Making a perfect prime roast

Prime rib or rib
roast

There's no real big secret to preparing a good prime rib or rib roast the only real danger to this is overcooking it. In other words drying it out.  First let's get started by position an oven rack in the lower section of your oven. Preheat the oven to 450°F don't panic about this temperature I'll explain in a minute. Let's make a dry rub for your roast, so what I want you to mix together is: 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 1 tablespoon dried thyme, and 1 tablespoon dried mustard, add 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper at this point I'm going to introduce a new ingredient (lavender buds)  this is an option you don't necessarily have to have this but you must make sure that your lavender is culinary grade so when you look for the spice make sure you double check from your source that it is the culinary lavender. Lavender adds a touch of mystery to any dish and you will have your guests wondering what that special "touch" was that made your dish so special!  Combine all these ingredients together in a bowl, making like a wet paste. I want you to take your prime rib & wash it thoroughly, dry thoroughly & place it in a roasting pan with an elevated rack in it. Take all the yummy spices that you made in the bowl and rub it all over your roast. With a rubber spatula get all the good stuff out of the bowl. Now place the roast in the center of your oven and set your timer for 10 minutes after this time reduce your oven to 250°F place a roasting thermometer in the thickest part of your roast. Now we're going to wait for the internal temperature to get to your desired doneness. 115° to 120° will produce a rare roast,  a temperature of 125º to 130º will give you medium rare or 135º to 140º is slightly more done about 20 to 30 minutes per pound remember the temperature of the middle will continue to rise by 5° so don't forget to consider that when you remove it from the oven. Now if you were creative enough to add the lavender you should have quite the roast. So bon appétit and may you have a wonderful and happy Merry Christmas and a beautiful New Year's.