Cooking with Colm O'Gorman: Almond-crusted chicken tenders

My exercise regimen meant I had to eat more — serve these chicken tenders with a salad if you are being healthy or some homemade chips if you are being more indulgent.

Almond-crusted chicken tenders with a sweet chilli and lime sauce: These are baked, not fried, and they are delicious.

In late 2018 I found myself in a bit of a crisis. I was very burnt out, physically and mentally after what had been an especially challenging few years both professionally and personally. While a lot had been achieved, the price of it all was very high. I was so burnt out that it took three weeks off for me to realise just how bad it was. 

I was a wreck. I decided that I had to do something to build in a more rigorous self-care regimen. A few years earlier I had gotten into a pretty good exercise routine. I had been fit enough to complete a few serious endurance events, but due mainly to workload and other demands, that had fallen away.