Thanksgiving: Night of the Mini-Chickens

Thanksgiving 2008. At Sarah's request, we didn't do a turkey: we did two rock cornish game hens, or what she likes to call "mini-chickens." Quicker, more tender, and less to deal with afterwards than turkeys.

Otherwise a lazy day: I've been a little off my feed this week. Everybody's tired. I've been through both my own Middle East Institute Conference and the Middle East Studies Association Conference, finished getting queries off to the authors of the Winter Middle East Journal, and so forth. Time for a rest. Tomorrow we leave for Winchester: history, the Civil War, mountains, the Snow White Grill. More from there. Photo is the mini-chickens, coming out of the oven on their little, well, I guess they're rock cornish game hen cooking doodads that sit them straight up with the holder going up their hindquarters. If there's a technical name for the device perhaps Tam will post it. More from Winchester.

UPDATE: Something is weird about the photo. Our stove and wall do not have white spots against the darker ivory. This thing got weirdly pixelated and I'll replace with a proper photo over the weekend.



.