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πŸ‹πŸŒ± Herb Chicken Lemony πŸ—

This is an easy weeknight dish that's packed with flavor. Herbs, lemon, butter, and roasty chicken-- what's not to love? 🀀 🌱Tools Mixing bowl Bowl lid or plastic wrap Tongs Butter knife 🌱Ingredients 1 pack chicken thigh, skin scored 1 tbsp butter* * 2 garlic minced* * 1 tbsp oregano* * 1 tbsp thyme* * 1 tbsp evoo or grapeseed oil* * 1/4 lemon, juiced* * If you prefer this dish to have more sauce to drizzle over the chicken and/or your paired carbohydrates or greens, make and sautΓ© an extra portion of the marinade * . 🌱Steps Mix very well in a bowl, slathering every nook and cranny. Cover and let it marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours to overnight.  When ready to cook, heat a wide pan to medium heat. Add butter, let it melt and spread around. Add the chicken 1 by 1, skin side first. Let it brown, about 5 minutes.* Turn over to cook the other side.* Add butter, as needed. Garnish with lemon rinds or lemon slices. Serve and enjoy with a cuppa rice, boiled potatoes or v...

πŸ‹ Lemon Pound Cake πŸ”¨

So, I asked,  "Hey, Google what's a pound cake?" and was illumined with: " Pound cake is like the  little black dress of dessert ... traditional pound cake recipes call for equal weights of flour, sugar, eggs, and butter..." Apparently, back in the olden days a pound of each ingredient is required.  Thus, "pound" cake.  Thankfully, it's not quite what I imagined it to be - pounding the w its out of the dough is out of the equation (exit cue:  Thor with his mighty Mjolnir πŸ”¨πŸ’¨. buhbye). Thus, continuing still with the lemon saga in our casa, we tried the lemon pound cake. πŸ‹ Ingredients - dry 1 + 2/3  all-purpose flour, sift 1/4 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup (180g) sugar 1 lemon zest πŸ‹  Ingredients - wet 1/2 cup melted butter (~113g) or vegetable oil) 1/2 cup (120 mL) milk 3 eggs 180 ml yogurt (or 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/3 cup lemon juice) 1/4 tsp vanilla πŸ‹  Steps - cake 0 - pre-heat the oven to 175C (350F) for 10 mins. 1 -  Whisk dr...