20.9.08

Saturday Supper at Pumpkin Pond






Tod and Jay have a top of the line rotisserie gadget in their oven. So we marinated two chickens two ways and gave it a bash. One was a mix of fresh garden herbs [ thyme, oregano, rosemary ] lemon zest and butter which was mixed to a paste and rubbed under the skin of the chicken. The second was a paste made from cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, pomegranate molasses, honey and olive oil. This went under the skin too, and both birds went into the fridge for a few hours.
They turned and roasted in the oven for about an hour or so, and were deliciously tender and moist. One the side we had green beans in butter and lemon juice, grilled summer squash, and Jay's Middle Eastern couscous [ Lebanese couscous, onions, figs, golden raisins, almonds, cumin, coriander, stock ]