A tennis teammate recently had a party to celebrate her partner's graduation as a flight attendant with Delta airlines. At the party, she served such delicious grilled chicken that everyone requested the recipe. She gave it to us with one important caveat: Use chicken purchased at Whole Foods, not your ordinary grocery store. According to Kelly, chicken from Whole Foods is tender, moist and delicious while chicken purchased elsewhere is tough, stringy and tasteless. Ever the sceptic, I decided to do a taste-test. I marinaded boneless chicken thighs from Whole Foods in the marinade, along with chicken legs from Publix. Obviously, it's not apples to apples but darned if she wasn't right! The poultry purchased at Whole Foods was much more tender, juicy and flavorful than the other chicken. I liked the recipe so much, I used it the next night on a pork tenderloin that I grilled. It was delicious, as well. The downside to buying chicken at Whole Foods is that it is much more expensive (probably twice as much) as chicken from Publix. But isn't eating chicken free of hormones and antibiotics worth it? According to Whole Food's website, they give their chicken lots of space to roam around, creating a stress free environment. Less stress= Happy Chickens= Good Eats. This delicious recipe is going to be included in Serve It Up, a cookbook to raise funds for Autism Speaks. Look for it there!
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