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How good does this roast chicken look?
I am not an expert on roasts but I thought it was time I got confident with them so I cooked this the other night. Roasts are so yummy and so great for this freezing weather we are having right now.
I was hoping to surprise my husband (who is himself a really good cook, dammit) but in the end, I had to ring him at his work to find out the secret to the potatoes. The secret (you might already know this - it came via my mum actually) is that after peeling and chopping, you parboil the potatoes/sweet potato/pumpkin and then empty the water out, drizzle with some olive oil and then add a shake of herbs (I used an Italian herb mix) thenyou put the saucepan lid back on give them a really good shake. Then put them into the roasting tray with the meat. The shaking in the saucepan makes the soft (parboiled) potatoes/sweet potato/pumpkin all rough and this helps them crisp up once they are back in the oven.
While I was impatiently waiting for the roast to cook, I decided to make some dessert too.
Apple and berry pie with lattice pastry and a cute little birdie. It was so good with lots of cream. Am I making you hungry yet?
Oh, and here I am wearing the wonderful-I-love-them grey pants and longline cardigan that I thrifted the other day. I think that both of these are already becoming firm favourites.
If you are wondering why I am looking a little pained in the photo above, it is the combined effect of trying to suck my tummy in for the photo and trying not to wince as Jack (6) waves the digital camera around in preparation for our photoshoot. Once he settles down from the excitement, he is a good photo-taker actually. It’s fun modelling for a six year old! 
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charli Said,
Friday, June 15, 2007 @ 1:32 am
YUM! That all looks soo good! Its summer here, so I don’t really get to do the baking that I love to do in the winter- even if it is Texas and we never get to 23 degrees! Oh, and I looove long sweaters- that one is great!
John Lampard Said,
Friday, June 15, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
Looks delicious - both the chook and dessert! Can we come to your place for dinner?!?