Honey Sesame Glazed Chicken – Honey Recipe Link Up

Honey is the most universal symbol of Rosh Hashanah.  As everyone looks to wish one another a Sweet New Year.  We take that phrase for granted as we have heard it so many times over for so many years running but it is such a beautiful wish.  We use adjectives like good and great and wonderful to describe experiences, hopes and dreams but sweet is a quite beautiful word, for me, it conveys something more than the commonly used positive adjective, it conveys something warm, something homey. [caption id="attachment_41521" align="aligncenter" width="582" caption="Date and Honey Glazed Chicken Thighs"][/caption] I always say it doesn't have to be the Jewish New Year to give that cute little honey bear a squeeze -- our version of the Pillsbury dough boy.  I happen to love honey in my coffee, baked goods and chicken dishes.  In fact I have 3 favorites developed for Rosh Hashanah but used year round because we love them so Honey Chicken, Date and Honey Glazed Chicken Thighs and today's linkup recipe Honey-Sesame Glazed Chicken.  In fact for one of my first Shabbos' in Israel Honey Chicken made the menu. The recipe I am sharing with you for the linkup is dressed up for the holidays by oven-roasting the chicken as a whole bird instead of the usual pieces.  Bringing a whole roasted chicken to the table immediately tells people this is a special occasion.  Place the bird on a simple serving platter surrounded by purple-red radicchio for full effect.  I personally like that slightly charred well done crispy skin.  Chicken and cheese (not together of course) I like well done and golden brown - breads and baked goods -- doughy things, I like doughy, meaning raw-ish.  Just another one of my quirks. The Sesame-Honey Glaze is a simple mix of white wine, honey, olive oil, kosher salt and garlic.  Simple, slightly sweet, sticky and scrumptious in a snap. Wishing you the sweetest of years and all good things.