Marinade This!

This week was kind of interesting. Jean- my friend's mom I am staying with in Vermont- badly sprained her ankle. While I have been here Jean has pampered me and cared for me and so now it was my turn to show some of the love back. It has given me the perfect excuse to make all kinds of delicious foods and I want to share one of the dishes with you.

APPLE BUTTER MARINADE FOR CHICKEN
4 chicken drumsticks or half breasts 1/2 cup Unsweetened Apple Butter 1/4 cup molasses 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper * I added fresh garlic and onions to my version on the recipe

I used some of the apple butter bought last week at the cider mill. I had never cooked with apple butter before but it seemed like a Vermont thing to do.

I let the chicken sit in the marinade for a couple of hours and decided to cook it over the stove instead of baking it. It was juicy and savory and so I just had to share so you can try it too!





I also made oatmeal raisin cookies from scratch all by myself. I religiously burn everything I bake and though I came close this time- I did not ruin these very delicious cookies. Jean had to take them to a meeting but I snuck a couple to make sure they were good enough to share and I am proud to say they were :)
   

             

Real winner is this little guy ---------------->