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aem > wrote:

> On Nov 8, 6:40 am, "cshenk" > wrote:
> > Hi, I have a whole chicken, 2.5 lbs. I'd like some ideas that are new to me
> > on methods to make it. Not looking for ones where you cut the chicken to
> > parts, nor dry rubs (my normal).
> >
> > Just poking about. Larder quite low on fresh veggies so we are down to head
> > cabbage, shallots, onions, and a daikon. I may have 1-2 russet potatoes.
> > If I had more veggies, I might do a chicken soup.
>
> That chicken is too small for roasting, imho, but a good candidate for
> spatchcocking and grilling. A good alternative to a dry rub is to
> thaw one of your herb or garlic compound butters that you always have
> in the freezer (you do, of course, don't you?) and spread it
> generously everywhere you can reach under the skin. Then a little on
> the outside of the skin, too, but not so much as to cause problems
> with flare-ups on the grill.
>
> Compound butters are great to have around for a variety of pan-cooked
> things, too. Recently I used a basil-garlic butter to sauté some
> shrimp. With a pinch of red chile pepper flakes it was great. -
> aem

I really should make some of those now that I've plenty of fresh Basil
at the moment. I'll bet it'd freeze well wrapped in Waxed paper?

Interesting concept for Christmas Gifts.

My Mexican Oregano is currently thriving due to all the rain (beautiful
batch of leaves!) and I bought a small pot of Tarragon the other day and
several Rosemary plants. I intend to do some major landscaping using
low water using plants and Rosemary is one of those.

The city uses a lot of Rosemary and Mexican Oregano (and various
salvias) for landscaping along with Lantana for landscaping. I have a
few Lantanas too but they are not edible. <g>

I need to find some prostrate rosemary plants for ground cover. It
grows low instead of bushy. Thyme is a nice ground cover too but takes
more water. Italian Oregano is another low growing plant that tends to
take over wherever you plant it and has low water demands, so it's
another candidate... and right now. Lowe's has a bunch of 4" pots of
herbs for $.99.
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