Meal No. 549: Deviled Chicken Thighs & Batman

I was up in Richmond the last couple of days, and that eliminated me from any plans to catch the midnight opening of "The Dark Knight Rises," the third in the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.

Such a godawful tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, for the midnight movie-goers during that city's premiere. One can only be stunned and saddened at that senselessness. And yes: our nation's gun laws are wildly out of whack.

The local crew here in Winston-Salem, though, is waiting it out so that we'll be able to go see it in the next week or so while I'm home. In anticipation of that, Saturday had been set aside to re-watch the first two movies done by Nolan and Christian Bale: "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight." Tim Schwarz (WFU '07) from New Orleans was passing back through town after his family vacation and was an unexpected and most welcome addition.

Dinner in between the two films: deviled chicken thighs, baked sweet potatoes, and seasoned green beans.

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"Deviled Chicken Drumsticks," by Ian Knauer. In Gourmet, August 2008.