Tonight's Supper

I went to the Crescent City Farmer's Market Saturday and I got all of this:

Tonight's supper consisted of a few of those things I found at the market:  chicken thighs with pesto, a caprese-like salad with cucumbers, steamed green beans and grilled peaches -- I'm grilling like crazy these days because it's summertime and it's fun!  I was so proud to spread my homegrown pesto under the skin of these chicken thighs, but honestly I didn't even notice the flavor.  Oh well ... you can't win 'em all.  The grilled peaches were divine and a first for me, such a sweet and bright flavor.

 I am not ashamed to admit that I am a gas grill kinda gal, but this week I have used the good old weber kettel charcoal grill ..... I'll figure it out -- eventually!

chicken on a stick

cut chicken into "thread-able" sized pieces
marinate for awhile - i used a combo of peanut sauce, chili sauce(the kind with the rooster printed on the bottle - locally and perhaps globally referred to as "cock-sauce"), and honey
soak skewers for 20 minutes
thread chicken on skewers
grill - i use a tiny weber gas grill that is fantastically convenient on the highest heat setting until done

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Last Night's Supper

You can't go wrong with Jaques Pepin, right?  This chicken was super quick and full of flavor.  I used a boneless skinless breast rather than the legs the recipe calls for.  Also, I didn't have any sweet apple cider so I improvised with a few tablespoons of apple jelly watered down to give me a 1/2 cup of liquid.  Weird?... maybe, but worked out just fine!  And I chopped some little matchsticks of squash and zucchini as a side.  As always I forgot to sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

Buffalo Chicken Tacos!

I think I made this up and it was STUPID GOOD!!!

Three boneless, skinless chicken breasts were placed in the slow cooker for 5 hours on low with half a bottle of hot sauce, I used Frank's Red Hot Wings sauce.  Afterwards, the chicken fell apart and I easily shredded the meat.  I topped the chicken filled corn tortillas with blue cheese, raw onions, lime wedges, cabbage & sour cream.   Outstanding!