Yesterday I slow cooked a delicious and pretty lemon chicken for 9 hours for my partner and I.
Today i have guests coming over to celebrate my birthday and the long weekend. I decided to panko crumb 2 full chickens and roast them to be cool. I have already been asked twice why there are teddy bears cooking in the oven.
Happy birthday! Nothing says ‘celebration’ like teddy bear-shaped chickens in the oven. 
How did they taste?"
Thank you.
They were delicious and crunchy.
That chicken looks like it’s got some serious flavor going on! 9 hours
It came out very juicy. Just before serving i glazed it in a little honey and chicken salt and put it in the oven for 10 minutes.
Wow, I’ve never slow-cooked chicken for that long. I’m curious to try it now. How’d it turn out?
Getting it out to oven it was a challenge because it falls off the bone, but it was really nice.
Happy birthday! The food looks amazing.
Thank you.
Food was definitely inhaled rather than eaten 
Looks good Lauren!!
Reminds me of roast chook Sundays when I was a kid at my nana’s house.
I eat a plant based only diet these days, but still lots of delicious memories triggered here 
.
Happy Birthday… how old are you again?
Now i want to try your nanas cooking 
I think I just turned 40, but my heart swears we are 20 and my left knee is convinced we are 80.
Oh… so you’re about my Nana’s age then 
…kidding.
She doesn’t cook anymore. The family cooks for her now.
I always loved her cooking, but didn’t truly appreciate it until i was older. Most of the old school women can cook up a storm.
feels it some days
My Nona doesnt cook any more either, I made sure I got all her recipes though. Come in very handy.
So many women seem to treat cooking like it’s beneath them. As if doing will diminishes their personal identity.
Haeleigh (my wife) does all the cooking and she loves baking too. If I had more time, I’d love to get really good at cooking and contribute more in this regard, but there’s only so much you can fit into a day. I usually try to ensure I clean up after Haeleigh cooks so that its not all on her shoulders.
She cooks in batches so that we have several weeks of meals in take away containers in the freezer. Makes it easy to stay in good eating habits and its simply more efficient. There’s only one lot of cleaning, one lot of cooking and getting all the pots and pans out.
You and her are both into crafts, baking, and cooking good food.
Cooking isnt for everyone. It is definitely an art and not everyone has time or energy for arty things. I find it has to be something people enjoy. I cook as a hobby as well as a need. Im betting its similar for your wife.
It was as good as it looked obvioulsy.
Looks like your place is going to smell amazing with that lemon chicken! Hope the birthday goes well.
Very citrussy
Thank you 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Is that a teddy bear roast? Lol, gotta try that for my next get-together.
Thank you. They do come out nice. Probably not appropriate for a teddy bear picnic though.
