Holy? Like in a religious way? Really? Well perhaps., I DID make it in St Patricks day .. Is it blessed ? Dunno yet tastes like it should be!! First the ‘fresh’ tortilla chips. Take store bought corn tortilla …. Read More ›
Lunches
Lunch.. the best meal of the day?
Happy st Patricks day – part one!
St Patricks day is here !! Yay! So of course it’s time to don your greens!! And it doesn’t matter ‘how far removed’ you are from your irish roots .. You have to roll ya sleeves up and get involved….. Read More ›
Marle inn Sunday lunch ..
We decided to go for lunch again at the marle inn.. It’s a lovely sunny day so a perfect lakeside setting.. Mrs Fitz didn’t have breakfast in order to enjoy her lunch all the more.. I on the other hand… Read More ›
Roast beef salad
Mrs Fitz’s lunch today was brought to us by the leftover roast beef from last night.. A simple salad of a good bag of store bought leaves.. Baby plum tomatoes, chopped red onion, Turkish red pepper and Turkish yellow hot… Read More ›
It’s a sausage fest in the kitchen..
Still on the use up campaign from the proteins ‘hunted ‘ from the depths if one if the freezers.. This is the tale of a shoulder of pork.. This porky protein has been in there hiding since before Christmas, so… Read More ›
Soup and a Sanger .. Plus argee bargees
For lunch today it was a raiding of the store cupboard required , lots of work to do ! The store cupboards provided well .. A good tuna and sweet corn sandwich for Mrs Fitz, pimped a little extra with… Read More ›
Chilli, lime marinated steak sandwich
For Mrs Fitz’s lunch today, I hooked her up with a superpowered steak sarnie.. So called as it contained super ingredients! Chilli and lime marinated steak pieces, cooked hard and fast with chopped white onion and red Turkish pepper ….. Read More ›
Lamb ‘kofte’ style kebabs.. Yum!
Remember that great lamb mix I picked up from the butchers yesterday? With fresh ginger, garlic, onion, chilli’s & coriander /cilantro? Well today it got an extra pimping! Some secret kebab seasoning powder.. Some gram flour, medium pin head rusk… Read More ›
Auntie Nirmla Benji ‘pancake day’ umm PARATHA day instead?
Ok , i know it’s shrove Tuesday , pancake day.. And just up the road from me is where the pancake race began!! Yet this post is a little different… I have an ‘auntie’ that I hardly ever see.. To… Read More ›
Sunday lunch at the Marle inn..
Mrs Fitz decided it would be a good idea to go for Sunday lunch at the Marls inn .. And it was a great idea!! Our pal Ben joined us also.. He wasn’t 100% convinced that it was as good… Read More ›
Sometimes all you want is a simple lunch..
I felt the need for simple food today.. Something easy.. Freezer food.. I reckons.. Went for fish fingers … Umm seven of the buggers! Old school potato waffles.. And spaghetti rings Heinz of course!! Sure I could have made them… Read More ›
Sooooper Sunday lunch!
You remember the pie club joint? Turns out they also do Sunday lunch. Proper English Sunday roast.. We couldn’t wait! Mrs Fitz decided we were going at midday for first servings.. So off we drove.. We were the first and… Read More ›
Sausage rolls for a Fiesta..
Mrs Fitz needs to take something into work today for sharing.. So I helped out by making sausage rolls .. Umm with a couple of different touches.. First the sausage meat.. Having had my good pal Dave the butcher grind… Read More ›
Steak and nuggets ..turf and turf?
Ok.. Yesterday was surf and turf sandwiches.. This was all about turf and hmmm ahhhh ummmm turf? First a sirloin on the bone.. Simply cooked after rubbing with chilli salt and Bristol blend pepper.. Finished with butter .. Served with… Read More ›
Lunch sandwiches.. Surf and turf kinda..
Easy lunch required .. Surf an turf.. Surf in the form of fish fingers for me .. And the turf was the last of the home-made burgers for Mrs Fitz. Let’s start with the fish finger butty.. I challenge anyone… Read More ›
Nandos.. Really? Yeah really ..,
Met up with some great pals that we haven’t seen for like AGES!! They were bringing their kids to the local mall to get new kicks.. (See down with the kids me !!).. So we took the opportunity to meet… Read More ›
Home made burgers.. C’mon you know they are great!!
