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Basil Green Goddess Grilled Chicken with Red Onions
Give grilled chicken thighs or breasts a long pre-cook marinade in Green Goddess dressing, and then char them to perfection along with sweet red onions. Then dollop more herby dressing on them for good measure and eat dinner under the stars.
Well, it was inevitable. Last week, after complaining that the summer had been so cold after a spring that was so cold and a winter that was so very cold, we finally got hit with the annual New York heatwave. And to the friends and family members who always say “OMG I love this heat! I could take it all year round!”, I literally do not know who you are and please get off me with your sweaty hug. While we were merrily cavorting around the garden a few days ago, tending to the herbs, the tomato plants and the budding zucchinis, now we’re staring sadly through the window from the air-conditioned interior. It may look pretty out there, but just half an hour in the sun and we both tend to go all Mad Max Fury Road. And nobody wants that.
So if we can’t go to the herbs, the herbs must come to us. And that’s best achieved in the form of Green Goddess dressing. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s basically a fancied up ranch, loaded up with Greek yogurt, a little mayonnaise, garlic and all the soft herbs in the garden.
Adventures in Cheese
Last month we stepped into the world of cheese making for the second time. The first time was a few years ago, back in Brooklyn. The aim was "fromage blanc" which is a very lightly developed, soft cheese, like ricotta. All cheese needs some kind of culture to start...
In case you’re wondering if you can boil a pre-sliced ham in cola
You can, but you shouldn't. Here endeth the lesson (and the ham). Seriously, though, this was a good lesson in experimenting for us. We wanted to put together an Easter dinner for our family. We knew from research (but not experience) that ham in cola is a popular...
Building the garden – Part I
This is our first year in the country with a yard. It's great to have all that space, and Arya loves having the freedom of running around the house and barking at cars and passers-by, but right now that's really all it is - space. Almost from the first time I saw it,...
Home to roost
When I was a teenager living in Wateringbury, Kent, we kept chickens. We had a moderate garden behind the house, which I was proud to have helped to plan and build (I designed the curved patio area - to this date probably my only piece of landscaping), and my mum and...
