Thursday night: Roast Chicken, Artichokes, Rice Cooked in Onions

I roasted a chicken, stuffed with a bit of lemon thyme and marjoram, following Jacque Pepin's instructions (from the Techniques book), and served it with pan gravy. The results were ok, but roasting chicken isn't one of my big skills. Also the chicken didn't really taste like much of anything (that, at least, isn't my fault).

We had steamed arthichokes (purple artichokes!) as an app, served with a simple garlic mayo (bottled mayo, mustard, garlic paste, lemon juice). Those were delicious.

Accompanying the chicken was Rice Cooked in Onions (a Minimalist recipe), augmented with some fresh basil pureed in good olive oil. That was also fabulous.