Having our lovely godson helping us on the food trucks and generally being a complete and utter star! He decided to treat us to some tomahawk steaks.. good lad! For those that want to know tomahawk steak equals freakin awesomeness… Read More ›
Dinners/Suppers
Dinners & Suppers
Three time truffle oil spiked and herbed baked potatoes -ala godson Patrick Starsky and then a roast chicken for a second outing
Well it’s that Wonderful time of year when our fabulous godson Patrick Starsky swings on by to help me out with fabulous food for our wonderful clients.. Yet also to play with his food .. perfect to expiriment with some… Read More ›
Lebanesey kinda number
So we have no summer.. it’s official.. well I say it’s official! Perhaps not that official.. Hmmm.. So let’s get some sunshine in our food.. and we really dig this kinda food.. first these kofta type things.. using beef here.. with… Read More ›
lamb methi curry-esque thingy mah jiggy… #pressurekingpro outing
Well shucks I didn’t know what to call this fabulous dish! Well apart from freakin off the chain awesome perhaps? Hmm mebbe not.. I scored a pressure king pro .. those TV ads got to me .. that’s what happens… Read More ›
Prudys chips ‘n’ chicken fried steak
This is by far my favourite way of eating steak.. like seriously my favourite way of eating steaks ! First the chips though.. based on my virtual pals recipe over at https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/cookingwithmrfitz.com/2014/03/16/its-fiesta-friday-at-the-novice-gardener-with-prudys-potato-chips/amp/ This method produces just fabulous chips! Yet the… Read More ›
Teryaki Aubergine stirfy Chine-easy curry sauce noodles … speedy tasty an vegan!
Well there you go.. a bunch of words in that title.. I really get a hankering for Chinese style foods.. yet often really disappointed when i go and score some from the takeouts nearby.. and trust me I have tried… Read More ›
Wild garlic jerseys, spring lamb choppies, purple sprouting broccoli.. bye bye winter!
Fabulous lamb chops with wild garlic watercress & green onion jersey royals.. fine meat & at least two veggies
Poulet noir chicken ? Yes please!
Winner winner.. well you know the rest right? Let’s first talk chicken.. we are not talking the two for less than a tenner jobs in the supermarkets.. fine for the hounds and heavy marination.. not really that fine for eating… Read More ›
Old school foods .. belly porky greatness
What can you say .. If you dig the swine.. you just have to dig belly pork.. think of the crispy crackly top.. the juicy and a small bit fatty meat.. ooh yeah… Yet don’t mess about with most breeds….. Read More ›
Old school fabulous foods! The crispy corned beef hash fritter
Old school foods .. winners every time in my books… and this is a fabulous supper indeed! This is made with tinned corned beef.. a substitute NEC of strange wonder and delight.. ever tried a corned beef and tomato ketchup… Read More ›
Freezer foraged Tail fillet Lebanese inspired supper.. with the first wild garlic shoots
You know what.. sometimes you just cannot think of what to title these posts.. well tail fillet Lebanese inspired supper.. hmm well that is indeed what it was! After a freezer forage.. a very good piece of beef fillet was… Read More ›
Crispy duck and old school chinesy chips
First let’s talk chips.. proper old school chips.. I have called them chinesy chips as they remind me of the ones I used to score in a paper bag as a child .. with just a hint of the Chinese… Read More ›
Sweet and sour ground pork and stirfry store veg spring rolls
Spring rolls Lovely.. we like spring rolls, we like our own made ones more.. jus because you get to play with them.. the keema ones we made once or twice were rather fabulous .. these were more leaning towards the… Read More ›
Pot roast brisket weather
Ok.. so agreed that it’s not that wintery where we are .. Yet that is no excuse for not having low and slow cooked dishes.. brisket.. let’s say it together.. brrriiissskettt .. yeah! ( I was going to turn this… Read More ›
Friday nite ‘veally’ nice curry
We are big on rose veal again right now.. it’s important that this meat gets a regular look in.. important as it’s a by product of the dairy industry.. mind you for the price of it you wouldn’t think that!… Read More ›
Forty three festive lamb chops ‘pie’
Forty three? Hmm maybe forty five or more.. either way there was a heap.. why so many? Leftovers from a catering gig! First the potatoes, chermoula paste smudged all over the slices.. Chopped garlic and some caper juice too.. Then… Read More ›
Meat and two .. Marrakech Mountains stylee..
