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Fridge Friday

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Picnic Dinner

Wednesday night we went to watch The Producers at a beach park on Lake Michigan. It was great fun. We're doing picnics in the park before the movie. I love it.

I didn't want to do traditional picnic food or sandwiches, I wanted a real meal. Something that was easy enough to eat and that would be tasty at room temp.

I kinda invented Lemon & Olive Chicken with Couscous



6 chix thighs, no skin on the bone

In a large skillet that has a lid heat 2-3 tbsp of oil. Salt and pepper your chicken and brown on both sides for a total of 6-8 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate and add chopped onion to saute for about 3 minutes. Add 1 clove of mined garlic and cook for another minute. Add 1 cup of chix stock to deglaze the pan. Add the chicken back to the skillet along with 1 cup of chopped green Spanish olives and Kalamata olive (or whatever you like), six lemon quarters (that's 1 1/2 lemons) and a tsp or so of dried marjoram. Bring to a low simmer, cover and cook for about 45 minutes...the chicken will be almost falling off the bone.

This is very lemony. The chix broth & olive have plenty of salt, so don't add extra. I did add extra pepper and a slash of Tobasco sauce in the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Serve atop couscous with plenty of the yummy sauce.

I served it with grilled veggies, pickled radishes and fresh pineapple for dessert.


Saturday night it's The Goonies at Chase Park. The Boy is responsible for the picnic, I think it'll be pot roast.

This must end

Happy Father's Day

This was my dad's first Christmas as a dad. This year will be his 37th. He's pretty great. It's amazing to me that he's 26 in this picture. Yikes! That's so young to have so much responsibility.

I'm so lucky to have great parents. My dad has always be a terrific provider, has put his family first and afforded us so many adventures throughout my childhood (and adult life)!

I love you, Dad.

(And yes, that baby is me.)