Nats
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haha - like that do you? I knew you would be pleased to see my owl fly away.

Oh its starting to snow here to! I hate the cold. I love heat. Its snowed off and on for the last two days. I am missing summer right about now! Oh boy do I hate ice to.I am a clutz so u can only imagine what happens with me and ice!

I tried my hand at roasting a whole chicken last night in the oven and it was delectable! I removed the stuff inside then rinsed it thoroughly with water and patted it dry with paper towels, then rubbed 1/2 lemon all over and squeezed it inside then stuffed the bird with rosemary, thyme, and 2 lemons (halved), rubbed some olive oil all over and seasoned with salt and pepper. Into my le creuset french (dutch) oven uncovered at 450 degree for 20 minutes, then down to 350 for about 60 minutes. With about 20 minutes to go I added some cloves of garlic and slices of potatoes (never moving the bird) and took it out, covered pan with aluminum foil for 10 minutes then served it all and everyone just loved it. There was nothing left but bones. haha

Thanx girly. oh nothin new? Well I guess we have something in common cause there's nothing new going on with me either. Haha

I got a nasty cold and was sleeping lots so I wasn't much on here.but I'm bak and as good as new! Haha I'm glad ur doing okay sweetums. anything new going on in ur life?

I thought maybe you'd have the Indian side down much better than me. Fish and chicken are mostly the only ones I eat too though occasionally I do have a bit of pork. I have a great and simple marinade for chicken though that's absolutely terrific imo. I'll give you some. (any Indian recipes you have that you'd share would be most welcome too)

I'll do that sweets. Is there anything else your interested in? I cook a variety of dishes (ranging in ethnic background) though I'm weakest in Indian for some reason. haha

Yeppers and it's been simply delicioso. (though I don't like that show really, haha). It's a mixture of 2 cups of whole wheat (from a local miller) and 2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour. Last night I made a sponge from 1 tsp yeast, 1 cup water, 1 cup all-purpose, and 1 cup whole wheat which I'll use tonight to finish an artisan loaf by adding 1 cup of each flour and letting it rise again...it's incredible. Sometimes I do french bread, sometimes small loaf pans, tonight I'm going to use an oval le creuset baking disk and let it puff up and overflow from that.

Eww at least the snow gives some insulation. Until yesterday it's been cold, rainy, and windy here the kind that cuts through all the layers and chills you to the bone. I've been ok aside from missing home and friends a bit the last few days. I'm still working on the chocs but restraining myself (want to lose another 2-3 pounds) but it's been SOOOO hard! I'm making wheat bread at home so that satisfies some. haha

Yoohooo.. Still freezing cold up there?