Tyler Florence Roast Chicken

Well, mostly... I got his recipe from a cookbook my mom sent me and it looked so simple I had to try it!

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, 4-5 lbs.
1 whole small garlic bulb
1/2 lemon, cut in half
1 tsp fresh thyme
2 or 3 bay leaves (fresh if you've got them)
kosher salt and black pepper

Rinse off the chicken inside and out, removing the giblets (you can toss them or give them to your cat). Set on rack in roasting pan and season well inside and out with plenty of salt and pepper. Cut the garlic bulb in half horizontally and stuff inside the cavity along with the lemon, bay leaves and thyme.

Roast at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15-30 minutes (depending on exact weight of bird), or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F.