Ingredients
Hens
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2 Cornish videogame hens
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Olive oil, for sprinkling
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Salt and pepper
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1 tablespoon. (a palmful) fresh
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1 tsp. (1/3 palmful) granulated
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½ tsp. granulated garlic
Potatoes
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3 starchy potatoes (such as
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Salt
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1 cup (about 2 oz.) grated
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⅓ cup half-and-half
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3 tablespoon. sliced fresh chives
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1 rounded tablespoon. ready
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1 tablespoon. butter
Salad
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4 to 5 cups upland cress or
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2 scallions, veryfinely sliced
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1 apple (such as
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Juice of 1 little lemon (about 3 tablespoon.)
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EVOO, for sprinkling
Directions
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Step 1
Arrange a rack one notch above the center of the oven; preheat to 500°. Place a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil for simple clean-up.
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Step 2
Using poultry or cookingarea shears, eliminate the foundation from each hen by cutting along either side of it [1, above]; disposeof. Open the birds and turn skin-side up on a worksurface; press on the breastbone to flatten [2, above]. Drizzle with oil and season the birds with salt, pepper, the thyme, granulated onion, and granulated garlic. Place, skin-side up, on the prepared rack and into th