Chicken and 40 cloves was OK the one time my wife made it. We were expecting spectacular since we both love garlic, but it just was not quite right. It was the only recipe we've ever used from foodTV (even though we watch it all the time). Maybe you can find a different recipe. The leftover cloves from this recipe do go great as a spread on toasted buttered bread.
My favorite garlic foods:
1) Garlic salid dressing. I don't know the exact recipe but it involves oil, tons and tons of chopped garlic, fresh ground pepper, and dry mustard.
2) Garlic pizza topping. Drizzle a head of garlic with olive oil and a touch of salt, bake for ~1 hour, place the roasted garlic cloves on the pizza. It goes great with pepperoni pizza or hamburger pizza. Jalepenos complement the garlic toppics quite well.
3) Garlic onion potatoes. Chop some potatoes, onion, tons of garlic cloves. Put them in tin foil along with a pat of butter, salt, and pepper. Fold to seal and either bake or grill.
