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Roasted Chicken with Carrots

Adapted from Mark Bittman

Ingredients

• 3-4 lb whole chicken
• Kosher salt
• 2 lbs carrots, peeled
• 3 tablespoons Olive oil

Instructions

1. Generously salt your chicken with kosher salt
2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 
3. Coat peeled carrots with olive oil and a large pinch of salt
4. Over high heat, heat a large cast iron skillet for 2 minutes. Add your chicken, breast side up in the pan. Place carrots around the chicken. 
5. Roast for 40 minutes, until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees. Allow chicken to rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes before carving.

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Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• 3 medium potatoes
• 3/4 cup of whole milk
• 3 tablespoon butter
• Salt 
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Peel potatoes and cut into 2 inch cubes. Place potatoes in a medium pot, filled with cold water
2. Bring water to a boil and boil potatoes for 15 minutes until fork tender
3. Strain water from pot. Using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer, beat potatoes, butter and milk until fluffy. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

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German Chocolate Cake with Coconut Buttercream

Ingredients

German Chocolate Cake

• 2 ounces German chocolate
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup flour 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 egg whites
• 2 egg yolks

Coconut Buttercream

• 1/4 cup of softened butter
• 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 ounces of sweetened coconut flakes 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 6" cake rounds and line with parchment paper. 
2. Melt chocolate and water. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. 
3. Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer until fluffy and light. 
4. Add yolks one at a time. Then add vanilla. 
5. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, followed by half of the buttermilk mixture. Repeat with another third of the flour mixture, followed by the rest of the buttermilk. Then add remaining flour. 
6. Add in melted chocolate. 
7. In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until still peaks form. 
8. Fold egg whites into the chocolate batter. 
9. Distribute evenly in the pans and bake for 30 minutes. 

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, vanilla and milk until fluffy. 
2. Once you have frosted the cake, coat the cake in coconut flakes 

The Timeline

Aside from the cake, this meal takes just an hour to make. No timeline needed!

The Lists

Grocery List

3-4 lb chicken

2 lbs of carrots

3 medium potatoes

3/4 cup of whole milk

2 ounces German chocolate

1 cup of flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

Kosher salt

Ground black pepper

Equipment List

1 Large Cast Iron Skillet

1 Medium Pot

1 Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer

3 Stand Mixer Bowls or 2 Medium Bowls

Pyrex Measuring Cup

2 Small Cake Rounds

Serveware List:

4 Dinner Plates

4 Entree Forks

4 Entree Knives

4 Cake Plates

4 Cake Forks

1 Platter for Chicken

1 Bowl for Mashed Potatoes

1 Cake stand or plate for cake

4 Water Glasses

4 Wine Glasses

4 Dinner Napkins