Everyday FOOD

I was home on Tuesday watching Martha on TV and they were promoting the new Everyday FOOD cookbook. Being a huge fan of the magazine and a total sucker, I immediately ordered it from Amazon. One of the editors from FOOD was showing Martha a recipe for oven fried chicken and the following is a reconstructed conversation:

Allie: So you want one four pound chicken cut into pieces.
Martha: [pointing] Is that one whole chicken?
Allie: Yes, it's one whole chicken.
Martha: [slightly confused] Why are there four legs?
Allie: [sheepishly] Oh, it must be four pounds of chicken pieces not one four pound whole chicken.