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Meaty with a dash of veggies

Chicken skewers

Chicken skewers for every season

08.21.2025 in Newsletter by Connie Veneracion
It’s the end of summer in the Northern hemisphere, it’s still winter in the Southern hemisphere and it’s monsoon season in the tropics. Whatever the temperature outside, and whether it’s sunny, snowy or rainy, it’s hard to say no to chicken skewers. The meat can be flavored lightly and paired with a salad for a warm day meal, or it can be seasoned boldly and eaten with carbs for a cold night meal. If the outdoors won’t allow char-grilling, there’s always the oven or stovetop grill. What’s the charm of grilled skewered chicken anyway? I’d say it’s collective nostalgia. Despite leaps in technology that make …
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Connie Veneracion, 2020

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