What to have for dinner?

No really, what in the world is dinner going to consist of tonight?!

I’m sure most of us ask ourselves this same question (or at least a variation of “what’s for din din”) at least 7 days a week.

At least.

Because sometimes purely thinking is just too dang difficult, you may find yourself scrambling a couple eggs and feasting on baby carrots straight out of the bag for the 4 millionth time then calling it good.

There’s always breakfast to look forward to…

Don’t get me wrong, scrambled eggs and baby carrots are just dandy, but you deserve a change of pace.

After all, if you’re not careful, you might literally bore your taste buds to death and then all food would taste like nothing for the rest of your life because you went ahead and killed off all your precious taste buds.

Moral of this story is to grill up some veggie skewers!

You can swap in different veggies depending on your mood, and even switch up the marinade.

Not feeling red bell pepper? Go for the yellow or orange variety.

Growing summer squash in your garden? Add those puppies to the mix.

Have dried basil in your cupboard but the oregano is mysteriously MIA? Do it to it.

Veggie skewers go with pretty much anything, so it shouldn’t be too hard to complete your meal after you get these suckers going.

Just to give you a few ideas, try pairing them with grilled fish (I love wild salmon!), quinoa (a complete protein, you know), or even a fancy schmancy grilled cheese sandwich.

This time around, my skewers (kabobs, kebabs, or what-ever-the-heck) consisted of crisp red bell pepper, tender zucchini, red onion, juicy Sun Gold tomatoes, and meaty cremini mushrooms. After threading all those characters onto metal skewers (don’t have the time or patience to soak wood ones) I marinaded them in a mixture of extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, dried oregano, garlic powder, fresh ground black pepper and salt, of course.

You can devour the veggies straight off the skewers like a savage (don’t burn your mouth!) or you can push them onto your plate and utilize some silverware.

P.S. There really is a lot of wiggle room here, so please use your favorite veg (that can handle the grill) and whip up the marinade to suit your taste.

P.P.S. They may look a little shriveled and sad in the picture, but I can assure you they tasted fabulous!

P.P.P.S. Do not attempt to rotate the hot metal skewers with your bare hands unless you want to curse, cry out in pain, and form some pretty little blisters on your now useless fingers.