DRESSING FOR DINNER

THIS IS A LOVE STORY.

OR RATHER, THE STORY OF A LABOUR OF LOVE.

IT ALSO FEATURES A VERY INTIMATE SCENE WITH A CHICKEN,

THE RETURN OF THE CROP TOP

AND A TRIUMPHANT,  (SLIGHTLY BROWNED) TARTE TATIN.

SO WE RETURNED FROM BURROUGH AND MALTBY STREET MARKETS RESPECTIVELY, WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCE AND BIG AMBITIONS:

A CHICKEN STUFFED UNDER THE SKIN, AND A TARTE TATIN.

(KALE AND GOLDEN BEETROOT WERE INVOLVED TOO, AND THOUGH, WHILE LOVELY, THEY ARE NOT THE KEY PLAYERS IN THIS STORY).

WE SET TO WORK IN CONNIE'S KITCHEN, LOOSENED THE SKIN OF THAT BIRD 

AND STUFFED IT FULL OF GOODNESS:

BUTTER, (DUH) ROSEMARY, PANKO, PARMA HAM AND GARLIC.

WHILE DONNING

THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA 

ROSEMARY BLOUSE.

EXCITED FACE:

(AREN'T WE JUST THE PICTURE OF CHARM AND GRACE)

ADEQUATELY STUFFED:

AND BROWNED:

AND FOR SOMETHING SWEETER

SOME MORE BUTTER, SUGAR AND BRANDY
(THE RECIPE DIDN'T CALL FOR THE LATTER, BUT YOU ALWAYS WIN WITH A DASH OF FRENCH BOOZE)

INTO THE OVEN, EMERGING WITH SOME LOVELY COLOUR

AND THEN WE HELD OUR BREATH AND FLIPPED HER TOGETHER AND FLIPPED OUT.

OUR SATURDAY EVENING PROJECT: 

A VERY BRONZED TATIN; A DIVINE SUPPER A DEUX.

OUT OF THE KITCHEN:

ALIX OF BOHEMIA

THE ROSEMARY BLOUSE

WITH A QUILTED STRIP OF INDIAN BLOCK PRINT DOWN THE ARM

TIES UP THE FRONT

AND ITS CROPPED CROPPED CROPPED

LIKE OUR FAVOURITE BELLY SHIRT FROM OUR DAYS OF LOVING 

THE LIMITED TOO.

ROSEMARY IS EXCELLENT DINNER COMPANY.
AND IN CASE YOU COULDN'T GUESS
SHE'S COMPLETELY HAND-FINISHED WITH FRENCH SEAMS THROUGHOUT HER BODY
AS WE DO.
(CAN YOU SEE THE BELLS TOO?)
SIZE MEDIUM; 155.00 GBP


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