Lana in FL...the herb marinated chicken was fabulous!

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karennoca

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I did it exactly as posted. Marinated 24 hours using bone in legs, thighs and party chicken wings. This is the first marinade that I have ever had with chicken that actually permeated the entire piece. That herbaceous, vinegar marinade made the house smell great. My husband came out of his office and said, "what are you making that smells so good?" I love when that happens. It crisped up nice, and was very moist. Having leftovers tonight. Thanks for sharing and the timing was perfect for my herb garden.

I kept the left over marinade, cooked it down a bit and am going to use it on bone-in chicken breasts.

 
Just bought the ingredients: $8 for 4 herbs and $6.50 for 4 Publix Greenwise thighs. I need a

garden...well, I need a garden where I don't automatically kill everything in it.

 
Have you tried fresh herbs in pots? They like to be all together in a large pot

look so pretty and you can move the pot in the winter to a sunnier spot in the yard. They do not like to be pampered, very little fertilizer, maybe once a year. But they do like to be kept trimmed. I usually let my sage, thyme, oregano and chives flower, because the bees love the flowers. And I like to put them into salads. Basil needs to be kept trimmed or else they get bitter. I let them almost dry out, then water. Too much water can kill them.
They also taste so much better out of the garden. I actually add them to bouquets and they smell good in my house.

 
Bless. You actually think I can grow herbs! Karen, how many years have you known me? I'm pretty

embarrassed about the number of living things I've killed. And herbs...good grief, I could refill both Martha AND Ina's herb gardens with the number of plants I've killed.

Just this weekend I pulled up dead lemongrass stalks--a truly HARD TO KILL plant that I've somehow managed to ix-nay.

Sadly, I must continue to pay $1.99 per bag of herb if I want to cook with them. My herbed chicken is marinating as we e-speak.

 
Marilyn, are you planting in the ground or pots? I recall when Peggy Bucholtz,

who used to post here on a regular basis, moved from Oregon to Arizona. She used a lot of herbs, especially Thyme and tried to grow it in the ground, everything died. She finally went to pots and had to use a certain packaged potting mix for the herbs. Have you checked with your local nursery, or other foodies you know who grow them? I just cannot believe that you are totally at fault...it has to be a soil issue.

However, my husband and I feel there is something different about our sun. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but just an observer as to what is going on in our own yard, around town, and what we feel when out in the sun.

 
Yes. In the ground, in pots, in salad tables, in the kitchen, on the windowsill. {sigh}

I'm a Perfect Storm of either too much attention or too little attention.

 
OK, I have had herbs, in my windowsill too, but the sun coming through the glass burns the plant

You would need bright, indirect light...but really herbs do their best outside. I still think it boils down to the right soil (which a nursery could help you with) plus a drip watering system, put on a timer. They are inexpensive and if you have the will to do it yourself, I understand they are easy to set up.
Have you spoken to other foodies who grow them or to the nursery?

 
I know, when I bought them, I also decided I must start growing herbs again. What happened to your

garden table, Marilyn?

 
Another thumbs up for this recipe! Do they need to go into T&T?

I did these for a concert picnic and served a chopped Greek salad with chickpeas on the side.

They were declared delish then and when we ate more tonight, hubby stated that this recipe is a "keeper"!

We did find that the skin really wanted to stick to our grill grates, even after 10 minutes. Maybe we need to try a different way to oil the grate? Pam Grill spray was not it.

 
I'll put it in T&T - thanks. We also have trouble with the skin sticking,

but it seems to stick less when we use whole legs. We tried olive oil spray (commercial, with lecithin) on the legs, and it worked well, but seemed to stop the skin from getting crispy.

 
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