Adam Albright
03.05.2024 - 14:18 / bhg.com / Christianna Silva
There’s a reason Marry Me Chicken is so popular: It’s simple, delicious, and pretty easy to make. It earned its name after an editor at Delish, Lindsay Funston, made a recipe video for a Tuscan-style chicken dish in 2016. The video’s producer took a bite and said, “I’d marry you for that chicken!” It went viral on TikTok, and it seemed like everyone looking for an engagement—or just a really good chicken dish—had to try it out.
But a warm Tuscan-style chicken isn’t just a great dish for a hot summer day or something you can reasonably bring to a summer potluck or party. Enter: Marry Me Chicken Pasta Salad, the perfect summer dish that will have everyone begging for the recipe.
Carson Downing. Food Stylist: Annie Probst
Pasta salad recipes get a bad rap for being a bit of an afterthought. Not every picnic or barbecue comes complete with a pasta salad and, oftentimes, the salads can be pretty dull. But pasta salads can be the star of the show (and one of the easiest dishes to throw together, to boot). This is the kind of dish you can make well ahead of a party and bring in a giant bowl—one that’ll be licked clean by the end of the party.
For our Marry Me Chicken Pasta Salad, start by marinating a few chicken cutlets in a resealable bag for about an hour. Then, grill the chicken to give it that perfect toasty summer taste. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and combine it with cooked pasta, asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, and a homemade creamy tomato basil dressing. Pop all of that in the refrigerator and chill it until you’re ready to serve. Right before serving, add a little bit more dressing and some arugula or baby spinach. You can garnish it with basil leaves, crushed red pepper, and grated Parmesan if your heart calls
If you love something, make it flat—that’s how the saying goes, right? When it comes to flat croissants, at least, that’s definitely the case. We all know (and love) the classic flaky croissant, but bakeries and home chefs have taken the pastry to new heights (or lows?) by flattening it and frying it to make it even crispier.
I have grown alliums for their stunning architectural form for years, but one is by far my favorite: ‘Ambassador’. Although its bulb is related to garlic, onions, and shallots, this ornamental garden variety is a show-stopper. There are many other allium cultivars out there, ranging in size, color, and form, but ‘Ambassador’ rises to the top of my list for a lot of reasons.
Recently, I realized our outdoor area leaves much to be desired. We live in a city, which means we’re lucky to have any outdoor space at all, but as far as urban balconies go, it’s pretty bare bones in the character department.
Late spring is the perfect time to give your borders a little attention, in order to keep them in good shape throughout summer. At this time, there’s still room between plants to negotiate a way through, so you can access plants at the back of the border before everything grows and knits together.
Today we’re exploring more of Jay Sifford‘s lesser-seen back garden. We’ve toured and featured the award-winning landscape designer’s immaculate stylized meadow front garden, but now we’re wondering why the blooming bogs at the back of his home aren’t getting more attention.
Pale brick pavers, laid in a herringbone pattern, run from the open-plan ground floor out into the garden, creating a seamless transition between the two spaces.
It’s always a treat when award-winning landscape designer Jay Sifford sends in photos of his fabulous home garden in the mountains of North Carolina. Today, we have an extra-special treat:
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Spring brings with it plenty of joy and growth: blooming flowers, blossoming buds, and happy, vibrant green leaves sprouting from previously bare trees. But it also brings with it a battle, one we often face with stubborn weeds that seem to sprout up overnight, invading our gardens, sidewalks, and driveways. They can be difficult to prevent, seemingly impossible to keep, and challenging to keep at bay.
Left: WWD / Getty Images; Right: CARSON DOWNING