Toby made one of her pov-a-licious one pot wonders - cheap, simple and utterly delicious sausage chicken.
1 kg chicken pieces - drumsticks, wings, marylands, or a whole chicken cut into pieces
500g sausages
1 lemon, cut into wedges
2 onions, cut into wedges
1 tbsp english mustard
1 tbsp dried sage or thyme
1 tbsp olive oil
salt, pepper
1 big zip lock plastic bag (2L volume)
Combine all ingredients in the zip lock bag with 1/2 tsp salt and a good crack of pepper. Seal it up all hermetically-like.
Massage for about a minute or so, noting the pleasant sensation, lack of mess and hassle. It feels like the future. Pop it in the fridge for at least an hour, maybe overnight.
Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees celsius (445 degrees fahrenheit). Spread out in a roasting dish and bake for an hour or so until golden and delicious.
Serves 4, freezes well
Toby whipped up some pumpkin and potato mash, and simmered some shredded lettuce with frozen peas in butter and stock which made for great sides. Any mash or steamed veg would be fine.
Our friend Helen came round, we dug into a great winter feast, care of the old dart and it's saucy foodsmith, and horsed around watching crazy YouTube vids til 2am.
Another major up-side of my stay at Tobes' was the leisurely 20 minute trip into work in the morning - which usually takes me 1 1/2 hours from my south coast home. I love it down here, but I did come away with serious Glebe envy.
Check out Nigella's original recipe at:
http://www.nigella.com/recipes/recipe.asp?article=364
For an excellent YouTube montage of cheesecake pictures, perfect for 2am viewing, see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpoBcRqCuSI
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