The Plucky Housewives

3 T Orange/Pineapple Marmalade 2 T Honey 3 T pineapple juice 2 T olive oil 1-2 cloves of garlic - minced 6-8 chicken thighs (I used bone in skin on, but you can do skinless/boneless too.  Just takes less time to cook) Kosher salt and fresh pepper - to taste In a small bowl, combine the marmalade, honey, juice, olive oil and garlic.  Whisk until well incorporated.  Prepare your grill before you fire it up, by spraying the grill with  Grilling Pam .  Make sure your grill is nice and hot.  Season the chicken with salt and pepper.  Place seasoned chicken on grill, skin side up.  Baste the skin with the glaze.  Grill the chicken for about 4 minutes, until nice grill marks are present and skin is golden brown.  Continue to baste during the 4 minutes.  When ready, turn the chicken and grill again for an addition 4-8 minutes, basting the other side with the glaze.   When chicken is done, remove from grill and pour the remaining gla...

I love summer, because I love to grill.  I have pretty much tried everything on the grill, from the traditional burgers, brats, chicken to roasted veggies and even my roasted Roma tomato sauce. Today, its lamb chops.  We get our lamb from a great local farm,  Ruegsegger Farms.   Their meats are fabulous and we have enjoyed helping to support our local farmers.    The lamb chops are lightly rubbed with olive oil and seasonings and grilled, nothing too complicated and simple flavors, so as to not mask the flavor of the lamb! I like to serve the lamb with either a spaetzle or a gnocchi, and a good salad with a glass of ice cold home made lemonade.  I hope you like it! Grilled Lamb Chops 4 Lamb chops, about 1 inch thick Extra Virgin Olive Oil Salt and Pepper to taste. Fresh rosemary (optional) Fresh thyme (optional) Garlic puree or minced garlic (optional) Little drizzle the chops (both sides) with the olive oil.  Sprinkle your salt and peppe...

June 10, 2011 Weekend Grilling Menu - for 6-8 folks Beef (or Chicken) Fajitas Flour Tortillas (homemade or store bought - its all up to you) Grilled peppers and onions Creamy guacamole Tomatilla Salsa Grilled Corn Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake Marinade 1 lime, juiced and zest 1 lemon, juice and zest 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped 1 t kosher salt 1 t cumin 1/2 c extra virgin olive oil For marinade:   Combine in a bowl, the juice and zest of the lime and lemon, crushed garlic, jalapeno, salt, cumin.  Mix together.  With a wire whisk, slowly add the olive oil into the mix, while whisking.   You want to slightly emulsify the mixture. Fajitas 5 lbs of flank, skirt, flatiron, or chuck steak (boneless/skinless chicken breast or thighs) 2 red peppers, cleaned and halved 2 green peppers, cleaned and halved 2 sweet (Vidalia or maui) onions, cleaned and cut in half Place the meat into a large Ziploc bag.  Add 3/4 of the marinade to meat....