Spatchcocked chicken

Ingredients
4 1/4 lb whole chicken butterflied
generous amount of salt and pepper

for Flavored Butter:
4 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
1 Tbsp olive oil plus more to drizzle
1 Tbsp parsley finely chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 Tbsp lemon juice
salt

Vegetables;

Potatoes

carrots

Instructions

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper about 1 hour before cooking.
2. Preheat oven to 425F.
3. In a small mixing bowl, combine the flavored butter ingredients. Mash with fork for a couple of minutes until lemon juice is mostly incorporated into butter.
4. Spread 2/3 of mixture under the chicken skin and and dot/spread remaining butter all over chicken.
5. Place prepared vegetables all around the chicken and drizzle everything with olive oil. Sprinkle chicken and vegetables generously with salt and some black pepper to taste.
6. Bake uncovered at 425˚F for 45 min or until instant read thermometer reads 160˚F when inserted into thickest part of chicken breast**. Remove form oven and rest uncovered 10 minutes on a cutting board before serving.

*Allow the raw chicken to sit at room temp for 30 min before using for even baking.
**Don't over-bake or the breast will be dry. Keep in mind internal temp will rise another 5-10 degrees after it comes out of oven.

Aldrin's Iberian Chicken

1 whole chicken
one cup garlic clove, peeled
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp sage
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning (optional)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup olive oil

1. Marinate chicken for at least 1 hour.  Place all garlic cloves inside cavity before roasting.
2. Roast for 1 hour at 400F [or 2 hours at 200F].

Avocado Salad

Ingredients
4 Hass avocados, ripe but firm
1 small sweet onion
lime
salt and pepper

Cut onions in rings and soak in cold water for a few minutes.
Cut avocados lengthwise or in semi circles.  Arrange in a platter.
Squeeze juice of 1/2 lime to avocados.
Drain onions then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
Top avocados with onions.
Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.

Mango Salad

Mango, julienned

fresh chiles

red onion slivers

red bell pepper

chopped cilantro, mint, basil 

peanuts or cashews

1 tbsp brown sugar

1tbsp lime juice

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp hot water

Mix everything together in a bowl.

from:  Martina

Lemon and Rosemary Chicken

Serves 4

ingredients
1 (3 1/2 lb) chicken, cut into 8 pcs
1/4 cup Extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fresh rosemary leaves
1/4 cup lemon juice
10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 lemon, peel removed, pith and pulp chopped
salt and pepper

instructions

1. Toss chicken with oil, rosemary, lemon juice, garlic, lemon, salt and pepper in bowl.
2. marinate for 1 hour.
3. Heat oven to 450F.
4. Arrange chicken in a pan or baking dish; add remaining marinade.
5. Roast, flipping once, until cooked through, 30-40 minutes.

From: Saveur (pollo arrosto)

Duck and Potato

Duck breast
Potatoes, sliced in thin rounds
Salt and pepper to taste
fresh thyme

1. Heat pan in low to medium heat.
2. Put duck in pan, skin side down.
3. Arrange potatoes on the side of the duck.
4. Cook about 8 minutes, then turn and cook another 4 minutes.

From Tom Colicchio's Instagram 

Scalloped Potatoes

Serves 6


3 pounds potatoes, thinly sliced

½ onion, thinly sliced

9 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided

6 tablespoons butter, diced and divided

3 cups heated whole milk, or as needed

salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish or cast iron pan. 
2. Spread about 1/3 of the potato slices into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with about 1/3 of the onion slices. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons flour over the potato and onion. Arrange 2 tablespoons butter atop the flour. Season the entire layer with salt and pepper. Repeat layering twice more. 
3. Heat milk in a saucepan until warm. Pour enough warm milk over the mixture in the baking dish so the top of the liquid is level with the final layer of potatoes. 
4. Bake in preheated oven until potatoes are tender, 45 to 60 minutes.

From Allrecipe