Up bright and early today because we had our group dog walk at 8am. We get together with other dog owners and do an easy walk with our dogs. It’s exercise for dogs and owners and also allows the dogs a chance to get used to walking in a pack. Plus it provides a nice bonding time between owner and dog.
Today was our longest walk which clocked in at almost 3 miles! It was a lot cooler this morning than it has been so we were able to take the dogs a little further without worrying about them overheating.
Avery and Penny are so chill and relaxed the rest of the day after our group walks, which means that mom and pops can get lots of work done!
I was starving when we got back and because I planned ahead I just had to heat up leftovers. Breakfast win!
Fritatta with chopped kale (from frozen), onion, and bacon. I topped it with some swiss cheese and tomato slices. On the side was some pork sausage links.
For the fritatta, I used 5 eggs + a splash of water and scrambled. I sauteed up the onion, bacon, and kale in some ghee in an oven proof skillet and sprinkled with Flavor God’s Everything seasoning. Once the onions were soft, I added in the egg mixture and placed the skillet in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes.
The sausage was already cooked. I usually will cook an entire package of sausage at a time and then keep the leftovers in the freezer. This way I can pull out what I need and easily reheat it.
Lunch was a salad with some tomato, avocado, and cucumber. Chopped tomato and cucumber were seasoned with a little salt and chili powder. Then I added in the juice of half a lime and a little olive oil. Let that sit for a bit to marinade and get the juices flowing out of the veggies. This makes a quick dressing that I used on the salad. Easy peasy!
I was looking forward to dinner all day! Roast chicken! The chicken was rubbed down with lard (you can sub in butter or ghee if you want. Olive oil doesn’t provide nearly the same depth of flavor but you can use that if you prefer.) and then sprinkled with Flavor God’s Lemon Garlic Lovers. I add some water to the bottom of the cast iron skillet and roasted the chicken at 375 until cooked through. Basting about every 30-40 minutes. This chicken took about two hours to roast.
On the side was parsnip mash and green beans. The green beans were simmered on the stove in water until they were cooked through. Drained and then got tossed with butter and Flavor God’s Everything Seasoning and a little splash of water.
I also made a quick pan sauce out of the pan drippings. I added some more water to the skillet, about 1/2 and scraped up the drippings. I brought that to a simmer and let it reduce by half. Bam! Pan sauce that is flavorful and doesn’t need flour or butter.
Tomorrow’s dinner will be leftovers so I only need to worry about making breakfast and lunch. Today was a good day with the eats!
Supplies:
Flavor God seasonings
Sausage from Boulder Sausage Company
Bacon from The Boar and Bull
Eggs and chicken from Jodar Farms
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