Category: Food I like

New year’s Eve lunch out in the North Star in Ealing.  The bar is situated in the heart of Ealing on the broadway and looks rather quaint from the outside.  The interior is a bit more funky and there is a sweet beer garden down the side.  The set up is that you order and […]

Am back in London and really wanted some good home cooking. Roasted a chicken with herbs and made a cauliflower cheese. Roasted the potatoes in the chicken’s juices and made a gravy from the juice- delicious!  

The cheese and cracker fest continues in flybmi’s lounge with some Jacobs cream crackers, mild cheddar and philadelphia before a flight. Its only a couple of days until the hard core detox starts so I am enjoying everything!  

I have got to love the other half- he served me up tuc crackers, cheese and tomato with ground black pepper as a tv supper after an afternoon in the bar with some friends.  I loved it. There is something about food that you haven’t prepared that tastes so much better than when you made […]

Called into Bob Stewarts for a few festive drinkies and a few of us decided to share some chips, onion rings and pepper sauce.  Theres something ironic about eating chips while discussing how virtuous we plan to be in the new year!  

I haven’t eaten scones for ages and then suddenly they are coming at me from all directions! I called in to see my mum and dad and a warm scone with butter was offered. How could I say no? I would have thought that after knowing me for a fair few years, my mother might […]

Out for a coffee with my sister at Woodlawn garden centre. We shared a white chocolate and raspberry scone, heated and topped with butter- yummy!!  

Dinner at home and was ready for some home cooking. I made a cheese sauce and added some chopped smoked ham. I poured the mix over chicken breasts and topped with cheese. This was baked in the oven along wiith jacket potatoes and served with salad  

Out for coffee with some friends and two of us decided to share a sandwich. We ordered chicken, cheese and sweet chilli sauce on granary bread and toasted. It was a really nice combination!  

Still staying in groomsport and was offered a roast beef sandwich. Served on white bread with mustard and a bit of coleslaw and potato salad on the side!  

Am staying in Groomsport with a couple of my best friends and we decided to visit the Groomsport Inn.  This bar is centrally located in the Village with stunning views overlooking the sea.  It was very busy but the bar staff were friendly and accomodating.  We had plenty of time to peruse the menu and […]

Ok so fed up of christmas dinner. Enjoyed an indian takeaway instead.  We ordered a range of dishes to share including, Chicken Bhuna, Chicken Tikka masala and Chicken Parathia with pilau rice, paratha and Naan  

Before launching into our takeaway, we started on a shared portion of Chicken pakora  and onion Bhajee, served with a mango sauce and poppodom

A real Boxing day tradition for me is to make turkey toasted sandwiches from the leftover turkey. Turkey breast with chestnut stuffing and Hellmans mayonnaise.  I dont normally eat white bread but it has to be white for this speciality! – you couldn’t beat it!  

A delicious home made Christmas pudding, lovingly prepared by my mother. Served with home made brandy butter and custard.  To be honest, I cant stand anything with any form of dried fruit in it but my Christmas day wouldnt be complete without this.  To be fair she does use top notch dried fruit like cranberries […]

The most fantastic Christmas dinner ever. It was prepared buy  my sister who is an excellent cook.  The turkey and chestnut stuffing were prepared by my mother! Roast turkey, roast potatoes, roasted vegetables, carrots, peas, sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts, chestnut stuffing and gravy. Am full to the brim! What an excellent meal!!