let them eat....the chef

Ibiza. Jesus. It is Mickey Mouse land. In Ibiza, every day is Wednesday, every day is Mickey Mouse day. Get this: I am now cooking for the chef of the villa. He is back and installed but no guests are arriving till June so I have been asked to stay on (I was due to finish in April). So now I am cooking for the staff, the Belgium sound installation guys (still here after 1 1/2 months), the project manager's mother and......the chef. Can you dig it? A chef is hired to cook for the chef. Ibiza. I love it.

Anyway.....

This has been one busy week. I have been cooking up there of course but also had a party for some Pachairtes, a large delivery for a family over for easter and tasting to do for a couple who are getting married in May. Though the tasting was only for two I still had to prepare the whole wedding meal. It was a sort of dry run but i noticed that the fiances werent in their wedding outfits.

I dont want to get in the habit of just writing lists of food but it is all I can muster at the moment.

Monday: Chicken and roast vegetable salad

Tuesday: Grilled swordfish marinated in chilli, lemon zest, garlic and thyme,

lentil salad, basmati rice

Wednesday: Leek and cheese tart

Salt cod brandade on crostini with a shot of fino

Morrel, wild garlic and potato tortilla

Chicken liver pate with onion marmalade

Potato and green bean salad

Peppers piedmontes

Roast aubergines

Roast courgettes

Fried whole ribeye

Seared tuna carpacchio

Tapenade

Sauce gribiche

Cucumber, coriander and ginger salsa

Chocolate fudge cake with raspberry sauce

Thursday: Polenta bolognese

Chicken and trompetes de la mort stew

Shepherd's pie

Cottage pie

Courgette, chilli and cream sauce (for pasta)

Monkfish and grouper suquet

Friday:  Grated tomato, garlic salt and olive oil

Spanish tortilla

Grilled chorizo

Meatballs with lemon zest, thyme and garlic in tomato sauce

Venus clams with chilli and beans goddam delicious

Gazpacho

Grilled squid

Grilled seabass

Grilled octopus

Grilled swordfish

Escalivada

Potato and green bean salad

Mango and coriander salsa

Salsa verde

Hazelnut meringues with strawberries, whipped cream and 

mascarpone

Tarte aux pommes

Oh yeah and I cut my finger. Badly. I NEVER (until now) cut myself or burn myself cos I take care and have no time for people who dont. They are dangerous, they end up making my life harder and I am supposed for feel sympathy for them. I have two words for them - blow me. 

So consequently i've got a bad back as well.