We are having a fabulous time right near to the beautiful Atlas Mountains.. when your morning views are like this.. It’s really pretty cool.. and a wander just down the road to pick wild prickly pears for a snack….. Read More ›
Another Pat in me kitchen! Bangers and mash, shallot gravy
He was back.. Pat.. Our lovely godson.. Just a flying visit to help me out with a big catering number we had.. he helped well.. so as a treat before he left to go back to the valleys I asked… Read More ›
Things to do with Brussels sprouts -curry! With peas and popadoms too…
Now that we have had some frosts .. and I am still a firm believer that brussel sprouts are simply not ready until we have had those frosts .. it’s time for some sprout action! Hated by many.. probably due… Read More ›
Quickfire posts 2 twice cooked baked potatoes with teriyaki bacon, sour cream and salad boats.. and cheese for mrs Fitz
Another quick fire post.. Twice baked potatoes always work right? Well even butter.. oops sorry! I meant ‘better’.. (butter comes later).. first.. the bacon.. smoked Wiltshire style.. chipped and fried in pork dripping.. then the teriyaki sauce added .. organic… Read More ›
Quick fire posts no1 minty lamb chops mashy and veg or meat and at least two ..
A couple of quick fire posts popping up now.. first up.. sheesh it’s a getting cold I tells ya.. cold indeedy, we are getting ice in the morning.. frosty crispy sparkly icey crystals.. Time for a leetle comfort eating.. And… Read More ›
#tacotuesday bavette steak…lovely supper indeed
I love bavette steak.. ok.. honestly I really really love hanger or onglet.. yet this ain’t that far off it… simply sliced against the grain.. and fried off with some asada spice.. It’s that simple… It takes longer to… Read More ›
Minestrone- was going to be vegan. Umm didn’t happen..
So I was going to go for a vegetarian/ vegan super soup.. Well it began that way.. Waitrose are doing these fabulous new packs of stuff.. So thought would give it a go.. I do like thick soups… Probably don’t… Read More ›
Italian Barolo stew with two types of potatoes .. Roast an buttermilk parsley mash..meat and three
meat and three.. Umm well possibly more than three.. Yeah am sure there was more than three .. Let’s see what happens and how this runs… Starting with my favourite cut of the cow.. The hanger steak.. A true delights… Read More ›
Quick round up of a few other things..
huh? Just what kinda title is that Mr Fitz? Well.. Itsalikethis.. First off these #fabulous burgers.. Made loose with chopped white onion.. Fried in a little butter.. With Route 66 fries and chilli (made to go with chilli dogs for… Read More ›
So what’s been happening then Mr Fitz?
Ok .. So Mrs Fitz reminded me that I have met been posting as frequent. So what’s the story? We’ll have Ben getting the catering side really up and running.. There have been fabulous highs and lows.. Mostly I am… Read More ›
Keema spring rolls
with a fabulous Mrs Fitz keema in the depths of the deep freeze .. And some leftover sheets from the Asian superstore .. Well what else is it going to be right?! Adding more peppers (they needed using!).. And… Read More ›
One of the hottest days of the year.. Umm so let’s make steak pie! (Post pork ramen)…
It begins like this… Mrs Fitz decides she would like some ramen.. I decide I would like red roast pork… So they go together right? Yuppy doodly dandy.. Marinated some fabulous pork shoulder ‘steaks’ in char Sui powder mixed with… Read More ›
A couple of chicken suppers.. Shredded chicken tacos, chicken wings with Vinces potatoes, St michaels asparagus, peas and artichokes hard salad ..
A couple of chicken suppers recently.. The first snaffling some of the hounds roasted free range chicken.. ( that’s the good thing about cooking chooks for the bassets you get to grab some when they ain’t looking!).. That’s shredded up….. Read More ›
Top Rump Steak and chips , scorched gem lettuce French style peas and carrots
steak and chips.. That classic .. Known all over the (beef eating) world.. And one of Mrs Fitz’s favourite things.. First though the scorched lettuce.. Have you ever had scorched lettuce? No? Well you should! I think it really needs… Read More ›
Oh it’s hot! So hot! #Easyeats
Not the food the weather.. ! We are having a mini heatwave.. Which of course also equals a mini breakdown! Our country is in chaos! I really rather like this relentless heat.. Just make sure that plenty of water is… Read More ›
There’s been a Pat in me kitchen! Sausage rolls and crinkle chips with sweet and sour rotisserie chicken balls
Is that great time of year the start of the English summer, and the time of year that my lovely godson Patrick comes to stay.. He is a great help about this place.. And loves to cook too! Here he… Read More ›
Wrap it up ! Lovely Lavash
We love lavash bread.. It’s a lovely lovely thing.. That huge paper thin delicate bread… Perfect for wrapping up or using as a scoop.. We are lucky to have some Turkish community near us that seem to carry a… Read More ›
Vegetarian noodle Stir fry and sprung rolls
sprung rolls? Dont I mean ‘spring rolls’? Nope .. You will see.. There are two dishes here… A tale of two fabulous foods! First was a stirfry.. Mr Fitz is a little concerned that I need to up my veg… Read More ›
There ain’t no curry like a Mr Fitz curry..
curry time!! After chopping out the breasts of the hounds chicken.. ( they will never notice!).. Fried off white onions swapped from a neighbour for a good meaty bone for their dog.. Fried in ghee of course! The bits of… Read More ›
Let’s go old school with extras .. Smoked back leg ham hock, smuggled Italian herbs, spuds, carrots and onions… With parsley and heavy milk chanterelle sauce!
