Today's Fare

Two fishes.
Crumbed Haddock and Battered Cod. Both from Morrisons. Both on special offer. I'll bake these with spiced potato wedges which were first slathered in an olive and sunflower oil and paprika mix. Umpeeled potatoes of course.
To go with the fish; petit pois and tomatoes and bread and spread. Pickled onions and ketchup on the side.

For sweet I've made a crumble.
One large chopped Bramley Apple mixed with one sliced Cox's apple and can of blackberries.
The crumble mix is self raising flour, margarine, sugar, flaked almonds and porridge oats.
I rarely serve crumbles with cream, just dosn't seem fitting. So as usual custard will accompany.

I bought a great handsome looking recipe book today.
Breads both from here in Blighty and from abroad. There are some interesting, stunning and fab looking recipes which I can't wait to bake.

Happy Eating!

Yum

Chicken Satay with homemade Satay Sauce
Red Onion and Sweet Potato Bhaji
Fried Rice with Bamboo Shoots, Bacon and Mushroom
Noodles with soy and lemon
Pancake Rolls with spicy dipping sauce

Satay Sauce:

3 tablespoons of dessicated coconut soaked in 300 ml milk
2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
1 fresh chilli, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of dark brown sugar
garlic, crushed
onions, chopped
soy sauce


Fry onions, garlic and chilli for a couple of minutes. Don't brown.
Add the coconut and milk mix, sugar, soy. Cook for ten minutes. Blitz in food processor of blender. Serve with chicken on skewers and everything else.

Meat ma'am, meat

As the Mr Bumble said in Oliver Twist.

He believed that if you kept the children on Gruel violent things wouldn't occur...

I'm forsaking vegetarianism today for a nice pork cjop. Being carnivorous for a day won't make me wallop someone it might though make me feel human again.
As much as dig lentils I can't give animal flesh up completely.
I'm sorry piggies.

I have, since this heart business, cut down on all manner of things, meat being one, and I'm not missing it too much. Only thing that is causing me total grief is the disappearance of Cake

Portugal v. Germany

Red lentil bolognaise
Tagliatelle
Cheeses
Garlic and herb bread

Warm Cinnamon Drop Scones
Ice cream



I'm being very good with this no meat nonsense. For lunch today my Hairy Suit cooked me and mum a stunning veggie dish. It was so yummy we never missed the meat.

Before The Game

HOT DOGS
CHIPS
MAYO KETCHUP MUSTARD

APPLE and LEMON DROP SCONES WITH ORANGE CURD

LEMONADE
LIME CORDIAL
RUBY PORT

Hearty Diet. Yesterday.

Fresh mackerel. All shiny and fat. Hmmmm.

Jolly tasty though. Wrapped in foil and baked.

My other eaters had crumbed haddock.

No Cake Zone

Maybe not.
From now onwards cake will be a treat served on small plates.

Tonight I have guests.
Mr and Mrs Hairy Suit and for their delectation I'm making a Beef and Sweet Potato Curry served with poppodoms, chutney, garlic and coriander naans and spicy rice. For dessert: A Cheat's Lemon Meringue Pie.
Cheating in so far as instead of a pastry shell the gooey lemon mix will sit on a biscuit crust.
A pic will be posted.