M has been really busy but on friday, she managed to get back on time to have dinner. I made another dish from the French cookbook, chicken with tarragon sauce. Have to admit, it wasn't very successful as in my attempt to save money ie using creme fraiche when I am supposed to use whipping cream since I have creme fraiche left over from my tomato soup, the sauce became too watery. Reminder to one self, creme fraiche is for pouring, its not meant to be heated. Anyway, for this dish, boil chicken breast in chicken stock, white wine, dried tarragon and garlic till the chicken is cooked. Remove chicken from pot. Boil the sauce till its 2/3 evaporated. Add WHIPPING CREAM and boil till 1/2 is evaporated. Add fresh tarragon, season and pour over the chicken.
The carrot and potato mash was thankfully much more successful. I am proud to say that I made this dish up on my own. Boil carrots, potatoes. oranges, with dried herbs, cumin and salt till the carrots and potatoes are soft. Pour away the water and mash the mixture. Add olive oil to ensure a smooth texture. Season with salt and pepper.
Oh and I tried sushi from Waitrose. California Roll, to be precise. It was horrible. Really really horrible as they used normal rice instead of japanese rice. Sushi is not supposed to be crunchy.
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