Fourth of July and a Cooking Class

Hey, everybody! I had so much fun cooking a red, white and blue meal on the Fourth of July: Strawberry Melon Gazpacho, Chicken with Lemon Yogurt Sauce, and Blue "French Fries." The Strawberry Melon Gazpacho was a free recipe I picked up at Whole Foods, and it was interesting. The cucumber in it was weird, considering the other ingredients were strawberries, watermelon, cantaloupe and lime juice. The chicken was my own recipe. It was simple and delicious! As for the "fries," I used beautiful blue potatoes and cut them into french fry shapes. I coated them in olive oil and spices, and roasted them in the oven. They were delicious!

Chicken with Lemon Yogurt Sauce
Serves 4-8

Ingredients
4 split (2 whole) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves, minced
Olive oil
1 cup plain yogurt
The zest of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation
1. Preheat grill. Put chicken in a glass dish. Toss with enough olive oil to coat the chicken. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and minced garlic.

2. Combine yogurt, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Adjust seasonings if needed.

3. Grill the chicken for about 4-5 minutes on each side, or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Serve chicken with yogurt sauce.

I have pictures of everything I made, but they're all terrible because we forgot to take pictures until halfway through dinner... oops. The chicken is half-eaten and the other dishes are almost gone from the bowl.

Blue: Blue Fries

White: Chicken with Lemon Yogurt Sauce.



Red: Strawberry Melon Gazpacho

On July 9th, I taught a cooking class! A girl that's going into 5th grade at my school won it as an auction item. We made pizza, Italian Wedding Soup, Italian Salad, and appetizers with grape tomatoes, mozzarella balls, and basil. For a beverage, we made watermelon lemonade. Everything we ate was delicious! Here are some photos.



Slicing tomatoes




We're ready to eat!




The pizza. Yummmmm!




Our salad

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