Jessica lives in New York City with her Husband and Dog. When she isn't writing for this here blog, she's a copywriter at an ad agency in Manhattan.
Marites lives in Los Angeles with her husband. When she's not dabbling as a self-proclaimed domestic wannabe, she's working in PR.
MIL is a chef and food stylist in Portland, OR. For many years she owned Flaming Carrot Catering, pdx's favorite eco-conscience catering company. She takes her passion for art, travel and cuisine back to the kitchen and studio and delicious things happen.
She's currently focusing her talents on food styling and on-site chef services for film scenes and group gatherings (hey tweens - she did the food styling on the twilight movie!). Oh, and writes MIL Missions for this little blog.
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♥WHEN YOUR MIL (mother-in-law) IS A CHEF, YOU EITHER GET NERVOUS OR GET COOKING.♥
----------------------------------------------- Two busy DILs living on two different coasts getting long-distance cooking lessons from their MIL. |
Original MIL Mission HERE.
Because I recently made the Pulled Pork Banh Mi, I decided to do this one with chicken thighs.
Just two EASY ingredients…

♥HERE’S HOW I MADE IT.♥
I slathered the chicken with the BBQ sauce and put it in the oven.

I used a bottled of “Heffy’s” because I saw it on Fresh Direct (proof I’ve been working a lot) and it looked good.

♥MIL MISSION #24: ACCOMPLISHED.♥
I wasn’t sure how long to put the chicken in (cooking chicken = scary), so I called MIL. She said it would take just about 10 minutes on 400 and another 20 on 350 and that I really couldn’t mess up thighs. Which is a good thing.
And it turned out to be some serious comfort food. Complete with MIL’s Flakey Baking Powder Biscuits and some fresh steamed English peas (purchased because they’re in season!).

♥PLATE IT, ATE IT, GRADED IT.♥
scale: 0 (not at all) to 5 (very)
Cupboard to table time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: 0.5
Deliciousness: 5
Impressed Husband factor: 5 (soul food gets him every time.)
Leftover-friendly: 5
(posted by jessica)