INSTA-CHICKEN: Reader John Andrews writes:

On 1/14/2004 you posted a recipe for cooking a whole chicken. I cooked it and remember it was excellent. Unfortunately I failed to write it down. However I tracked it down in your archives. It seemed timeless and I thought you might be interested in re-posting it again for the benefit of your newer readers.

Okay. Here it is. And here’s my recipe for Lamb & Guinness Stew.

Also, a quick recipe for Pasta with Tomato, Basil and Chevre sauce. We don’t eat a lot of pasta these days, but this one is good.

Meanwhile, I noticed this interesting recipe book. Satisfyingly humble.