Chicken wrapped in Parma ham and stuffed with Cumberland Sausage (Hairy Bikers)

Hi, Knocker here,

GT was cancelled again as Clare couldn't make it, so I thought I'd knock something up anyway. I saw this one on the Hairy Bikers show in the series when they were travelling around up north. I do like the hairy bikers as their dishes are not that difficult to make yet tasty. I thought I'd do this sausage based recipe after visiting The Harp again, where all they have is sausages on the menu and I got the ostrich sausages a couple of weeks ago. They sell out quickly and when I arrived yesterday all they had left was one steak and kidney sausage (yes, steak and kidney!), so me and Schedule shared it. A little unusual, but very tasty. By the way, there are plans afoot for me and Schedule to start a London pubs and walks guide in the next weeks, so keep checking the blog.

Chicken wrapped in Parma ham and stuffed with Cumberland sausage (and sundried tomatoes)

Remove the sausage meat from their skins and stuff into sliced cavities in the chicken breasts. Also add sundried tomatoes, although not essential - I didn't. Wrap the chicken in the Parma ham and douse generously with mixed herbs. Place in the centre of the oven at 200 degrees (or in the case of our oven, turn the oven on and keep checking).

Serve with seasonal vegetables - or carrots and sweetcorn!

Enjoy.

Until next time,

Love Knocker

Gorgonzola filled burgers with garlic stuffed mushrooms and tomatoes

As GT was cancelled this week due to unforeseen circumstances, I decided to try out a meal solo.
I cheated with the burgers - they came pre-made from Marks and Sparks, and delicious they were too!

I had a few mushrooms and a couple of tomatoes languishing in my fridge, so I thought I'd try something I'd never done before.

I removed the centre of the mushrooms and stuffed them with chopped garlic mushed with butter. I took my two remaining tomatoes and cut lines across them and stuffed them with chopped garlic. I then poured olive oil over it all and stuck it in the oven with the burger.

I then took a half red onion that had seen better days and reduced it in a frying pan, adding sugar when it was fried, so that it was glazed and lovely and sweet.
Never one to ignore presentation, even when I'm on my own, I plated it with a bed of the onion, the burger on top and the tomatoes and mushrooms around the plate.

I wish I had done this for a GT night, because I think I'd have scored highly!

Washupability - 5/5. There were hardly any dishes to clean.

My score - 7/10. I cheated with the burgers.