New Year!

Well, after a series of trips home, some unexpected, we're back.  Well, we got back nearly a week ago but through a series nights drinking with friends in town combined with getting back in the work grind, grocery shopping definitely took the hit.

Today we had our own recipe we made up!

Baked Mango Chicken with sweet potatoes - to die for.

1 small whole chicken
1 mango (very ripe work best)
3/4 cup of brown sugar
olive oil (enough to coat the bottom of the foiled pan)
salt and pepper
3 garlic cloves

Preheat the oven to 375.  Place the chicken on foil (big enough to hold the chicken and the juice) and cover with olive oil.  Rub and cover the chicken with brown sugar then lightly salt and pepper.  Peel the mango and cut as much off the pit as you can.  Pepper the mango.  Halve the 3 cloves of garlic.  Stuff the chicken with the mango pit, most of the mango pieces, most of the garlic and 3 tablespoons (approx as always) of brown sugar.  Put the remaining mango pieces, a little more brown sugar, and the remaining garlic around the bottom of the chicken in the foil.  Close the foil so no juice can leak out and poke holes in the top.  Bake for 2 - 2.5 hours.

I just wrapped the sweet potatoes in foil and poke holes through the foil and into the potatoes.  I cooked it in the same oven as the chick for about 45 minutes (until soft).  Put the remaining brown sugar on your sweet potato with butter.

Incredible.  Sweet but sweet like an Asian dish.  Delish. Good Night!