just a couple of curries for supper.. First one I am trying out this jar of Rajasthani sauce.. Trying to recreate that wonderful food we had on our fantastic Indian adventures.. A new one on me was to first fry… Read More ›
Month: December 2015
#TacoTuesday
its taco Tuesday!! Yay! Well ok.. To be completely honest the name was simple , it’s Tuesday and we had tacos.. Therefore.. It’s #tacotuesday !! Hurrah! We forget how much we like tacos. Seeing as we have no Mexican restaurants… Read More ›
Double stuffed spuds for Mrs Fitz, still eating leftovers
Mrs Fitz fancied baked potatoes .. So who am I to argue! The humble spud.. Elevated when baked to something really rather special.. Two skewers through to help with the baking.. Then into the oven on the mickeywave and… Read More ›
Leftover veggie savoury scones = Lovely and easy!
this was a new one on us.. Using up leftover veggies in scones! Now normally I like my scones with clotted cream and jam! https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/?s=Scones&x=0&y=0 Yet this we just had to try.. Taking the leftover parsnip and carrot crush.. Adding… Read More ›
Eating up leftovers for supper
best thing about cooking up good is the leftovers, and this supper was no exception ! With the addition of fresh Yorkshire pudding.. Following delias recipe.. Can’t beat Delia in these situations! And fresh roasties by Mrs Fitz.. … Read More ›
St Stephens day turkey soup
so this is the closest we get to Turkey .. (The bird that is not the country!!!😊).. And I was donated a raw chicken carcass from a good pal that was boning out birds for one of those three bird… Read More ›
The main event.. Hoodeee ho..
Well it’s that time of year.. The one day that causes panic, testing festive fun and endless discussions about what people are having for lunch/dinner/breakfast/supper.. As I am always thinking food it’s quite nice to hear about everyone else’s! My… Read More ›
Wyangus burgers
hang on! Is spell checker working? Yup it is.. And it took me a good while to get it to write what I wanted! So what’s the story? Well thanks to my good pal Ben I scored some of this… Read More ›
Curry night four currys
Strange title when you look back on that.. Still it is as it says., four currys.. Why? Well we like to have options .. The first was a mushroom and pea number .. Made simply by frying onions , garlic… Read More ›
Smoked mackerel and seriously salty bacon post flight supper
Post flight .. Hungry .. Good thing is there is a rather neat supermarket .. Used to be called St michaels.. Anyhow.. Picked up these.. Some salad .. And some reduced smoked shishies.. And you know I don’t really… Read More ›
A titanic day.. Brisket, ice skating and a pint of the black stuff
A bit of a whirlwind day today. Starting with an excellent breakfast in which godson Patrick managed to ingest : Waffles with syrup and Nutella , four sausages , two thick toasts, a collection of pastries and cakes, watermelon… Read More ›
Cork with a chance of meatballs … @meatballplace
back in the beautiful Emerald Isle .. It’s our festive visit.. To bring our neices Christmas dress.. And also to show my godson Patrick cork City , he took the plane over himself, first time ever! And it’s a little… Read More ›
Chicken tikka curryness & an aloo gobi kinda dish..
With leftovers the deal right now as we head off to the Emerald Isle.. It’s that great chicken tikka from the other night.. A sauce made up from onion , garlic and ginger paste, and a handful of this and… Read More ›
Char Sui style fried rice thingy
I really like char Sui.. What I don’t like (or really trust to be honest) is A: the quality of the pork B: the tincy amount you seem to get given.. And I think I prefer it with belly rather… Read More ›
Garlic and black bean pork chops, with salad, starch free supper
starch free supper? Huh? Pretty simple really just no starch.. Why? Well for some reason I just wanted meat and the salad appeared as I suppose I better have more than just meat.. The meat though is lovely! Loin chops….. Read More ›
Chicken tikka supper
those Indian adventures are still ticking away in our memories.. And that afternoon cooking with chef in the aravalli hills reminded me of the wonderful murgh tikka we made together.. So followed suit.. With tandoori spices from the Shan… Read More ›
Pork schitznel time
So what’s the story with the ‘headline’ picture? Well it’s my pals money tree and I have never seen one flower like this .. Anyone else? i LOVE pork schitznel .. Like seriously love them.. Actually proffering them cold as… Read More ›
English Wagyu x Longhorn steaks with smashed spuds and home smoked salt
Whats the story with Wagyu huh? Why are there mystical legends about this beef? All this talk of massages, drinking beers.. Watching late night telly.. Well it’s all balls.. Sorry.. It comes down to excellent breeding of an excellent beast….. Read More ›
Roasted red Brussels
we still haven’t had a frost.. Not a proper one.. That makes me wary of eating Brussels.. They really do need the frost to sharpen and sweeten them.. Still these were red ones on the stalk.. Nice yet again I… Read More ›
Steak pie , Greek? mash and peas..
