When I found this casserole dish in my cabinet, I knew it was time to bring out the big guns. This empty CorningWare dish has been in my family for many, many years. The memories that came back were my mom’s Lemon Garlic Chicken and how super delicious it was.

I saw a special at an Italian family-style restaurant, where you needed at least a year to get a reservation. They made their version of lemon garlic chicken that looked amazing. Now my mother’s recipe was the only one I’d ever had and was my favorite of all her dishes.

When I was a young mother, I made this dish, using her recipe. I made it for a girlfriend, Cheri. I remember when she took her first bite; she knew then why I always say, “Taste the love”. Cheri and I spent every day together in those early years, and sometimes I don’t know how I made it through being a single mom without her. Whenever I was not sure of what to make for dinner, it was never an issue, or even up for discussion; she always wanted lemon garlic chicken.

I’ve been cooking for many years. I’ve learned so much from reading cookbooks and watching cooking shows that I wanted to dedicate this updated version of my mother’s recipe to a very special friend who’s now a mother herself. The memories we shared, I’ll treasure for the rest of my life. Cheri, this post and the recipe are all for you. Thanks for being you.

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