Kim's Birthday Cake

This week was Kim's 47th Birthday... we had a girly lunch at the Hertford House Hotel http://www.hertfordhouse.co.uk/

Here was a little birthday cake

Looks really yummy. We'll have to try some cupcakes sometime in September 

Chicken Kiev - an angry Ukranain housewive method

Monday night Kim and I decided to have a shot at making one from scratch

Take two pieces of chicken wrap them in cling film and bash flat with a rolling pin. Crush/grind 3 garlic cloves and mix in with butter and chives. Put the butter in the middle of the chicken then roll the chicken length ways. Then panne the chicken raw, first roll in flour, then in beaten egg mix, then in bread crumbs  one after the other and place in a non stick oven dish/plate and put some more of the garlic butter on the top for extra taste. Cook at 180 for about 40 mins.

The finished product... happy cooking all 

xox

Boeuf Bourguignonne!!

Kim is making Boeuf Bourguignonne (like the one in the picture ...but that's not my one) for the boys!! It's looking and smelling goooood. And following recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volune 1 (by you know who). Wishing Tor was here to help with 1) a photograph 2) pronounciation and 3) laughs in the kitchen.

Come home Tor!!!

Hollandaise sauce - too many cooks

so this evening Kim decided she wanted to learn to make a proper Hollandaise for the haddock under the auspicies of Mike

how to: 

First separate the eggs, then whisk over a gentle heat to a sabion and add the melted butter once clarified.

Add salt and pepper.

Then add white wine vinegar or lemon juice until sufficently tart then serve with Haddock or Salmon.

Un Repas a La Francaise

On the Menu tonight, Messieurs dames is

Soupe a L'Oignon & Salade Nicoise: