Chicken: Remove chicken from marinade. Discard marinade. Liberally sprinkle breasts with salt and pepper. In the oven: Roast at 425o F for about 20–25 minutes, until the internal temperature registers 165o F. In a pressure cooker: On sauté mode, heat olive oil and brown chicken on each side. Remove. Add chicken broth to the pot and deglaze. Place the chicken on a trivet and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes, with 10 minutes’ natural release. Whole baby potatoes can be tossed on top of the breasts if cooking this way.
Serve with pineapple salsa.
Discussion Questions
Note: These questions contain spoilers. Lots and lots of spoilers. For the best reading experience, we recommend that you wait until after you have finished The Summer Getaway to read the questions.
Mother-daughter relationships can be difficult. Why do you think that is? What makes the stakes so high between mother and daughter? What were some of the reasons that Robyn and Harlow’s relationship was complicated?
Why do you think Robyn stayed with Cord even after he cheated? Would you have stayed?
Cord surprised Robyn with a house, a grand gesture supposedly made in apology for his infidelity. Would you be happy if your significant other bought a house for you that you’d never seen? Why or why not?
Robyn feels Harlow is too young to marry at twenty-two, even though Robyn herself married at nineteen. What’s something you did as a young adult that you wouldn’t want your kids or young relatives to do? Do you think twenty-two is too young to marry?
When Mindy talked about having an affair with her tennis instructor, Robyn tried to warn her against it, but Mindy wouldn’t listen. What did you think was going to happen? Were you surprised that Payne forgave Mindy? What would you do if a friend told you she wanted to cheat on her partner? How would you react after she followed through?
Mason spent twenty-five years in the army, two of those as a drill sergeant. How do you think this shaped him as a man? What made him so appealing to Robyn?
Family dynamics are infinitely complex, as Susan Mallery has demonstrated with one bestselling family drama after another. Each family is unique, and each relationship within that family is unique. How did Austin’s and Harlow’s relationships with their mom and dad differ?
What would you do if you inherited $250,000? What about $10 million?
Were you surprised when Lillian died, or did foreshadowing lead you to suspect it?
Robyn was the heart of her family, as evidenced by the way everyone followed her to California. Who is the heart of your family?
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The Summer Getaway
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