We had my FIL and his wife over to celebrate her birthday. We started with spiced nuts, olives, crackers, and Boursin:
Mr. Kim smoked a couple of chickens with a very unusual method. We love the flavor of smoked chicken, but not the skin – it ends up tough and flabby. He found a recipe called “Hot and Fast Chicken”, which is essentially quickly smoked/grilled chicken. It ends up juicy and tender with a subtle smokiness and delicious skin – not completely crisp, but not flabby either. Off the smoker:
Served with a broccoli/orzo casserole:
And salad greens with a lemon vinaigrette and homemade croutons:
Black eyed peas:
Cheese rolls from Wegman’s:
And a cake-mix fix up chocolate bundt cake:
Which I thought was just ok – a little tough and heavy textured – but was a huge success at Jessica’s office the next day.
Unfortunately, the chicken and the broccoli casserole where not eaten at their best. We invited them for 6pm, intending to eat at 6:30. When Mr. Kim called them at 6:15, they were still at home and had obviously forgotten completely. When they finally got here and dinner was served, the casserole was a bit mushy (but tasted good) and the chicken had been reheated TWICE! But the chicken was still incredibly good. I can’t wait for him to do it again, so we can have it immediately!