That title just there .. That’s enough to make me rather hungry.. Having scored an excellent local freerange antibiotic free back hock that has also been locally smoked.. Plus some freebies of local veg that unfortunately would be left off… Read More ›
1001 dishes in Arabia
ok perhaps not that many.. We have been eating really rather well though.. Like all this.. Yeah! And all this… And more! The standout dish so far? This Irish stew made by a Persian chef… Seriously feckin… Read More ›
A dish fit for a sheik.. Quails.. Lots of quails..
Quails… Lots of quails.. All nestled in nicely on a big bed of cous cous.. Roasted with orange and thyme.. all their juices making the sauce.. I am a big fan of quail.. Thing is you kinda have to… Read More ›
Baby button mushroom and flageolet ‘curry’ with pooris
minus the freezer foraged hogget curry https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/2016/05/22/the-great-freezer-disaster-hogget-agogo this would be a fantastic vegan/ vegetarian number.. Oh and also I suppose omitting the whack of ghee that makes it so damn tasty! Simple to make.. It’s one of those homey feeling… Read More ›
Spatchcock poussin, roasties, mini merguez and french peas.. Or meat and two veg..
The weather is yet to cheer up… Good walking weather though.. So a leetle food hug is needed.. Poussin.. The perfect bird for two.. Roast potatoes.. Who can resist… Mini merguez… The delight… French peas… Love em… So let’s play….. Read More ›
beef and pulled hogget Chilli nachos
good chilli this.. Starting by browning the meat. adding a can of smuggled sliced jalapeños .. A big squidge of tomato purée.. A great shake of smuggled chilli and lime powder … I need to get back to Mexico soon! … Read More ›
New Orleans rice ‘n’ ribs
ok.. Seriously Mr Fitz, just where have you been? Well it wasn’t London to see the queen.. Yet these kinda piggies have been taking up a bit of time as I build up a new adventure… I will say more… Read More ›
Chicken wing chermoula with olives, peppers and carrots… BOOM TASTY!
First off for those that are not aware of what chermoula is here you go.. Its a heady mix of preserved lemons , onions , capers , coriander, parsley, salt, cumin, garlic , and a little chill and cumin.. Easy… Read More ›
Waitrose 1 @waitrose Rose veal burger sandwiches
there is a new ‘range’ at waitrose.. This they have titled waitrose 1.. I would have liked to have been in that marketing meeting/sell! So what is it? Well there seems to be. A bunch of nice new products.. All… Read More ›
#nationalvegetarianweek , cut round bread burgers and crinkly chips
well I must say that this national vegetarian week is going really rather well .. Ahem.. So into this’cut round bread’ burger? Huh? Well I don’t know if you ever recall a time when burgers were popular yet laying your… Read More ›
A good walk and vegetarian week
we had an excellent walk the other day.. A good six miles of fields, woods and pastures… And to start celebrate the national vegetarian week what better than a roast chicken? (Well I am sure that the chicken was… Read More ›
Wiener schitznel , Vienna veally nice delight!
The Vienna schitznel, Wiener schitznel.. Let’s hook into Wikipedia to find out a bit more .. Wiener Schnitzel, or Wienerschnitzel in Switzerland,[1] (/ˈviːnər ˈʃnɪtsəl/; German pronunciation: [ˈviːnɐ ˈʃnɪtsl̩]; meaning: “Viennese schnitzel”) is a very thin, breaded and pan fried cutlet… Read More ›
Naked fenugreek and buttermilk chicken curry
NAKED??!!! It’s not me it’s the chicken… (hmm sounds similar to another TV chef catchphrase.. hmm .. 😉) Well it is a naked chicken, one stripped of its skin .. Onions fried off in ghee .. You just have to… Read More ›
#fakeaway Chinese sweet and sour balls and chips..
