Comfort Food Recipe No 1 – For a Rainy Day.
Well, was that it? Summer?
Yesterday Erik and myself worked our socks off in the garden. I started off wearing a camisole, T-shirt, jumper and fleece, but as the sun-shine grew brighter and the work harder, I was reduced to the camisole and T-shirt. Today, all is different. Let’s face it – this is England! Country of very definite seasons.
I am sitting in my little upstairs office wearing woolly socks, thick denims, t-shirt and thick woolly jumper, and outside my window it is grey and wet. Very, very grey and very, very wet! But let’s think positive. All that lovely rain is needed, and will help bed in my newly planted fruit trees (more of those in a Kitchen Garden post).
As usual my thoughts turn to food. Looking out of my window, every rain spot and every leaf blowing wildly past is calling out to me “Comfort Food. Comfort Food.” And guess what? I’ve found two great recipes that fill me with comfort just by looking at the pictures. Hope you feel the same. So here is the first Comfort Food Recipe.
Normandy Pot Roast Chicken Recipe – with Cider & Creme Fraiche

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Normandy Pot Roast Chicken – Stevie Parle – courtesy Telegraph
This recipe for Normandy Pot Roast Chicken with Cider and Creme Fraiche is definitely a comforting one. The particular recipe is from Stevie Parle of The Dock Kitchen, and I found it in the Telegraph.
Hopefully Stevie won't mind if I put my own spin on it. I added a bit of good chicken stock for extra flavour, and instead of onions I used my favourite oval shallots, cut in half lengthways, plus added baby chanterelle carrots in with the chicken. Crispy Saute Potatoes or a big bowl of mash all add to that great homely flavour. Time wise, I cooked a 1.89kg chicken last night and it took about one hour 30 minutes to cook, then I rested it for 10 minutes under a loose piece of foil. It was perfect. Ingredients Method
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Comfort Food Recipe No 1 was taken from the Telegraph, and was the recipe by the brilliant young chef, Stevie Parle, of The Dock Kitchen. This is a restaurant I am looking forward to visiting in the not too distant future. Click on his name if you want to know more about this young chef. He will go far.
Meanwhile, look out for Comfort Food Recipe No 2, which will follow this post after I have been downstairs to eat a big bowl of soup. It is still raining and very grey, so I need warmth.
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