Reduced Carb Saucy Chicken Pieces

Reduced Carb Saucy Chicken Pieces

This recipe is remarkably flexible.  My favorite thing to do with this is chicken wings, but any pieces of chicken could be used.  Pork could also be used.

For this photograph, I used 5# of chicken wings, with the wing tips removed.  (I use the tips in my broth.) The recipe goes with that.

Reduced Carb Saucy Chicken Pieces

5# chicken wings, tips removed and saved for later use

Cooking oil spray

Spray a baking dish large enough for the chicken pieces to fit into without the sauce flowing over the edges.  Place the pieces of chicken into the baking dish.  Set aside.

In a small bowl combine the sauce ingredients*:

1/ cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

1/2 cup coconut sugar

Pour the sauce over the chicken.  It doesn't need to be uniform because the chicken will create more sauce and it will be turned 1/2 way through the cooking.  Cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil and bake at 350F for an hour.  Remove the dish from the oven and turn the chicken over.  Replace the cover and bake for another hour.  20-30 minutes before the dish is to be served, remove the cover and continue baking until the chicken becomes golden brown.  Serve with plenty of napkins!

*Sauce variations --  The coconut sugar can be totally replaced with Stevia packets or partially.  In my experience coconut sugar doesn't affect blood sugar levels, especially in such small amounts.  However, many folks avoid it because it's a sugar.  The mustard can be omitted and coconut aminos or soy aminos, (ie, soy sauce) can be added in the same amount, or additionally.  Have fun and experiment.  I've never found a combination yet that hasn't worked.

You Won't Relent

Yesterday, I signed this song at church for worship.  "You Won't Relent," by Jesus Culture.  It takes me many days to prep properly for a performance, so I'd been working on it most of the week.  We had 2 new songs for the set yesterday, at least new to me ☺  this and one other, that honestly doesn't matter for the context of this post.

I'm going to share some very raw, personal stuff here.  I always try to be "HOT," as I shared with my friend Danielle yesterday.  Honest, Open and Transparent = HOT.

That song had me weeping each time I practiced it last week, and even more so when I performed it yesterday; however, I didn't fully grasp it until last night.

I awoke at 2 AM yesterday and never went back to sleep.  In the past this would have been just horrendous for me; however, I was fine yesterday.  Sure, I was tired, but I was FINE!  The Lord has brought me SO FAR in this past year!!  I told Danielle last night, that I feel like I've reverse-aged 15 years in this past year, thanks largely to the Lord using Plexus in my life!

Unfortunately, I've been a "slave to fear" much of my life!  I've really been struggling with this since we've moved back to OK, and we're "empty nesters."  The song, "Fear is a Liar," by Zack Williams, has been very powerful to me with at least trying to face the fears I could recognize at the time.  I'm so very thankful to my sweet husband for being brave enough to confront me, (gently and lovingly), about these fears.  It got me to thinking, and when I awoke in the middle of the night, as is often the case, I "Processed" with a couple of my friends via email and Messenger.

During that time of processing, I realized how deeply seated my fears really were.  I shouldn't say "my fears," because I DON'T OWN THEM!  The fears that the enemy has placed within my heart, would be more appropriate.  As a young child, I was nearly killed by the allergies I experienced, and I allowed that fear to grip me.  Last year, I had several small strokes, and again, I allowed the fear to grip my heart.  When we were houseparents, (I don't know if it was there before or not?), I became afraid of driving because I would wrestle with being able to stay awake on the road.  Thankfully, I could always tell when I was so sleepy as to become dangerous.  I never actually fell asleep to the point of narcolepsy, but I may have been slightly narcoleptic?  

I could go on, but that's not the point.  The point is that I'm like an onion, God is continuing to work on me with his relentless love!  I really didn't understand that concept fully until last night.  The song "You Won't Relent," states

You won't relent until you have it all,My heart is yours. 

I thought that I was fully surrendered to God!  I thought that everything I had was his!  I thought he was my all in all.  Last night I discovered otherwise.  

1 Corinthians 9:27 Living Bible (TLB)27 Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. Otherwise I fear that after enlisting others for the race, I myself might be declared unfit and ordered to stand aside.

This verse has been meaning much more to me lately.  Years ago when I first encountered it, I thought Paul was some sort of masochist!  However, I'm beginning to understand what he means.  My husband and I have lived our lives in service to the Lord, and our children are following after us.  But the Lord is still uncovering areas in my life that are not holy to him.  He wants my all!

Have you given your all to Jesus?  Do you have areas in your life where fear is reigning?  I'm certain that if we're truly seeking God in our lives, that we're all a bit like "onions" -- parts of us are rotten and the entire thing LOOKS fine while others...  He's peeling us back to make us pure.  

If you need to visit about anything feel free to contact me via this forum.  I read everything usually within a few hours.  Many blessings my friends ❤

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Enjoy!! 😤

Sharron 💖

Double Knee Replacement: NOT!!

About 3 years ago, I was identified by my doctor as needing a handicap placard. I could hardly walk. I certainly couldn't walk around even our small-ish WalMart. I had been told that I needed a double knee replacement, but that the surgeon told me I needed to lose 100# before he would cut on me. NO THANKS!! I didn't want surgery anyway! 😱😱😱

I found this article about arthritis and the results have been life changing!

