On Jun 5, 5:02*pm, Michel Boucher > wrote:
> Having it tonight because of scheduling issues, but it's just as
> easy to make on a Saturday. *You will need:
>
> 1 whole chicken, about 2.5kg
> 1 lemon
> 1/3 cup of olive oil
> 1/3 cup of balsamic vinegar
> 2-3 tbsp. of crumbled feta cheese
> four thin slices of leek, chopped
>
> Preheat oven to 175C (350 F).
>
> Extract the juice from the lemon, set rinds aside, strain lemon
> juice to remove seeds. *In measuring cup, add oil, vinegar, lemon
> juice, feta cheese and chopped leek.
>
> Stuff lemon halves into chicken, close with means at your
> disposal.
>
> Pour misxture over chicken, place in oven.
>
> After an hour, check on temperature and baste once.
>
> I like mine well cooked, until white meat attains 82 C (180 F).
>
> Remove chicken from oven when done, let stand 5 minutes.
>
> Serve with favourite vegetables. *I like braised Brussel sprouts
> but tonight we're having it with corn on the cob and a "half-
> Caesar" salad. *That's a salad that only has some of the
> ingredients of a Caesar salad: one egg, some olive oil, some
> lemon juice and I add a tablespoon of Dijon mustard, whisk until
> it achieves a creamy consistency. *Pour over crisp torn Romaine
> lettuce.
>

A roast chicken is so good. My next one I'm going to do this: roast
my chicken at 500F. Maybe I'll get a great skin going.

> --
>
> "When a government starts to cancel dissent or avoid dissent
> is frankly when it's rapidly losing its moral authority to
> govern."
>
> * * * * * * * * Stephen Harper, 18 April 2005