60 minutes Roasted Chicken

A few nights ago when deciding what to cook under an hour with minimal crockeries being utilised (to minimise the washing up after...) I decided on this roasted chicken with some vegetables thrown in. I only marinated it with oil and pepper because I totally forgot the salt in my rush to take the kids to the playground. Ha!ha!ha! Yes, of course I added the salt later, before putting it in the oven.

Here's the no frills roasted chicken with parboiled potatoes, carrots and cherry tomatoes.

Ingredients:

Chicken

Olive oil

Salt and Pepper

A dash of worchestershire sauce

A dash of lemon juice and mustard

Plated and ready to serve.

So what shall I do with the fats that's left on the roasting dish???

Hmm... since I don't have any sauce for the chicken, I thought I'd use this to make the sauce.

I poured some fresh milk in, about a tablespoon of flour, some salt and whipped it like crazy.

I thought this was thick enough.

Dinner is served.

Happy New Year to all celebrating CNY!!!

A placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious year of the Tiger. We should go off to some quiet spot to lick our wounds and get some rest after all the battles of the previous year.

Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force. A congenial time in which diplomacy, international relations and politics will be given a front seat again. We will act with discretion and make reasonable concessions without too much difficulty.

A time to watch out that we do not become too indulgent. The influence of the Rabbit tends to spoil those who like too much comfort and thus impair their effectiveness and sense of duty.

Law and order will be lax; rules and regulations will not be rigidly enforced. No one seems very inclined to bother with these unpleasant realities. They are busy enjoying themselves, entertaining others or simply taking it easy. The scene is quiet and calm, even deteriorating to the point of somnolence. We will all have a tendency to put off disagreeable tasks as long as possible

Money can be made without too much labor. Our life style will be languid and leisurely as we allow ourselves the luxuries we have always craved for. A temperate year with unhurried pace. For once, it may seem possible for us to be carefree and happy without too many annoyances.

Source:  http://www.theholidayspot.com/chinese_new_year/more_zodiacs/rabbit.htm

Happy New Year to all my Chinese friends out there! 

Hope you'll have a wonderful year ahead!