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Jazzed up roast chicken

It was a wet and grey Sunday and I wanted some sunshine in my roast… So I  jazzed up my roast chicken with Autumn veggies with a burst of mediterrananean sunshine and a double helping of Miles Davies. Once cooked, a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds…brightened up this rainy evening. Better still Jai said its ‘the best chicken I’ve ever eaten’! INGREDIENTS Prep time 20min Cook time 1 hour 45 minutes Serves 4-5 2kg whole chicken 1kg of sweet potatoes, scrubbed and roughly cut 250g parsnips, peeled and quartered long ways 200g carrots, scrubbed and quartered long ways 200g mixed olives (I use jarred, its cheaper!) ½ a pommegrante, seeded fresh rosemary sprigs and thyme, handful 2 lemons, unwaxed 1 bulb of garlic, broken into cloves with skin on olive oil maple syrup (optional) salt and pepper METHOD Preheat oven to 190c. Rub the chicken with olive oil a generous amount of salt, freshly ground pepper and half of the rosemary. Avoid cooking the chicken when you have just taken it out the fridge as this …

Buckwheat Pancakes with Summer Fruits Compote

These pancakes ooze the feel good factor, especially good for when the weather or any other external factors dampen your mood… cook a batch of these babies and shine! Buckwheat is a high quality protein containing 8 essential amino acids, helps fight disease and great for your cardiovascular system… making you awesome in more ways than one! INGREDIENTS Batter 225g buckwheat 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp cinnamon pinch of salt 275ml milk 1 egg Compote ½ a table spn of coconut oil 175g of blueberries 4-5 srawberries 2 pears maple syrup for serving METHOD For the batter Add 225g buckwheat 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Measure 275ml milk and whisk in one medium sz egg. Add the milk gradually to the flour mixture, whisking in until you have a smooth batter consistency which is loose enough to pour. For the compote Add ½ a table spn of coconut oil to a medium sz pan on a medium-low heat. Add 175g of blueberries, strawberries (quartered), …