Using Fermented Sauce for Jerk Chicken with Rice and Peas. The trend for fermented foods is growing. A process which uses bacteria and yeast to break down sugars in food and sometimes enhance food preservation you may unwittingly have been enjoying foods which are fermented all your life. Bread of all sorts but particularly sourdough, […]
Chicken Cacciatore, Roman Style with Chablis Wine Pairing
Roman-Style Chicken Cacciatore Recipe and Chablis Fourchame Jean Durup 2018 Gentle reader, do you ever consider the best way to pair food and wine? For me, without a doubt, I get the best pairings when I am in a good restaurant where the sommelier has tried all the dishes in advance and has personally selected […]
Chicken in Red Wine – Coq au Vin from Raymond Blanc
Classic Chicken in Red Wine or Coq au Vin paired with Moon Wine! For years I’ve made Chicken in Red Wine, Coq au Vin, using the recipe Elizabeth David called Coq au Vin de Bourgogne and the second of her two recommended methods. I generally drink French wine with it though not necessarily the Burgundy […]
Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce
Creamy Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce from Hello Fresh. Ad: This post was written in conjunction with Hello-Fresh Recipe boxes are a great way to learn how to make new dishes. All your ‘mise en place’ is done – the food arrives ready prepared and portioned. When you need a specific, unusual ingredient […]
Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake and Wine
Delicious Mediterranean style chicken tray bake and a fabulous wine pairing. What do you do when you are craving roast chicken but you live by yourself. Or when you have a pack of chicken thighs or drumsticks but don’t want a casserole. So long as your chicken pieces still have skin (and preferably some bone) […]
Turkey Breast Paupiettes with Pickled Walnut, Apple and Sage
Christmas in a Parcel – Turkey Breast Paupiettes with Opies Pickled Walnuts. #Ad: Written in Conjunction with Opies It’s that time of year again! The festive season when everyone else seems to be planning a feast for 500 or so. For those of us with small families, though, I’m sharing some of the options around […]
The 5:2 Diet Tarragon Chicken in a Creamy Sauce and Wine.
Low-Calorie Tarragon Chicken for the 5:2 Diet and Pinot Gris: Today I got a craving for Tarragon Chicken. One of the challenges with any diet, including the 5:2 diet, is that weird psychology that kicks in and makes you really want what you shouldn’t be eating. I cared for my diabetic mother for some time […]
Healthy Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry
Simple healthy sesame chicken stir-fry with Yutaka Edamame Noodles: A few samples of a new healthy noodle range from Yutaka, together with a stir-fry cookery book from Ching-He Huang were the inspiration for this recipe. I love stir fry dishes but do tend to rely on a version of stone soup where whatever happens to be […]
Chicken and Asparagus Risotto
Risotto – the perfect use for leftover Roast Chicken I love making risotto. I find the stirring process quite therapeutic, getting that gloopy sticky mixture as the starch from the rice is released. And, its something where you can be creative with your leftovers and make a meal that’s almost elegant with things that you […]
Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Chicken For the 5:2 Diet
Quick, Easy Low-Calorie Sweet and Sour Chicken for the 5:2 Diet: A little while ago I was sent a sample of Truvia, a natural sweetener that is almost zero calorie. The idea was supposed to be that I could cook with it, but when I checked, I found I’d been sent small sachets, the sort […]