Ole!

Happy day after Cinco De Mayo. Yesterday I had to work all day so our festivities did not start until after six. We cooked dinner together which makes it a very special occasion since we hardly cook together. I work at the BYU bookstore. Today was extraordinary because I sat at a register that only got about 5 customers all day for 8 straight hours (with a half hour lunch break in between of course). It would have been excruciatingly terrible had it not been for the shelves of cookbooks that surrounded me. I rummaged through a few Mexican cookbooks and decided we would have chili and cumin spiced lime chicken with rice and beans. I called Zac during my break to ask him to take out the chicken for defrosting. The rest of the day was spent preparing a lesson for the 5 year olds at primary, meal planning and cookbook reading at my register. Some serious cleaning and lysol wiping of all the crevices there may have also took place, multiple times. So, time passed by quite nicely.

When I got home we made dinner, ate, and watched the Real Salt Lake game against New England. I am not much of a soccer person, but I am slowly enjoying it more and more. Yes, I tend to have minor panic attacks when everyone in Zac's family is cheering and I am not sure why, but it is a sport I am genuinely beginning to enjoy. Offsides is still foreign to me, but I just act like I am mad at the ref when Zac is mad and it disguises my confusion very well.

The Chicken turned out really well... so i will share the spice blend

1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne peper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Rub it on the chicken (we used boneless skinless chicken breasts that were about 1/2 an inch thick, and if there is any rub left I just toss that in with the rice and beans). Cook on medium high heat for 3 min. Flip and squeeze half a lime on both halves. Allow to cook for another 2-3 min. Flip, squeeze remaining half on chicken. Take of heat. Let rest for about 4-5 min. Slice. Bon Appetit.