Steve's off on his travels again, all the snow's gone and it's blowing a hoolie outside.
Weetabix - with cold milk, naturally (hot milk on Weetabix is an abomination) - for Nic for breakfast, followed by a repeat of the stuffed peppers and tzatziki for lunch, as all the ingredients were in the fridge & larder and it's an easy dish to fit in around conference calls. The delights of working from home. Steve settled for a cup of soup and a roll.
Nic's evening meal was adapted from an old Nigel Slater standard. This is so simple it's almost criminal, and tastes astonishingly good. Equal quantities of dijon mustard and red wine vinegar are used to marinade trimmed boneless chicken thighs. These are then grilled until just cooked through, still juicy and succulent within and with some of the (slightly curdled) marinade making a spoonful of sauce. Nigel adds equal quantities of olive oil to the marinade alongside the dijon & vinegar, but we're waist-watching ahead of skiing in a few weeks time. The chicken is served up with potatoes, beans and broccoli in this case, but it's equally lovely with crusty bread and a dressed salad. And there's some left for tomorrow's lunch - joy!
Nic's evening meal was adapted from an old Nigel Slater standard. This is so simple it's almost criminal, and tastes astonishingly good. Equal quantities of dijon mustard and red wine vinegar are used to marinade trimmed boneless chicken thighs. These are then grilled until just cooked through, still juicy and succulent within and with some of the (slightly curdled) marinade making a spoonful of sauce. Nigel adds equal quantities of olive oil to the marinade alongside the dijon & vinegar, but we're waist-watching ahead of skiing in a few weeks time. The chicken is served up with potatoes, beans and broccoli in this case, but it's equally lovely with crusty bread and a dressed salad. And there's some left for tomorrow's lunch - joy!
Snuggled up in front of the tv with Great British Menu, spicy fragrant chicken and the fire on, it's almost possible to ignore the wind and rain ripping up outside.
In the meantime Steve hit the restaurant in the hotel and tried to find a hooky website so he could stream the Newcastle match to his iPad and watch it with Malcolm while they ate their dinner. No luck so we had to settle for occasional updates to the Sky Sports Football app on Steve's iPhone and text messages Malcolm received from each of his sons. Football-less the dinner was no great shakes better consisting of calamari followed by grilled steak with potatoes and salad - the latter which failed to arrive and was eventually delivered after the attention of the waitress was caught halfway through the meal. The standard of service does seem to be slipping.
In the meantime Steve hit the restaurant in the hotel and tried to find a hooky website so he could stream the Newcastle match to his iPad and watch it with Malcolm while they ate their dinner. No luck so we had to settle for occasional updates to the Sky Sports Football app on Steve's iPhone and text messages Malcolm received from each of his sons. Football-less the dinner was no great shakes better consisting of calamari followed by grilled steak with potatoes and salad - the latter which failed to arrive and was eventually delivered after the attention of the waitress was caught halfway through the meal. The standard of service does seem to be slipping.
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