i'm all about quick and easy. got a big crock pot? or even a small one? skin and cut up a chicken, toss it in the pot. add a stick of butter, and a dozen cloves (or more) of peeled garlic, some salt and pepper. let it cook! when you declare it done, take out and put it on a plate. the butter/garlic sauce is put in a bowl, and you dip chunks of french bread in it to "butter" it. for more garlic kick, spread one of those cooked cloves of garlic on the bread along with it. add a tossed salad, and you've got a simple, cool kitchen meal. dessert? watermelon.