I saw this on Pinterest of course. When I went to retrieve the recipe, my original pin didn't link to a recipe. After some searching, I found the recipe to make this Hawaiian Grilled Chicken. Here's the recipe:
http://www.carddit.com/view/tLPxS2lPS
In order to begin to understand this post, you first need to know that I really, REALLY wanted to be a vegetarian when I was little. I wanted to be a veg simply because I couldn't/can't stand the thought of knowing where meat came from. My mom wouldn't allow me to be a vegetarian because I "needed my protein." So, I would eat filet and chicken. I never could stand the sight of raw meat. From the age of ten, I was responsible for cooking dinner one night a week. Gradually, I had to cook raw meat! I acted as if it should be a crime. One thing that never changed from my childhood state of mind- I don't eat the edges of my meat because when I was little I thought it was the skin of the animal. Now I know it is not true, but it is a habit. Good thing my husband is a carnivore! By the time I was in college, I obviously needed to even prep raw meat. Now I can even trim fat off of meat without gagging.
When grocery shopping, I made a HUGE mistake. I didn't buy boneless and skinless chicken. I had to buy chicken thighs for this recipe which I rarely cook with. And this time, I bought it with skin on and the bone in. As soon as I realized what I had done, I called on my husband Pat. I felt nauseous and wanted to toss the 5 pounds of meat. Pat told me I would be fine and it seemed silly to toss the meat (**Note: He didn't offer to take the skin off for me.) Bravely, I peeled of the skin, but firmly believe I have never done anything so disgusting. I did all of this without touching the meat. I let the chicken marinade overnight.
This chicken had nice flavor. I think I would like it even more if I diced up chicken breast instead of using chicken thighs. This is a recipe I would make again.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Lemon Cookies and Gnocchi
....no! Not together.
After recovering from my sister's housewarming. I woke quickly to start baking. I made a family recipe for Pignoles which is an Italian cookie with pine nuts. These were for my father-in-law's birthday. First time making them and I think quite successful :)
Then I had to rush around making High Tea Lemon Cookies for tea at a friend's. This recipe was originally posted here: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/HighTeaCookies.htm
There is a special note added in the recipe that discusses properly melting the butter. It says that if you don't melt it correclty, they will be crumbly. Well, mine was melted correctly; mine were crumbly. I think the recipe calls for too much cornstarch. The cookies have a nice flavor, but several fell apart. When eating them, I also felt the consistency was weird. If I try these again, I will use less cornstarch.
Coming home from the tea, I quickly made recipe 103- Gnocchi with Sausage, Fennel, and Tomatoes.
The recipe is here: http://www.divaeatsitalia.com/?page_id=84
I liked the recipe. It was good-but nothing great. I used store bought gnocchi for this recipe (although I have made my own gnocchi several times). I really like the tip on this blog for the gnocchi. It suggests pan searing the gnocchi. My husband and I thought that it really stepped up the store bought gnocchi. The recipe itself was easy to follow.
After recovering from my sister's housewarming. I woke quickly to start baking. I made a family recipe for Pignoles which is an Italian cookie with pine nuts. These were for my father-in-law's birthday. First time making them and I think quite successful :)
Then I had to rush around making High Tea Lemon Cookies for tea at a friend's. This recipe was originally posted here: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/HighTeaCookies.htm
There is a special note added in the recipe that discusses properly melting the butter. It says that if you don't melt it correclty, they will be crumbly. Well, mine was melted correctly; mine were crumbly. I think the recipe calls for too much cornstarch. The cookies have a nice flavor, but several fell apart. When eating them, I also felt the consistency was weird. If I try these again, I will use less cornstarch.
Coming home from the tea, I quickly made recipe 103- Gnocchi with Sausage, Fennel, and Tomatoes.
The recipe is here: http://www.divaeatsitalia.com/?page_id=84
I liked the recipe. It was good-but nothing great. I used store bought gnocchi for this recipe (although I have made my own gnocchi several times). I really like the tip on this blog for the gnocchi. It suggests pan searing the gnocchi. My husband and I thought that it really stepped up the store bought gnocchi. The recipe itself was easy to follow.
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