Meals as a Mrs. ~ Dirty P's Garlic-Ginger Chicken Thighs

I'm not sure why this particular dish is called "Dirty P's Garlic-Ginger Chicken Thighs"...is it because the chicken looked dirty with all the seasoning and slightly charred skin on it?  Who knows?! 

I am not a fan of red onions but they are Adam's favorite on a hamburger so I was glad to try this recipe that used that particular kind of onion on the chicken.  Although later he informed me he only likes red onions if they are raw.  Duly noted!

 

Making the chicken "dirty"....I guess..according to the name of the recipe??!

Ahh, love the smell of the grill cooking!!

The crispy skin was my favorite part.  I also enjoyed the buttered broccoli Adam made as the side veggie for this one.

 

 
This dish was a fun one that utilized the outdoor grill but I remember wishing the taste of the orange juice would have been stronger than the taste of the garlic and ginger as those last two ingredients were quite overpowering.  In the future I would probably double the tangerine or orange juice to make the chicken have more of a citrus flavor to counteract the taste of the garlic and ginger.  Also, I think when we made this meal at the end of August last year, it was the last time we fired up the grill and thinking back on the taste of this meal, I can't wait for this summer's cookouts!!  Do you have any favorite grill recipes?  If so, please do share!!

Reading over this passage on families that we were given during our Engaged Encounter weekend back in October 2014 takes on different meaning now that little Charlotte is here with us.  Oh how I love our little family of three (five if you count Hershey and Dusty too)!!

Family Living

Family living...is love overflowing into new lives and new people
the pride of extended identity
and consternation at the radically new, 
amazed at how different the same can be.

Family living...is love as adventure
mixed with boredom
where the unexpected becomes routine
and things have to change
to remain the same.

Family living...is love fulfilling and exhausting-
fathers and mothers who can't fit in
the time to be husbands and wives
and wives and husbands who can't fit in
the time to be fathers and mothers.

Family living...is love with too many birthdays for some
and too few for others.  
It's growing up and growing old
but above all its growing.

Family living...is love that is not blind
but rather sees what others cannot, 
love with the courage to correct, 
the tenderness to soothe, 
the wisdom to guide.