Grilled chicken and blackberry cobbler

The fam went to see The Devil Wears Prada in the park for our 'dinner and a movie night' last night. Our dinner was, again, more of the picnic variety, but we did try something new. We had Chicken Caesar Salad (chicken from recipe below added to a bagged Caesar salad bag), French Bread and Blackberry Cobbler.

Grilled chicken:
INGREDIENTS:
1 lime, juiced
1 tablespoon basalmic vinegar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1 pinch cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/2-inch thickness

DIRECTIONS:
1. Whisk together lime juice, vinegar, orange juice, broth, and honey in a bowl until the honey dissolves. Add salt, pepper, chipotle powder, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, oregano, cumin, ginger, red pepper flakes, cayenne, and olive oil; whisk to mix. Place chicken breasts into a resealable plastic bag, pour in marinade, and coat well. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 days.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil grate.
3. Remove chicken from marinade and shake off excess; discard remaining marinade. Cook chicken on the preheated grill approximately 5 to 7 minutes per side, or until the juices run clear and there are no signs of pink in the meat.


I picked the below cobbler recipe because I thought that I could pick blackberries from around our yard to use. Though there were some in the yard, there weren't 4 cups worth that were ripe. So I raided our fridge. Instead of the four cups of blackberries that the recipe calls for, I used one cup of blackberries, one cup of sliced strawberries, one cup of sliced apricots and one cup of sliced pears. Also, because I wanted to use this recipe, I finally seasoned the cast iron skillet that we received as a wedding present. =)

Blackberry cobbler:
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar, divided
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold butter
1/4 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 cups fresh blackberries, rinsed and drained

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/4 cup boiling water just until mixture is evenly moist.
3. In a separate bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in cold water. Mix in remaining 1 cup sugar, lemon juice, and blackberries. Transfer to a cast iron skillet, and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Drop dough into the skillet by spoonfuls. Place skillet on the foil lined baking sheet.
4. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until dough is golden brown.

Ratings (out of *****):
Chicken: Adam ***; Melanie **1/2
Cobbler: Adam ****; Melanie *****
Movie: Adam ***; Melanie ***