I've started getting sucked into The Voice this season. Past seasons, I've just watched if, for example, it was on when I was at the gym, but I never really tuned in at home or recorded it. For some reason, I'm totally hooked on this season. One of the contestants is from the city where I live - I tell myself I watch to cheer him on (nevermind that I think he said he moved out of the suburbs a while ago).
Usually when I watch, I have a cat on my lap. In one of the blind audition episodes, said cat started meowing pretty loudly when one of the hopefuls was singing off-key.
Fast-forward about a week or two and The X Factor was on (I wasn't actually watching - I just forgot to turn off the TV when the show I was watching was over). One of the contestants was absolutely murdering a Kelly Clarkson song, and again, the same cat started meowing loudly.
Back to The Voice - kitty was not a fan of the woman who ultimately won the battle where the contestants sang Katy Perry's Hot and Cold.
I'm still haven't decided if I think she really likes bad intonation and is trying to sing along or if she's offended by the bad singing.
This is another recipe I made back when the weather was nice and warm. I miss that weather. We first made it and used the meat as tacos, but I felt the flavor was too subtle to make a great taco. The second time we made it, we ate it off-the-bone, which really brought out the hints of garlic, onion, and citrus. This will be a great one to make in the dead of winter when I'm really craving a nice hint of summer.
Pollo Asado
Recipe from Pioneer Woman
Serves up to 8
Prep Time - 2-24 hrs (mostly inactive)
Cook Time - 25 min
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1/2 cup orange juice*
2 lemons, juiced (save the halves)
2 limes, juiced (save the halves)
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 onions, peeled and copped into big chunks
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
up to 16 chicken parts (we used 6 but the marinade is plenty for more
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine the olive oil, orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, salt, pepper, and garlic. Whisk to combine. Save the little of the marinade for basting during the cooking process, and put the rest in a large ziplock bag and place the chicken parts in the bag. Add the fruit halves and onion chunks. Toss everything to combine. Let sit in the refrigerator for at least 2 hrs, up to over night.
About a half hour before you're going to cook, take the chicken out of the fridge and put it on the counter to get the chill off.
Preheat a grill to about medium heat (or a broiler to high).
Place the chicken on the grill and cook until cooked through, turning a few times, and marinading with each flip. This probably will take about 25 minutes whether you're broiling or grilling your chicken.
*I can not strongly advise enough not to try squeezing your own. My hand muscles hurt for several days after I tried to squeeze my own orange juice for this recipe.
