Notes from Isolation Week 3
This week’s notes from me and a coupla friends :
Make :
Fi’s Roast Chicken and Anchovy Aioli Sandwich :
Leftover roast chicken
1 lemon
Several cloves of garlic (1 for the aioli and 3 or so inside the chicken)
1 egg yolk
1 tsp of mustard
A tin of anchovies (as many or as little as you like)
300ml of vegetable oil
Salt and pepper
Crusty white bread
Salad – rocket, spinach or lettuce.
Rub your chicken with salt and pepper and olive oil and stuff the cavity with half a lemon, a couple of gloves of garlic and any herbs that you can get your hands on. Roast it for about an hour and a half at 180 degrees depending on the size of your chicken
Mix the egg yolk, mustard, the juice of half a lemon, a garlic clove and a pinch of salt together and very gently pour in your oil. You might find that you don’t use up all of your oil, but don’t worry it’s better to be careful, because adding too much, too quickly can make it split. You can make the aioli with a hand whisk, a blender or in a food processor … Once your aioli has thickened you can add your flavourings to make a lemon aioli, mustard aioli or garlic aioli, the choice is yours - I followed Tin Can Magic’s inspiration and finely chopped some anchovies and added it to the aioli mixture.
Next, cut a couple of slices of freshly baked bread, slather it in aioli and add your chicken and salad. Delicious!
Photo from @_foodbyfi
Read :
The Orange by Wendy Cope
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park
This is peace and contentment. It’s new.
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all my jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.
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Writer and journalist Leaf Arbuthnot’s wonderful short story The Birthday Party – serialised and written in ten chapters. A new chapter is released each week. Sign up and catch up here.
Listen :
To Laura Marling’s new album Song For Our Daughter
And my new easy breezy playlist Smooth Sailing …
Watch :
This week's National Theatre livestream Treasure Island tomorrow (Thursday 16th) at 7pm via their website here.
Follow :
Gardens Pasta Company – a London based pasta delivery service. Fresh hand-rolled pasta and accompanying sauces delivered straight to your door. Place your order via their website here or on Deliveroo.