The PCB Can Get Stuffed, But You Can Enjoy A Lovely Stuffed Chicken.

You heard me!  The Pakistan Cricket Board can get stuffed!!!  I know this is old news, but it still hurts like a mofo.  Shahid Afridi has been unceremoniously DUMPED as Pakistan's limited-overs skipper if favour of test captain Misbah ul-Haq.  Bah!

Shahid Afridi has been magnificent as the T20 and ODI captain; he made that team gel together when it looked like it was all over for Pakistan cricket.  Last year, when the spot-fixing scandal broke and morale was at an all-time low, it was Afridi who kept the act together; and with every match they played those lads got better and better, eventually making it to the semi-finals of the World Cup.  Afridi's efforts, since before the World Cup, have been repaid with a sound kick to the pants.  First, the PCB refused to name him as captain of the WC squad until the very last minute, which must have caused him some sleepless nights; and now, after winning the ODI series in the West Indies, the PCB has just dumped him.  Like that.

As you know, I have no problems with Misbah ul-Haq, in fact, I really like him....as TEST captain, not so much for limited-overs.  Afridi the awesome all-rounder is still needed as the squad's skipper.  I know the info has been out for weeks now, but I'm still angry, and I will be for a long time.  You know what I say to the PCB for this?  I say:  GET STUFFED!!!!!

Now just because I want the PCB to go get stuffed, it doesn't mean you have to go hungry because I'm having a fit of pique.  That's right, while we send the PCB to go get stuffed, we're also going to stuff a  chicken with a delicious stuffing, roast it, and eat a meal that is fit for our King of Kricket, the recently unfairly deposed Shahid Afridi.  At first glance, this might look a little bland, but believe me, all that lovely juice from the chicken will infuse the stuffing with so much flavour you'll think you've died and gone to roasted chicken heaven.  Yes everyone, it's time to stop our bitchin' and get back in kitchen.

Yes, there will be Victory Fingers all around with this delightful yet simple stuffed roasted chicken recipe!

Stuffed Roasted Chicken

Ingredients
1 whole chicken (do not remove skin)
salt
pepper

Stuffing
1 onion, grated
1 cup oats
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt
ground black pepper
red chili powder (lal mirch)
1 lemon, squeezed

First, preheat the oven to 375 F or 190 C.
Prepare the stuffing;  grate the onion, and mix all of the ingredients together.
Second, stuff the chicken.  Pack in as much of the stuffing as you can up the chicken's uhhhh...bum.
Rub salt and pepper all over the chicken and then put it on a roasting pan.
Put it in the oven and let bake for 1.5 hours at 190 C, and baste it 3 or 4 times while it's roasting with the fat which accumulates at the bottom of the roasting dish.

When done, cut into quarters, or remove the stuffing and put it into a separate serving dish and serve with carved slices of chicken.

And there's your stuffed roasted chicken, a perfect dish to serve to our favourite limited -overs captain Shahid Afridi...and the PCB, well they can GET STUFFED!

Happy Cricket, Happy Stuffin'!

My Lovely Lads of Pakistan Can Do No Wrong, Except Lose a Match or Two.

Yeah, yeah.  I know, it's been a while.   First things first:  My loveliest lads of the Pakistan Cricket Team have drawn the test series in their tour of the Windies.  YES!  Misbah ul-Haq, my bestest batting darling, banged out a big fat juicy 102 runs, but get this...Taufeeq Umar scored a gigantic 135 runs in the second innings before getting run out by Sammy.  OMGGGGGGGGGGG I am so ticked off that they didn't show this on TV here!  Why do I pay so much for cable when I can't see what I want?  Gah!

Anyways, the handsome fellas known as the PCT showed those Windies a lesson in test match cricketry by winning with a 196-run margin.  Good on ya my lovely lads!

So here's the summary of what's happened during Pakistan's tour of the West Indies:
In the first and only T20, the Windies won, but then Pakistan went ahead and won the ODI series 3-2.  Pakistan lost the first test, but won the second.  So all in all, not a bad tour, but there is always room for improvement.  Next stop for the lads is Ireland, and hopefully they'll show that on cable TV, but I'm not counting on it. 

Anyways, I'll just mention again how much I looooooooooooooove Misbah ul-Haq.  His batting is just so dreamy!

He walks in beauty, like the night
   Of cloudless climes and stars that shine at
 all that's best of dark and bright
   Meet in his aspect and his bat:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
   Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
(apologies to Lord Byron)

Right.  I'm posting twice today.  Because I have a lot on my mind.  Have a good one!