My friend Steve from LA was in town and had dinner with us tonight. I made this chicken again but this time I roasted it in the oven. We decided that we like the flavor of it grilled better.

• Grilled Thai Chicken (Fine Cooking #58, July 2003, p. 63)
• Polenta with Goat Cheese and Fresh Sage (Fine Cooking #29, November 1998, p. 61)
• Baby Spinach Salad with Croutons and Brianna’s Poppyseed Dressing

Wine: Chalone 2000 Pinot Noir (California, Paso Robles). This was our second bottle of this. The first was excellent. This one sat in my trunk on a hot day this summer, which did nothing good for the wine. Bleah.