I spent time and research and discovered several things that have helped me along the way, but I will say that since using Plexus, this is the best I've felt in YEARS! 😎😎😎

I would love to offer you help if this is an issue for you or a loved one <3

Gall Bladder

Thank you very much for all of you who have been praying for my health over the last several years. I'm doing much better, but I want to share something that happened a few days ago.😱

I have been doing a liver flush that I learned in conjunction with my Plexus biz. 😎 I have done one before and I really didn't see much. After that we went to the wedding in MI. 😍😍😍

My belly has continued to be uncomfortable since my gallbladder surgery 2 years ago. I've continued to feel as if I had another large gallstone! Even though it, along with my gallbladder, was removed then. It was septic and it was taken on an emergency basis. I knew that I had a very large -- golf ball sized! -- stone in there for at least 15 years, but I had been asymptomatic all that time. Fast forward to 2 years ago.

As I said, I continued to experience some discomfort, even though it had been removed. I knew that I could continue to produce stones without the gallbladder, but in this country they don't give you the option of them just removing the stones surgically, as they do elsewhere. Well, I learned WHY I was experiencing such discomfort on Friday!

As part of the liver cleanse, I had to do some fairly aggressive things to clean myself out. In the afternoon, I found a fairly large piece of plastic in the toilet!!! 😱😱😱😱
It looked rather like a Lego only with the bumps being concave rather than convex. It was about 2" long, 3/4" wide and 1/2" deep. Explains so much!! And, no, I didn't save it. 😶🙄😮

Anyway, I'm feeling better this morning. I was counseled to continue to do the cleanse yesterday and I passed MANY stones over the course of the day! Thank you for praying for me. I'm sure this is a big part of what was keeping me down, at least belly-wise. Now, I can continue to truly get well 😍😍😍😎🤩🤩🤩

This is what I have experienced over the last few months.

This is what I have experienced over the last few months. Let me know if you want to improve your own health 💝💝💝

1. Seriously reduced food and environmental allergies 👏
2. Better digestive health 👍
3. I am no longer diabetic! 🙌
4. I actually sleep at night!
5. I have energy during the day
6. I rarely need naps anymore
7. I am no longer using pain meds!
8. My nerves are less damaged, by evidence of increased sensation
9. My hair is no longer falling out!
10. I can drive by myself
11. I have lost 3-4 dress sizes
12. I can go for walks by myself
13. I can mostly clean my house by myself
14. I can lift and carry things
15. I can wear normal shoes! 😎

I could keep going on, but I think that's enough 💝💝

 

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My story continued...

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Last Christmas, I was admitted to the hospital for 2.5 weeks after experiencing several small strokes II

I ended up coming home from the hospital with several “assistive devices,” and was considered a “fall risk” while I was there. That was NOT fun! My health had been deteriorating for a few years prior to this. I had been told that I needed a double knee replacement and I was about 100# over weight. Because of that, the surgeon I had consulted with, refused to do the surgery. Never mind! I didn't want it!

I don't do well with most prescription medications and I didn't want anyone cutting on me anymore! I'd already lost my gall bladder last year to it being “septic” (infected), and a few other organs in the past. God gave me all my parts for a reason.

Also, I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and told I was diabetic with that “visit” for my gallbladder. No Fun! I didn't need meds, thankfully, but I was still a diabetic and my A1C was never perfect. I was reasonably close, but never perfect even though I was very careful with what I ate.

Anyway, my health just continued to deteriorate for a number of years, even though I had been an “alternative” cookbook writer back in the early 2000s. I had known about candida since I was just out of college and had tried several times to get rid of it, but never had been successful with my attempts. Finally, my friend, @elsa moss, reached out to me about Plexus. She felt I probably had an advanced candida infection. I agreed! However, nothing I had tried before had been successful. I agreed to try what she was offering, and for the first time, I began to improve! It wasn't a quick or easy fix, and I know that I've got a Long Way to go yet, (I've been sick my whole life,and I'm over 50 years old now.)

I can easily say that I've not had this quality of life in, probably, at least a decade or more.

One of my closest friends said I reminded her of what I was like about 10 years ago. I rarely need naps anymore, (I'd been diagnosed with adrenal exhaustion about 20 years ago), I have lots of energy to do what I need to do and my pain level is hardly even there anymore. I'd been diagnosed with severe arthritis in my 30s and also fibromyalgia. I hardly hurt at all! I'm also dropping sizes pretty rapidly, while being able to eat again. I have choices about what I can choose now, unlike just a few months ago, where my “acceptable foods” list was extremely short! Two years ago, when I lost my gallbladder, I was down to only being able to eat a handful of foods, and even those were causing me digestive issues. I even went on a very strict diet called SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet.) It was very difficult; even within the restrictions, there was little I could eat due to allergies!

Thank the Lord for my friend who was brave enough to talk with me about Plexus. It's truly been life changing! I was able to attend, and enjoy, both of my younger children's weddings this summer and fall. The way I was last year, I didn't know if I was going to even

make it to them! Praise the Lord! I am also no longer diabetic!

If my story strikes any chords with you, or if you think you might know someone who might benefit from these products, please feel free to contact me

I would love to be of any assistance that I can.

Blessings,

Sharron