Oh yes! Normally I would bake butternut squash with apples and a bunch of brown sugar -- but I have found that agave nectar is quite good and quite neutral, adding a sweetener with a bit of depth but not cloying. I would add it in the same way I would add maple syrup -- maybe a half a cup over all, that type thing. And no hit to the kidneys.

I have been thawing the chicken in a bowl of cold water since about 5pm, but I suspect the center is still frozen. (It's an 8lb chicken.) I am wondering if it will refreeze if I put it into the fridge overnight (it probably will partially-freeze: the fridge was semi-broken by the former tenants and it freezes everything!). But there should be enough time to thaw a little more in the morning.

How long would you put it in the oven?