Sunday Lunch When the Parents Visit
They drive in for lunch, leave by four. Two hours at the table. The food should look like you cared without you needing to have cared for two days.
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Steps
- 01Saturday night: salt the chicken (see Cooking).
- 02Sunday 10am: vegetables peeled and cut, in cold water. Salad washed, in a tea towel in the fridge.
- 0311am: chicken in the oven. Set the table now, before the kitchen gets busy.
- 0412pm: take the chicken out, rest it on a board. Roast potatoes finish in the chicken's pan.
- 0512:30: sit down. Don't apologize for anything. They will tell you it's the best meal they've had this month.
Notes
- — Menu: roast chicken (salt overnight Saturday), simple roasted potatoes, a bitter green salad with vinaigrette, one bought dessert (a tart, a piece of good cake).
- — Drinks: a glass of wine for them, sparkling water with lime for everyone.
- — Table: white plates, cloth napkins (even cheap ones), one low bowl of fruit or short flowers in the middle.