Cornish Hens

Drew has mentioned to me a few times that he always wanted to try Cornish game hens. They always look so festive and delicious when they are in pictures.

They also look ridiculously hard to make and like they will take forever! But I love my husband and I want to make him happy. Plus, I inherited a few William-Sonoma holiday cookbooks at our church group White Elephant gift exchange and it included a cornish hen recipe. I was also feeling adventurous and cooking is a good way to satisfy this urge (most of the time).

Here is how they turned out:

So before you comment, yes I am aware that this dish is very orange. I didnt realized everything I made had an orange hue until I took this picture. I was craving sweet potatoes and I like having them more often than regular potatoes because they have more vitamins, and carrots, well because they were easy and what I had on hand. Maybe my body was craving whatever assortment of vitamins and minerals come in orange foods (I am sure Drew could tell us, plus why it is good for you and the pathways it takes to be deconstruction and turned into energy in your body, I dont know how he memorizes all of this stuff!)

Anyway, the birds turned out pretty good. They were a good deal of work, mostly butterflying them - after that you just put the seasonings on and stick them in the oven. Its almost a shame they came out so good because after I slaved away making them Drew took a bite and said, "you have to make these again!" Well, I probably will, I am a sucker for that guy. :) But I will probably wait until next winter.