Blackberry Roasted Chicken

With words Wordless Wednesday

Ingredients

2 cups blackberries, washes & drained
2 chicken breast
1 lemon, sliced
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
garlic salt


Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Rinse and dry chicken. (I buy skinless chicken breast, so instead of putting the ingredients under the skin like the recipe called for, I just cut a canal down the center.) Place 2 rosemary sprigs, 1/4 blackberries, and 1/4 of lemon slices in center (I didn't really measure). Sprinkle with garlic salt.

Roast at 350 for about 45 minutes, until golden brown.


After a post I did requesting ideas on what to do with the blackberries from our yard, I found this recipe. I was very interested in trying it since it wasn't what you would normally suggest - usually a dessert related item comes to mind. I highly recommend trying this out if you still have access to blackberries this late in the season. It was quick, easy, and delicious!

Valentines Day Dinner

"The Gamekeeper"

Nut Crusted Goats Cheese
nut crusted and fried stilton bleu and goats cheese with dried cherry compote and house baked crackers

Elk
wapiti elk loin, grilled medium rare, with potatoes anna and roasted shallot, bourbon cream sauce

Ostrich
spice rubbed ostrich fan filet from hilltop farms in forsyth county, grilled medium-rare, with sun-dried tomato jus and parmesan risotto featuring local organic greens

Key Lime Napoleon
layers of light key lime mousse, chantilly cream, and pistachio toasted phyllo pastry

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*Valentine's Dinner was fabulous.......I loved everything we had......For my entrée I had the Ostrich because I really wanted to try something I had never ate before so I took it all the way and went for the Ostrich....It was very good......tastes similar to lean beef.......and is a darker meat.....according to what I've heard it's also lower in calories.........but high in protein........I wouldn't hesitate to eat it again, as it was delicious! The appetizer was a mix of our favorite cheeses, so we couldn't go wrong there.....The dessert was pretty good, I didn't think I could handle a piece of cake so I went for something a little lighter.......everything was great.......the setting, the food, the night........

Something to try.............

This stuff was great............and I highly recommend you try it out if your stomach can handle salsa. If it can't.............yikes - I hate that for you!
Mine surely didn't look the same as the photo below but when does it ever plus it must be piled with cheese if it's to be served in this house!?!?! I had this stuff for about 4 meals in a row, even with the copious amounts of leftovers consumed........I would still make it again sometime soon, it was really easy and cheap!! Cheap, cheap, cheap...........That's me!!

(click on the photo to be taken to the recipe)