Sunday, 16 November 2014

Stuffed Chicken breasts with mushrooms & thyme. Followed by baked vanilla cheesecake with a summer fruit coulis

Had a tennis match first thing this morning, followed by a picnic and kayak trip on the Swan River with friends.  This only left me 2 hours in which to finish these recipes. The chicken was relatively easy to make, but instead of pan frying the breasts, I baked them in the oven for a healthier and less time consuming option. The chicken breasts were large, so I cooked 3 between the 5 of us and served them in slices. To give a bit of "va va voom" to the sauce, my father advised that I add some cream to the mushrooms - yum! I served the chicken with kale and new potatoes.
For similar recipe go to:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10031/mushroomstuffed-chicken-with-lemon-thyme-risotto

Ratings:
Taste: 6
Appearance: 6 
Difficulty: 5

This was a classic American style cheesecake. Very easy to make, but difficult to find genuine digestive biscuits in Australia. So I had to settle for Granita biscuits (a harder, dryer substitute). The fruit topping was delicious and cut through the sweetness of the cheesecake. Trying to photograph the final plate was a challenge, I had to try hard to stop it looking like road-kill!!
For similar recipe go to:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2869/new-york-cheesecake


Ratings:
Taste: 10
Appearance: 8
Difficulty: 5

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