Conjure Woman

She'll Put The HooDoo On Ya!

(Scroll down to "The Playlist" and hit play before reading... works better that way!)

The Conjure Woman...  a spellbinder, herbalist, fortuneteller and healer. Fact or fiction, you best believe she can put the HooDoo on ya! 

Don't worry because we've whipped up a potion to drive away the evil spirits. Just mix up some dark rum & honey grilled chicken, sip on a "Black Cat Bone" and turn up the "Conjure Woman" tunes. 

Happy Hallow's Eve... The pots are on!

The Plate... 

Grilled Honey Rum Chicken

This will help drive away the evil spirits... and it's so good! 

What you need... 

Two 6 oz boneless chicken breast / cut into 1 inch strips

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup dark rum

1/2 cup orange juice

3 tbsp Dijon mustard

6 limes / juiced

salt and pepper

2 jalapeños / cut in half lengthwise

1 yellow bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

What you do...

Whisk together the honey, orange juice, mustard and lime juice for the marinade.

Put the chicken and jalapeños in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.

Pour the marinade over the chicken, cover and let sit for 20 minutes at room temperature. 

Preheat your grill at medium-high heat. 

Cut the bell peppers into rings, add a little oil, salt and pepper.

Grill the bell peppers, jalapeños and chicken on the grill. (about 7 minutes per side)

Meanwhile, pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a rolling boil for 2 minutes. 

Remove the pan from the heat and add the rum. 

Return the pan to the heat and tilt it slightly to ignite the rum. 

Reduce the heat and cook the sauce for an additional 3 minutes. 

Serve the chicken with the jalapeños and peppers on top covered with the rum sauce. 

Garnish with lime wedges. 

The Playlist... 

Conjure Woman

Roots, Rattles and Bones... we're conjuring up some tunes from way down in the back woods where VooDoo priestess rule. Now VooDoo is usually used for helping and healing... but then there is the other side.

So watch out... when the "Yellow Moon" is on the rise watch out for the "Conjure Woman" she's looking to put a "Spell on You"!

          The "Playlist" runs on Spotify- Click on the link to listen to  Conjure Woman

The Bar... 

Black Cat Bone

What you need... 

3 oz Hornitos Black Barrel Tequila

3 oz coffee liqueur 

1 oz simple syrup with a drop of vanilla

3 oz half & half

For the rim- 

1/4 cup finely grated chocolate

2 tsp sugar

What you do...

Mix the chocolate and sugar and put on a plate.

Rim cocktail glass with sugar/chocolate mixture.

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass with ice. 

Papa Legba Say- It Ain't Nothin' But A Thing...

Y'all Sleep Tight!

Papa Legba art by Christopher Moore available at A.K.A. Stella Gray

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For more on VooDoo... take a look at Renee Stout's "Tales of the Conjure Woman"

Please... Day Drink Responsibly 

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Keep On Cookin'!