Roasted Chicken with Garlic    

I roasted chicken the other day.  This time, I seasoned it differently and the kids gobbled up their dinner faster than I could sit down.  Why is it that it takes 30 minutes to an hour to prepare dinner, but it only takes 5 minutes to finish the meal.  Somethin' just ain't right.

HERE'S WHAT I DID FOR DINNER

• 4 chicken breasts with skin and bones
• season salt
• pepper
• 4 large garlic cloves, halved

Preheat oven 350F degrees.

On a my favorite cookie sheet, I coated the chicken with olive oil.  Seasoned generously with spices, then tucked garlic slices under the chicken skins.  Roasted them in the oven for 30-40 minutes.   Removed from oven, covered with foil and let the chicken rest 10 minutes of so.  Long enough to finish mashing and preparing the mashed potatoes.

I served a warmed, buttered, French loaf on the side.