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Grilled spice-rubbed whole chicken w/couscous salad

Posted by: Thursday on: June 29, 2009

The main recipe was from Cooking Light, as usual.  The chicken I got was about 4.7 lbs, and we had to double the spice rub.  The time on the grill is about right, and definitely follow the directions on coal setup.
The second recipe is a salad with avacado, cucumber and cherry tomatoes.  It’s also from [...]

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Lemon-Tarragon Pork Chops

Posted by: Thursday on: June 20, 2009

From Cooking Light.  I ended up using thick, boneless chops as that was all I could find.  Brined them for about four hours, and they were very juicy, but the texture was a bit dry.  Fixed that by spreading some chutney over the top once they were done.
Had Easy Mushroom Orzo on the side and [...]

Chicken Souvlaki

Posted by: Thursday on: June 15, 2009

From Cooking Light.  Ended up sort of doubling/tripling this, and I can’t imagine how 1/2 lb chicken would make very many kebabs.  Used more like 1 1/2 lbs chicken, and two zucchinis and it made five kebabs.
Served it with mostly plain couscous.  That is, only flavored with some chicken broth and Cavender’s Greek Seasoning.
A Goats [...]

Simple Soba w/broccoli

Posted by: Thursday on: June 11, 2009

Heat about a tbsp or so of sesame oil in a wok, then stir-fry some minced garlic and either fresh ginger or some powdered, until brown and fragrant.  Add broccoli and stir-fry until tender.  Add a bunch of chopped green onions and then two bands of soba.
Toss with soy sauce, rice vinegar and some more [...]



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  • Kens soup recipes: Sounds like a delicious chinese soup, I haven't tried one quite like this before so it's on next weeks schedule.
  • Emily: Sounds great and I agree with the simplicity - you don't want to pay the big bucks for quality wild salmon just to cover it's flavor! We're having a s
  • kyletowle: Oh yeah that agave tequila is what its all about!

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