Got zucchini? If you live in Idaho/Utah, chances are you
do. Even if you don't have a garden, you can get zucchini anywhere . . . people are giving zucchini away like they're unwanted kittens.
When I typed "best chicken kebabs" into a google search,
Jamie Oliver's recipe was the first that came up. Winner winner, chicken kebab dinner! If I were ever to have a real-life celebrity "crush", it would be on J-Me!
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| Plus, he reminds me in so many ways of my own cute husband . . . |
My fabulous foody friend Erin first introduced Allen and I to Jamie Oliver back in 2003 (or 2002?) when Jamie was young and skinny and known as "The Naked Chef" in Great Britain (because he uses "naked" foods). We have followed him ever since. If Jamie has one "shtick", it's that he uses fresh
fresh FRESH ingredients for everything. In fact, I credit Jamie with getting both my husband and I really into food.
Healthy food.
Delicious healthy food. We have all seasons of "The Naked Chef" and "Oliver's Twist," we love to watch all of his new shows, we own about five or six of his cookbooks, and he is 100% the reason I own and regularly use a mortar and pestle. Plus, listening to someone who is energetic and hilarious and passionate about food in a Mockney British accent? Lovely-jovely, me ol' mate!
Anyway, I was excited to try what google deems the number one result for "best chicken kebabs," and Jamie delivered again! I was confused about "courgettes," until I looked up the word and learned it meant "zucchini." Those wacky Brits and their aubergines-instead-of-eggplants! :)
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I have an endless supply of mint in my backyard--it was great
to put it to such a delicious use! |
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I also love that Jamie uses words like "blitz" when talking about
a food processor. |
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| The chicken marinated all day--it was so tender and flavorful |
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I didn't use rosemary skewers like Jamie does, because, though
I do have two potted rosemary plants that I use weekly for
cooking (check out these yummy dinner muffins) I am not rich
celebrity chef who can buy bushels of rosemary skewers. Plain
old bamboo skewers worked just fine (don't forget to soak them
in water so they don't burn in half like several of mine did!) Since
the chicken would be missing that great rosemary flavor, I added
rosemary to the marinade recipe. |
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| Yum. |
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| Seriously. |
This recipe is summer-entertaining-food gold. I made them when I hosted book club at my house and they were a hit. Allen only got two of them, so I made them again a week later, and they were just as good. The chicken was tender and amazing, and the roasted zucchini was so delicious, too! It's a great way to cook and serve those bushels of
courgettes that your neighbors are all-too eager to share . . .
