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Lemon and Herb Roast Chicken: A Warm Blanket on a Cold Evening

Lemon Herb Roast Chicken, recipe.

Comfort food comes in many forms for me, and Roast Chicken is one of them. It is a comfort because of the time, smells and memories that are present while the chicken is roasting and the warm, caramelized flavors that linger while eating.  A reassuring and healing meal, one I often prepare for friends in need.

Lemon Herb Roast Chicken, recipe.

Roast chicken needs to be planned ahead, there is no rushing around here. Work and errands are done and activities are completed.  Life slows down and in my case it means everyone is home. When my kids were younger I often prepared roast chicken when the weather was bad, and we were comfortably housebound. Once the chicken was roasting in the oven, we could relax together. The smell of the herbs and roasting chicken fills the house and  is like being swaddled in a warm blanket on a cold blowy, winter evening.

The very first main course entrée I made, completely on my own, was roast chicken. I was 16 years old. My dad, two brothers and I had to fend for ourselves while mom was away. Naturally, I volunteered to cook dinner, and without blinking, I decided on roast chicken. It is amazing how ignorance is bliss. You don’t know what you don’t know, and it never occurred to me that I could not do it.

Lemon Herb Roast Chicken, recipe.

 

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