1.   American avocado leaves lack the licorice perfume that permeates dishes, from black beans to barbecued chicken, in Mexico, but fennel tops will do in a pinch.

2.   And I remain absolutely convinced, in the tradition of William Allen White, that I make the best barbecued chicken on the planet.

3.   Barbecued chicken on a stick is the English translation.

4.   -- The folks of the Bahamas prefer barbecued chicken.

5.   After that, we made our own spicy barbecued chicken.

6.   Children scooted along on bicycles or in-line skates as street vendors hawked sodas and barbecued chicken and corn.

7.   Fire departments from all over started sending McCann recipes for barbecued chicken.

8.   Food -- barbecued chicken -- was served.

9.   I sat alone at the hotel poolside in a canyon of new buildings and ate barbecued chicken and drank Chilean red while the band played rumbas to empty tables.

10.   If you believe what you see displayed on the typical salad bar, items like lasagna, barbecued chicken, hummus and chunks of watermelon now qualify as salad.