Cherries...

We spent part of our holiday weekend visiting Jayme & Scott and were treated to fresh raspberry pie using their own freshly picked raspberries, and blueberry muffins using their own fresh picked blueberries. They also have an apple tree but the resident deer eat most of them and a cherry tree which isn't J & S's favorite fruit so they usually pick and give them away. She currently has a co-worker making cherry brandy and I picked the last of their cherries to make sour cherry preserves.

Sour Cherry Preserves (adapted from Martha Stewart's recipe)
2 lbs pitted fresh cherries
2 cups of sugar
Juice of a small lemon

Boil until thickened about 15 to 30 minutes.
I knew exactly what I wanted to make with the fresh cherry preserves so I set up a simple table with cherry plates and lots of paper towels...
and fired up the grill for my friend, Carol's (There's always thyme to cook) cherry chipolte chicken wings.
I served them with grilled smashed potatoes and baby peppers.
I followed Carol's directions and used three chipolte peppers and I loved the spicy sweet heat but it was a little "hot" for Jeff's tastes. He said he prefers a honey sweet bar-b-que sauce which is great because then I get the left overs. For the complete recipe click the link above to Carol's blog post on these wings.

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