Bacon Wrapped Lemon-Chicken

Oh wow, that sounds strange. Even to me... and I know what to expect.

Here is the thing: I like chicken. In my opinion it is easy to prepare and very versatile. But after watching 'Food Inc.', I really have issues with purchasing it in a supermarket without knowing where it is from.
Trust me, I am not an 'animal rights activist' (is that a thing?) but that documentary stuck with me. I am a student and on a pretty tight budget, so I have to either trust what the label says (there are some for local, organic and so on) or go to the butcher across the street and hope he is honest about where he got the chicken... and not too pricey.

Yes, well, this is not going to be a meat-eating-morality post... I am, and probably always will be carnivore :) Just putting out there that you could maybe try to opt for the more animal-friendly version of the meat you buy... or not. Totally a personal choice. No judgement.

I had the same thing about McDonalds and BurgerKing after watching 'Supersize Me', and now I am back to sometimes enjoying a burger when on the road. (Hoping that the rumours about German standards being higher is actually true... if you are German speaking go watch this)

Back to my Bacon Wrapped Lemon-Chicken.

Soooo easy... soooo good. And boyfriend approved. A win-win-win situation.

Aubergine... eggplant... melanzana

Aubergines (or eggplants) are probably my favourite vegetable...Or they were until I learnt that it actually is a fruit.



Still, I love the taste and the variety of recipes you can create with it.
When they are in season in Europe (right now) I am not going a week without using at least one aubergine. Usually they end up in pasta sauces, any vegetable stir fry or fried in a salad.

But my favourite dish hast to be an Aubergine Parmigiana.
Even though I really love this recipe and often recreate it, I worked my way around a lot of the preparation time and made the Parmigiana easier. (Maybe a little less traditional, still delicious)

Plum Bresaola Salad

A Salad...

...the first of the season. Well, actually the season for all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits, otherwise known as spring, doesn’t really want to start here. We are having below zero temperatures and the sun seems to have got forgotten how to rise... Okay, I’m being overly dramatic but the essential picture is true: It’s cold, windy and there was some snow.

All that bad weather couldn’t keep me from making a nice salad for dinner.  I’m usually not known for eating ‘just’ a salad for dinner but this one did the trick. I didn’t even touch the bread with herb butter I served.

 You’ll need:

(serves 2)

• 2 ripe plums (this also works really great with peaches, oranges and even pears)
• rosemary, preferably fresh and finely chopped, but dried works fine
• Bresaola or Parma ham, 3 -4 slices per person
• salad, a mix with some rocket (or just rocket)
• olive oil
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp natural yoghurt
• some goat’s cheese, crumbled