Thursday, March 29, 2012

Coast Meets Coast

What a treat being together in California to make this wonderful menu (Gals 2&3)! It is so rare we are together to create our monthly menu, so this was a treasure. With a few alterations to the ingredients, this meal turned out to be fantastic and simple to put together- the most important factors when judging a menu.

The chicken was superb, although extremely citrus. We cut down the garlic for fear of the repercussions of 3 tablespoons! Next time the #3 household might keep the garlic the same and cut down on lemon zest. Mr. #2 would like the same, but for Gal #2 and guests, the lemon was divinely refreshing.
(Sorry, we ate it all up to fast after it came out of the oven so there were no final pictures!!)
The couscous was a debate of onion. A recipe calling for 2 cups of onion is something to be taken very seriously. We opted for the more palate-friendly shallot and only added 1 to the mix. There were not as many pine nuts as were required in the recipe (fault of Gal 2!), but we added what we had. What came out was a savory and crunchy couscous that will now be a staple of Gal's 2&3's side dish recipes.



The pineapple is a scary thought for Gal 2, but for the #3's we love our pineapple any which way you can serve it up! We saved this delectable treat for when we wanted to use the charcoal grill for burgers later in the week. Turned out great!! They were very easy to make, nothing stuck to the grill. However the 1/4 cup honey called for is too much! We maybe used an 8th of a cup and still thought it was on the very sweet side. Perfect with ice cream :)

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