Roasted Carrots and potatoes with honey and balsamic vinegar.

Years ago, it happened something terrific in my kitchen ! 

We had friends for diner and I cooked a roasted chicken. 

We had a great time, laughed a lot, talked a lot and they went away. 

Normal.

Then, my husband and I cleared the table. 

We were supposed to leave the day after, for holidays. We wanted the home perfectly tidy. 

As there was no more place on the kitchen table, I made a appalling mistake : 

I put the chicken's carcass in the spent oven, just for waiting to put it in a tupperware, after and in the fridge.

... But I forgot ...

... And we left ...

... For 10 days ...

... It was in august...

... Where I live, summer is torrid ...

... Do you think I could have a Stephen King's career, for the mystery ambient ?...

After these ten marvellous days, we came back. 

When we opened the flat's door, there was just a little and vicious smell. But not too strong.

After a while, I went in the kitchen and then, almost died. 

I said to my husband : 

"Listen to me ... In my opinion, the Mafia knew our apartment was empty during some days. So they killed someone and hided the corpse in our kitchen !"

We looked for long long minutes from where could come this awful, dreadful smell. 

Then I remembered and made the second mistake of this scenario ... I opened the oven's door ... then almost died for the second time ! 

WARNING : if you're eating, don't read anymore ! 

There were thousand maggots swarming in the chicken, some small flies flied when the door get opened ...
An autopsy scene ! 

It took almost one week to clean totally the oven and to take away this fetid smell. 

Why I tell you this ?
On sunday noon, my sister went to eat, and I cooked a gratin dauphinois. With milk ... And cream ...
And after all these years, I made the same mistake. 

Fortunately, I remembered it just the day after ! But when I opened my oven, there was just this little and vicious smell, like before ...
I thought the Mafia just found us once again.

I cleaned my oven and left it opened for one entire day ! 
PS : this is not the same oven as before. 

Here what you'll need for roasted carrots and potatoes : 

• 1 kg of carrots
• 5 potatoes or so
• 1 or 2 turnip (not obligatory)
• 2 onions (if you've got red, that's better)
• Some garlic cloves, how much as you like
• 4 tablespoon of olive oil
• 2 tablespoon of honey
• 3 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
• Some thyme
• Some rosemary

Your oven must be clean, without smell and preheated at 150°C (300°F / th5)

Step 1 : 

Cut all your vegetables in pieces and put them in a large dish.

Step 2 : 

Pour the oil first (it will help honey to run from the spoon), honey and vinegar. 

Step 3 : 

Add the herbs and stir with your little and cute hand. Then in the oven for two hours, stirring time to time.

Your vegetables must be tender. 

Bon appétit ! 

Recapitulative : 

• 1 kg of carrots
• 5 potatoes or so
• 1 or 2 turnip (not obligatory)
• 2 onions (if you've got red, that's better)
• Some garlic cloves, how much as you like
• 4 tablespoon of olive oil
• 2 tablespoon of honey
• 3 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
• Some thyme
• Some rosemary

Your oven must be preheated at 150°C (300°F / th5)

Cut all your vegetables in pieces and put them in a large dish.

Pour the oil first (it will help honey to run from the spoon), honey and vinegar. 

Add the herbs and stir with your hand. Then in the oven for 2 hours, stirring time to time.

Your vegetables must be tender.