picnic dinner

We were going to have dinner at the lake tonight, but it was getting a bit cloudy, so we decided to eat at home. This would be a very easy dinner to pack for a picnic. Oven baked chicken, sliced veggies & dip, bread & butter, and a Moroccan lentil salad. The chicken can be eaten hot or cold.
I used skinless boneless chicken thighs.
marinate chicken in buttermilk and garlic for a few hours
coat with mixture of breadcrumbs mixed with herbs such as
basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary, salt & pepper
place chicken on a parchment paper lined tray
drizzle a little bit of olive oil or melted butter on chicken
Bake in 400* oven for 30 minutes or until done.
The lentil salad is really good, and it's nice to make ahead of time.
for the dressing whisk together the following
1/2 Tbsp chili powder, 1 small garlic clove, crushed
1/2 Tbsp cumin, 1/4 cup olive oil
dash of cinnamon, 1/8 cup red wine vinegar,
salt & pepper a bit of lemon juice.

drain and rinse one can of lentils, chop some purple onion, red pepper (I had an orange pepper), and parsley, then toss with the dressing.
Grace, Trinity, Thomas & Heather are having vanilla pudding layered with raspberry sauce.
The girls still have their bathing suits on. Heather was writing in her new journal.