After our outdoor adventures with the high tide last weekend, Lily and I decided to make a nice dinner for the two of us and after thinking about it, I decided that she could do it herself. And here are the results of Lily’s first roast chicken dinner!
Lily and the chicken, ready for action
Grossed out by the innards–but we didn’t throw them away–they are safely in the freezer for the next chicken stock
Onions and garlic, salt and pepper for the cavity
Stuffing the cavity
Rubbing the bird with olive oil
Proper hand washing is vital!
Seasoning up the chicken
Lil used salt, pepper, granulated garlic, dried thyme, rosemary and parsley, about a tablespoon of each and seasoned both sides of the chicken
Time for roasting!
Scrubbing the potatoes for baking
Making the X so the potatoes don’t explode (which she really didn’t want to do–she wanted to see the potatoes blow up in the oven until I told her she would have to clean the oven herself!)
Potatoes in the oven
and about 1 hour and 15 minutes later, dinner is ready!
My favorite part of the whole experience was sitting down to dinner with Lily and seeing the pride in her face when she took that first bite. We had salad and escarole with the chicken and potatoes and it was just delicious. Thank you Lily for a wonderful meal!
Good Morning Gloucester 