The Perfect Man & The Perfect Chicken Roast

"There's no such thing as the perfect man...until I met The Man."

Every woman dreams of her perfect man throughout her life or during a few 'certain' phases of her life. Some may deny that they don't need a man, that they are better off alone. But, the truth is, no man or woman is better off 'alone'. Every one needs a companion. But let's not at least fool ourselves, when everyday, everyone fools one another.

I, for one, was always wondering what if I end up with an egoistic man who has an ego the size of an elephant (trust me i came across a few with elephant heads!). Or would I just waste away, looking for him...? But the Higher Power up there, had better plans for me. The Man came to rescue me from my misery of the fear of living alone. (Too bollywood-ish?!) 

And here we are, so in-sync with each other yet so different from each other. For eg, The Man loves ladyfingers & I totally despise ladyfingers. I love brinjals & The Man hates them, literally (what sort of a person does not like brinjals...and chocolates, really?!!?) I am like this constant chatter box and he, well let's say, he's a good listener!! I guess, it's these small & big differences, that makes a relationship work on to being so special. Sure, we have our fights & arguments & disagreements, but then they don't make a dent in this beautiful thing we have between us. Touchwood !!! 

He's patient when am angry, understanding when am unreasonable, and clowns around when am sad & low. What am trying to say here is, one can not be perfect, but its our imperfections that make us good people for one another. So, don't trick yourselves into thinking that you are the brave one and can go on alone. You deserve someone who is imperfect yet special and made for you. GO out there and find that person, even if it means having a 'few' trial runs before you eventually meet them ;) ... Keep 'Hunting'!! 

And, The Man loves my Perfect Chicken Roast. It is truly said, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" And how fortunate for this saying, because I don't have to try too hard to if we are at logger heads with each other, I just make Chicken Roast! And just like that, all's well :)

The Perfect Chicken Roast :-

You will need a whole chicken preferably with skin properly washed, cleaned & pat-dried with a kitchen towel (make it as water-free as possible)

One whole big lemon (pricked a few times with a toothpick)

Fresh (or dried) thyme

Salt & Pepper

Grease your baking tray very very lightly with butter. Give the chicken a good rub of salt & pepper. Stuff the chicken cavity with the lemon and thyme. Place the chicken on the prepared tray. Put it in the preheated oven at 200C for 30mins. Cooking the chicken this way will make the outer chicken crispy and golden, so juicy and succulent on the inside. The subtle flavor of lemon is like a little breeze of freshness. Enjoy your chicken with hummus or chili mashed potatoes & stir fried vegetables.

Happy Cooking & Happy Hunting ;)