I have a nice little potted herb garden with basil, thyme, rosemary, parsley, and......cilantro. Fresh cilantro is by far my favorite herb. However, I can not, for the life of me, seem to get it to grow! This is the second time I have tried. All my other herbs? Perfect. Cilantro? Dying, flowering, wilting, you name it.
Any tips on how to grow cilantro would be greatly appreciated because clearly, I have no idea what I am doing.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Zesty Chicken for Newly Engaged and Newly-Weds!
I'm still glowing from the weekend. Or maybe I'm sweating. I can't tell. Either way, I'm happy! Not only are my cousin Kelly and Fabi getting married this weekend:
AND one of my best friends, Stephanie, and Matt are engaged:
But, I got another call from one of my great guy friends, Aaron, and he and his girlfriend just got engaged also!
So, for all the newly engaged, and soon to be newly-weds, here is another recipe.
I'm almost mad at myself for putting this recipe up. I almost didn't because, well, to be honest, it's too easy. There is absolutely nothing creative or fun or interesting about cooking this. But, it tastes dang good!
The first time I made this, it was on accident, and because I forgot to make a marinade for chicken skewers I was making for 30 Filipino relatives. Needless to say, I needed to come up with some way to jazz this chicken up before our family BBQ the next day. I went through the pantry and found an unopened bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing. BINGO. Amazing amazing chicken was created!
Cheesy Factor (1 no cheese, 10 all cheese): for the lactose-intolerant
Dummy Factor (1 easiest, 10 hardest): this should be like a negative number it's so easy
Time Factor (1 shortest, 10 longest): Needs to marinate over night, but then a 1
Zesty Chicken
Chicken breasts (boneless, skinless), cut into 1-1.5 in cubes
Zesty Italian salad dressing
garlic salt
pepper
Season chicken breast cubes with garlic salt and pepper. Put chicken into ziploc bag with salad dressing, making sure there is plenty to soak in. Marinate in refrigerator over-night (or minimum 8 hours). Heat grill to medium-high heat. Take chicken out of bag and skewer, discard remaining dressing in bag. Cook chicken skewers for 5-10 minutes, or until cooked through.
I just realized, as I am writing this, that I suppose you don't have to make skewers. You could just put the whole chicken breast in the bag to marinate. I skewer everything so don't listen to me. I think it's because I am lazy and I like my food in bite-size pieces so that when it's done cooking, I can just shovel it in my mouth without having to worry about cutting it first. Weirdo.
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| (I couldn't find a picture of Kelly and Fabi quickly, so I put this funny one up. I'm random today.) |
AND one of my best friends, Stephanie, and Matt are engaged:
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| Seriously, two of the most amazing people I know. And not hard on the eyes either. |
But, I got another call from one of my great guy friends, Aaron, and he and his girlfriend just got engaged also!
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| I stole this picture from facebook. I'm not creepy at all, I swear. |
So, for all the newly engaged, and soon to be newly-weds, here is another recipe.
I'm almost mad at myself for putting this recipe up. I almost didn't because, well, to be honest, it's too easy. There is absolutely nothing creative or fun or interesting about cooking this. But, it tastes dang good!
The first time I made this, it was on accident, and because I forgot to make a marinade for chicken skewers I was making for 30 Filipino relatives. Needless to say, I needed to come up with some way to jazz this chicken up before our family BBQ the next day. I went through the pantry and found an unopened bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing. BINGO. Amazing amazing chicken was created!
Cheesy Factor (1 no cheese, 10 all cheese): for the lactose-intolerant
Dummy Factor (1 easiest, 10 hardest): this should be like a negative number it's so easy
Time Factor (1 shortest, 10 longest): Needs to marinate over night, but then a 1
Zesty Chicken
Chicken breasts (boneless, skinless), cut into 1-1.5 in cubes
Zesty Italian salad dressing
garlic salt
pepper
Season chicken breast cubes with garlic salt and pepper. Put chicken into ziploc bag with salad dressing, making sure there is plenty to soak in. Marinate in refrigerator over-night (or minimum 8 hours). Heat grill to medium-high heat. Take chicken out of bag and skewer, discard remaining dressing in bag. Cook chicken skewers for 5-10 minutes, or until cooked through.
I just realized, as I am writing this, that I suppose you don't have to make skewers. You could just put the whole chicken breast in the bag to marinate. I skewer everything so don't listen to me. I think it's because I am lazy and I like my food in bite-size pieces so that when it's done cooking, I can just shovel it in my mouth without having to worry about cutting it first. Weirdo.
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