Cooking & Baking

hoping that the meat will get us through a good percentage of the week ahead. Sandwiches, topping for salads, etc. I'd love to do a pot pie, but DH is still on his diet. No refined carbs allowed. I'd kill for a plate of pasta and a slice of pie right now.

I went through the garden and trimmed down the runaway thyme and cut back the basil that was beginning to flower. The chicken is smeared over and under the skin and in the cavity with thyme butter and the side dish is going to be sauteed string beans with pesto. Maybe some plain steamed broccoli, as well.

I have balls of thyme butter and a half pint jar of pesto for the freezer. Both of these are a slight diet cheat, but I overlook anything that's essentially a seasoning rather than a major ingredient.