Lemon and Garlic Roast Chicken

I was felled by a particularly nasty holiday flu strain this Christmas, so I mostly sat at home in a drug-induced haze and got most of my exercise from trying to cough up my kidneys. In an effort to be more productive, however,  I decided to take a break from the DVD player and decorating the cats to post yet another entry on roast chicken.

"I hate when you're bored. Go have some more cough syrup, why don't you?"

"Here's a great New Year's resolution: No more gratuitous cat photos for your FOOD blog in 2013."

Does anyone else remember Robina's roast chickens? When I was a kid, my dad used to bring home  their perfectly browned chickens, crisp skin and succulent, juicy meat with nary a trace of of pink. And it was only when I tried roasting my own chickens that I realized how tricky this seemingly effortless dish could be.