Garden bonuses

Came back from my trip to some surprises!  Didn't think my eggplant was really growing but I managed to get a few.  :)

"Roasted" chicken with onions, apples and sweet potatos and roasted squash

This may be my first ever roasted whole chicken.  Actually, I "roasted" this in the crockpot and then broiled it in the oven for a few minutes.  The meat came out nicely done.  I was in a hurry though, so I cooked it on high.  If I had planned it better, I could have cooked it on low for a little longer and the meat probably would have been more tender.  Regardless, it wasn't overcooked/dry and it was delicious!  This was a pretty impromptu recipe I went with, basically cooking what we had at the house.  I was pretty proud of myself.  ;)

Roasted squash (winter squash of some type) that my sis-in-law had left at our house since Christmas.  B almost threw it out (what?!) and I put it to good use.  Roasted winter squash is YUM.  I want to roast kabocha squash, where the skin is actually edible.

A serving of our dinner.  :)

This is why you don't ignore the zucchini