Got some great reduced quality beef mince from the store that is actually not too bad to get to anymore.. Went easy on it .. Didn’t want to ruin the flavour .. So a drop of Worcestershire some chilli salt… Read More ›
Argey bargey .. Pakora or bhaji
What ever you call them sometimes it’s just what you need.. A great snack or starter .. And a fantastic drinks snack.. Even with a cup of sweet tea!! My Twodaddy (mamas father) made THE best ever and we used… Read More ›
Chorizo – esque sausage time!!
It’s Friday.. So happy Friday to one and all.. And to help celebrate this Friday I have made a couple of strings of Mr Fitz chorizo type cooking sausages. ., These in sheeps casings., a little harder to work with… Read More ›
Chicken miso noodle fridge soup
Chicken miso noodle fridge soup?? What is it? Ummm it’s raining, dark and cold.. So this is a “look around the kitchen and see what you can make soup”.. And a pretty neat number it turned out to be!! Took… Read More ›
Lunch in Paris ..
Needed to eat as last post!! Blood sugars crashing hard!! Saw a great gourmet burger truck outside in the street.. Stole the opportunity to purchase and snaffle.. A real good steak hache in a brioche bun.. Green stuff and tomatoes….. Read More ›
Scotch eggs.. Duck egg!
You gotta love scotch eggs.. Well actually I think they are a love or hate kinda affair!! I like them .. And good ones are hard to find. So why not make them?? Far easier than you may think.. I… Read More ›
Chinese New Year lunch
Decided to celebrate the Chinese New Year at our favourite, and probably the best Chinese restaurant in Milton Keynes. Decided to go at lunch time since we can get a selection of dim sums that we can’t get at night…. Read More ›
T-bone steak lunch with crinkle fries
T-bone steak some say the king of steaks… And to be fair I kinda agree! what you have to get right is the meat, it always makes me chuckle when I see ‘grass fed reared beef’ !! Sheesh!! Ask any… Read More ›
Sausage rolls
So it’s Friday… Mrs Fitz liked Friday Its a significant day in many religions as well as signifying the end of the week… Friday always feels good! and think if the advertising campaigns that are bully around Friday’s “thank Crunchie… Read More ›
Lobster lunch & spicy sausages
What to make Mrs Fitz for lunch??? Hmmm … well it’s a miserable day here cold wet grey and will the proper winter ever arrive?? Jeez Lou-eeeze!! Needed to go to the store anyway so went to the store, had… Read More ›
Chicken pakora & chicken karson saag
Still on a use policy for the freezers.. Yesterday’s find was Tupac’s of marinated chicken one thigh one breast chunks, the breast chunks marinated in Indian tikka spices the thigh in Indian masala spices.. Hmmmm thinks Mr Fitz what to… Read More ›
Spicy salmon for breakfast & leftover roast sirloin salad for lunch
Had some wild Alaskan salmon needed eating.. So that makes breakfast for Mrs Fitz sorted.. Have to admit that this was not today’s breakfast it was Sundays breakfast.. Spiced with Japanese chilli spice blend.. The one that I can never… Read More ›
Sunday lunch the roast beef
Do the French still call the English ‘roast beefs’ ( said with a grizzly French accent??) dunno.. Yet it has to be said that roast beef is a great Sunday supper.. And this a great bit of beef, sirloin in… Read More ›
Homemade burgers = The best!!
Home-made burgers wonderful and what a perfect thing for a great lunch!!! Okay see you can get great burgers out and about yet the ones you make it home really do have to be the best, they really do you… Read More ›
Jacks, Scottish Sliced/ Lorne Sausages
Here is a great Scottish sausage recipe from my pal.. Well I was less than happy with my previous sausage post. I felt it was too salty and not enough roughage. So here is how I turned it round. As… Read More ›
Leftover lamb thingy in Chinese lettuce rolls
Best thing about having wonderful food the night before is the leftovers that you get the following day for lunch. Often the best part of a “sometime kinda average meal” is what you manage to turn it into to make… Read More ›
Butternut squash soup
Was at the store that we actually really do like indeed and are getting used to the location of although the snow may be a bit strange when the snow starts.. There was butternut squash and sweet potato reduced pre-chopped… Read More ›
Double Left over lamb lettuce cups and a lovely stir fry
Remember I still had some leftovers from the original Lebanese Barnsley chops… If you think they have yielded three decent meals so far. Plus two happy dogs! Now that is pretty good, yet this is a gift that just keeps… Read More ›
Mushroom stroganoff lunch
Had the mushroom stroganoff for lunch.. Was incredibly rich tasting!!! Served with brown rice (to make up for the half pint of cream each!!!) I think next time I reduce the cream content.. Just freshen it up a little ….. Read More ›
Last of the roast beef – ultimate leftover salad
‎Time to finish the roast beef.. made a lunch for Mrs Fitz..‎ With… (deep breath! x) Mixed salad leaves, tossed in Italian dressing with a smidgen of black olives, groovy tomatoes.. so called as they have grooves in ’em! Turkish… Read More ›
Weds lunch – Chicken wings & Ranch..
