Main: Chicken Paella
Delicious: Faking It – Valli Little
Dessert: Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding
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Hi Everyone!
I do hope you survived the rather long lockdown and perhaps used the time to try some knew dishes??
I baked which was probably a huge mistake because then I ate!! Never mind, the MAV loved it. However, here we are at the other side of another lock down and once again gathering with family for Wine Wednesday.
I actually had a double 10/10 this week. Wahooo, very validating I must say.
I used the wonderful “Faking It” again and selected the Paella because I knew that it was a dish that pretty much makes everyone happy. This version is simple and quick to prepare, unlike traditional Paella. It involves chicken and chorizo only but next time I would add prawns as well. They would work beautifully. I didn’t use saffron because I had run out and when I priced it I just thought that it wasn’t worth it for colour alone so please don’t feel compelled to race out and buy some if you don’t already have it. I made the sun-dried tomato paste by just putting the drained tomatoes in the whizz which worked beautifully.
I used the red capsicum but you can get jars of multicoloured capsicums and it would add a lovely variation to the overall appearance of the dish. The other thing that you should consider is not letting yourself be put off if you don’t have a paella pan. I don’t and the dish was super easy and worked really well in my lovely big frypan. AND the most wonderful thing of all….you simply buy a BBQ’d chicken. Love it! 10/10
As for dessert – well, just the name alone makes me salivate. Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding. Now, very often these can be almost too sickly and heavy. This recipe certainly isn’t. I have never used “raw” castor sugar and I’m wondering if, in fact, that made it less sweet.
Something to note here is that the chocolate takes quite a while to cool so don’t leave yourself short on time to prep this delectable dessert. I made it ahead of time and then warmed it in the microwave. Serve with ice-cream or cream or both. 10/10
So until next week…..
From my table to yours with love x
