WELCOME MARCH 'MUSE DAY' and THE 'BEAUTIFUL' DAFFODIL (Flower of the Month) ~ FORTY-CLOVE GARLIC CHICKEN / ROASTED GARLIC SMASHED REDSKINS

"Daffodils,

That come before the swallow dares, and take

The winds of March with beauty."

~ William Shakespeare

Daffodil

Garlic & Daffodils

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FORTY-CLOVE GARLIC CHICKEN

~ a surprisingly mild, perfect 'end of winter' meal adapted from

The Garlic Lovers' Cookbook created in Gilroy, The Garlic Capital of the World ...

" ... the only town in America where you can marinate a steak just by hanging it out on the clothesline."

(Will Rogers)

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1 plump chicken (a capon would be lovely) rinsed & patted dry

40 cloves of garlic

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

4 stalks of celery and leaves

1 bunch of minced parsley

1 Tbsp. thyme

1 Tbsp. rosemary

1 lemon

2 bay leaves

1/2 cup dry white wine

1/4 cup vermouth

coarse salt & freshly cracked pepper

• Sprinkle cavity of bird with lemon juice and half of herbs, salt & pepper. Stuff with celery, bay leaves and sliced lemon rind. Massage bird with 2 Tbsp. olive oil and remaining herbs, salt & pepper.
• Place bird in roasting pan surrounded by garlic. Cover with remaining olive oil, wine and vermouth. Sprinkle with parsley.
• Roast for 20-30 minutes at 400-degrees until bird starts to brown. Reduce heat and roast for another hour or until cooked.
• Serve the soft, buttery garlic cloves on crusty French bread, the remaining garlic in Roasted Garlic Smashed Potatoes with a side of steamed buttered broccoli splashed with lemon juice, salt & pepper.

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ROASTED GARLIC SMASHED REDSKINS

(serves 4-6)

2 1/2 pounds scrubbed red-skin potatoes (about 16 medium)

1 head ROASTED garlic

1 cup sour cream

4-6 Tbsp. unsalted butter

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives

2 tsp. white pepper

coarse salt to taste

• Simmer potatoes until very tender, about 30 minutes. Drain well but do not peel. Transfer to large bowl, add butter and approximately 1 head of peeled roasted garlic.
• On low speed, mash with electric mixer. Beat in sour cream, chives, salt & white pepper. Leave chunky.

Black & White dreams of March

Join in with

Carolyn @ Sweet Home and Garden Chicago

for Garden Bloggers' Muse Day