Roast chicken last night with garlic and lemon and thyme. Such a heady infusion. We ate it with mashed potatoes and cauliflower. The pan drippings made a lovely sauce. This was a big chicken (4 pounds) and we had generous leftovers. Tonight I'm whipping up a 2008 Wine and Food recipe for a pot pie. It's made in a skillet and baked in the oven, and instead of a crust, one takes thickly sliced bread and makes a crust, buttering generously, natch. Sounds pretty good. I made a broth from the scraps and bones of the chicken, adding some aromatics. If I remember, I'll post a photo of the pie if it's gorgeous.
We tend to dig into the meal and remember the photo when the dish has been decimated. Note to Blog: It's Gorgeous!
Fall chores mostly done. Still have cherry and grape tomatoes ripening, an extra unexpected bonus. The dahlias have a new life, as do the tuberous begonias. Greedy finches suck the food out of the feeder like it's water. Woodpecker on the house this a.m. The cats were most intrigued.
I just finished reading The Help, and loved it. Since it's been on the best seller list for 78 weeks, I must be one of the few still to read. I read it on my Kindle. Love that e-reader.
One more chapter to go in my WiP. Wheee!
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
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