Dinner Tonight

I stayed home with Grace today (she's fighting a nasty cold), so Peter got to ride the bus home. After watching the Cat in the Hat (while I was trying to have a conference call....) and playing on his Nintendo, he decided to walk down to his friend Skylar's house.

On the way there, he told me he wanted to cook dinner tonight, so I said I'd pick him up around 5 or 5:30 and we'd go to the store to get stuff, as our cupboards are bare.

Of course, Grace fell asleep right at 5 pm, and by the time Peter came home on his own, she was snoozing hard. I didn't want to wake her, so I told Peter we couldn't go to the store, but could just order pizza. He insisted he would cook! Looking through the freezer, we found some chicken breasts from Costco that could be easily thawed, so he set about making a sauce while I thawed the chicken and did some other prep work.

We wound up having Peter's Zesty Lemon Chicken (my name, not his), turnip greens and turnips, and yellow squash. He wasn't entirely happy with the way the chicken turned out, but I think that was mainly because the sauce he made was more like a marinade than a cooking sauce.

So here, without further ado, is Peter's Zesty Lemon Chicken Marinade (subtle editing and guesstimate measurements provided by Mom -- if it's bad, blame me, if it's good, praise Peter)

1 cup seasoned rice vinegar (Peter uses Nankano Original and Pesto, 1/2 and 1/2)
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup olive oil
2-3 Tbs honey (or to taste)
Garlic powder to taste

Combine all ingredients, stir. If honey is not dissolving, heat mixture briefly in the microwave. Marinade chicken in sauce for several hours, or overnight.

Bake, broil or grill chicken.

Enjoy!