Used frozen sardines as fresh ones are remarkably difficult to find. Really quite excellent and fresh, which came as a great surprise. The potatoes were Charlottes, buttery and fudgey, just wonderful. Must be careful in the toasting of the pine nuts, so easy to catch on the heat. Just prevented ruination here by a handful of seconds. Good, quick fix. Fresh thanks to the celery, and wholesome without a hint of decadence. Doctor’s Kitchen – Eat To Beat Illness, pg. 180
Nigel Slater – Kitchen Diaries 3, pg. 383 So I have to say this was the first thing that hasn’t gone down too well with either of us. To the extent that Lisa couldn’t even finish because she wasn’t so keen on the sultanas and apricots in the lentil couscous bubble mix. So I packed away her bowl for my lunch tomorrow and she packed away an impressive mountain of cheese with lashings of the chilli jam I made earlier. I didn’t have quite the same reaction, but it wasn’t the most exciting meal ever. The kind of uninspiring misc…
The Doctor’s Kitchen, pg. 178 After the frying then the oven, the onions caught a little, although not such that the bitterness came through. Also with the chicken the pan was a little crowded and struggled to crisp up while frying. Would use a larger pan and have a little care with the onions. Lisa helping! Mixing the greek yoghurt, sumac and lemon. The carrots were roasted for 20 minutes, but covered with foil on the bottom shelf they were in the oven for much of the time the chicken was in there also. Really enjoyed this dish. The chicken…