A couple of days no posting.. Been busy.. I have a few new ideas that I am working on., thing is they take some time.. Time huh? Sometimes it runs away with you sometimes it just creeps along.. Recently it’s… Read More ›
#tacotuesday it’s a wrap! Pibil spit roast pork and rotisserie chicken, buttermilk slaw and chimchurri
I really didn’t mean to make #tacotuesday a thing.. Yet it seems to just creep up on us! https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/?s=Taco+Tuesday+&x=0&y=0 This outing used up some more of that wonderful spit roast free range pork stored in the inside freezer.. And also… Read More ›
Sausage making time! (And hogget chops, jersey royals and purple broccoli)..
Whenever I need a good think about things.. Sausage making helps me through it! You can see a bunch of them here! https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/?s=Sausages&x=0&y=0 These ones I am making with great chipolata style skins .. and a mix of old English… Read More ›
Crispy spit roast hog fritters .. Equals DELICIOUSNESS!
Having roasted this fantastic local free range antibiotic free piggy.. ( I did a charity do on May Day holiday you see!).. If the rain hadn’t of come down do hard ( hey it’s bank holiday it has to rain… Read More ›
Vegemitey Cote de boeuf or cowboy steak , I prefer cote de boeuf …
Call it what you like .. This is cow time ! Prime rib cut big.. Welcome to the cote de boeuf.. It’s that cut that is too much for one.. Yet perfect for two with a little left over for… Read More ›
Chicken cacciatora
according to the iPhone’s remarkable spell checker cacciatora should actually finish with an ‘e’ .. hmm or should it like every good rave up back in the day actually ‘start’ with an ‘e’.. Hehehehe.. Ho-hum.. Back to this dish.. It’s… Read More ›
It’s a new one on me! Dry style simple aloo gobi recipe
sinple dry style aloo gobi? Huh? Yes indeedypops a new one on me too.. and really rather wonderful! And let’s be honest.. Who doesn’t dig aloo gobi right? I stumbled across this idea when browsing about just pondering things.. I… Read More ›
Did someone say super speedy free range rotisserie chicken pea curry with rotis?
Having scored a cracking deal on a rotisserie chicken.. Like a seriously crackalackin deal! That means supper for the hounds and choosing some of the more delectable pieces for us.. And how to make this super speedy chicken masala? Take… Read More ›
Moroccan hogget curry type thingy with zatar breads … Really rather tasty!
As the weather is not so great.. Well it’s very sunny yet my oh my is it cold! ( the heating gets sneakily popped back on when Mrs Fitz doesn’t notice.. ).. That means a stew type affair.. Going Moroccan… Read More ›
Chapli kebabs… (Think spicy little burgers)
bit of a new one on us these ‘chapli’ kebabs.. I think I remember eating something similar somewhere once.. I really am not sure! First off I really do thing they need cooking over coals.. and with more fat added… Read More ›
Chicken methi curry, seasoned rice , roti and pakoras ..
Time for curry.. A chicken curry.. First taking a whole chicken.. Chopping it up so we have a mix of bone and no bone pieces..the extra leftovers for the hounds.. Those gnarly bits they love ! And then onto… Read More ›
So where have I been? No posts huh?
Apologies.. Well I suppose I could have had time to put some together .. I normally do find the time.. Yet with crossing countries and various intermittent wifi and data access it just seemed fruitless .. Actually it just annoyed… Read More ›
Hogget chops and #jerseyroyal potatoes meat and three veg!
Right First lets get something clear.. Potatoes really really really do count as a veg.. So this makes three .. This is our second outing of the fantastic #jerseyroyal potatoes.. they do seem to be a bit early this year….. Read More ›
So that’s one spicy noodle pork and one big red rub chopped beef with crinkle fries right?
