This year, we are taking it easy in the kitchen. We are running a 10K in the morning, and waited until the last minute to decide what we would do about food. So, given that we are busy, and there are only two of us, I think we have come up with a good plan.

We are roasting a chicken; no turkey this year – we are cooking a 5lb roaster, that is already sitting in the brine (2 qts water, half cup each of sugar and salt). Tomorrow, I will roast it just as our recipe here, but will add a little time for the size factor.

On the side, I am making a roasted butternut squash risotto, roasted carrots and broccoli, and I will make a gravy from the drippings in the roasting pan; I have a stock simmering on the stove for the risotto, with which I can stretch the gravy.

Will be good and simple – something we can handle after a 10K…

Update: Everything was fantastic.