What for lunch today? Hmmm. Feeling a little inspired by a new book received yesterday.. Simple food, classic easy numbers.. Nice.. So.. Chop up roscoff onions (last ones left now.. Boo till next season.. ) Boil and slice spuds.. Red… Read More ›
Month: April 2013
Jacks ribs!
Ribs … MMMMMMMmmmmmm.. AAAHHHhhh… MMMmmmm x RIBS! a carnivores treat.. Ok let’s not get into any talks of bbq.. Or dry runs.. Or a wet mop.. Or anything else!! Am sure we are gonna have loads of different ribs shared… Read More ›
Mr Wentworth & Me London
Me and Mrs Fitz have had a lovely feeling better treat.. Theatre first .. Once.. Very very good Irish theatre.. Tony’s winner etc.. Then treated to cava in the ME London Off to Ronnie Scotts in SoHo.. Cool Cuban Jazz….. Read More ›
Arabian lunch
Had this lebanese marinated lamb in the freezer, took it out and left to defrost.. Put into pre-heated oven for 6 mins only.. Meantime empty (ahem x) tub of good store bought salad.. Take out hot mexican peppers.. Sauces.. Open… Read More ›
Guinness soda bread
Mrs Fitz (still not well.. If it carry’s on much more a referral will be on the cards).. Decided to cheer herself up by making bread.. Guinness Bread? Yup! Personally I like lucozade, milky ways and comics when feeling sick….. Read More ›
Home-made ,Pizza , no Cheese , for me anyways..
Home made pizza? Yeah.. I am with ya.. Should you bother?.. Well I don’t take dairy so its the only way minus the dairy.. X Yet FECK ME BROTHERS & SISTERS! You gotta try this.. We have all watched the… Read More ›
Porky dressing?
Pomegranate sauce.. ? Not bad.. Not the leg shaker! Hoisin? Kinda.. A bit confusing.. X MAPLE!! Oh YEAH now we talkings!! Frickin TREE – MEND – US!!! (Saved some for lunch x )
That pork take 2!!
Decided after looking at ‘other’ things that needed eating in the big ‘silver’ box.. Chorizo.. A very nice one.. Skinned it.. Frying the load together with a Roscoff onion.. Adding that magic italian mix.. Bear wid me now! ( As… Read More ›
Remember that Smoked pork from Cork english market?
Well, found it in the fridge.. Not ‘foouund’ so to speak.. I knew it was there.. Had this moment of panic! Wondering just how long does smoked pork in a vacpac last for? Dunno? Yet this seems fine.. Lovely and… Read More ›
Time for Grown ya Own spuds!
Its that time of year again.. The attempt of growing spuds, its an important thing really.. Like a rite of passage! Ok.. So for sure you can buy great spuds from the markets and stored these days, yet there is… Read More ›
Hot Diggidy Dog!
Hotdogs… You gotta love Hot Dogs.. even those weird Tofu ones.. Now I am not talking those canned numbers that just mush up.. although they do also have their place at times.. I am talking fine quality ‘dogs’.. I have… Read More ›
Jack’s Sole au Whisky.. (he is a Scot after all!)
Here is Jack’s favourite starter. If you use fennel then obviously it needs to be finely chopped, quantity to taste and lightly fried for a little longer. you need to watch not to burn the garlic or the fennel. Hope… Read More ›
Make ya own liquor! Jacks best… Amaretto x
My mate scottish Jack swears by this recipe, and I have tasted it and boy is it good! Trust me! Try it .. It works .. X Home Made Amaretto (Approx. 28.5% ABV) Why go out and buy expensive Amaretto… Read More ›
Twisting my Melons man!
Was looking through some pics stored on my phone this morning and came across this one… I remember that watermelon… It was all you wish for in a melon… Sweet, juicy, not mushy yet giving.. A true joy to eat….. Read More ›
Oak smoked streaky bacon sarnie
Took Mr Wentworth to get a new harness.. No longer can he lie down and say aint going that way! X Then took him to the woods with Mrs Fitz, she still got a bad bad cough and thought the… Read More ›
Chicken tikka rolls
Gotta love chicken tikka rolls.. With the best franklins farm chicken thighs.. Those chucks have for sure done some scuttlin about.. Tasty as you like! To make the tikka? Ask ya attorney for the spice blend! Woop it up adding… Read More ›
Lamb Biryani ??
Mrs Fitz still sick.. That cough is now grating.. Me? YUP! Her? Probably worse.. Mr Wentworth? Is cool, he has made a few mistakes today yet heck.. Still a puppy? X Gone for a lamb, ricey dish that never stops… Read More ›
Bolognese (Tail to nose eatings?)
