Food for a goddess

A little bit of mythology to start with.
Loki was one of the Norse gods, a blood brother to Odin the supreme deity, a giant and also known as the Mischief Maker .  He was first married to Glut, whose name means Glow and they had a daughter called Esia, meaning Ember.  Clearly a guy not to be messed with! 

So what, you may ask?  Well, my latest food critic was named after Esia and when you are cooking for the daughter of a god, you need to be sure of what you are offering.
Especially if you also subscribe to the old adage "Never work with animals or children"..........because this is Esia

And here is what I prepared for the baby goddess, or the Little Princess as her mother describes her (most of the time!)

Chicken Esia

1 free range chicken

1 tin chopped tomatoes

200ml water

1 onion, sliced

1 red pepper, chopped

2 tsp oregano

Splash of dry sherry

Salt and black pepper

Place the onions in the bottom of the cast iron bowl of your Netherton Foundry slow cooker.  Sit the chicken on top and then add all the other ingredients.

Cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours and serve with rice, pasta, potatoes or whatever your inner deity fancies!

As simple as that , leaving you plenty of time to do whatever it is that domestic gods and goddesses do when they are not on duty!

Obviously, Esia is not yet able to write her own review, but,  as her mother points out, if more of the food ends up IN the child, rather than on any other available surface (including hair, table, face, floor, wall), then you are onto a winner.
This will be featuring regularly on Esia's menu and when she's older, we'll be back with her comments!

If you have your own comments on Chicken Esia, or any of our other recipe ideas, please get in touch.

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