Cocoa-Chili rubbed Steak

Begin by grilling your steak to your liking.

While the steak is on the grill, make your rub.  Combine equal parts cocoa powder and chili powder.  (I've seen a bottled version of the cocoa chili mixture in Stop and Shop, but I still make my own since I always have cocoa and chili powder on hand.

When the steak is done, dredge each piece in the rub, and you're good to go!

This one is pretty simple, but it's one of my favorites, so I wanted to share it.

I recently did some googling to find more steak rub ideas.  While I was looking, I discovered a recipe that suggested using this rub for pork as well.  That's something to try too!

Martha Stewart's Moroccan-Spiced Chicken

I love any excuse to raid the spice cabinet and add them to my cooking.  When I found this recipe, I was thrilled!

Ingredients:
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground coriander
1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
salt and pepper
2 tbsp. olive oil
Chicken (her recipe said to use a whole (4 lb.) chicken, but I prefer boneless, so I used a regular package of boneless chicken breast)
1 lemon, quartered

1. Place a rimmed baking sheet on the center rack of the oven and preheat to 450. Mix spices, salt, pepper and oil.  Rub spice paste all over chicken.
2. Arrange chicken and lemon wedges on pan, and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165.

Serve chicken with lemon wedges.