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. 

Back to the near Middle East

Back to the land of Israel for a different take on couscous.  I like couscous but never had Israeli couscous.  The boyfriend picked this ingredient while at a different shop than we normally would shop at and said, "looks interesting, let's have you cook it."  His infamous last words, "looks interesting."

Israeli couscous with Mediterranean chicken

I decided to pair it with a Mediterranean chicken.  To me, the Mediterranean chicken had lot more flavor than the Israeli couscous, but then again, Israeli couscous is a bit of a bland side dish.