The Taste Bud Foreplay

What is the best foreplay to arouse the taste buds?  Simple, flavorful, souvlaki is your answer.  This greek inspired street food item is versatile, easy to make, healthy, hearty, and definitely arousing to the senses.  Here is an easy recipe to follow:  http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cat-cora/souvlaki-small-skewers-of-pork-recipe.html.  We looked at it to get an idea of what ingredients we needed and then winged it.  I used red wine and apple cider vinegar instead of red wine vinegar, lemon juice freshly squeezed in the juicer, fennel, and smoked paprika, red bell pepper, and onion.  We used chicken instead of pork and added twice as much garlic to the marinade.  If you do not have a grill, you can use a cast iron grill pan as we did.  Here is what we came up with.