Grilled Mexican Chicken "Boats"
My mother used to carry a big purse with her in the car. She had all that stuff in that bag that moms with small children do. The interesting thing was when she went into a store she usually just grabbed her wallet and ran in. She’d leave us kids in the car (when it was deemed okay to do that sort of thing). As a child, I thought that purse behavior was really weird. Why bring a big purse and then just leave it on the car seat?
Now I get it. I often just carry my wallet when I go out shopping. Sometimes I even just put a debit card in my pants pocket and off I go. After I had back surgery the surgeon told me to lose the big purse. It took some getting used to but now I don’t carry one unless I’m traveling by airplane.
My mom also always had a list. She’d sit at the kitchen table in the morning making a list of all the things she needed to buy or do that day. I called it, “The errand list.”
I picked up that habit too. I have a standard paper list in my wallet. I can refer to it and map out my driving routes to take in all the places I need to stop. I’ve gone high-tech now too. I use post-it notes. That way I can make my grocery list and stick it to the handle of the cart for easy reference. I see all these people in the store looking at their phones for their list. I just never think to put my list on my phone. It’s stuck to my cart.
I shop for food like I’m French. What does that mean, you ask? It means I go to the grocery store almost every day and I buy just what I need to make that meal...
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Grilled Mexican Chicken "Boats"
You can make this recipe in a saute pan or take a different twist on it and grill everything in a grill basket.
Use your favorite meat rub on the chicken. I used a spicy steak rub on my version. Don’t be afraid to use a rub indicated for beef on chicken or fish or vice versa!
Serves 4
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