ENGAGEMENT CHICKEN . . .

Trying to get your man to propose? Try this recipe

The staff at Glamour magazine is helping readers elicit wedding proposals from their boyfriends — one chicken at a time. It all started when one of the editors at Glamour gave the recipe to her assistant, who made the chicken for her boyfriend. A month later, he popped the question, and soon the recipe for what was subsequently dubbed "Engagement Chicken" spread like wildfire through the office.

Glamour decided to publish the recipe in their January issue, and has already received four letters from readers who tried the recipe, and met with success.

"Beware the power of this recipe," wrote LaDawn Crawford, of Garden Grove, Calif. "I made Engagement Chicken for my boyfriend the Sunday before New Year's. When it was done roasting, I took it out of the oven, and promptly dropped the whole bird. My boyfriend laughed, I cried, and he proposed to me on Jan. 3 (six days later)! He didn't even EAT it and it worked! We're getting married on Nov. 12 of this year."

Another woman in New Jersey also met with success.

"We decided to have a quiet New Year's this year and I made the Engagement Chicken for dinner — with the roasted potatoes and asparagus, as you suggested," said Claire Lipnicki, of New Jersey. "Well, it's now two weeks later and we are engaged! He ended up finding the recipe, so it's now a big joke between us."

Here's the recipe:
1 whole chicken (approx. 3 lbs (1.4 kg).)
2 medium lemons
1/2 cup (125 ml) fresh lemon juice
Kosher or sea salt
Ground black pepper

Preparation:
Place rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 400 degrees (200 C.).
Remove giblets.
Wash chicken inside and out with cold water.
Let chicken drain, cavity down, in a colander until it reaches room temperature (about 15 minutes).
Pat dry with paper towels.
Pour lemon juice all over the chicken (inside and out).
Season with salt and pepper.
Prick the whole lemons three times with a fork and place deep inside the cavity.
Place the bird breast-side down on a rack in a roasting pan.
Lower heat to 350 degrees (175 C.) and bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and turn bird breast-side up (use wooden spoons).
Return it to the oven for 35 minutes more.
To make sure it's done, insert a meat thermometer in the thigh; it should read 180 degrees (80 C.), or juices should run clear when pricked with a fork.
Continue baking if necessary.
Let chicken cool for a few minutes before carving.
Serve with juices.

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Trap that man!

the preparation alone made me....

oh and yeah kosher salt rocks!!

sinisterpentatonic said:

I personally don't see what's so great about the recipe. Maybe men just love chicken. I haven't tried it yet....can't wait though I better start planning now!

AnckSuNamun said:

just hope your man doesn't go vegetarian soon.

I'm a vegetarian

sinisterpentatonic said:

Yeah, if your man's a vegetarian, I guess you're shit out of luck. not that I truely believe this works, but I guess it never hurts to try. it's just chicken.

Dewrede said:

I'm sure there's an "Engagement Tofu" recipe floating around somewhere.

perhaps i'll try that this summer. it'd be a loooong engagement, of course, i just wanna see if it works.

LOL I got this recipe last month.

Im gonna try it a week before my birthday

why do women wanna get married so badly.


I mean, we don’t have 2 make children 2 make love
And then, we don’t have 2 make love 2 have an orgasm

These recipes are a combination of smells. Certain smells triggers the man's hormones. Light citrus smells, basil, mint, and cilantro are suppose to turn him on. If you can cook and put the sex on him right, you can get a man (who is already marriage minded) to the alter. If he doesn't want to you have just tore up your kitchen and shaved your legs for nothing. I have cooked many a meal to find out that little sad fact.

Ive made this chicken many many times.

evenstar3 said:

let's go trap some men!

go*
[Edited 5/1/05 11:34am]

ThreadCula said:

you might wanna throw in some banana nut bread along with it...just in case.

lilgish said:

I guess it's the ultimate symbol of love. Plus it's the "in" thing to do now.

ShySlantedEye1 said:

damn, maybe I should just baste myself in lemon and herbs.

lilgish said:[quote]why do women wanna get married so badly.


Not all do, I don't! I've been with my man for 9 years and we have 1 child. I still don't wanna get married.

ShySlantedEye1 said:

dreamfactory313 said:

you're a man though. Lemony chicken won't win us over.....try cheesecake.

2the9s said:

crazy.

AnckSuNamun said:

My man love when I make Fried Chicken with Fried Potates with onions. He'd eat that all the time if he could.

Lizzy7701 said:

9 yrs.....that's a long time. I must have that Fried Chicken and Potatoes recipe now!