2:  These are the swell ingredients for the beer can- we dumped out about 1/3 of the can of beer (we're not big beer drinkers, save for a hefeweizen on tap from time to time, so we bought the cheapest stuff we could find and keep it on hand purely for cooking purposes), then stuck the fresh (organic!) rosemary sprigs and the cloves of garlic (after a quick crush by popping the heel of our hand onto the flat edge of a knife with the clove underneath) into the beer.

Hurrah for Trader Joe's :)

3:  After getting the beer can into the holder, we put the chicken on the center to hold it upright.  This creeps people out, but the chicken totally is reminiscent of a baby missing it's head and feet and possessing malformed hands.

4:  This is a close up of the chicken on the holder, just for a different view for those who've never seen this done before :)

5:  We popped an onion into the top hole, for the purpose of trapping in steam.  The steam that rises from the boiling beer can is what makes the chicken so incredibly tender and moist!

6:  The next step is to rub on spices.  We used our pre-made dry rub, which has garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.  We need to make a new one, but we need to stock up on some spices and money has been tight this summer due to my (ever recovering!) back injury.  Once the dry rub was on we sprinkled some chopped fresh rosemary over the top.

7:  After cooking the chicken on the grill (on med-lo) for an hour and a half, here's the cooked chicken.  No, it shouldn't be that black.  I think our grill just has less distance from the flames to the grate because even on low we finally had to put down some tinfoil to stop it from catching on fire.  So annoying- I've never had that problem on any other grill.  As an FYI, we're going to make the chicken in the oven next time to avoid the annoying fire issue.  

8:  Here's the hubby working to lift the chicken off the can.  This is the hardest part!  We really need some metal tongs!  Oh, and so you know- the chicken itself was delicious!  It was just the skin that burned and we don't eat much of the skin anyway-- too fatty.

9:  Here's my husband's plate- I don't eat wings, but I thought it made a better food foto with the wing :)  We also had a simple mac salad on the side, made with big fat macaroni noodles, loads o' garlic, cherry tomatoes, a wee bit o' mayo, a pinch of kosher salt, a hefty crackin' of fresh black pepper, and lots of lemon juice.  Simply tasty! 

10: This is just another angle on the chicken... not really that different, but it just looks so mouth watering I figured I'd share it twice!

So... there you have it!  Meals posted two days in a row!  Don't feel too spoiled- the rest of the week will be sparse, as we are on the "holy crap we're poor this month!" diet and thus are eating grilled burgers with salad most of the rest of the week.  Last night was leftover chicken / salad, and then it's burgers (healthily made, as much as possible) until Friday.   I am planning to make a sweet spinach salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette so I'll try to be sure to post that for you :)