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[quote=Anonymous]One more for roast chicken.  
Or, if they're garlic-friendly, google "Chicken Marbella."  It's done in the oven with olives and prunes and is incredible.  It's a Silver Palate cookbook recipe, but you can find it online.

For potatoes, is there a potato dish you know you do well?  If you're really good at mashed, do those.  If you're not sure, roast the potatoes too.  (Cut them into 3/4" chunks, toss in olive oil, spread out on a baking sheet, sprinkle with rosemary, and into a 375 oven.  They'll probably go about 45 minutes but don't go by time, go by watching and tasting.  Make sure they're browning and getting a little crunchy.  Salt them immediately when they come out.

For a vegetable, how about green beans?  Get a large bowl or sink full of ice water ready.  Clean the beans and snap the ends, then boil or steam them for just about 3 minutes, until they just [u]start[/u] to get tender, then immediately plunge them into the ice water to stop the cooking so they don't get mushy.  You can do this ahead.  Just before serving, heat up a skillet, swirl some olive oil in it, then sauté your green beans a few minutes.  Spritz them with lemon juice and salt, and, if you like, sliced almonds.

All of the above is gluten-free.

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