Steamed Baby Carrots

Assemble these supplies:

• 1 pound baby carrots
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Steps in preparation:

1. Salt and freshly ground white pepper
2. Peel carrots and bring water to a boil in steamer.
3. Steam carrots 5 to 8 minutes, or until barely tender when pierced with fork.
4. Remove to serving dish and toss with melted butter.
5. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

ADDED TOUCHES

If you want to serve fresh fruit for dessert, apricots— when in season—are ideal in flavor and color for this menu. When apricots are not in season, make this dried apricot mousse the afternoon or the day before you cook the chicken. It needs to be chilled for at least two hours— and it can also sit overnight.