Roman Chicken for the Japan Bound Boyfriend

This Roman chicken was the last of the challenges before the boyfriend left for a company trip to Japan.  This was also out of his grandmother's cookbook.  An oldie but goodie that's for sure.

I found this dish to be rather tasty as well, surprisingly, though if I were to improve the dish any, I'd use fresh apricots and not canned.  Although the recipe calls for the apricots' juice to be used, I'm sure a standard Chardonnay would've done just fine in terms of using for a rue.

Served over couscous instead of standard white rice, I am going to try to substitute some of the ingredients on the next go-round.  Either way, this dish made the day of the boyfriend after a long day's work and before having to leave for Japan. 

Shot of Whiskey is a Shot in the Dark

A shot of whiskey will cure any aliment you have.

Don't quote me on it since I'm not a doctor.  I have a hard time cooking with alcohol since I never know what its paired with.

I tried a baked brie with apple, apricot and walnuts.  I nice little combination with fresh oat cakes.  Since the oat cakes didn't go very far, I picked up a loaf of fresh French bread.  Never knew how much I missed fresh baked bread until I took a bite out of the sliced piece with warm brie.

Nevertheless, the baked brie didn't last long and we have since had this again on the nights we feel like something rich but way too lazy to really cook anything extravagant.