Birthday Dinner

We celebrated our oldest daughter's birthday dinner on Sunday.  I tried a couple of new recipes. Chicken Kabobs with a white BBQ sauce and caramelized onion and Swiss popovers.  I have never tried popovers before but they were very easy and they were good.  The marinade for the chicken and vegetables was great. 

Chicken and Vegetable Kabobs

1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ancho chile powder
salt and pepper to taste
4 skinned and boned chicken breast
2 medium zucchini, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
2 medium yellow squash, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
2 red bell peppers, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
I also used purple onion cut into chunks (optional)

Preheat grill to 350-400.  Whisk together rosemary and next 6 ingredients in a bowl.  Add chicken and let this marinate over night or about 3 hours before cooking.  Make up an additional marinade and put vegetables in a separate zip lock bag with marinade for about 2-3 hours.  When ready to cook thread chicken and vegetables alternately onto skewers. Discard marinade.
Grill kabobs about 15 minutes or until chicken is done.  Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

White BBQ Sauce

Stir together 3.4 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1 clove garlic, minced, 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper, 1 1/2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard, 1 teaspoon of prepared horseradish, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon table salt.      Makes 1 cup

Caramelized Onion and Swiss Popovers

1 cup flour
1 cup milk, room temperature
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (1 oz.) freshly shredded Swiss cheese
1/4 cup Caramelized sweet onions, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
4 teaspoons canola oil (I used veggie oil)

Preheat oven to 425.  heat a 12 cup muffin pain in oven 10 minutes
Meanwhile process first 5 ingredients in a blender or food processor 20 to 30 seconds or until smooth.  Stir in cheese and the next 2 ingredients.  Remove pans from oven and pour 1/2 teaspoon oil into each of 8 cups, filling center 6 cups and middle cup on each end.  Heat in oven for 5 minutes.  Remove from oven divide batter among oiled muffin cups, return immediately to oven.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until puffed and lightly brown around edges then reduce heat to 350 and bake 10 minutes or until tops are golden brown.  Transfer to a wire rack cool 3-4 minutes before serving.