A Christmas treat

Organic chicken, perfect roast potatoes, carrots (see below) and sprouts. To round it out, I made a celeriac and potato mash as an alternative to the usual roast parsnips.

Below, home-made mince pie, with orange brandy butter and brandy clotted cream. I was going to get a better photo this morning, but unfortunately someone had eaten all the pies:

Carrots, cooked without water to preserve the sweetness. There’s a little garlic and butter in there:

This is Hugh’s herb chicken recipe, with parsley from our garden and dried herbs. The chicken itself is a happy one from here:

2 Responses to “A Christmas treat”

  1. watari Says:

    That was yummy!Especially the chiken tastes gorgeous even without
    sauce,and the carrots are something diffeent,is the sweetness come
    from carrot itself?

    Anyway,I love it,I love Chiristmas meal!

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