Ingredients

1 tablespoon thyme

1 tablespoon rosemary

1 tablespoon + extra lavender

1/2 cup honey

1 1/2 teaspoons marjoram

1 garlic clove, minced

1 shallot, minced

1 bag of baby carrots

1/4 cup aged balsamic vinegar

1 whole roasting chicken (chicken pieces, or smaller poultry such as a poussin, quail or cornish hen)

Preparation

  • Season roaster with salt and pepper. Cut slits into skin and stuff with extra lavender blossoms
  • add raw carrots to bottom of roasting pan
  • roast @350 for 1/2 hour
  • meanwhile put rest of ingredients in a non-reactive bowl and mix
  • after first 30 minutes, baste chicken with mixture, making sure to get inside slits under skin.
  • continue to baste as the chicken cooks