Chicken and dates

It's been a very long time since I blogged my tea, and even longer since I actually wrote about the food, – which is a pity given how much great grub I ate last week in Barcelona – so here is an experimental attempt at doing a straight 'here's what I ate' entry.

So, today's tea will shortly be Yotam's chicken with dates, olives and capers, from the Guardian. It will be accompanied by some brown rice and the borlotti beans pictured above, which I have just picked from my garden and I am very pleased with.
There won't be any wine, as I'm being well-behaved. There might be some squash, or mint tea.
I will post a picture of it and describe it when I have eaten. Bet you can't wait.
And here it is...
It was actually very good, despite my schoolboy error of not putting it in to marinate a day ahead. The molasses gave it a nice sourness, and the dates caramelised nicely. The beans were pretty cool too.
And there you have it. A straight this-is-what-I-ate blog entry. Hope you like it.

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