I do not enjoy eating chicken with bones or even the thought of it for that matter. Not sure why? I never enjoyed dark meat until my husband showed me you could make it crispy.
I peeled the skin off
Flip them over and run my knife down both sides of the bone
Once I can insert my knife under the bone to the other side I pull my knife through just leaving the large ball attached (I don't think that's the technical term!); actually Jeff advised me it's the thigh joint.
Cut that out
You're left with boneless skinless chicken thighs. 
I cut them into chunks and I cleaned up my station.
Now let the seasoning begin!
I used cornmeal, flour, curry powder, onion salt, salt and pepper. You can pretty much do anything you want! If I was doing this GF I would of used my cornstarch instead of flour.
Once this is coated well I add a touch of olive oil to coat it even more and lay it out on a parchment lined pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
Since I'm making a full meal I needed a veggie. I decided to roast cauliflower. I could use the same pan and similar flavours.
Cut the stem off
Insert my knife around the core and pull it out
After I rinsed this I added a touch of olive oil, salt, pepper, curry powder and brown sugar. The brown sugar will help the cauliflower carmelize while it cooks.
I put this in the oven at 400F for 15 minutes to start. I checked on it and flipped everything to make sure both sides get crispy.
This should take another 15 minutes. The perfect amount of time for our last component of the meal; onion rings! 
These are my favourite; a splurge!
Aubrey gave it a thumbs up...well her version of thumbs up!
She finished off dinner with a much deserved Popsicle and the ritual of blowing out the dinner time candle.
It was my turn to make dinner tonight while Jeff and Aubrey went outside to play. Normally Jeff would do any type of butchery in our house but I did go to cooking school people! My education should give me some qualifications. I actually remember being at the Woodbine racetrack and one my assignments was de-boning a case, yes a case of chicken thighs. Oh boy, this sure brought me back.
I wouldn't normally buy thighs with the skin on and the bone-in but Jeff did...and a sale is a sale....thank you Costco!
So here's a quick lesson. If you got them you mine as well use them.
First I use a cutting board that we only use for meat.
You can always buy them at this stage; which I usually do and freeze them in packages of 6.
Everything should be done at the same time.
I have enough time to set the table, light a candle and turn on some music!
I will be serving this with my moms homemade tzakiki sauce, ketchup (known as "dip" in our house) and hot sauce of course!
Aubrey's plate; all ready and cooling!
It was a great meal; full of laughter, interpretive dancing and great company!
Aubrey ate pretty much her whole plate; she tried the cauliflower but thought it was too picy (spicey). She loved the chicken!
I love evenings like this...so nice to enjoy dinner together as a family! So thankful!
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