what actually is chipped beef? I don’t know.. I suppose I could ask the google gods.. Perhaps I will when I get a chance later.. Ok . I just did.. And then changed the title from chipped to chopped beef.. … Read More ›
Simply baked spuds, masala beans, mutton chilli…
Having a good stash of leftover foodstuffs in the freezer is always a bonus.. and having found one of Mrs Fitz’s excellent mutton chillies then that’s supper sorted! The potatoes are simply stabbed up , rubbed with olive oil and… Read More ›
Multiple pork dishes from one cooked piggy
having managed to score a great couple of kilos of excellent free range shoulder of Berkshire pork, it was a wonder of what to do with it.. Hmm Well first thing is to split it up a little.. one third… Read More ›
Morroccan hogget chops, first season #jerseyroyal potatoes, Chinese greens
I get really excited when the first jersey royal potatoes arrive in the store.. If you are unaware of the magic of these potatoes have a look at this link here.. http://www.jerseyroyals.co.uk/about-jersey-royals.aspx You may know the variety as international kidney… Read More ›
#cookingwithleftovers #tacotuesday
with a wee bit of that delicious rib of beef left over it had to be turned into taco’s ( ok am a little late with this post!).. #tacotuesday one of the only days that I seem to accidentally fall… Read More ›
Calcutta brasserie a review , not paid yet free food …
so I get asked kinda out of the blue by a local PR agency if I wouldn’t mind popping along to the Calcutta brassiere in the historic market town of stony Stratford .. Sure says i why not! Now I… Read More ›
Masala eggs brunch and burgers for supper
a not behind on posting .. Apologies.. A fair bit going on that needs attention.. Ok that’s not really an excuse 😶 So let’s have a quick catchup Starting with a brunch of masala eggs.. Frying some onion.. Adding some… Read More ›
Wild garlic salsa verde steak, Big red rub pork ribs, ONE veg #optigrill
sometimes you just need a meat fix.. Well we certainly do! And with some of the wild garlic salsa verde left in the fridge it just seemed to make sense to schmooze it all over a lovely piece of rump….. Read More ›
Ox cheek stew (or is it actually ‘cows cheek?)… #realcomfortfood
Mrs Fitz just adores slow cooked Ox cheeks, I can understand why.. they are like the ultimate beefy beefyness.. they do require long cooking in liquid of sorts though.. At least for three hours.. This is low and slow at… Read More ›
Lovely leftover lamb lasagna
how many more ‘L’s could I get in that title huh? With Easter lamb leftovers just begging to be used up.. It’s chopped up and defatted .. then added to a great passata and some smuggled Italian herbs.. Sheets… Read More ›
Bangers, mash and gravy
even just re reading that title makes me smile.. Like really makes me smile.. and who wouldn’t .. It’s one of the ultimate comfort foods.. Perfect for post Easter feasting.. First the mash.. Maris pipers boiled with a piece of… Read More ›
Easter BBQ time (first of the year)
In the mighty song words of don jennon.. So this is Easter… (Was superceded by the much more popular Beatle boy who changed it to a more defined Christian holiday..😉).. Anyhoo it’s ‘alam’ eating time.. Thanks to my good pal… Read More ›
Chicken curry, spiced carrots, kitchen king pea and potato thingy, pooris, black pepper fire roasted popadoms and crispy onion rice ..
now that’s a title huh? It’s good to be back in the kitchen cooking.. As nice as it is to be terribly spilt with all the choices in the world it is so so nice to be cooking again.. And… Read More ›
Roasted chicken pibil corn tacos for #tacotuesday
Who was it that invented #tacotuesday ? Because whoever that was they have been very clever! I swear I have not been conciously deciding on having tacos on #tacotuesday .. So how they got that deep into my subconscious I… Read More ›
Carrot and swede topped cottage pie -simple suppers
so simple its silly really.. Yet cottage pie is one of those lovely #comfortfoods that just raises the heart.. (First please let us remember that cottage pie is with beef/cow ONLY).. ta 👍✌️ The ground beef (as this is cottage… Read More ›
One chicken a fair few meals
This is a story of one chicken.. Roasted.. And it’s going to provide a few meals for us. First it’s straight up roast chicken. With these lovely corn fritters .. just made by adding cornflour, double dragon flour and… Read More ›
@tefaluk @optigriller Rose veal thyme burgers with wicked teriyaki tempura onion rings
righty hoo, this is indeed the last outing for Rose veal for a leetle time at least! Burgers made by simply squishing chopped Spanish brown onions, the middly bits as the outer larger slices are to be used for the… Read More ›
Spaghetti from scratch with rose-veal red sauce
how often do you think about making your own pasta? Ok lets switch that for a second.. How often have you watched some chef make pasta on telly and think.. “Hmm that seems kinda easy..” We do that quite often….. Read More ›
14 hour slow cooked brisket, in flatbreads #tacotuesday
