What's for supper tonight?

No, but thanks.

I'll keep making my tuna melts the old fashioned way: On the engine block of my 1972 LTD.

 

You should buy a foreman grill, they are amazing especially for chicken and tuna melts. I have heard burgers cooked on them are good as well, but I use the Weber for that.

 

I'm totally pigging out on watermelon right now. It's actually pretty good.

 

Jersey Mike's.

 

That's not how I roll.

 

I know you are a Twins fan, but this should be how you roll.

 

I hate you. I'm terribly jealous.

 

Cold leftover meat lover's pizza.

 

steak is on the agenda.

 

Tequila sunrise chicken. Recipe available to anybody interested.

 

interested.

 

TEQUILA SUNRISE CHICKEN
Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS:

* 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts1
* 1/2 cup lime juice
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
* 1/4 cup tequila2
* 1 jalapeno pepper, cleaned and finely chopped
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 teaspoon minced garlic3
* 1/4 teaspoon each: salt and pepper4

PREPARATION:
1. Do not drink the tequila. Yet.
2. Rinse and pat dry chicken. Place in 8x8x2 baking dish; set aside.
3. In a small bowl, combine everything else. Pour half of resulting marinade over chicken, reserving the rest for basting. Refrigerate chicken 2 to 8 hours.
4. Make yourself no more than one margarita.

FOR GRILLING:
1. Preheat gas or charcoal grill.
2. Place chicken on grill.
3. Grill chicken until no longer pink and juices run clear, basting frequently with reserved marinade. Important: Do not baste during last five minutes of cooking.

FOR BAKING:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place dish with chicken in oven uncovered.
3. Bake 25-30 minutes. Baste once or twice.

SERVE WITH:
Another margarita. (Well, duh!)


1I typically flatten out chicken breasts before grilling or baking; they cook all the way through faster that way. Rolling pin works. The 16-ounce rubber mallet I bought at Harbor Freight is more thorough and more fun. ;D
2The original recipe calls for 2 tablespoons. Depends on how much tequila flavor you want in your finished meal. I use more lime juice, too.
3You can buy a small jar of minced garlic in the produce section of whichever grocery you go to. And if you don't want that much garlic flavor, you can use less ... but I've never tasted more than a hint of garlic in this recipe.
4Salt and pepper to taste, basically.