SUNDAY 19th/ JANUARY 2020.
We had just a little lie this morning and
after a quick freshen up and an even quicker toast & tea we got today’s ‘
Roast’ on the go; “ Roast ‘ Lemon’
Chicken with a savoury Mixed Herb Stuffing “
I first cut off the legs & thighs, leaving the ‘ Crown of Chicken’ –
they are then seasoned with Lemon juice and Sea Salt and placed on a bed of
mixed vegetable ‘Trivets’ – chopped Onions & Garlic, Carrots, Celery,
Leeks, Broccoli, Cauliflower & Mushroom stalks, Mixed Herbs, etc, adding a
dash of ‘Lea & Perrins & Tabasco’ together with a large spoon of Tomato
Frito, salt & pepper, along with a large ‘ glug’ of Vegetable Oil, covered
in tin-foil and roasted in a very hot oven, basting regularly.
See below after it came out of the oven;
With the help of the ‘ Second Chef’ I then
prepared the ‘ Goose-Fat Roast Potatoes ‘ – the par-boiled potatoes, cut in
half, are then tossed in the very hot ‘ Goose- Fat’ – covered in tin-foil, ready
to go into a very hot oven this evening.
Meanwhile the ‘ Second Chef’ was preparing
the ‘Glazed Baby Carrots – en branch’ Broccoli & Cauliflower Florets in a
three ‘ Cheese’ sauce, Sliced Leeks in a cream sauce, Roast Onion & Garden
Peas.
I then make my famous ‘ Finger-Licking ‘
Pan Gravy, after the Chicken is roasted, I remove all the trivets and the
majority of the Oil, leaving the roasting juices in the tray, then adding
flour, in the traditional manner, then stirring in a rich ‘ Chicken &
Vegetable stock, made from the vegetable waters, seasoning to taste, before
adding a dash of ‘ Crosse & Blackwell Gravy Browning’ to colour, after
straining, it’s left to ‘ cook-off’ under the eye of the ‘Second Chef’!
We had a surprise this morning, as the sky
was blue & cloudless, not grey & overcast, as forecast, yesterday
afternoon/evening the ‘RAIN’ hit us, overnight it stopped, the stiff breeze is
keeping it rather cold, so by lunchtime it’s only going to reach 14 degs+ -
overnight down to 7 degs+ with a little sunshine staying around - next week we are in for a
prolonged spell of cold, wet & windy weather, as the ‘ Atlantic’ front
settles in, hovering in the low ‘ teens’ with moderate to heavy ‘Wet-Stuff’ all
the time, only going warmer when the sun returns to sunny Manilva next Sunday,
watch this space.
Meanwhile over in Everett, Ontario, Canada,
the folks are in the middle of a very heavy ‘ Snow Blizzard’ with over 10
inches of snow, Bill had to go and pick Sandra up from work, in his plough truck,
he then went back out, he has to be up at 4-00 am for the ‘ contract’ work, on
the way home they spotted a Wolf wandering thru the blizzard, as you can see
below!
Just a quick update on the football results
from yesterday; Manchester City could only manage a 2-2 draw and Everton also
drew 1-1, over here Real Madrid won 2-1.
This afternoon we are taking things very
easy, relaxing and keeping warm, I’m still very stiff and sore after my fall,
the ‘ Night Nurse’ is looking after me, as usual!
Last night we watched the two-part, back to
back episodes of ‘ Wisting’ as the Norwegian Detective fought to clear his
name, after being suspended, at the same time, tracking from home, another killer,
this evening we will catch ‘ Vera’ as she in her usual way tracks down another
murderer!
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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