In honor of the great Hunter S. Thompson, I wonder whether you cooks
sometimes create something unique by casting aside your rules and
inhibitions just for the sake of the adventure?

I seldom stray far from the tried and true, but now and then you just
have to say wotthehell, archy. Most such forays turn out to be not
worth repeating, but one dish has been repeated numerous times. We'd
been drinking margaritas when I started to cook. I browned some
seasoned (s&p) chicken pieces, then tossed in some tequila and flamed
it (whee!) and deglazed the pan. Added onion and garlic, then saw the
limes on the counter. Squeezed the juice from a couple of those over
the chicken. On a roll now, I splashed in some Triple Sec, covered and
simmered till done. So, Margarita Chicken. Later, of course, I
discovered that this was not a new dish--but it was new to me at the
time, and it was good.

-aem