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Chicken and Sausage Platter

1 whole chicken, cut up
8 Italian or Kielbasa sausages, cut into 3" pieces
1 large onion, peeled and cut into eighths
1/2 cup olive oil
2 Tb Country Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon dried sage (I used about 4 dried leaves and rubbed them between my palms)
Freshly ground black pepper
1 Tb Worcestershire sauce
2 lemons

Place the chicken and onion in a large resealable freezer bag.
In a bowl, whisk together the olive oil, mustard, sage, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Pour into bag, over chicken.
Cut lemons in half, and squeeze juice into bag. Then cut those lemons into eighths and toss into bag as well.
Close the bag and squish everything around to coat the chicken.
Place it in the refrigerator at least overnight, 24 hours is better.

The next day...

Remove bag from refrigerator, and allow chicken to come to room temperature.
Pour contents into a roasting pan or large baking pan. Chicken should be placed skin-side up.
Arrange pieces of sausages all around the chicken.
Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Turning sausages over half way through cooking.

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Smashed Potatoes

This is another one of those "no real measuring" dishes.

Take 8 or 9 good sized red potatoes, washed and cut into 1 1/2" chunks, unpeeled
Place them in a saucepan and cover with water. Toss in a little salt and cook until they are fork tender.
Drain and put them in a bowl. (Reserve some of the water.)
Take a potato masher and give them just 4 or 5 "smashes" that's it.
Then drizzle with some olive oil, and toss in about 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan/Asiago/Romano blend cheese, some kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, and fold gently.
If the potatoes are too dry, just stir in a little of the potato water you had saved. The hot potatoes melt the cheese, Mmmmm

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Onion Peas (not shown)

Another no-measure, just make dish...

I take a bag of frozen peas, put them in a saucepan.
Add on small onion, chopped, some salt and pepper and cover with water.
Bring it all to a boil and cook until the peas are just done. Drain and stir in about 2 Tb butter, some kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.

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Complete Meal: Chicken & Sausage Platter, Smashed Potatoes, Onion Peas & Rice Pudding

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