am roasting a chicken - any quick ideas for a bit of interest?

[missdduke]

I'm roasting a chicken, usually I just put it in the oven as it is but wondered if anyone had any quick easy ideas just to spice it up/add a bit of taste - even really obvious things....I'm new to this roasting meat thing! lol

make deep slits with a sharp knife and stuff slivers of garlic in then roast as usual

Shove garlic butter under the skin if you have any
Shove an onion up its bum
Rub with oil & sprinkle a crumbled chicken oxo cube/mixed herbs over the skin

Cut a lemon up and stick it into little holes all around the outside.

Or do the same with garlic (but into chunky bits)

Or put butter/olive oil all over and sprinkle herbs - could be a spice mix, or mediterranean herbs etc. (cover with tinfoil for some of it so it doesn't crisp up too quickly)

Microwave a lemon for 40 secs. Stab it all over and shove it inside the chicken. Add whole garlic cloves and some herbs. Smells amazing when you carve the chicken and keeps the meat moist and tasty.

Beer can chicken

1 can of beer
drink a bit
shove can up the hole until sealed tight
roast
mmmm nice and moist and tender chicken

that sounds some what pornographic now that I read it