The score·Ritual
Sunday roast
After the late service, when the house is finally quiet.
After the late service, when the house is finally quiet.
A warm Sunday, roast anyway. The leftover became Monday without a meeting.
One plate
the dark meat, extra gravy
The other
the white, a smaller plate
unhurried·about 90 minutes·first sat with this Sunday, October 12
About this much
Adjust until it feels right.
- A whole chicken, or whatever bird you have
- Salt the night before if you remember — if not, salt well now
- Onion, carrot, whatever is waiting
- Butter, softened enough to smear
- Thyme or whatever herb survived the week
Play it
A suggestion, not a command.
- 01Heat the oven hotter than you think. The bird likes a blast.
- 02Smear butter under the skin if you can get a finger in. If not, over the top is fine.
- 03Vegetables under the bird so they catch what drips.
- 04Leave it alone. Open the door only when the kitchen smells like Sunday.
- 05Rest longer than you want to. Carve at the table.
Other nights
Sunday, December 21
A long Sunday. We carved at the table and did not talk about the week.
Sunday, October 12
Home after the late service. The house smelled like we had been there all day.