It’s beginning to feel a lot like .. (Well you know the rest right?🎄).. Not in the twinkly festive feel.. More the darn cold!! So that’s when pie is needed.. And quick fix pie at that.. Excellent steak and mushroom… Read More ›
rotisserie Chicken and chorizo rice fry..
It’s been ages since I have had a rice fry.. I forget just how much I do enjoy them! After scoring a corn fed free range rotisserie chicken.. And feeding most of it to Mrs Fitz and the hounds.. I… Read More ›
Muttoned up.. supper time..
Returning home meant a lack of meat in the house.. And I have been quite down in my meat quota. Problem is that my Volvo spectacularly self destructed prior to us starting our Indian adventures.. So no car! (Mrs Fitz… Read More ›
Flying home
So it’s the last of the Indian adventures.. Time to fly home.. And I just say that this really is indeed the way to travel.. 😏 Great kebabs in the plane.. Served up with these amazing breads.. And… Read More ›
Last afternoon snack in Delhi.. Delicious !
Ok.. Mrs Fitz reminded me that I haven’t eaten any meats for a couple of days. I think I am getting like the lion in Madagascar! Hmmm Anyhoo after the breakfast fiasco we take a scoot about.. Couple of markets,… Read More ›
Breakfast in Delhi ( the lodhi.. )
so here we are in Delhi.. How beautiful is the sun rising.. Sure the honking and traffic has already started up .. Yet it feels good.. Now I hate writing things like the following.. I hope it comes across… Read More ›
Back in Delhi -Indian adventures part three! Swimming pools in bedrooms and the only hardtop auto rickshaw in Delhi!
This post is a bit of two sorts.. Firstly we have arrived back in Delhi.. For the final leg of our Indian adventures.. And oh my have we had some fun! And eaten done seriously good foods.. So where are… Read More ›
Supper on a swimming pool , to infinity and beyond! 🇮🇳
hang on a second.. Supper on a swimming pool? Umm … yeah just that.. Seeng as it is our last supper at the Tree of Life resort .. It was time to pull those aces outta my sleeves .. not that… Read More ›
almost last breakfast in aravalli hills and heffalumps (elephants!)..
So sadly it’s our last day at the fantastic property that is the Tree of Life here in the aravalli hills outside of Jaipur.. Seriously if you ever get the chance then you must stay here. I promise you will… Read More ›
Bang on biryani X2
we truly are being spoilt for delicious food.. After a pootle about Jaipur, taking in some sights and a couple of libations.. This is my pal Abhi who hopped me about. A lovely chap with a real interesting outlook… Read More ›
Another ‘hard’day in the aravalli hills , Jaipur
it’s getting hard this.. Writing about how wonderful this Tree of Life place really is.. Why hard? Well. Another excellent breakfast. With fresh fruits, local honey and scrumptious yoghurt.. Followed by parv bhaji .. That wonderfully light… Read More ›
Chef day supper in Jaipur – fresh fresh chicken..
so how did it all go? If you missed it then read the post before this one.. This is how the eating turned out! If you want to understand the ‘making of’ you don’t need to buy the directors cut….. Read More ›
Cooking with the chef at the tree of life Jaipur
did I mention just how beautiful and chilled it is here? Don’t expect mad animations from brought in musicians or the staff dressing up in outfits and singing abba songs.. No siree .. Well did you really expect that huh?… Read More ›
Aravalli hills Jaipur
ok.. People have been asking me about the scenery and the touring.. Well ok.. Here’s a couple of shots.. Sure we did the elephant ride up to the top of the amber fort.. Bit of heavy traffic up there (… Read More ›
Cooking with Mr Fitz 