Eat to save your life!

Eat to save your life. So the television show says. But whats in that? Do I, the average British consumer go straight for free range organic and opt to grill over fry? No in reality this is the world that we all live in. Balancing our lives, the fat from the thin, the fabulous from the unfabulous and the higjs from the lows. However having watched Jamie's Eat to save your life I had to look back upon the meal we had both eaten tonight. Was it a your gonna have a heart attack and die or were we living on the brighter side of things. Okay, so my buying habbits have changed. Since the Chicken Run Program I have switched to free range chickens and you know what? They do taste better. Juicier and so flavoursome you could swear I smeared it in butter. But I didnt! It was to be a week late but we were celebrating Dusan's Birthday by proving that we could have the same enjoyment in. The prawn cocktails were actually made last and stuffed into the fridge to chill before hubby came home. I pealed and diced all the veg to Jamies well preseved instruction as given via the Christmas broadacast. The Organic freerange Chicken went in next. It was almos £8 from Ocado.com but we thought we would taste the difference (isn't that Sainsburys?)

Dinner was servered ala Jamie Style at 20:00 precisely. Prawn Cocktail followed by Roast Organic Freerange Chicken with Roast Potatoes, Carrrots and Onions, plus Sweede and Brocolli. Fabulous. Dusan was not sure he would like sweede. We will see. Now Jamie never taught me sweede, Peal. cut to chunks, add a little Sea salt and boil until almost soft. Next came the veggies. Pealed potatoes boiled for 10 minutes then put in a bowl and smothered in Olive Oil, a dab of butter and whatever else you want to throw in. Ensururing they are coated well, add them to the baking tray along with Rosemary, and whatever you choose to roast. I added Carrrotts and Onions. Fabulous. 2 Whole Garlic's. Thats 2 Garlics not Garlic Cloves. Roast in the oven at 220 Deg for 35-45 Mins.

Well having never cooked a roast before in my life I didnt know how it would turn out but I brushed the Chicken with Olive Oil amd after a couple of stands of rosemary were laid upon the bird decided to use us the Bacon and wrap the four slices around her. 1 hour, 45 mins to go.

With the bird in the oven I caught Holllyoaks and read some emails and then was time to boil the spuds pre their bake. 10 Mins in a boiling pan then off, Shake. Add Salt Pepper, Rosemary, Onion, Carrott and zest of Lemon and Mandarin plus 5 garlic cloves to the now soaked in Butter and Extra Virgin Olive Oil and we were off.

It has to be said that it was the best Chicken we ever had. Succulent, moist and delicious. And the veggies were divine, gosh you were onto something Jamie!

And so it came to pass that we did eat Organic Freerange chicken and it did taste good. We also loved the veggies but lets cut back on the fat eh?

Finally as I was at my mothers yeasterday looking out the window at the flowers sprouting..... well Richard and I will just smile cos everone knows the first flowers of the year are snowdrops and Croatians (Crocuses). Sweet dreams. x