It's Not "Julie and Julia," It's "Kerry and Martha"

Drum roll please.......I did it!!! This may sound ridiculous, but I have never made a WHOLE roast chicken. I always strolled by them in the meat department and just kept on walking. I haven't had the best of luck at times with trying new recipes. I make a few things really well; pot roast, enchilada's, tomatoe bisque soup, and a few others, but this has always scared me. Anyway, a few nights ago Isaac and I watched "Julie and Julia." It is all about cooking. I wasn't expecting much but ended up loving it!!! So, I thought I would use a Martha Stewart recipe and take on the challenge. It worked!!!! My family loved it. ALL of them, which is not often. They had helping after helping and if this all wasn't silly enough.....I almost cried. I was very proud of myself and inspired myself to try another recipe. I haven't decided what yet.

P.S. I pulled and yanked and struggled for 10 minutes to get the giblets out of the neck, only to realize their is a HUGE hole on the other side from which they are supposed to come out, whoops.
I should have taken a picture of it before it was all cut up. It was a very pretty bird. I even made roasted red potatoes, shallots, carrots, and garlic to go with it.