stunning supper.. A stunning piece of English antibiotic free brisket.. #tacotuesday Cooked in the slow cooker for 14 hours in chicken consommé , celery, carrot and onion powder.. And also some of the cubeb pepper that Mrs Fitz kindly got… Read More ›
Birthday eve chinese red braised pork and mixed egg fried rice treat
its my birthday eve.. Is that a real thing? Sure! You have Christmas Eve.. New Year’s Eve.. And maybe some others.. Umm anyhoo.. So as a treat for me.. Seeing how I really do enjoy Porky delights.. Red braised pork….. Read More ›
Chinese Marinated roast chicke breasts, scented veg rice, lightly pickled salad, mixed lettuce wraps…with kimchi
with this darn flu thing we have had meals have been a struggle, not cooking them more the eating of them.. I think I have an appetite .. And then BAM 💥 it’s gone…😩 Really saddening.. So decided to get… Read More ›
Pressed belly pork, collard greens and leftover @urbangrilla smoked chicken
this was a marathon of a piece of belly pork.. Not that it was actually that big a piece more the process.. First popping the pork on top of a bed of onions, carrots , garlic cloves, Rosemary and thyme….. Read More ›
Optigrill frenched lamb chops, whipped cream potatoes, French lamby peas and carrots
So we have this optigrill.. Have you seen them? http://www.tefal.co.uk/Optigrill?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Optigrill_Purchase We have had it a while.. It was originally to replace the toasted sandwich maker .. These things happen huh? 😶 It’s pretty neat.. Very tevhy looking! Funky lights tell… Read More ›
Over condimented laab namtok mixed noodles lettuce cup salad
try saying that title a bunch of times right?? Yet how else to explain this wonderful supper that basically uses all the seasonings that you can hold at once from the cupboard.. That is why it is possibly.. Well indeededly… Read More ›
Leftover pulled pork hard tacos #tacotuesday
Remember that pulled pork from the other day? https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/2016/02/19/crockpot-slow-cooker-shoulder-of-pork-pulledporkmadeeasy Well another part of it got a run out .. a fantastic leftover pulled pork recipe First draining this bottle of red hot wing sauce.. It’s been needing to be… Read More ›
Sweet and sour salt and pepper shoulder pork balls with half and half
who doesn’t like these.. Ok if you don’t eat pork perhaps you won’t.. I am not apologising though! Still using that wonderful pork shoulder.. This time some pieces chopped and boiled.. Yup boiled.. Don’t skim off that rising stuff… Read More ›
Good for your Heart pressure cooker Italian mutton stew with loads of veg and rosecoco beans, #speedysuppers
winter dishes abound.. And comfort food required to feed the soul and bellies.. And using something like mutton would normally require a huge amount of time to cook down.. Step up to the plate with the pressure cooker.. Pressure cooking….. Read More ›
Slo cooked belly pork with pouisson and black eyed bean miso gravy , Red potato mash and pork broth greens… #comfortfood
its cold.. Grey and cold.. Rainy and cold.. Did I mention that it’s cold? So it’s time to pull out those #winterwarmers and this one doesn’t disappoint! A half kilo stick of belly pork.. Rubbed in thyme and salt sat… Read More ›
Rose Veal potstickers / gyoza .. with wings, Simple scratch suppers
potstickers, gyoza, dumplings.. What ever you want to call them they are great! And also a great way to keep your mind occupied .. Starting with rose veal loin.. Salvaged from the inside freezer .. Smashed, slashed and pounded.. … Read More ›
Mutton leg Keema extra, flame roti’s
keema.. Wonderful.. To be honest any ground meat dish is really quite nice.. Yet let’s make sure it’s good meat though right?.. It makes all the difference! And not the scraps.. ( although hey they have a place in my… Read More ›
Hanger Cantonese crispy steak #fakeaway
I love hanger steak.. Like seriously love it! And I also am rather partial to crispy beef in a chinesey kinda way.. It’s always my ‘tester’ for a chinese restaurant .. One of those make it or break it numbers….. Read More ›
Easy Veggie samosas using leftovers
samosas are one (or a few!)of those wonderful things in life.. Well I think do anyways .. Please don’t add corn though.. That’s just all kinds of wrong.. 😕 First the pastry.. Really simple, using two types of flour, sponge… Read More ›
Moroccan chicken ‘tagine’ With smuggled spiced cous cous And fougasse
First of all that pic of Mr Wentworth stretched out on the couch is a super anomaly in our house! with a super selection of smuggled spices gifted to me from a recent travel to essouria Morocco it only seems… Read More ›
Veally nice curry for supper, makhani dhal , brown rice and stuffed veg paratha …
First the curry.. Made by cooking lots of red onions, adding garlic and ginger paste along with strong masala.. Fresh San Marzano tomatoes and a drop of water.. The loin of rose veal pieces chopped and added .. That bubbles… Read More ›
A big plate of Asian-esque stuff..
