Day2: Big Cook & Little Cook decide what to have for tea

So what's the worst thing that can happen when you're in the middle of a local food challenge and you're blogging about it?

Well I suppose a cat burglar could have broken in and stolen all the food...or we could have had a power cut.... been struck down by lightning...or even flooded out of house and home, with the food going soggy .

I guess those are all terrible thoughts, but when the pressure's on...so is being totally void of any form of inspiration regarding what to cook for tea! 

Therefore when I got the offer of some assistance from my 5 year old, I decided to accept his help with glee, but of course the big question was "What should we have for tea?" and "What should we do with our Sutton Hoo chicken?".

(Link to the YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6rH-F5JDqg&feature=player_embedded)

Hmm, what's that old saying?  Never work with children and animals?  Yes indeedy, but when he accepted that we were not going to cook up the Star Wars Shippy and that pasta doesn't come from Suffolk, he was happy to be put in charge of THE BIGGEST POTATO IN THE COUNTY.

...while I on the other hand "splatted the chicken in the pan" with a few splashes of locally produced rapeseed oil, chopped onions and some red pepper chutney

And in my true Ready Steady Cook technique, I also added some button mushrooms and a few spoonfuls of Greek Yoghurt.

And thanks to the hints and tips that have been coming my way on what to do with the curly kale, I took the bull by the horns and had a go at cooking it up, tossing it in some melted butter seasoned with chili powder to spice it up.

I had very little faith at the start of the video that you saw above, but I was pleased with the results, which were served with lightly pan-fried potato cubes.............or tiny square chips as my little helper called them.

So that's another main course that's been made from products that have been sourced in Suffolk.  The only exception were the chili powder and garam masala that I added, but I've decided to follow in the footsteps of Sarah who recently took the Norfolk Diet  and whose rules allowed spices, so they've definitely got a thumbs-up from me.

And if you've been wondering what occured during the rest of the day, well it kicked off happily with the same granola breakfast as yesterday, but I have to confess to tucking into some biscuits at a training course, and it's been such a busy day that I only managed to grab an apple for lunch.

But it was a very delicious apple, from High House Fruit Farm in Sudbourne.

Ah well, tomorrow's another day....and I've got something special up my sleeve which will ensure I'll be far more prepared than I was today.