When we lived in the UK Sunday lunch was a ritual, followed by a walk around the fields with our golden retriever. With hectic teenage schedules I wasn't able to recreate that when we moved to the US.
Now with no teenagers left in the house the leisurely home lunch seems permanently out of the window and we've taken to gardening and exploratory day trips that don't involve my cooking. Sunday night is still ritually spent watching a movie in the family room with a plate on our knees.
Today I marinated chicken pieces in garlic, olive oil and rosemary so they would be ready to be thrown in the oven when we returned. All that was left to do was cut some fresh crusty bread from the farmers market and braise broccoli raab. I don't know why I continue to buy broccoli raab at the farmers market -- or grow it for that matter. It never goes down particularly well. This time I sauteed some red pepper flakes and chopped garlic in olive oil until the garlic was golden, added the broccoli briefly and then poured on some organic chicken broth and braised it for five minutes. It was healthy but still not my favorite greens.
Now with no teenagers left in the house the leisurely home lunch seems permanently out of the window and we've taken to gardening and exploratory day trips that don't involve my cooking. Sunday night is still ritually spent watching a movie in the family room with a plate on our knees.
Today I marinated chicken pieces in garlic, olive oil and rosemary so they would be ready to be thrown in the oven when we returned. All that was left to do was cut some fresh crusty bread from the farmers market and braise broccoli raab. I don't know why I continue to buy broccoli raab at the farmers market -- or grow it for that matter. It never goes down particularly well. This time I sauteed some red pepper flakes and chopped garlic in olive oil until the garlic was golden, added the broccoli briefly and then poured on some organic chicken broth and braised it for five minutes. It was healthy but still not my favorite greens.
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