Winter Blues

I spent this weekend at home, with GB and my best friend Rose.  The countryside's been pretty snow-covered, and there's no gritting here so everything looked a little bit like this:

Not only does it make everything super pretty, the snow gave us all a little chance to chill out: dog-walking, playing in the snow, building fires and making monster hot chocolates were all on the agenda.

YUM.

By the time I was getting off my train at York the snow turned to sleet, the pavements had turned to ice, and the magic had thoroughly worn off.  I was missing the sun, and I decided to cheer myself (and GB) up with a little holiday-themed cooking..  This is a great student-friendly recipe; it's based on European street-foods (gyros, shwarma etc.) and it's super easy to change depending on your mood, what you've got to hand, and how many hungry mouths you'll be feeding.

For the wraps you'll need:

• Flatbreads (I like to use traditional Arabic bread, but today I'm using thick square wraps) 
• Red onions (half an onion for two wraps) and malt-vinegar for soaking
• Chicken breasts (one per wrap - we're being greedy here!)
• Cucumber or avocado
• Tomato (again, one per wrap)
• Tzatziki
• Seasoning: Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper

 For the secret sauce, I always use my favourite blogger Rose Thomas' recipe:

• Honey
• Tabasco
• Mayo
• Harissa Paste (or Nando's sauce, if you're being lazy)
• Lime

First, chop your healthy stuff (tomatoes, onion, cucumber) and leave to one side. Chop your chicken up, add a little salt/pepper/whatever you fancy and heat on a hot pan until brown.

While you're waiting for that to cook nicely, it's time to make secret sauce!  Use roughly equal amounts of each 'sauce' and use the tabasco/lime juice to taste.  I like to buy limes/lemons in bulk and freeze them - hardly anybody uses up a whole lemon in one go, and this way you can double them up as ice cubes!  For squeezing though, pop in a little cup of boiling water and they'll soften in no time..

 I always have to make extra secret sauce, because I find myself dipping celery sticks in it while I'm waiting for everything to cook..

Unfortunately the photos stop here guys, but from here-on it's pretty self explanatory!  Warm up your bread in the oven, and assemble.  You can smother your chicken in secret-sauce, or leave it for people to add separately.  The best thing about this dish is it's share-iness; invite over some good friends, whip up some fruity cocktails, close your eyes and you might as well be here: