I made a tasty house dinner a couple of nights ago and considered taking a picture of everything for a brief moment. But, by the time I allowed my brain to complete the thought, the roomies had already dived in and it was pointless. The dinner was good, though, so I can describe it at least.
I roasted a chicken, mixing spices including salt, pepper, low sodium season salt, lemon pepper, crushed thyme, sage, and maybe one or two other things that I’m blanking on right now, and rubbing them on the bird under it’s skin. I also stuffed fresh lemon wedges, rosemary, and garlic into the cavity and in and around the bird. I drizzled the top with a little olive oil and baked it (covered with tinfoil) for about an hour at 400 degrees, then removed the foil and baked for an additional 20 minutes or so at 350 degrees to crisp the skin up a bit. It came out perfectly moist and delicious.
I also steamed some green beans with more garlic and a little butter, and made a salad with mixed greens from our veggie box, kiwi (also from the box), avocado, raw pumpkin seeds, and a homemade honey mustard poppyseed vinaigrette. Dessert was freshly baked brownie-cookie things from the prepared cookie dough aisle (the yellow package – I think it was Tollhouse).
Oh, and then I officially became my mother and realized after everyone was all full and done that I had forgotten to put out the potato salad that I made earlier in the day that served as the inspiration for the entire spring-y meal. Darnit. The potato salad was so good, too. I used part russet, part red potatoes, chopped up boiled eggs, green onions, dill, salt, pepper, spicy brown mustard, and a little bit of mayo. Mmm… at least it was tasty with lunch the next day.
