How to throw a party for $10 a person.

Our annual Fall Equinox party has been an off and off affair for the last ten years.  This year we nailed it in spectacular fashion.  I'll go ahead and tell you I doubled the recipe below to feed 15 people and 24 hours of marination is required.

The  official Equinox happens to occur this Friday on my birthday so, maybe, it would have made more sense to throw the shebang next week, but come on, it's a party.  Drinks were served, sage was burned, mysterious scratches were had-- memories were fogged.
 The summer is gasping people. . . if you listen you can hear it, softly crying, "I'm not dead yet."     

What you need:
 Marinade:
1 t. whole all spice
1 t. black peppercorn
4 whole cloves
1/4 cup brown sugar, lime juice
and soy sauce.
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 t. paprika
8 garlic cloves
3 large shallots, cut in half
3" piece of ginger, thinly sliced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded

* process this and add to--


2 lbs boneless Chicken, cut into 1" chunks.

Veggies:
1 pineapple, cubed in 1" chunks
3 peppers, cut into 1" chunks
Mushrooms
Onions
Artichoke hearts

* If you haven't figured it out yet--we're making skewers.




Grilled Spicy Jerk Chicken Kabobs

Heat first 3 ingredients in a pan over meduim heat, cook 1 minute.
Add cooked spices to rest of marinade and process until smooth.  Add to chicken in bag and refrigerate overnight.
Cut up veggies. 

Then . . .
Assemble skewers.
*Importante!  Save marinade.
Grill skewers and baste with remaining marinade.

There you have it.  This fed enough people that we had left overs.  We've cooked this meal 2 years running and I have to say it is quite delicious.

Total Time: 45 minutes plus marination
Drink: Sangrias
Music: M. Ward