Recipes for Maribelle

Moroccan Chicken:

Marinate Chicken in the following: (by the way- for grilling I do NOT prefer breasts b/c they dry out & I also prefer the skin on)....

I put the chicken (usually thighs, legs, wings, in a big ziplock) and toss is 2-4 cloves of chopped garlic... 1/3-1/2 cup of olive oil.. the juice of 1-2 lemons (with the lemons thrown in after you juice them)... Then I give 5-6 BIG shakes of cinnamon (about 2-3 tablespoons) and 5-6 big shakes of nutmeg.... smoosh it all together in the bag so all the chicken gets covered...

I let this marinate over night... (sometimes I marinate it over night, then freeze it like this)...

then I grill it!

Cucumber Salad:

4-5 kirby cucumbers or one hot-house seedless cucumber
1 medium red onion sliced
4 holland tomatoes or plum tomatoes sliced
10 big fresh basil leaves, sliced
1 teaspoon of oregano- fresh or dry
1 teaspoon of salt to taste
fresh cracked pepper

mixed above ingredients...

then do about 3 turns around bowl with olive oil- mix again.

then do 8-10 shakes of red wine vinegar or 6-7 shakes of balsamic- whatever you prefer.

Mix again- taste a cuke to make sure it tastes good :)