Making sourdough

I've wanted to make my own sourdough for ages, but well it hasn't quite happened.

Then the family pizza maker managed to drop half of his dough in the sink and well half a dough isn't enough to feed us but it gave me the nudge I needed to start a local sourdough.

I found a sourdough recipe over here  and we have been enjoying our own brand of sourdough all winter.

It works well with a crock-pot soup, keeps well and everyone loves it with butter and golden syrup just as it comes out of the oven.

 

Dinner Tonight

I seemed to have some extra time this evening so ...here's what we are having for a simple evening meal...well kinda simple.

Chicken Parmesan

I cook five chicken pieces to cover us for this, but feel free to adjust the quantities.

5 or so chicken pieces
1/4 or so cup of Tomato sauce
440 gr can of tomato puree,
2 cloves garlic,
1 teaspoon basil, or a handful fresh
1 teaspoon salt.

Mix sauce ingredients together and cover chicken. Oven bake for around 1 hour until cooked through. Then cover each piece of chicken with sliced or grated cheese - normally Cheddar or Colby, and a sprinkling of Parmesan.

Bake for another 15 min until the cheese has melted.

I normally serve it with rice and a salad but tonight though I had a surplus of potatoes, so I'll serve it with Rosemary Potatoes. I've sliced them, added a drizzle of olive oil, 2-3 cloves of garlic crushed and about a tablespoon of fresh rosemary (dried works as well) and salt. I'll cook it in the oven while I do the chicken and they should both be ready in about an hours time.