Faith and Food!

Hello all,

For Christians all around the world today is Palm Sunday, Easter is next Sunday and Passover begins at sundown on Monday.  Food plays a very important part in our observations of our faith and the local supermarkets here in Roswell and other places have an abundance of the items many like to prepare during this time of renewed Faith.
With that said many families have lamb for Sunday dinner during this spring holiday season, and I'd like to share a recipe for an Herb Pesto Rub marinade that you can use for lamb, chicken breasts or beef, all of which are on sale at your local Publix.
Now if you've been growing your own herbs or getting them at Walmart or Publix the fresh ingredients used here will make this dish a hit with your family!   Here's what you'll need:

Herb Pesto Rub
1/4 cup fresh thyme

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1/4 cup fresh rosemary
1/c cup fresh oregano
1 cup fresh parsley
1 tablespoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup olive oil.

Strip the thyme and rosemary leaves from the stems and remove the leafy parts from the oregano and parsley, (you should have approximately 3 cups of loose herbs)  Place the herbs, salt and pepper (I usually omit salt when I cook and the food comes out perfectly fine) in a food processor.  With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil and process until the pesto is blended.  The mix will keep for 1 week in the fridge.
If you are using this marinade for chicken, let sit for 4-6 hours.  For lamb chops 3-4 hours for a leg of lamb let marinate overnight.

Hope you'll love the marinade and make it one of your family favorites!  Enjoy as you celebrate Easter, Passover and Palm Sunday!

Much love,

J