Made-up Island Chicken

I made up a new chicken recipe today w/ stuff I had around the house:

Ingredients:
Chicken breast
10 oz. can of guava juice
Ginger
Garlic
Bay leaves
Salt & pepper
Cilantro

Marinate chicken breast in 1 can of guava juice w/ ginger & garlic to taste, plus 2-3 bay leaves. (I used 1/2 chicken breast, marinated for the next day - this probably makes enough marinade for a whole breast).

Salt & pepper the chicken & brown each side for a couple of minutes at medium heat. Remove chicken from heat. Turn up the burner to medium high or high. Pour in the marinade, add fresh cilantro & bring to a simmer. Add the chicken back in (I slowly turned the heat down to medium to keep the juice at a simmer). Cook about 5 minutes on each side or until done.

We ate it w/ rice but didn't have any exotic veges to add.

Here are some things I might try mixing in next time:
sauteed onions/scallions (something sour to go w/ the sweet flavor)
pineapple
rum extract

I'll gladly take any suggestions of what else to eat with made-up island chicken.

Mini's Cupcakes

Okay, this is not really a recipe. But I wanted you all to know about this cutest new cupcake shop on 800 South, a block or two west of State Street in SLC. It's called Mini's. The owner makes little tiny cupcakes with all these creative different toppings, homemade marshmallows, and rice krispie treats that are really just homemade marshmallows rolled in rice krispies (reaaally good if you really like marshmallow). I tried a coffee flavored cupcake and it was tasty! They are a little spendy (I paid about $10 for half a dozen) but the presentation is really nice so they make a fancy fun little gift.

Here's the contact info:

800 S 14 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

(801) 363-0608

www.mini-cupcakes.com

Basic Buttercream Frosting

I used this recipe to top Alicia's DELISH sugar cookies below. It can be thick or thin- just change the amount of milk until you have the desired consistency. I also used almond extract in the cookies, so I put a dash in the frosting too.

1/2 c. Butter
3 c. Powdered Sugar
3 tbsp. Milk
1 tsp. Vanilla

Cream butter until smooth and slowly add in the sugar, milk and vanilla alternatively until well blended.