Stir-fry (soy-free)

Hello guys! I have been eating chicken for over a month now, with only a momentary break for a bit of ground turkey, and I have another chicken dish for ya! This dish came from watching my sister make fried rice Tuesday night. Gosh, it looked good, but 1.) I am allergic to eggs, and 2.) I don't like eggs, so I decided to make my own little rice-based dish loaded with things that I can both have and love: ginger, onions, and garlic. By the way, this is a great way to use up any kind of leftover meat. Ready? Let's begin!

What you need:

1 cup Shredded leftover chicken (you can use white or dark meat)

1/2 red onion sliced

1/2 large white onion

1/2 bell pepper cubed

6 large broccoli florets (broken up)

6 garlic cloves peeled and thinly sliced

1 carrot shredded

1 Tbsp Ground Ginger (you can use less, I like ginger)

1/8 cup water

First, you need to prep your vegetables (sorry guys, I did the pepper after I took the picture)

Then (of course) you need to saute your vegetables until they are soft, and a bit caramelized. Don't add the garlic yet or it will burn.

This is what you are looking for.

Add the chicken and the garlic, and saute for a few seconds (yes, I mean seconds). Add the water, this will help to soften the garlic. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve over rice, and enjoy! This will serve 3-4 people (or one person 3-4 times).

Good News and Bad News...

Hello everyone! I have some news to share with you; some good news and some bad news...Which do you want to hear first? The bad news? Okay, the bad news is: I can no longer have fish. Yeah, that's a bummer; I love fish! Well, loved fish our relationship is now over. Now for the good news! Are you ready? The good news is... wait for it... I can no longer have fish! Okay, so that doesn't seem to be the best news in the world for me, but it is, and I will tell you why. After dealing with EoE for 5 years I am finally able to eat without choking, and it is because I have not had fish for the las 2.5 months. After my EoE diagnosis my GI doctor suggested that I go on a six food elemination diet, whic has been found to be helpful for people with EoE. The foods that are listed that should be avoided are: dairy (milk, cheese, etc), egg, wheat, soy, peanuts/treenuts, and seafood (fish/shellfish). Now, because of my current allergies, I was already avoiding most of the foods on this list, everything but fish of course, but now that fish is "off the menu" I have noticed that I am no longer having trouble eating. If anyone out there has been struggling with EoE, or anything like it you may want to give the six food elimination diet.

First Recipe of the New Year!

Hello guys! Happy New Year! I am so excited to be back after a short (?) break. I hope you haven't missed me too much. By the by, did I tell you that I graduated? Yep, last year December 10 @ around 12:30ish, I graduated along with my sister :)
   Okay, back down to business; I have a recipe for you all, that I think is a pretty good one. Why? Because it has one of my favorite ingredients: Lemon pepper. It's also good because I have been eating chicken for about a week now, and I am trying to find different ways of preparing it. That has been a bit of a challenge, but food is food, and it needs to be enjoyed. On to the recipe!

What you need:
1 Chicken leg quarter
5 small to medium potatoes (cut into chunks)
8 oz. Frozen vegetables (whatever kind you like)
Lemon pepper
Salt
Garlic powder
Parsley
1 Tbs. Oil

First:

Wash your potatoes or, if you would rather, peel them, but I wanted to keep the skin on. It's healthier that way!

 Now, you can cut them into medium to large chunks. This is because you are going to cook them slowly, so you are going to want them a bit larger than you would have them for frying.

 Place your potatoes int a dish that comes with a lid, and pour a little bit of oil over them, and give them a toss; this will help the seasonings to stick to the potatoes!

Now, season with garlic powder, salt, parsley and...

LEMON PEPPER!!! I love this stuff. If you can have lemon, this is a seasoning from Heaven. This is an important part of the flavor of this dish, if you cannot have lemons, maybe you could substitute with vinegar

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Place your Chicken on top of your potatoes, okay, mine was frozen, but come on. this is going to cook for a while, so it doesn't really matter too much. Season generously  with lemon pepper.

Cover, and bake at 300 for 2 hours (less if your chicken is not frozen, maybe 45 minutes).

 This is not a very good picture, but when the potatoes are soft, and the chicken is finished, take them out of the oven.

 You can leave the meal like this if you like, but I don't like soggy chicken skin; not to mention that there are great pan juices that will make our veggies taste tops (did you forget about the veg?)

See how pale the chicken is? That is just sad looking to me, but we can fix it! Just follow my instructions!

 place the chicken on a separate pan. We are going to place these on the top rack of the same 300-degree oven, this will help to crisp and brown the skin.

 Now, look at those pan juices. Yummy, we are going to use this to flavor our veg, did I already say that? Oh, well.

 Toss in your frozen veggies and give them a stir! You're gonna want to let this cook for around 30 more minutes (you can do less time, I just like my vegetables on the softer side of tender crisp, I think that soft food diet is getting to me!)

 Tada! Looks yummy, tastes yummy, and I good for you. Enjoy!