Purple Dinner

     

Another quick dinner.  This past weekend when I went to the supermarket I happened onto these purple potatoes.  I've seen them on tv but not at any regular supermarkets.  I don't have the time to search them out from any specialty markets just to have some uniquely beautiful produce on our plates.  I would like to though.  Wow...aren't they Wow.  Look at the colour and the patterns...just adore how they look.  I should make them into chips next time, that would keep the integrity of the visual more than just smashing them.  That's how I served them, smashed.  I cut them in halves and boiled the potatoes.  Then I pressed the palm of my hand on them and roasted them in the oven.  Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.  Still loving the purple after they've been squished.

     

Oh ya.  I roasted some chicken drumsticks while roasting the potatoes and voila, there's dinner.

     

Grilled Chipotle Chicken with Mango Avocado Spinach Salad

This meal actually takes very little time to prepare.  I only wish we had a really grill - the ones that cook with fire and not pans that have ridges on it that mimic grill marks.  One can only dream...

Ingredients:

• 2 chilies - chipotle in adobo sauce (won't be able to use the whole can or your face with burn off - I froze the remainder)
• 5/6 tblspns - malt syrup (I only used malt syrup because I have a lot of it from my bagel making.  It cuts the spicy chipotles.  Honey or maple syrup would probably be good too.)
• chicken (I used deboned leg but any chicken would be fine)
• baby spinach
• 2 mango (adulfo)
• 2 avocado

Chop 2 chiptole chilies finely and mix with the malt syrup and use this to marinate the chicken.  I marinated it for a couple of hours.  When taking the chicken out of the marinade, let some of the excess drip off.  Grill until chicken is done.  While the chicken is cooking, cut the mango and avocado into bite size cubes and lay on top of baby spinach.  When chicken is done, cut into desired pieces.  I had an extra piece of chicken with no marinade.  I don't think baby1 would appreciate the chipotles.