Freezer foraging produced a carton of this. https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/2016/01/20/piggy-laab-namtock-and-spooning-with-rosie-sweet-corn-fritters So that’s supper then.. Hmm yet to make it even better? Take a butter lettuce and lay all the leaves out perhaps? Squidiling done Korean chilli sauce and some ketjap manis? Yeah… Read More ›
Using leftovers to make pretty suppers
turning leftovers into something new is really quite nice.. I think we all have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy using up the leftovers.. It makes you think too.. And this is what the leftovers from this: https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/2016/02/03/piri-piri-spatchchuck-piri-corn-rice-and-fajita-fries Took the… Read More ›
Piri Piri spatchchuck , Piri corn rice and fajita fries
it’s an oldie but a goodie, a winner winner chicken dinner.. Just why does rice and corn go so well with chicken? Is it because chickens like to eat rice and corn?.. Hmmm… The chicken is simple .. Just snip… Read More ›
Sweet and sour Thai stylee pouisson with seasoned rice cubes and balsamic chips #poshfakeaway
every now and then Mrs Fitz has a real hankering for sweet and sour chicken.. It reminds her of her Mother Mary… And it has to be a jar of good ol’ Uncle Bens sauce.. ( although I did get… Read More ›
Stunning Salt topside of beef / corned beef supper..
Gone all old school.. Well is it old school? Or is it actually just fantasticly simple tasty food? I am going for the latter.. This is not the canned beef the Argentinians send us.. This is corned or salt beef… Read More ›
Lamb tales again.. Asian pancakes
Still on the lamb! Decided to try make our own Chinese style pancakes to go with the lamb that I shredded and fried off with hoisin and garlic sauce along with an extra amount of ketjip manis.. And strips of… Read More ›
Leftover Freezer foraged lamb part one the classic shepherds pie..
ok.. Am starting this one as ever.. Let’s go through it one more time huh? Sheep related meat = shepherds pie Cow related meat = cottage pie Anything else meatwise = neither of the above .. Ok? 😶 Cool! With… Read More ›
Foraged Welsh lamb leg, salsa verde supper
welsh lamb is a fine thing.. Yet seeing how my godson lives in the weak valleys they never can get their hands on it at a readonable price! Weird huh? I guess that’s just how ‘trade’ works huh? This one… Read More ›
#tacosaturday pibli pork, turtle beans, chicken and sweet potato spiced rice…
That headline picture is a pal of mines money plant.. I have never seen one flower before! more freezer foraging! And it returns a few gems.. This tub of pulled pork with turtle beans gets an outing.. Defrosted and some… Read More ›
Mutton carrot curry and potato and peace curry
with freezer foraging in full swing this outing ended up with mutton.. There are a few unnamed items in there.. The first bag was just ribs.. Not really any meat on them at all. So another had to be found…. Read More ›
Burger, mash, cabbage an gravy
random words just thrown together? Sort of.. The burgers though were the excellent wagyu cross Angus variety.. The gravy was portabellini mushrooms with shallot, highgrove beef stock, a splash of hendersons and a shake of oyster sauce.. Super thick… Read More ›
Piggy laab namtock and spooning with Rosie sweet corn fritters
remember that belly pork that all got minced up? Well another of the things I made was laab namtock.. Thai kinda food.. Delicious in my book! Fried off with water.. It makes it lovely and soft.. Then the store bought… Read More ›
Dairypersons pie croquettes, togarashi long stem broccoli, balsamic glaze (leftover eats)
funny when you try thinking of names for posts.. Sometimes it’s much easier just to write out what it exactly was ! And this is exactly what it was.. That great veal cottage pie from the other day .. Sitting… Read More ›
Hand raised Pork pies from scratch
there is something about the pork pie.. Something that is just a treat.. Sure we have recollections of some horrors .. Yet I think the thoughts of the good ones far outweigh the negatives.. I have never made pork pies,… Read More ›
Leftover curries
good thing about having loads of things cooked is the leftovers.. Just perfect for supper.. Fresh flatbreads made.. Chef Ping deals with the reheating.. And we just deal with the eating.. Perfect..
Chicken curry, veal kofta curry, mushroom and pea curry, carrot and brussel sprout curry, lamb kebabs, ghee buttered rice, yoghurt breads…
Now that’s a title huh? Well it is indeed all of the above.. So what first? Hmm Ok first the chicken.. It was marinated chicken breast.. Fried off hard then slathered in a #sharwoods sauce.. Simple and I have to… Read More ›
Rose Veal schnitzel , cauliflower cheese and root mash
first of all yes indeed you there is a distinct lack of vegetables in the following.. I make no apology for that.. Sure we could of had done fine French beans, some white asparagus (actually that would have been rather… Read More ›
Quick Turkey #Tacotuesday
it’s a simple as it reads.. First the turkey.. Which is stolen from some of the hounds stash.. (They are fantastic free range whole legs from a dear pal).. It’s already been roasted for them in the last couple of… Read More ›
Roasted smoked honey bacon , cabbage and potatoes -classic!
