Dinner tonight

I got a late start tonight so dinner won't be ready until after 10pm but I'm planning on a roasted chicken and some mashed potatoes.

You can see the start of the process below:

Some of the herbs I'm using for the rub. I'm only using a few stalks, the rest of the rub will be rosemary, garlic, basil, white pepper and olive oil.

A little celery and carrots to keep the chicken from sticking too much to the bottom of the iron dish.

The chicken before I started molesting it. That's the rub next to it. Looks kinda nasty...

Here's me molesting the poor bird. Makes you feel kinda sorry for the chicken.

Ewwwwww! That rub is tasty but it looks awful.

All set to go into the oven. I used a recipe on Cooks.com that required 400 f. for 15 minutes uncovered and another hour covered. I hope that it works out okay...

Spuds! Bound for the ricer after they boil for a bit...

Comments

Unknown said…
Looks yummy, or at least will when it's roasted. Interesting hand position...
9:14 PM
Carli N. Wendell said…
I'm very impressed. For me, getting home late means a veggie burger in the microwave. Come to think of it, lately, coming home any time is a veggie burger in the microwave.
1:15 AM
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