Another Roast Chicken Dinner

Okay. I'm eating a lot of chicken lately. It's supposed to be good for you, and it's easy to prepare. I like to have a "Sunday dinner", and this feels special. The side dish will be mashed potatoes ( boiling away in the upper left ) with pan gravy. Pan gravy includes all of the fat I should be avoiding, but I guess that's the price you pay for real home cooking.

I Have Become My Father

This photo and the previous one are proof that I have become my father. I have a lot of old black-and-white pictures of statues, monuments, etc. that he took wherever we were visiting at the time. It's the reason I can't pass a plaque without stopping to read it, including honor rolls of the dead.
This is the Quincy Firefighters Memorial, across from the police station on the way to Wollaston Beach. I thought today might be a good day to take pictures, but I didn't count on the wind. I was very cold and did not stay long. I needed one more layer to be comfortable.

David Farragut

I am working in South Boston today so I snapped this picture of the statue of Admiral Farragut at Marine Park near Castle Island. I do not know why this statue is here; Farragut had no connection with Boston that I can see. He has a nice view facing the ocean.

Roast Chicken Redux; Special Edition; Director's Cut; whatever

I butterflied this whole chicken; then found that The Joy of Cooking I own has no instructions for this procedure. Oops. I cooked it for about the normal time. It came out perfect. I made mashed potatoes and pan gravy and pretty much gained weight. At least I'm not starving myself to death. I made lasagne yesterday; I now have more than enough leftovers to get me through the work week.

Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl XXXXXXX . . . . well, you know what I mean. I have seen every single one of them. They kind of blur together, except for some distinct memories ( Joe Namath, Fran Tarkenton, Terry Bradshaw, the Cowboys, Joe Montana, the Bills, John Elway, the Patriots ). Tonight's meal is steak ( rare ) and sauteed mushrooms over rice with shallots.