That time of summer break between sports ending and sports and school starting. Two weeks of nothing but easy day camps, shopping for school supplies and hanging out at the pool. Wish that it could never end.
Didn’t do much in the way of cooking. Made some Greek chicken kabobs with Tzatziki Sauce and saffron rice.
Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki Sauce
WHAT YOU NEED
For Chicken
2 cups plain greek yogurt (not non-fat)
1 1/2 TBSP chopped garlic
Zest of 1 large lemon
Juice of said large lemon
2 tsp of chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
1 – 1 1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
1 red onion, cut into medium wedges
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
8 skewers
WHAT YOU DO
Place first 7 ingredients in a glass dish or bowl and whisk to combine. Add chicken and cover and refrigerate for 4 hours to overnight. If using wood skewers, soak the skewers in water for 30 minutes before you are ready to cook. To grill, heat grill to medium heat. Thread the chicken and red onion on skewers, alternating between chicken and onion. Grill until chicken is 165 degrees, taking care to move to lower heat if burning. About 15 minutes total.
For the Tzatziki Sauce
I basically used Ina Garten’s recipe for the Tzatziki Sauce. However, while Ina awaits Jeffery’s arrival from the city with a fresh bouquet of hydrangeas, she has time to drain her yogurt and shredded cucumbers for hours. She is not taking her children to the latest movie cast by her dear friend Barbara McCarthy. No, not The Stanford Prison Experiment!! But Pixels. And if we’re going to see a movie about deadly video games, we’re going to do it in style where we can recline and be served ice-cold Fanta.
Needless to say, this left me without the requisite amount of yogurt and cucumber draining time. We did not suffer.
Saffron Rice
WHAT YOU NEED
2 pinches of saffron, crumbled or crushed with back of spoon in small dish
1 cup basmati rice
1 TBSP dried minced onion
2 cups low or no-sodium chicken broth
1 tsp kosher salt
WHAT YOU DO
Bring all ingredients to boil in a pot. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is fluffy.
I also had leftover red wine from Friday’s pizza night. So I made sangria with this cute pitcher I got when we accidentally went to Ikea after the movie.
However, the photo shoot of said sangria did not go well as I had a lot of help by someone with a bad sense of white space balance and shadows.
So we’ll make it again another time and share. But suffice to say, there is nothing LaCroix Cran-Raspberry water cannot do!
Enjoy the rest of your week!