Italian Holiday Table:Chicken With Herbed Polenta And Carrots And Chocolate Almond Cookies Recipe

Ingredients For Italian Holiday Table:Chicken With Herbed Polenta And Carrots And Chocolate Almond Cookies Recipe

• 5 pound 1 []chicken
• Kosher salt
• 5 tablespoon Colavita premium extra virgin olive oil
• 4 sprig Fresh thyme
• 4 sprig Fresh rosemary
• 1 sprig Fresh Sage
• 2 Large yellow onions, peeled and cut into large wedges
• 2 cup Low sodium chicken stock [preferably homemade
• 0.5 cup Colavita aged balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Unsalted cold butter
• 1 bunch Rainbow carrots [about 12 - 14], peeled, greens trimmed, and split in 0.5 lengthwise [if you can't find rainbow, orange carrots work perfectly here too
• 2 tablespoon Colavita premium extra virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt
• 0.25 cup Pomegranate seeds, for garnish
• Parmesan cheese shavings, for garnish
• 4 cup Water
• 1 cup Colavita polenta
• 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 0.25 cup Heavy cream
• 2 teaspoon Fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• As required Salt + freshly ground black pepper
• 2 stick Unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoon Almond paste
• 0.75 cup Sifted confectioner's sugar
• 2 cup All-purpose flour, sifted
• 0.5 teaspoon Coarse salt
• 0.5 cup Slivered almonds
• 3.5 ounce 1 bar] perugina bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped