I hope you all had a great day celebrating our Veterans and Military. We spent the day in San Francisco with Justin's parents and it reminded me of how lucky we are to live in such a diverse and beautiful country. Yeah USA! We're also fortunate to have parents that live within blocks of Pier 1, Chinatown, Union Square and the financial district so we spent the day enjoying the city. I've lived here my entire life and though I've been to endless Giants and 49er games, I don't think I've really appreciated the beauty of SF till recently! Especially Embarcadero and the Fairy Building. Did you know they have a farmers market almost every day and they also have an indoor/outdoor marketplace that is full of amazing specialty shops and even a Sur la Table. It is a culinary lovers dream to walk through that area of the city and a challenge to keep from buying everything in sight! We walked all over the city today and I'm proud to report that Kate was a trooper. She just sat in her stroller happily screaming over the noise of the city and smiling at all the strangers. We left the city around 3:30pm and within an hour we were right back to reality....As we pulled into the driveway my mind went straight to the kitchen. "What do I make for dinner tonight"?
Days like today make me want to be lazy with dinner. It would have been so much easier to come home and pop a frozen pizza in the oven but instead we decided to rotisserie a chicken on the BBQ. Have any of you ever done that ? We have a rotisserie attachments for our BBQ and we just recently realized how easy and delicious it is to make your own rotisserie chicken, pork etc.
Rotisserie Chicken on the BBQ:
Rub the chicken with olive oil, melted butter, salt, pepper, herbs, garlic powder and onion powder. Use the kitchen twine to tie the chicken up tied so that it keeps its form while its turning on the rotisserie. Once its tied tight and seasoned stick rotisserie skewer threw the middle. Get the BBQ temperature to 375 and cook for about an hour and 15 minutes or an internal temp of 170-180 degrees.
Side Dish: Roasted Broccoli:
Put two bunches of fresh broccoli florets in large bowl. Toss with plenty of extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Place on baking sheet and bake at 375 for 1/2 hour.
I have to say that our dinner put frozen pizza to shame and left us with enough leftover chicken to make sandwiches and keep Kate fed for a couple days. Yeah!
Hope you all had a great day!
Cheers,
Jamie
Yum! I can't wait to make it!
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