ARGHHH !! it's only been 8 minutes as I glanced into the oven, the macarons have feet allright! but, they have taken in too much colour!! Boohoo! Kuidaore is right... One has to watch the oven like a hawk :(
The thrill doesn't last very long. No Way I'm going to take a photo, in fact I'm going to get rid of the offending biscuits soon with a cup of tea.
Right, so perhaps I should just show you my new dining table and this chicken dish I like to make from time to time. A Jamie Oliver's recipe, very quick, easy and delish and the several times I made it, I used whatever herbs I had in the fridge.
Chicken with tomatoes, capsicums and couscous
Serves 4 (delicious magazine, aug06, p.37)
4 chicken breast fillets, cut into 2 cm chunks
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 long red chilli, seeds removed, cut into thin strips
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups (300gr) couscous
2 good handfuls mixed coloured teardrop or cherry tomatoes, halved
270gr jar roasted red capsicums, drained, cut into fat strips
Few basil leaves, finely shredded.
Combine chicken with most of the lemon zest and chilli, the lemon juice, cumin, garlic and 2 tbs oil. Season and set aside to marinate. Combine couscous and 350ml boiling water in a bowl. Cover and set aside for a few minutes
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over high heat. When hot, cook chicken and marinade, stirring, for 3 minutes or until golden brown and cooked. Add tomato, capsicum and basil, and cook for 1 minute until tomato softens.
Stir remaining oil into couscous with a fork, fluffing up grains then season. Sprinkle chicken with reserved zest and chilli and add a spoonful of thick Greek yoghurt if you like. Serve with couscous.
Note:
1. Whence I had none, I substituted basil for some rosemary, flat leaf parsley, curly parsley, coriander and/or mint... all of them worked quite well.
2. Of course I've had it with couscous, but also with pasta, and cold with rocket in a a crusty bread. So good!
3. Here is a pic of the afore mentioned dining table. I know that I'm gloating a little bit (and that it's not a very nice characteristic!) but I do love this table, the tempered glass colour is my kind of colour, it seats 6 but extends to seat 10... just in case.
