My husband and I recently completed Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University through our church, and we met some fun friends in the process. (Side note: The course is worth it for the lessons on insurance and investing alone.) Last night we had the two couples with whom we were paired for the course over for dinner, and it was awesome! The plan was to grill, and what a great plan it was! Then our grill got buried in white stuff. That's right- April 16th, and a sudden snow. Welcome to Minnesota. Fortunately, we had a Plan B: The Pampered Chef Double Burner Grill Pan! Read on to see how completely salvaged our menu!
Chicken Kabob Marinade
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1 pack Italian salad dressing mix
3 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. pressed garlic
1 tbsp. honey
Whisk all ingredients together, and marinate meat and vegetables a minimum of 3 hours. (Overnight is great.)
Intended ratio: 1 lb. chicken / 5 different vegetables / 1 recipe marinade
Note: My meat/vegetable-to-marinade ratio was way off, so I think I ended up with something a lot milder than intended. I didn't realize it until I was already marinating everything. Oh, well.
As always, everything is measured before adding it to the Stainless Mixing Bowl. I'm using a Measuring Spoon, a Measuring Cup, the Easy Read Mini Measuring Cup, an Easy Read Measuring Cup, and the Garlic Press. That's the Large Cutting Board, as always. Then I'll whisk everything with the Stainless Whisk, one of my favorite tools ever!
You know what I love? Beautiful vegetables. My mushrooms are in a Stainless Mesh Colander, and you can see the Bamboo Grinder Set ready to go. How about being able to tell when you're almost out of salt or pepper before, well, you're out of salt or pepper?
Tip: If you're only using half of your bell pepper, leave the seed bulb intact in the reserved half. It makes it last longer. Background: 5" Santoku Knife from the Forged Cutlery Collection. Best. Knife. Ever.
Does it not just make you happy to see your healthy dinner coming together? Veggies are in a Stainless Mixing Bowl with a Mix 'n Scraper, and chicken is in the Classic Batter Bowl with a second Mix 'n Scraper. Marinate away, delicious food!
Whoa - I stirred in a pound of mushrooms. Things just got real.
This was the point when I realized the snow wasn't stopping, and I might not be able to get to the grill by the time I needed to cook. Can you see how hard it's coming down out the window? Can you see that my grill is already covered? Yep.
The BBQ Skewer Set comes with four skewers, and they're loooong. As in, "Thank you, Stoneware Bar Pan for being awesome" long. I made sure six skewers would fit, and then I portioned my chicken where the Large Cutting Board's well could catch any juices. P.S. Those are food handling gloves. So handy for jobs like skewering raw chicken!
These look good! I put them in the oven and used the broiler for about 15 minutes. Then I finished them in the Grill Pan because I wanted grilled kabobs.
The Double Burner Grill Pan and a set of Chef's Tongs will be your best friends if you want the grilling experience minus the grill. Live in an apartment where you're not allowed to have one on your deck? Problem solved.
I grilled vegetables, too! My plan was to do these on the Grill Tray out back, but this worked and made the house smell delicious.
Then the corn. Like the chicken, I started it in the broiler and finished it in the Grill Pan.
Have I told you grilled corn is one of my favorite foods? It is.
I love, love, love having friends over for dinner parties! Maybe if I'm super nice to her, Bekah will let me share the recipe for the amazing beer bread she and Jason brought. The stuff was addictive!
Good times with good friends! Now my heart is all warm and fuzzy, and I need to get the next dinner on the calendar!
That's me with the kabob. I think I was giddy that I didn't ruin dinner due to completely switching gears at the last minute. How cool is it that my husband will still pose with me when I'm cradling a stinking chicken kabob? He's the best!
Happy grilling, be it indoor, outdoor, or anything in between!
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