Pickleball day and a chicken leek cooking class : October 6 2026
By now you will know the drill on pickleball day. Got a seriously bad back from a soft bed at the weekend. Did the stretching exercises ti be able to walk to the car.
Lily from our garden
Bottlebrush also from our garden
Pickleball started out slowly with a back not happy to move. Been here before. Just keep mobile is the best way. Played 2 hours with 6 players on one court = 10 minutes rest every now and then
Did eventually find a rhythm and won more than I lost
Did cook a different dinner dish - creamy chicken leek mushroom pasta
Brown the seasoned cubed chicken thighs and set aside
Simple ingredients from here - sliced leek and chopped garlic, a bit of white wine to deglaze the pot. Mix in some cream and some chicken stock and grated parmesan (or any left over cheese - goat cheese this time)
Secret ingredient - pasta water in case the sauce needs thinning out. And it has some starch which will thicken in time
Add in the browned chicken - the missed out step pops up next photo. Cook the sliced mushrooms in butter after chicken is browned before the leek and garlic step
Why mention that here? All the other recipes add mushrooms here. I chose to pre-cook the mushrooms and set aside to get that caramelised look and taste
Warm that through and toss in the shredded baby spinach to wilt
Last step is to toss in and mix trough the cooked pasta. Fusilli works well serve with ground black pepper
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