add flavor).

Alternatively,   add

grated   lemon   zest    to

any chopped herb    mix

or  spice   blend.

SHOULD I MARINATE MY

CHICKEN?

When I was in college, I remember receiving a

mass e-mail from a housemate that said, “I’m
leaving for the weekend, but there’s a chicken in the
fridge that’s been marinating in Italian dressing for
three days. Somebody should cook it—it’ll be super-
tender and juicy!” I snapped up the chicken,
planning to use it as a surefire way to finally seduce
the girl who lived down the hall. She’d be so
impressed by its moistness and flavor that she’d
instantly fall in love, we’d get married (and serve
chicken at the reception, of course), have fourteen
kids, and live happily ever after.
That I’m now happily married to an entirely
different girl tells you something about how that