{"id":247,"date":"2014-10-19T12:50:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T12:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2014-10-19T12:50:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T12:50:22","slug":"christophers-chicken-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"Christopher’s Chicken Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now you know I love food. I love to eat it, prepare it, shop for it, learn about it and talk about it. Most of my readers thus far probably know I have two sons and through my marriage have two step daughters and two step sons. When I first became involved with my husband Keith, our kids ranged in age from 15-28 and only one of them was involved with the person he ultimately married. Today, our family has grown from seven to 22! We now have five married kids, the youngest getting married this year, and 8 grandchildren.\u00a0 For the first several years of gatherings at the farm, when the kids packed in, home from college or work, I did most of the shopping and cooking and my husband was the dish guy. I enjoyed cooking for the kids because they like food too.<\/p>\n

Over the years, through marriage and maturity, many of the kids have developed a love for food almost as much, and in some cases more than, me. So you can imagine how excited I am when they prepare food for me. With each passing year at family gatherings the kids and I happily take turns with the food planning and prep. I get a huge kick out of the obsessive planning. I used to think it was a \u201cMcGee thing\u201d to be talking about the next meal while eating the current meal. But it\u2019s not, it\u2019s a food-lovers thing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently visiting Keith\u2019s daughter Ellen and her family in sunny Florida. Here, I\u2019m enjoying darling grandchildren, spectacular sunrises and<\/em> sunsets, the remarkably clear emerald gulf coast, pure white sand, and Ellen and Christopher\u2019s delicious food.<\/p>\n

Last night Christopher prepared a whole deboned chicken roll. I\u2019m kicking myself for not documenting the entire process, but I have to confess to taking a nap while he attempted the deboning process. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot easier on youtube.\u201d He remarked. \u201cYou definitely need the right tools to debone a chicken.\u201d (Note to self, Christopher needs new a filet knife for Christmas.)<\/p>\n

When I awoke from my slumber and entered the kitchen, the bird was skin side down, boneless and ready for stuffing. I just couldn\u2019t help myself, I had to get involved. The following recipe is Christopher\u2019s chicken roll preparation. I cut the garlic and the string, he did the rest.<\/p>\n