Saturday Night Freebie

It was 4:30 this afternoon and I was outside pruning my Iceberg roses and making a huge pile of clippings, knowing full well that the green waste container was almost full, but also knowing full well that my engineer husband would probably find a way to make it all fit, which he did. But anyhow, so it was 4:30 this afternoon and I was having this conversation with myself.
 "What are you planning to make for dinner?"
 "I don't know. And I don't want to think about it."
 "Yes, but it's 4:30, you need to make dinner soon."
 "Pizza. We'll order pizza."
 "Uh, huh. You've eaten out how many times this week? And pizza's not exactly low-carb."
 "I don't know, I don't want to think about it."
"Yes, but it's 4:30..."
"La-la-la-la... I can't hear you!"
Well, being the mom and all, I did eventually have to face the reality of dinner and began searching through the freezer in the garage with a baby on my hip hoping to find inspiration. She'd turn upside down when I'd bend over to see what was on the bottom shelf. That didn't stop her, though, from grabbing an Otter Pop and start sucking on the wrapper. So, she found Otter Pops and I wound up with a package of frozen chicken thighs. Three minutes later the thighs are in the microwave and I'm on the Net looking up quick recipes for chicken thighs. Believe it or not, I got a hit. "Easy Garlic Broiled Chicken". It was really good and I'm sharing the recipe with you just in case you are ever staring into your freezer, with or without an Otter Pop grabbing baby, hoping for inspiration. I did tweak it a bit. Here's the tweaked version. 1/2 cup butter (I actually used 1/2 cup plus about 2 tbs.) 3 tbs. minced garlic 3 Tbs. soy sauce 1Tbs. Balsamic vinegar 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1 Tbs. dried parsley 6 boneless chicken thighs Mix everything but the chicken in a bowl and microwave till the butter is melted (about 2 minutes). I sprayed cooking spray in a 9x13 pan, put the chicken in the pan, evenly poured the sauce over it and cooked at 350 degrees for about 45 45 minutes. I also roasted some carrots as I was baking the chicken. It was delicious. The kids loved it. So, there you are. Your Saturday freebie.