You may as well be in Italy. Salt, pepper to taste Nutmeg to taste Small game hens 2 Large cloves garlic, peeled, slivered 4 Small sugar pumpkin, peeled, seeded, diced 1 Lemon 1 Rapini 1 bunch Chicken stock as needed 1. Season cavity of hens with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Season outside of hens with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Place herb stems in baking dish and top with garlic.
Place hens on top and rub with olive oil.
Toss pumpkin in baking dish with olive oil, squeeze of lemon juice, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Roast in oven with hens or in separate pan for 30 minutes, until pumpkin is soft and brown at the edges. Saute rapini in olive oil, covering pan so rapini chars on edges and steams to dark green. Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer 1 minute and serve with hens, pumpkin and rapini.