White Wine Lemon Chicken and an Inspiration

     Photo credit: Wingfield Photography

God has blessed me in so many ways and this past spring break I was able to thank some of these people He has worked through. One way I did this was by making dinner and dessert for our all too generous neighbor, Mr.Petros and his equally generous helper Joann. I came to find at the end of the meal I was not only filled with delicious food but also inspiration. Over the course of the dinner I discovered Mr.Petros, born to American-Lebanese parents came to the U.S. as a 17 year old, recently swindled out of $1000. The Red Cross funded a bus ticket for to to get to his sister's house and he worked his way to being part of the O.S.S. After many careers, as business owner, restate agent and electrician, he amassed enough money to comfortably support a wife and family he loved. Through his hard work he never became bitter about his humble beginnings and never refused to help out those in need. His grace comes from knowing God's and led him to be one of the founding donors of St.Jude's Children's Cancer Research Hospital. After hearing Danny Thomas speak at an American-Lebanese convention, he too was inspired by the dream that no child should have to die in the prime of life. He was a huge part of founding a St.Jude's in Lebanon and raised $600,000 for cancer research at his retirement party.

His determination and giving spirit has caused me to question what more I can do for others. One of the most recent event I participated in was Relay for Life. At this event we walk throughout the night to symbolize a person's journey through cancer as hope comes in the morning. We raised a little over $47,000 which is just short of our $50,000 goal. If you'd like to help here's a link https://secure.acsevents.org/site/Donation2?idb=835205064&df_id=1011312&FR_ID=60226&PROXY_ID=60226&PROXY_TYPE=21&1011312.donation=form1&__utmk=84219165&__utma=54177207.43162523.1395623897.1395623897.1395623897.1&__utmc=54177207&__utmb=54177207.3.10.1395623897&__utmx=-&__utmv=-&__utmz=54177207.1395623897.1.1.utmgclid=CPrcwpOAqr0CFYFQOgodaQQArw|utmccn=(not%20set)|utmcmd=(not%20set)|utmctr=relay%20for%20life

Two of my teammates and I holding up at 4am!

Now for the recipe:) I was extremely excited how the chicken turned out, it was moist, delicious and excellently seasoned. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsps olive oil
• 3 tbsps lemon juice(1 lemon)
• 2 tbsps rice/white wine vinegar
• 3 cloves garlic minched
• 10 chicken tenderloins
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp white pepper 
• 1 tbsp italian seasonings

Directions:

In a mixing bowl combine liquids, then seasonings, then chicken. Marinate for 30min-2hours. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease pan and place contents of the bowl onto it, spreading out the chicken evenly. Bake for 30-45min or until chicken is no longer pink. Goes excellently with almond green beans and rice:)