I'll admit the picture doesn't make it look mind-numbingly appetizing, but a) I suck as a food photographer thus far, and b) IT TOTALLY IS.
It has not been the best summer for cooking--too hot, too poor, too tired, too lazy, too frustrated with my ever-confounding digestive system. And tired as I was today, the idea of another night of pasta or leftovers was more exhausting than that of cooking, and making something new rather made me feel much better. Chicken, my mom's potato salad, some spinach, iced tea, and it was a nice, easy dinner that tasted good and was fun to make. Balm to my annoyed soul.
Recipe from Cooking Light--and, by the way, CL has a weird habit of suggesting cream-based dishes made with cream cheese, which is the oddest thing ever. The consistency is never quite right, even if the taste is all right. Feels like diet food.
This one, however, didn't:
Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs
2 tsps garlic powder
2 tsps chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp ground red pepper
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
Cooking spray
6 tbsp honey
2 tsps cider vinegar
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Combine spices in bowl, toss chicken to coat thoroughly.
3. Broil chicken on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray (I pressed tin foil to the pan, made it easier to turn) for five minutes on each side.
4. Combine honey and vinegar, stirring well. Pull chicken from broiler, brush top side with half the honey mixture; return to broiler for one minute. Turn, brush with honey, and broil for an additional minute or until chicken is done
I didn't have to cook it longer than this, and it came out perfectly done, not the slightest bit dry and almost delicately crispy on the outside.
Sissy, you must try this one.
