GRAYCE'S CORNISH HENS

Happy Friday everyone.  Looks like a beautiful weekend.  I hope so because Tomorrow will be May 1st and it should be warm and beautiful in Southern California.

Today I have a recipe that my kids used to love.  Rock Cornish Game Hens, which are not really game hens at all, but chickens that are only 5 to 6 weeks old.  They thought it was the biggest treat in the world when they were young and got a whole half of chicken.  Then in a couple of years when they were a little older and got a whole hen for themselves.  Well, it just did not get any better than that.  At that point in their lives, life was really great!  A whole chicken all their own.  I wish that's all it would take to make a kid thrilled today.  And maybe it would.  Try it for your family this weekend.

GRAYCE'S CORNISH HENS

This recipe is for two Hens.  Just adjust to make more

2 Rock Cornish Hens
2 cups of stale bread cut into cubes or( store bought stuffing follow directions on pkg)
1 egg
4 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup diced celery
1/2 small onion diced
1/8 tsp ground sage
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix the ingredients to make stuffing.  Divide in half and stuff the hens.  Brush them with a little olive oil and salt and pepper them all around.  Place on a shallow rack in the oven and bake 400 degrees for about an hour.  In the meantime, in a sauce pan, put one cup Balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp sugar and cook until reduced by half.  Turn off heat.  Add 1 1/2 cups of Blackberries and just stir to warm.  When the hens are about 5 minutes from being done, spoon some of the sauce over them.  Remove them from the oven and let them set for about 5 minutes.  Just before serving, cut the hens in half slightly placing one half over the other and pour the rest of the sauce and the berries over the top and serve.

Have a great weekend everyone
Ciao
Grayce