My little herb corner & a tangy chicken dish
>> Friday, January 19, 2007
My work and study load has been unexpectedly high lately, and it will only get worse in coming months. I have started to feel the stress and exhaustion of long working hours. Many things to do yet so little time!
During this stressful period when I do not have much time in the kitchen, one of the relaxing moments is to take care of my herbs. I started to grow them about 2-3 weeks ago in a small pot placed in my little balcony and they have done quite well in the heat of summer. As you can see in the photo, I have some marjoram, thyme, sweet basil and sage. They all have beautiful fragrance which is so soothing. Even looking at their green leaves makes me happy. I guess this is what we call “Herb Therapy”!
Despite the heavy workload, I did manage to spend some times in the kitchen to whip up a beautiful dish called
If you love tangy flavour, give this dish a try. It has a sharp appetizing taste from the lime and orange marinade. I actually used half of the recommended lime and orange, but it still worked well since the marinade was left overnight. I did add a little sugar before roasting the chicken to balance out some of the tanginess, but this is up to your preferences. The recipe is from Cuisine Magazine, but the online version can be viewed here.
For this, I also used plantains for the first time! Plantain is a “neighboring” fruit of banana. It has the same shape as the normal bananas, yet needs to be cooked. They are a lot firmer and contain less sugar, too! I love the roasted plantains and will definitely try them in other dishes. The recipe suggested using sweet potatoes to substitute. I guess they will also work, but you will lose the beautiful texture and flavor of plantains. They are definitely worth trying if you can get hold of some.
This post is my entry for Weekend Herb Blogging, an event founded by Kalyn. This week edition is hosted by Scott from Real Epicurean.
Please check out his blog for the round-up. WHB is a wonderful place to find awesome recipes. This week I tried Sher’s Spanish Cod Soup, With Spinach, Chick-Peas, And Parsley, which was shared in previous WHB. It was so tasty I wanted to lick the bowl!
Weekend Herb Blogging
9 comments:
The chicken looks so juicy! And I love your herb garden. Think of all the wonderful meals you'll make with them!
I love your little herb garden.
And your warm weather. It will be my turn soon.
Your chicken sounds delicious and looks to tempting...
Those photos are sooo appetizing!
This does look fab! I wish my herb garden was doing so good right now; it doesn't like the colder weather so much!
Anh, I love your pot of herbs, glad you found a way to de-stress. Do take care my pal!
Sher, thank you. :)
Katie, yes, I am enjoying the warm weather now. Hopefully the herbs will do well since it is quite hot here.
Brylinn, thank you.
Scott, good luck with your herb garden!
Angie, thanks pal. I am glad that I can de-stress a bit, too. You take care also, ok? :)
Herb therapy is wonderful! I hope you do get to have a garden someday. Unfortunately my garden is under quite a few inches of snow right now. I do know just what you mean about too much to do and not enough time. That's the story of my life.
hello, the dish looks delicious. just stumbled on ur blog. i too and vietnamese. :) i'm always searching for new viet recipes to try.
Hi Anh,
Do you have a recipe for Banh Phuc Linh made of coconut milk, sugar and cornstarch? It can be different colors and shapes. I have looked everywhere but can't find it. Also, do you also have the recipe for Banh Mang?
Please email me at itran1@hotmail.com. Thanks.
Isabella
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