I have been away for a week and all I could think about was my garden. Ok, I did miss the family and the hubbie too. I was surprised to see the garden as well as Owen had grown visably! I walked around the garden in the evenings this weekend and gandered at the of the things that had started to peter out...and some other things that are just coming into their perfectly ripened selfs.
We celebrated being together and the wonderful summer weather with a feast!
Everything we ate came from our garden....except for the chicken. My husband took the opportunity to remind me, we could have those too in our backyard.
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| BBQ Roasted Chicken |
I grabbed a local chicken and my hubbie spiced it himself. Paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, S & P, and a dash of coriander before cooking on the BBQ.
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| BBQ'd Red Potatoes and a Blooming Onion |
Ches chopped some freshly dug potatoes and laced them in olive oil and salt. Then we grabbed a big white onion and chopped it "most" of the way through. He added that to the plate which sat on the upper rack of the BBQ.
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| The complete package |
The salad consists of beet greens, washed and rinsed dry, cukes, chopped, red and yellow tomatoes, chopped, and purple peppers, chopped. A drizzle of home-made balsamic vinegrette on the salad AND the chicken were perfect toppings. A dollop of butter on the taters and a grind of salt over it all.
YUM!
A low carbon foot print meal that satisfied the whole family. And boy it's great to be home.
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