Monday, May 24, 2010

Lemon Herb Marinade for Vegetables

Last Friday the women in my family hosted the women from dear family friends for a celebration of life. Jenny is having a baby, and we are so happy for her! It will be the first grandbaby in their family, and first great grandbaby as well. What joy! Candace was the brainstorm behind the event, with a twist on a nursery rhyme game that I’m certain has never been done before. We all had a wonderful time.

Our dinner was delicious. The menu conceived by the party planner and food produced by my wonderful daughters and daughter-in-law. My assignment was vegetable kabobs. I found this site helpful for determining how long to blanch some vegetables before grilling. When I chose my vegetables, I made certain that they would need the same amount of time on the grill—some I did have to pre cook (the sweet potatoes I baked in the oven for 20 minutes), others I blanched. It was lovely to have all the vegetables done just right. And the flavor on them was really quite delicious. I didn’t think to pass the remaining marinade with the kabobs until the very end, but I will not forget again. It was tangy and perfect, so much so we had kabob's again on Sunday, this time with chicken.

We're all waiting to hear the news of the new arrival. How do you celebrate a new baby coming to your family?

picture credit: joelens.blogspot.com

14 comments:

  1. we celebrate new babies by traveling to where they are :) our family is in idaho. then... we just smother them with love till we all have to part again. i love this recipe!

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  2. What a delicious way to get your daily dose of veggies! I know how wonderful those first grandbabies are ;)

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  3. These look So good! One of my favorite summer meals.

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  4. Thank you Cristie! The Kabobs (and everything!) was delicious. It was the most beautiful dinner I've ever been to and I felt so much love. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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  5. Oh, Jenny! We love you so much and are so excited for your new little one. Thank you for sharing an evening with us :)

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  6. I'm always a bit afraid to do vegetable kabos. I never thought to precook some of the veggies. They look perfect.

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  7. This is all so very exciting! Congrats to you guys! Baby showers are so much fun :P

    Especially when they come with delicious grilled veggies. Mmmm.

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  8. Oh wow, congrats to Jenny, thats amazing news :D
    Great recipe. Now that the summer is coming, this is a great thing to have in your repertoire.

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  9. looks wonderful love baby showers in the States

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  10. mmmmmm mmmmm mmmm these were great as left overs too :) thanks mom!

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  11. A new baby in the family is the best! :) We (My husband and our daughters and their husbands) were able to fly to Hawaii to be at our newest grandchild's(Our son's) blessing in August! It was great!
    I love grilled vegies! Thanks for the tip on pre cooking:) Looks delicious!

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  12. Cristie these little kabobs are going on my menu tonight! What a great way to celebrate a new baby.

    Laura

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  13. Mmm those kebobs look so delicious - and healthy!!

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  14. what a great marinade, my mom uses one in similar proportions from the world's fair and I've been using it for years, great on veggies, chicken, lamb. I just love it!
    Your kabobs look great!

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