Mustard Cicken, Dauphinoise and greens + chocolate cake...

 

We were both exhausted last night. J was and is still not well and was all rugged up on the sofa. I was tired from running around all day.

It was also extremely windy and cold so we locked ourselves in and I cooked up a  storm.

J got one of his faves - potato dauphinoise and mustard chicken with greens. For dessert naughty and absolutely delicious cake from Mezzapica : chocolate mud cake...

DAUPHINOISE1 smallish red onion
Half kg Maris Piper potatoes
Some grated nutmeg
2 cloves of garlic
200ml cream
2-3 anchovies in oil (some of the oil can go in as well)
Parmesan cheese
1-2 bay leaves
a very small bunch of fresh thyme
SEASONINGSolive oil
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt & black pepper

CHICKEN
a few sprigs of fresh rosemary
2 x 180g chic breasts, skin on
2 teaspoons yellow and black mustard seeds - crushed in M&P
1/2 leek
2-4 cloves of garlic
white wine
Cream (whatever is left from potaotoes
1 heaped teaspoon wholegrainmustard

GREENS
100g Swiss chard or other greens
1 x 200g bag of prewashed baby spinach
1 lemon

After all of this we slept over 10 h last night... Go figure....

Before

 

After

 

The plate before.....

The plate after.... :)

The delicious dessert from Mezzapica... Wanted to spoil J a bit... (it worked :)