Tarragon Chicken

Roasted chicken breast with the skin on, sweet potato wedges, salad and tarragon salsa verde. 

Nigella Lawson recipe, more info in the recipe section.

Moving house

Been a bit quiet recently due to exams, coursework, getting a placement and moving house. It's all been really busy. But Uni is done for this year now, and I am currently waiting to start my industrial placement. In the meantime, our new flat has a little bit of outside space. So much better than the last place. We have already started getting things together to make it our own little miniature garden. We have got a trellis and are potting up herbs as we speak. I shall post a picture when it's looking good.

Gordon Ramsey at Claridges - Restaurant Review.

                                                     

I've always wanted to go to Claridge's, and when I heard Gordon's contract wasn't being renewed, we said we must go before it's too late! So we ventured in April 2013 for my Birthday and it was simply the best meal I've ever had.

Safe to say, the food was simply outstanding. I was not disappointing with a single course, each course elevated the flavours in the dish, making the simplest of ingredients extraordinary. 

I am not a particular fan of cauliflower, but was amazed at the amuse bouche of spiced cauliflower soup and the main of chicken was superb.

The atmosphere in the restaurant and in the hotel was top notch, and although we had slow service due to a power outage that morning, we were shown around the kitchens and chefs table. The staff really made an effort to add that personal touch to the service which more than made up for the slow food.

Unfortunately we are unable to return, as Gordon no longer resides at Claridge's, but look forward to Simon Rogan's new restaurant opening up, and will definitely venture to Gordon's other restaurants

Fajita Friday

Made with avocado, coriander, flesh of a tomato, green chilli, lime, salt and pepper and a dash of Lea and Perrins chilli and garlic sauce. One of my favourites. The recipe is featured in the recipe section of the blog.

Just a couple of images from cooking. Really simple and easy to do. Char grill the peppers until they're nice and brown, add onion and then the chicken with garlic and chilli. Finally adding the spice mix just before serving.

Perhaps one of our favourite dinners, Fajitas with home-made guacamole. Not a cheap one, due to the avocado, but worth every penny! See below for the finished product.
It's difficult to take a nice picture of a folded Fajita so here is a picture of an open one. They were tasty!

Edinburgh

I took the girlfriend to Edinburgh for her 21st Birthday in January, and we had some lovely meals that I thought I should share. We went to a couple of really nice places. The Tower Restaurant (which is where the above picture was taken) was fantastic. It is situated above the Museum of Scotland, and has breathtaking views of the Castle. Well worth a visit, and I'd definitely go back. 

We also enjoyed a lovely, laid back meal at The Salisbury Arms which was a lovely pub with great food and an open fire. Again great food, and great atmosphere. We had a fantastic evening and the food was lovely.

Second Investment

In my first post, I mentioned obtaining my very first piece of Le Creuset. Well me and the girlfriend decided to invest in a teapot (unfortunately he's not in teal, but she wanted the orange one.) She's named him Terrence. Very original.