Because I’m trying to trim, both, my grocery budget and my waistline we ate a lot of chicken around here. Thank goodness my husband loves it and my ‘picky eater’ son no longer lives at home.

I recently received a review copy of 150 Things to Make with Roast Chicken (And 50 Ways to Roast It), by Tony Rosenfeld. I honestly can’t wait to try some of the recipes. The Glazed Chicken and Sweet Potato Hash and Chicken with Sage and Cornmeal Dumplings sound especially yummy.

The cookbook includes ‘chicken basics’ such as cooking times, butterflying and carving instructions, roasting and grilling tips and additional recipes for things such as rubs, glazes, bread crumbs, stuffings, gravies, sauces and even mashed potatoes and other vegetable side dishes.

There’s no reason why you can’t throw an extra chicken into the roaster when it’s time to cook. It doesn’t take any extra effort at all and gives you twice as much meat to use for sandwiches, casseroles and salads.

This REALLY is an excellent cookbook. I recommend it wholeheartedly and would love to hear your thoughts about it, as well.

Isn’t it great that there are so many things you can do with chicken? Personally, I’m always on the lookout for new recipes, so feel free to share yours. I’d love to add it to my files… especially if it’s a potpie.