This is a classic.. A brilliant number.. You know what I loved it so so much .. Like seriously loved it! First the bacon, a slab of excellent blythburg bacon, smoked nearby.. Hard to lay your hands on.. Yet you… Read More ›
Lamb and chorizo cous cous, Harissa yoghurt and leftover wrap chips
having foraged in the freezer and found this piece of lamb fillet it cried out for a dusting of shawarma spices and mustard oil.. And the cous cous is made simply with chicken stock.. Some smuggled Moroccan spices ,… Read More ›
Pie and two way peas
freezer foraging brought us a delicious steak and guineas pie.. It survived well in the freezer.. I did actually want to test how they froze for another one of my gooey eyed deers.. ( more on that soon!).. We know… Read More ›
Gone all veggie like..
It’s a meatless supper.. Yup you read that right.. A meatless supper.. Not too sure why.. Just fancied it.. Starting with a cauliflower.. Chopped up and roasted in cumin , Mrs Middletons pimped up chilli oil, garam masala, a pinch… Read More ›
Spag bol – yeah spag bol
spagheeti bolognese.. This is not the red sauce from Bologna .. I have been there and had the ‘original’ .. And of course we have all had varients.. I actually quite like the excessive sweetness of that puppet dolmio family… Read More ›
Out with the old in with the new.. Happy ny16
A couple of suppers here.. Why? We’ll both too quick really to make a ‘regular’ post out of! First out with the old.. well this is kinda out with the old.. First some pulled pork hand foraged from the inside freezer….. Read More ›
All that veal? It’s a wrap..
So it’s over .. For now anyways.. Enough rose veal.. For now.. So last outing of the leftover roasted topside.. Chopped up.. Into an iron pan with carrot, shallot, Turkish pepper, Celery, herbs and cumin.. A dairy collective yoghurt… Read More ›
Veally nice topside stew and roast supper
a couple of stories here.. One outing of a great piece of topside of that rose veal.. First the stew.. As we all know stew gets better with age. So this was made with that in mind.. A simple stew… Read More ›
Real deal veal, pan yorky, chimichurri and garlic and rosemary crunchy roasties
what is it about eating young animals in New Year’s Day? Some sort of weird sacrifice number? Must be.. Normally lamb is eaten New Year’s Day round these parts.. We have gone for veal .. An often misunderstood meat.. Sure… Read More ›
A couple of curries
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 ›
#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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Rajhastani delights ! An almost vegetarian supper!
It’s all down to this amazing chef.. He really is amazing, and dealing with the produce he gets from around here is half the battle I guess.. Actually I think I have that partly wrong.. Chef arrived at our… Read More ›
First Jaipur supper -trust me it’s darn good indeedy!
so after what was probably the quickest flight we have ever taken (minus a quite mad internal customs number for a domestics flight in Delhi!.. Don’t even go there., )., We arrive in Jaipur., we are staying at this great… Read More ›
Birthday supper for Mrs Fitz
So we had a wild day.. Great touring about old Delhi and the amazing historical that are the breadth of this (albeit) super smoggy city., this place has more smog than Mexico City and others put together for sure! I… Read More ›
Brilliant @blythburgh belly & one veg
The last of the use up food prior to our adventures.. A wonderful piece of @blythburgh belly .. Scored as fine as possible with my scouts knife. (Was actually in the woodcraft folk).. Skin side rubbed with Thyme and… Read More ›
Happy shanksgiving
Didn’t know what to call this until my pal across the pond in sunnier climes suggested it! There we go.. Happy ‘shanksgiving’.. Love it’ It takes a while and start off with some great shoulder shanks.. These are probably best… Read More ›
Bucks star toad in the hole, plus a fillet for Mrs Fitz, crispy spud skinz , French fine beans and highgrove gravy
well that tells it all right there huh? Am still intrigued by bucks star beer.. Did I mention that the sheer ingredients (or lack of).. Have me curious.. Check them out here.. https://bucksstar.wordpress.com So I want to try some more… Read More ›
Gyros, doner kebab, doner time, elephant legs… Straw fries, easy yoghurt bread..
haven’t made gyros for ages.. And using up stuff prior to our Indian adventure is providing some excellent indoor foraging.. This pulled up some beef and pork mince.. Stashed away in August .. and some mutton burgers from redborne school… Read More ›
Hacked up tikka chuck and cyprus chips wid tamarind & date sauce
decided against roasting the whole bird.. Just removing the big pieces .. Slashing them and adding a really good squirt of white vinegar, garlic and ginger paste , plus tikka spices from the national brand.. Straight on the… Read More ›
@blythburgh brined shoulder of pork with inca bella roasties
it’s that time of year for sure.. When the mind and belly turns toward the long cooked roasts.. The stews the warming comforty foods that make you smile.. And perhaps start to feel a little festive? ( it’s not far-away… Read More ›
Cooking with Mr Fitz 