Hottest weekend of the year!

Wow it is going to be hot this weekend!! We'll we opted to stay inside in the cool air-conditioned environment but left it get hot on the BBQ. Below is a great recipe for Jerk Chicken. The secret is Real Whole and Fresh Habanero's. Do not substitute with anything lesser and just one of those little monsters will provide all the heat you need. Leave the seeds in if you dare and toss it into a food processor so you don't have to handle with your bare hands.

· 1 tbsp Ground allspice
· 1 tbsp Dried Thyme
· 1½ tsp Cayenne pepper
· 1½ tsp Freshly ground black pepper
· 1½ tsp Ground sage
· ¾ tsp Ground nutmeg
· ¾ tsp Ground cinnamon
· 2 tbsp Salt
· 2 tbsp Garlic powder
· 1 tbsp Sugar
· ¼ cup Olive oil
· ¼ cup Soy sauce
· ¾ cup White vinegar
· ½ cup Orange juice
· 1 Juice of 1 lime
· 1 Scotch bonnet pepper whole,
· 1 Seeded and finely chopped
· 1 cup Chopped white onion
· 3 Green onions, finely chopped
· 4 6-8 oz Chicken breasts

In a large bowl, combine the allspice, thyme, cayenne pepper, black pepper, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, garlic powder and sugar. With a wire whisk, slowly add the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, orange juice, and lime juice. Add the Scotch bonnet pepper, onion, and green onions and mix well. Add the chicken breasts, cover and marinate for at least 1 hour, longer if possible. Preheat an outdoor grill. Remove the breasts from the marinade and grill for 6 minutes on each side or until fully cooked. While grilling, baste with the marinade.

What goes really great with this Chicken recipe is a Fruit Salsa to cool it all down. Wrap the chicken and salsa up in a tortilla or pita together.

Fruit Salsa I generally just wing it by combining to taste your choice of fruit consisting of mango, peaches, raspberries & blackberries. add to this a diced medium red onion, about 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, juice of 1 lime, 1 tablespoon of "EVOO" and salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy! I hope you try it and love like we do and let us know about it.