Kitchen clickalong: a chicken caper

While AlexC manned the stove, MrsAlexC expounded on the vulnerability of starchy vegetables, courtesy of Mr Harold McGee Photograph: AlexC/guardian.co.uk

The ingredients, neatly arranged and awaiting some love in commenter Photograph: theadz01/guardian.co.uk

Photograph: Salmagundy/guardian.co.uk

Interesting chicken-ham-parsley-lemon combo. Just the right consistency to be lovingly enfolded in the Parma ham. Lovely stuff. Photograph: AlexC/guardian.co.uk

Chicken? In clingfilm? In a pan? AlexC felt this was a "very cheffy" thing to do (and managed to cast some aspersions on northern cooks while he went about it) Photograph: AlexC/guardian.co.uk

Iitmari gets down to mashing. With a spoon? Photograph: iitmari/guardian.co.uk

salmagundy's finished product - the succulent chicken, the hearty mash, the green, green spinach ... Photograph: salmagundy/guardian.co.uk

iitmari managed to keep back some lemon for the presentation. And see how the chicken has a nice drizzling of the lovely capery garlicky oil for good measure. This is what we're aiming for folks Photograph: iitmari/guardian.co.uk

SusanSmillie's finished efforts. In the excitement, she went a bit overboard with the slicing. And forgot the drizzling until the camera had gone to bed Photograph: SusanSmillie/guardian.co.uk

Photograph: BiggestJim/guardian.co.uk

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