Posts Tagged ‘roast chicken’

Bistro Guillaume, Crown Perth, Burswood

The baguette is slightly warm, with a craggy, crackly crust. I butter it with a carefree abandon that I’m certain the restaurant’s namesake chef would approve of. A sprinkle of salt, then a greedy bite into the bread and butter. Oh yes. I’ve been secretly studying the menu all week but am still deliciously bamboozled. […]

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Christmas 2008 – lunch

We had a late lunch with Jac’s family on Christmas day. It was close to 2pm by the time we sat down to eat, and I was ready again for another big meal. The theme of the day was meat – lots and lots of meat – vegetarians, this is your warning of what’s ahead! […]

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A cold roast lunch on a hot Sunday arvo

Last Sunday we went to my brother Mark and his wife Ange’s place for lunch. We hadn’t seen each other since before Christmas, before Jac and I went on our NSW holiday, and we were really looking forward to catching up. It’s looking to be a little cooler this weekend, thank goodness, but last weekend […]

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NSW Holiday 2007-2008 – Day 4

Christmas Day! On Christmas morning, Jon and D went to the beach for a surf while L, Jac and I went for a walk up Tomaree Headland in Tomaree National Park. The walk up the hill probably took us 25-30 mins, and when we reached the lookout, we were treated a good view of Port […]

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Sunday roast chicken

Jac and VR returned from Mandurah on Sunday arvo. Jac got cracking in the kitchen and cooked a really delicious dinner. She cut a chicken into two, placed both halves flat on a tray and roasted them in the oven, rubbed with a variety of fresh and dried herbs, garlic, pepper, garlic chicken salt and […]

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Friday chicken dinner

Friday night dinner was roast chicken, roast potato and coleslaw. Jac made the coleslaw, with Kraft coleslaw dressing. The chicken was rubbed in barbecue marinade powder and then roasted. The potatoes were cut in half and roasted under the chicken, which sat on a metal rack so that its juices and fat could drip down […]

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Sunday lunch of leftovers

Well, I have my new glasses now, and they are soooooooooooooo great! (Well, I think so, anyway, which is the most important thing :)). I think out of all the pairs of glasses I have owned in my life, I am the happiest I have ever been with these (seriously! Special thanks to Juji for […]

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Roast dinner

Last night, Jac roasted lots of vegies for our dinner. She roasted whole onions, potatoes, carrots, butternut pumpkin, sweet potatoes and sweet corn on the cob. She served the roasted vegetables with roasted chicken thighs which she’d simply flavoured with salt and pepper, and a lovely hot pile of steamed buttered cabbage. She offered to [&he…

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Roast chicken dinner

See, I told you (as I wrote the post about the fried rice) that Jac was making roast chicken for dinner. She seasoned the chook with lemon pepper and made stuffing with garlic and onions. To go with the chook, she roasted potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots and whole onions, and steamed some cabbage. I poured […]

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