Here There Be Dragons

The picnic is still on for tomorrow. We'll lean more toward the folding chairs than the blankets, but we'll be there. If you're debating about when to drop by, I recommend early, because on the off-chance that nobody shows up by 3, I'm not gonna stick around til dinnertime.

There will be, however, an interesting diversion happening nearby, and I'm looking forward to wandering downstream to watch the festivities at some point.

Olive Chicken recipe

2 lb chicken thighs and/or drumsticks
1 cup pitted kalamata olives
1 cup spicy green olives (non-spicy is okay too)
10 or 12 cloves of garlic, sliced
1 cup sundried tomatos, sliced
1 large onion, sliced
1 package (10oz?) mushrooms, sliced
red wine vinegar
olive oil
splash worcestershire sauce
oregano, thyme, salt, pepper

Marinate chicken at least 2 hours in olives, garlic, tomatoes, herbs, worcestershire, and vinegar. Preheat oven to 350. Coat the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish with olive oil. Arrange the chicken so it's mostly covered by the mixture of stuff it's been marinating in (add the liquid too). Bake 1/2 hour, during which: sautee onion and mushrooms in olive oil until they're not quite done. At half hour point, take chicken out of oven, spread onion-and-mushroom mixture over the top, and put it back in the oven. Bake another 1/2 hour. Serve hot over brown rice.