

The message from Lawson's ex-husband appeared to show he now accepted the Grillos' claim that Lawson had allowed them to spend freely on the understanding they would not tell her husband about her drug use. On Tuesday the trial judge, Robin Johnson, lifted an order preventing publication of claims made in pre-trial proceedings after the explosive email from Saatchi emerged. Italian sisters Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo are contesting fraud charges in which the two are accused of defrauding Saatchi and Lawson of more than £300,000 while working for the celebrity couple. The allegation that the 53-year-old, with programmes due for broadcast on Channel 4 and ABC in the United States, was keeping a "guilty secret" – drug-taking – from Saatchi was made in Isleworth crown court by lawyers for the Saatchis' two former longstanding assistants. It’s not quite poached, not quite braised, and so I’ve settled on “praised” – which feels exactly right, as for me both cooking and eating it feel like a devotional act.Her former husband, Charles Saatchi, after hearing about the allegations of her drug use, described her as "Higella" in an angry email, part of which was read out in court. There’s plenty more, besides, so browse below for more chicken inspiration.īut nothing can ever feel as important to me as My Mother’s Praised Chicken, which is not merely a recipe, but my family’s culinary fingerprint. And if you are dining solo, then my Chicken With Chorizo and Cannellini Beans is the perfect treat to yourself – and easily do-able on a weeknight. If you like a little spice with your chook, may I recommend Curry In A Hurry or Mughlai Chicken, or my delicate Saffron Scented Chicken Pilaf? And you need no longer wonder what to do with any leftover roasted chicken: I say to you, Mexican Chicken Salad with Tomato and Black Bean Salsa, Chicken, Mango and Chilli Salad, and Vietnamese Chicken and Mint Salad, all of which liven up any leftovers and make for a satisfying meal in their own right. There are easy one-pan wonders like Slow Roasted Garlic and Lemon Chicken, Italian Roast Chicken With Peppers and Olives], [Spanish Chicken with Chorizo and Potatoes, and - of course – One Pan Sage and Onion Chicken and Sausage. The chicken recipes that follow are all regular fixtures in my kitchen. I don’t really feel a kitchen is mine until I’ve cooked a chicken there. And for me, a chicken remains the basic unit of home.


I have written before of my mother’s roast chicken, our Saturday lunch ritual, the way she always cooked two chickens at the same time (one to eat, as she’d say, and the other for picking at from the fridge) and the lemony and rich, yet calming, savoury scent that filled the air as they cooked.
