i'm not sure how it happened...why it happened...or what it all means...but...you know how i feel about jerk chicken with mashed potatoes and jerk gravy right?...that's what's on the menu tonite...so i get up...i'm having my coffee...check to see how much jerk i have...ok...so i need to pick some up...i had a big shopping day planned anyway...i head out...make my stops...get home...I FORGOT TO PICK UP MORE JERK!!!...WHAT???...it can't be a senior moment...being all of 26...i hadn't fallen off my bike recently...and NO...i hadn't had any wine YET!!!...so i get my jar of jerk...which only had a few tablespoons in it...looked at the listed ingredients...

here's what i got...2 habaneros...fresh thyme...garlic...onion...red wine vinegar...pimentos...which you can see i harvested from my green olives!...and cracked black pepper...

then remembered in some jerk recipes...allspice...and nutmeg...

gave it a taste...needed a little more heat...i only had 2 left from the ones i bought...SO...i went out to the garden and picked the first habanero of the season!!...how fitting...it's for jerk!!...

since the chicken did not marinate all day...i took a knife and poked all the chicken pieces so the marinade will soak in quicker...

in your zip loc...tonite...just for a half hour...

potatoes on...thankfully i had jerk gravy in the freezer!!...my back up stash!!...


potatoes...done...chicken done...

time to eat...

a girl has needs!!...

it's a love thing baby!!...the potatoes!!...the gravy!!!...i know you've seen this menu 4 or 100 times...but i truly cannot express this meal...especially the potatoes and gravy...i mean...i grew up eating mashed potatoes and gravy...but this jerk...love potion...ya gotta try it...ok...so you don't like all the heat...they have a mild!!...i've tried it...it's great...but i like the heat!!...

so...as you can see the chicken doesn't even look the same...and to be honest it was just ok :(...the only real flavor i got was the little bit of smoke...and the freshness and heat of the habanero...NOTHING like grace jerk...they know what they're doin'!!...my chicken was probably better than i think...but grace has set the standard!!

yah!...it was pretty good!!...i'm just spoiled by the real deal...

pure comfort!!...there's nothing i love more than...well...i love these potatoes...