Why I Love Summer, Part 2

The Barbeque.

Are you with me?

It seems to be a manly pursuit.

William Shakespeare liked it:

“It is better to have burnt and lost, then never to have barbecued at all” – William Shakespeare

In our home, it's MY favorite way to cook in the Summer.
Doug doesn't cook much, which is not a problem. It just means I get to use the barbeque all the time.

I love my Barbeque.

It looks a lot like this:

I had a picture of it, but it got deleted. It's 9p.m., so I don't think I will go outside and take another picture of it, no matter how much I like it.

I rarely cook inside in the summer. It's just me and my BBQ.

I do not wear weird aprons.

But I will take my book outside and read while the meat is grilling. 

Or maybe I will water a little.

Last night I tweaked yet another Cooking Light recipe, using what ever I had on hand. 

It was good.

Really good!

Here is the original recipe.

Here's mine:

In a bowl, cut up zucchini (yes, that I actually grew!!), a small white onion, throw in some grape tomatoes (yes, I grew these as well!!). Add 4 tsp. minced garlic,1 healthy tsp. of dried oregano, 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar, drizzle some olive oil and add some salt and pepper. Toss well.

Season a piece of chicken with some salt and garlic salt. Put all your veggies into a BBQ basket (LOVE this basket-I think I got it at Wal-Mart) and throw the chicken on the grill as well.

Cook the chicken about 6 minutes per side and stir the veggies every once in a while.

While this is cooking, cook about 1/2 bag of pasta. When the pasta is finished, drain in a collander. Put a couple of handfuls of spinach on it while it is hot, then you can wilt your spinach easily.

When your chicken and veggies are done, put the spinach/pasta mix in a bowl and add a drizzle of olive oil and 3 tbs. parmesean cheese. Add the veggies and cut up the chicken and toss it all together.

Add feta cheese if you like.

Lauren and I like, Brenna and Doug do not like.

The mix on the veggies is killer. Then you add in the chicken. Yum! But the feta cheese crumbles is what put me absolutely in love. A bite with zucchini, onion, tomato and feta is the BEST!

Ahhh, I love Summer!