Bled"

Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken

My first experience with roasting a whole chicken and it turned out so well! This recipe is super easy and tastes great, my husband went back for seconds and thirds.

Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1-1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3-4 lb whole chicken
• The juice of 2 lemons (about 2/3 cup)
• 2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine the seasoning, salt, mustard powder, garlic powder and black pepper; set aside. Rinse the chicken thoroughly, and remove the giblets. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mixture inside the chicken. Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the chicken.
3. Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemons into a small bowl or cup, and mix with the olive oil. Place what is left of  the lemons inside the chicken cavity. Drizzle the oil/juice mixture over the chicken.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until juices run clear, basting several times with the remaining oil mixture.