Lavender Chicken

Name: Lavender Chicken
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon dried lavender; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 2 sprigs of thyme, leaves pulled off stem; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 pieces of bone-in, skin-on chicken, either breast or leg; Pinch of salt

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon dried lavender
1 lemon, zest and juice
2 sprigs of thyme, leaves pulled off stem
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
2 pieces of bone-in, skin-on chicken, either breast or leg
Pinch of salt

Directions

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