This comes from Claudia Roden ‘s New Book of Middle Eastern Food . This recipe was requested by Mary! The recipe serves six , more or less
Ingredients
1 large chicken, jointed
2 tablespoons oil
1 finely chopped onion
Half teaspoon of saffron
Half teaspoon ground ginger
Half teaspoon cinnamon
Salt and pepper
Large handful of coriander leaves, finely chopped
Large handful of parsley leaves, finely chopped
1-2 preserved lemons, finely chopped
Directions
Put all the ingredients except the preserved lemons and the coriander in a large saucepan and add water to half cover the chicken. Go easy on the salt at this stage because the preserved lemons will be quite salty.
Cover the pan and simmer gently for about 90 minutes, turning the chicken occasionally, until the flesh is falling off the bones. The sauce should have reduced quite a lot.
Add the lemons and cook 10 minutes longer. Finish with the coriander. Serve with steamed rice.
Highlights of our visit to France in 2007. As well as visiting Sylviane, we stayed at Chateau de la Puisaye and Auberge des Vieux Moulins Banaux , both recommended.
American nuns visiting the cathedral in Chartres
Bourges cathedral
Detail from window in Bourges cathedral
Chateau de la Puisaye
Sylviane with the faithful Menfis in her garden
Auberge des Vieux Moulins Banaux (great food)
Highlights from our travels on Mainland, Hoy and Papa Westray (Papay). On Papay we stayed at School Place with Jim and Morag Hewitson who were excellent hosts and supplied the best dinners we had on the trip (is it still going?)
Skara Brae
Ring of Brodgar
Dwarfie Stane on Hoy, a rock-cut tomb
Caffie’s toes on Rackwick Bay
The Old Man of Hoy
Approaching Papa Westray by plane
Airport on Papa Westray (Papay)
Beach Papa Westray
Shag drying its wings, Papa Westray
Sunset at the Knap of Howar, Papa Westray
These are photos from my work trip to Aceh in 2006: guesthouse decor, water/sanitation projects, tsunami impact and local colour.
Groovy clingfilm wrapped bed in the guesthouse
My lovely bathroom. No sink, but there is a shower attachment
New fishing boats amid devastation
Libby and Water Truckers
What the water trucks do: Fill up the big yellow bladders
Local Taxi, mountains in background
Tsunami Line visible on hillside. The wave stripped it bare.
Oxfam built village
What was land is now a lagoon. Last view of Aceh.
Magellanic penguin on Isla Magdalena, near Punta Arenas
Walking near the ranch where we stayed in the Torres del Paine national park
Campion, the ranch’s pet lamb
Riding, western style
When we went to visit Lesley-Anne and Kevin in Cyprus.
Martin after (suburban) camouflage training
Salamis ruins
Abandoned building, Famagusta
We all got together on Hampstead Heath. ‘Course they’re all grown up now…
Tiny people
They shrunk us all for the day
Everyone together
Glyn and Anna
Tim and Aroon
Rachel and Amina
Dads
Glyn with his hands full
Deathmask of a fictional past…
Christmas with Sodja and Howie.
Sodja and Howie with M & C
There’s something about the attention to detail in the depiction of the dog’s backside…
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