Roast Chicken Dinner

Maybe not the best meal I ever cooked, but close. I bought a Perdue roaster chicken in a bag; and 90 minutes later, voila. Mashed potatoes from scratch, and gravy from scratch. The picture above is without flash; the one below is with. I think I like the top one better.

I absolutely will make this again. I saved about $1.75 doing it this way as opposed to a regular chicken (not in a bag). The seasonings were simple; about what I would have used anyway.

Humor

Some stuff just makes me giggle. This one amused me when I found it online today (cartoon by Hugleikur Dagsson).

Snow ?

On a snowy Sunday in Quincy, I spotted the statue of John Adams covered in snow. I wanted to get a shot of Abigail and John Quincy Adams across the street, but the traffic was too crazy. They're located opposite each other between City Hall and the church (I think it was their church; I should know, but I don't).

Elvis' Birthday

I wonder if they have decent Chinese in Tupelo, MS, where Elvis Presley was born on Jan. 8, 1935. I'm having it today in honor of the King (OK, anything I had today would be in honor of the King). I did not remember to bring in any Elvis CDs to listen to (damn).

Lunch today is from Panera Bread (where's my kickback ?). A turkey and artichoke panini. The chicken soup is gone already. It's sleet, freezing rain, and rain out there today. Not hospitable at all. Oh well, winter in New England.