Fall off the bone chicken

Changes.

I know they say change is good but how come they forget to tell you it's also scary, difficult, and a lot of hard work. Grr. Anyway, I've been going through quite a few changes in my life recently, lets see: leaving my awesome job, moving across the country - with four cats (um yea), finding a new place to live (Long Beach, CA) and a new job. Well I made it and guess what, along the way I found the desire to cook again!! Yea!!! Perhaps it was having cable again, which for me means ESPN, ESPN2, and the Food Network, that really brought back my inspiration. Or maybe it was all the crap I ate at multiple Flying J truck stops that made me crave real food. Either way, I'm back, and I hopefully I will be back more often.

Now for the best chicken ever. Well maybe not ever, and it's not even the chicken really its the METHOD of cooking the chicken that is awesome. Let me warn you it takes about 2 hours total. But soooo worth it. Make any flavor you want. BBQ, lemon pepper, lemon garlic, lemon garlic ginger.. (hehe I love lemons and garlic, as should you!) For reals, I have made all these kinds and all of them are good. This past time, the one in the picture, I just took some chilies in adobe - from the can, and a few cloves of garlic. That's it. Oh yeah, the best part about this recipe is that it is so easy.

Bone in chicken (must be bone in to fall off the bone, duh) Drumsticks and thighs work best and are cheaper but you can do breast if you want.
whole garlic cloves
salt and pepper
bbq sauce, or lemons or whatever flavor you want
1/4 c. chicken stock, or water if you don't have any

Throw it all into a baking pan (I recommend squeezing the lemons and then putting the lemons in the pan, something magical happens, I promise). Cover with a lid or foil. Put into oven for 1 hour at 300 degrees. After an hour remove cover and turn up heat to 400 degrees for 30-45 mins. Stay closer to 30 mins for BBQ, cause it burns easier. And there ya have it.

It's amazing. And so flexible, you can put your own spin on it each time you make it.

Enjoy!