faces + kites

ghetto casuarina + sticker bandits + tarp theories + happy campers

my boyfriend & i [& pippa!] went camping for a few days last week.a fairly spontaneous adventure that we both needed.my little green gypsy tent was happy to be blooming & out of the garage also,i could tell.we ventured down to broken head,just south of byron bay & spent the next few days wandering around the area & doing whatever we damn well wanted & laughed a shitload in the process.bliss!

poule au pot

Poule au Pot, literally "chicken in a pot," is typical Sunday dinner fare in the French countryside. It's usually cooked using a whole chicken,but tonight I made mine using chicken pieces. This recipe is crazily easy!

So yummy & comforting for the cold winter nights,serve with fresh crusty bread to mop up the leftover soupy goodness.

Poule Au Pot

+ freerange chicken pieces [approx. 1.4kg]

+ 300g of smoked streaky bacon

+ 5 white onions,peeled & sliced thinly

+ 1 tin of whole peeled organic tomatoes

+ 375ml of white wine [I used a cheapy at only $6, The Accomplice;which is a          semillon sauvignon blanc & is dry,but sweet]

+ 6 kipfler potatoes,washed & cut in half lengthways

+ 3 bay leaves

+ a hand full of fresh thyme

+ cracked pepper & sea salt

how to make.

Preheat the oven to 180c.Put half the onions & tomatoes in the bottom of a heavy,lidded cast-iron pot or casserole dish.

Arrange the chicken pieces on top followed by potatoes,then bacon.

Top with the rest of the tomato & onions,then the herbs.

Pour wine over the top and season with salt & pepper.

Cover & cook in the oven for one hour.

Remove the lid & cook for another hour.

Serve immediately with a yummy crusty bread to mop up the leftover soupy goodness.