Proposal Chicken made better with Artisan Salt!

You know what a fan I am of Spice rubs, and that I enjoy using unique and

flavored salts in my cooking too... Well, when I received this amazing collection

of Artisan salts from Salt Works, I couldn't wait to try them! If you haven't yet

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Today was a full-on Me day. Everything I did today was all about me. So when I finally met

up with my Sweetie and he asked what my dinner plans were, I decided to put Selfish on

pause and prepare him my old, proposal chicken recipe. Truthfully, it's just a really

great roast chicken. However, the first time I made this for him, 24 and a half years ago

when we were newly married, he finished his plate and said, "Damn, that was good! If

we weren't already married, I would propose to you right now!" So all you single ladies

out there, get ready to pick out a China pattern... Because if you follow this recipe and

serve it to your boyfriends, you'll be married in no time at all! About the only thing that

could make my proposal chicken any better would be these Great artisan salts. And, since

garlic and rosemary are part of this recipe, these two Fusion gourmet salts will be perfect!   

Let's make an amazing Roasted chicken, shall we?

First, I ran out to the deck to snip some of the Thyme and rosemary that's going wild out there!

Roasted garlic salt, Spanish Rosemary salt and lots of lemon. If you've ever had

dinner out with me you know that I always ask for Lots of lemon. The waiters

and waitresses that do Best with me are those that just bring me a whole lemon!

Unsalted butter, pressed garlic and chopped herbs... Smells amazing!

One chopped Vidalia onion and a cubed apple also join the fun!

Now, to separate the skin from the Breast meat on our

chicken... This is exactly why God made latex gloves! 

And exactly why I keep boxes and Boxes of them in my kitchen! 

After the skin is separated from the breast, I slide lemon slices under the skin

And then... I slip butter over the Lemon slices and season away!

First the Roasted garlic and then the Spanish Rosemary salts. I must

confess that I ate these Salts right off my finger, and they are incredible!

Sprinkle-sprinkle chopped Herbs over the top of the chicken

And top with the pressed Garlic. So pretty! Now we'll tuck the wings...

Like this...

Stuff the cavity with the chopped Vidalia onion and cubed apple

Grab some Butcher's string and tie the chicken legs together to keep the cavity contents inside

Someone just asked why I'm not using one of my new Le Creuset

dutch ovens. Because they are too pretty to dirty up. Silly man!

I'm adding new red potatoes because that's what he likes... But you could

go crazy here and add carrots, celery, Turnips, and even mushrooms too! 

Finish off all this loveliness with a few turns of your Pepper mill and... 

Slip the whole thing into a preheated, 400 degree oven for an hour and

a half. If you opt not to stuff the cavity of your chicken you may reduce the

cook time to an hour... But you single girls won't get that proposal if you do! 

After an hour and a half...

Move your chicken to a plate to rest, and Cover the roaster to keep

your taters, (and other veg if you choose) warm prior to plating

Yum!

The side options for this dish are endless. Mashed potatoes benefit from the

gravy that is possible by using the Drippings in the bottom of the pan deglazed

with dry white wine. Or you could serve this with wide egg noodles buttered

and tossed with additional herbs. Jasmine rice works too! But tonight we're

going with the red taters, Corn on the cob and broccoli. I boiled the corn for 15

minutes, then moved it to a sheet of foil to butter and salt it. This Cypress Flake

sea salt is the Perfect salt to sprinkle over any veg, but especially buttered corn!  

Pop the corn under the broiler for a few minutes... And,
after the chicken has Rested for 10 minutes, it's ready to carve

Grab a knife!

Add a little warm, buttered bread...

And, Enjoy it!