A Chicken and a Cauliflower–Distraction the Name of the Game…
I’ve spent the morning of this most anxious of days with a chicken.
Not one of ours, I hasten to add.
The medium-sized chicken, I bought in Castres market early Saturday.
I need a distraction today to help get me through.
I’ve been meaning to cook the chicken casserole in Mediterranean Cooking for Diabetics again–and I recently spotted dear Ismail Merchant’s recipe for Chicken Curry in my first book–Delicious Dishes for Diabetics.
A whole chicken is obviously too much for two–although I often roast one whole, because I love the look of a roasted chicken.
So–today, half for the curry and half for the casserole–about 6 or 7 pieces each dish.
We have the curry for lunch, with dal and some steamed broccoli and cauliflower–a comforting plate, while we wait… ’til late.
Dinner’s decided (it’s good to be decisive today): A cauliflower in tomato sauce with a slice or two of sausage from Delicious Dishes, again.
It’s fun to revisit my first cookbook published in 2011–which feels like a century ago–but in truth is only two elections and a Brexit back!
Don’t even go there!
Early evening, and the search is on for the cauliflower in a lockdown-crammed fridge.
Doing my best to stay sane when I can’t find the anchovies either.
Then the calm face of the cauliflower comes into focus, staring straight at me.
“Here I am, dear boy–worry not! All will be well….“
We’ll know better in the morning whether caulis are to be trusted!