My attorney has just recovered from his 24hr ‘smash-you-up’ bug.. He was bad man.. Bad.. Must be the weather.. Or summat else! So.. His ideal recipe is as after his research and to be fair I will be following his… Read More ›
Baked spuds
Can’t beat them huh? The crisp outside , the super-dooper soft an fluffy inner.. The addition of butter, a good twistin of pepper (think Bristol blend).. A sprinkle of good rock salt.. And salad.. Yup salad… I aint really good… Read More ›
I knew it would work! Those (Kebabs) x
Remember all those kebabs I made the other day? The dee-luscionous of the comforting, mouth tenerderley (that is a word I swear!) Yet a wee bit spikey meaty treat.. ???? Well Mrs Fitz dreadful with the cough & cold.. She… Read More ›
Steak pie? Nah.. Pasta..!
Mrs Fitz home now.. Back from her jaunt to her homeland.. She didn’t want the pie.. So made pasta for her.. Brought me my favorite Golden crisp choccy, a bag of Taytos &… BACON JAM!! Yup you read right BACON… Read More ›
Steak & Mushroom pie for Mrs Fitz
Mrs Fitz.. Full of snots an cold.. In Eire.. Me & Mr Wentworth missing her x So.. Make a pie! Steak … Already braised.. Mushrooms slowly fried with those lovely roscoff onions, garlic shoots, soy and thai fish sauce (as… Read More ›
Bristol Pepper
What is it about this pepper?… No REALLY what is it about this pepper?… It truly is wonderful! Why? X
Spanish tortilla (super supper omelet)
For tea tonite? Spanenglish omelet, ok not the true representation of the wonderful tapas dish of spanish filler upper when drinking ice cold sherry blanco in a port bar with a heap of cultural demographics.. Still.. Good with me an… Read More ›
New York Waldorf Astoria Onion Rings .. Onion rings.. So good they..
Didn’t post yesterdays supper.. Had fish finger sandwiches.. And a Pepsi.. Sometimes all you need is to sink your teeths in to doughy bread, crunchy then soft fishies.. Dollop of red sauce.. Nice..x Just woke up! Thinking about NYC and… Read More ›
Mutch-room left after tea?
Tonite…? Mr Wentworth a little regressive!! Why would you when are outside, decide you need to come back inside for a pee? Sure I do that .. (sometimes ahem x) Yet a dog? Really? That aside.. A no meat supper… Read More ›
Bangers! & Mash
Tonites supper? Bangers & Mash.. That classic, the not too sure what to order in the ‘gastro’ pub staple.. This way though? Wonderful free rangey porky sausages with onion marmalade, really does bring out the sweetness of the pork.. (Hate… Read More ›
A great state dinner? Or a great state of dinner!!!
Love her or hate her… No matter what you call her.. Or him or it! Sometimes the oven you researched an purchased with the super features just let’s you down.. Does it though? Nah you let it down… Should have… Read More ›
Brussel sprouts Love ’em or hate them?
Well.. One of the age old adages .. (Is that right?).. Anyhoo you know what I mean x I quite like them.. Not just the obligatory christmas numbers.. When every TV chef across the globe will offer you the ‘ideal’… Read More ›
The Grand National & First BBq! X
Wow! The skies cleared today.. Just in time for the Grand National, winners.. Nope.. One on for Mrs Fitz, one on for Kyia (Gods rest her & look after her..) X.. Off to the butchers.. The kind most don’t like… Read More ›
Fresh pancakes in store!
Nice .. Fresh pancakes made.. In the store.. Nice.. (Didn’t buy any mind you! X)
Gotta know your onions!
So .. Am after leaving Paris.. The food ? Well not as hot as you would think! Real decent Bavette steak with ‘proper’ chips.. And of course the obligatory lettuce on the side.. What is that about this part of… Read More ›
Paris 1950’s Bar
Rillets, sausage, ham.. Cold sancerre… Feck .. This really is wonderful.. Not if you are a non-carniviore perhaps… X you gotta try this.. Is dreamy..
Paris
Some strange Dessert in the Louvre.. Am in Paris! Sorry for no updates… Will do upon return tonite through the tunnel..
Mr Wentworth
Tonite.. Its all about Mr Wentworth.. Happy fools day.. No fools here (as Mr ‘T’ used to say hahahah) x So what is he eating? Best lilys organic puppy food with a lite dressin of iams.. Perfect.. Great lad this… Read More ›