I love chicken wings.. love em!! Tossed in hot sauce.. tumbled in a Jerk or creole powder shake.. Piles of em preferably.. !! When I was in Niagra with my Attorney a few years back for the ice wine festival….. Read More ›
Roast beef.. twice!
‎Mrs Fitz favourite supper.. Roast beefs.. with ro‎ast potatoes.. and veg and gravy.. and homemade horseradish sauce.. no yorkshire for the Sunday version.. Yet what great leftovers‎!! Witha store bought square yorkshire.. new veg.. some spuds.. beef and gravy.. With… Read More ›
Headless Brawn
Nice from Jack.. this one I fancy a go of!! Save me a slice Jack!! When I was in the butchers in Newport Pagnell for the pork mince for the Lorne Sausages, I bought 3 huge trotters. I had a… Read More ›
Best of 2013- those feet those feet those CHICKEN feet!!
Feet maybe a bad thing to talk about at the moment.. what with my attorney still hobbling after being run over just before Christmas!! He is now going stir crazy.. yet only has 3 weeks to try get through it….. Read More ›
Best sarnies…leftovers!!
Best thing for these times.. is fresh rolls from the bakery.. real butter.. and leftover meats.. The rib of beef from the other day has served us well.. a great supper.. great sandwiches with that wonderful home made horseradish sauce….. Read More ›
Leftover Sprouts
Bubble and squeak from Me pal Jack Taylor.. have just lent him some fat and some orkney beef sausage seasoning for a slicing sausage he is making.. his meat is far too lean!! And being a good Celtic scot.. he… Read More ›
Christmas lunch of salmon wellington and suckling piggie.. x Mrs Middleton’s oil? (pimped) x
‎So it’s the big one.. the lunch every one worries about and seems to struggle with.. why maybe the stress.. the people watching and declaring good ideas? The seemingly relentless TV advice.. also twinned with worry? X Anyhoo.. got ours… Read More ›
Do they know it’s Christmas??
‎I begin this auspicious evening firstly with a tale of my attorney. His foot is fecked.. run over by a gang.. he got the plate.. and the country defence team has been called.. In the meantime.. I have great pics… Read More ›
Melis- Turkish restaurant
‎Mrs Fitz and I took a stroll through the village of Olney today.. with the porpoise of eating lunch at Melis.. a Turkish joint.. We arrived early.. and we’re greeted by a smiley chef.. who said he was just waiting… Read More ›
Lunch of fishcakes
I needed an easy lunch.. Mrs Fitz had the last of the stroganoff with mashy left over from last nite.. I went for fishcakes.. not being a major fish eater.. I like these.. And made them into a face.. because… Read More ›
Beef stroganoff ..kinda.. a Mr Fitz number 5.. like Channel?
Mrs Fitz likes Got some great leg of beef.. with a wicked piece of marrow bone in it.. and reduced mushrooms.. 19 pence.. for the punnet!! ‎ Fried off with shallots.. the mushrooms.. spiky paprika.. put into the pressure cooker….. Read More ›
Pre dinner snacks at bahia cabana FL
‎Managed to meet up with an old pal and his wife.. haven’t seen him for a few years!! Manny & Simone are cool.. really nice people.. and they live kind of out this way.. So they kindly said they would… Read More ›
Lunch in Hollywood.. (not ‘THAT’ Hollywood!
Am in Hollywood.. finally made it.. only perhaps my GPS wasn’t working so well?? Am in Hollywood Florida.. it’s quite nice.. a kind of laidback place.. with a massive hotel bang in the middle of it!! And that’s where I… Read More ›
Leaving west palms.. heading to fort lauderdale..
Time to leave West palms florida.. and head on down to Fort Lauderdale.. I love these American buses… pretzels? well it’s all I could find in my bag to eat on the journey.. Yet arrived ok.. and straight to lunch….. Read More ›
Let’s talk turkey it’s the holidays!
‎I needed some food.. so while at the mall.. Am talking turkey! Decided against a salad.. the dressings are just bad for you anyways.. x A good shop deserves a good brunch right? Well this wasn’t too bad.. and had… Read More ›
Nachos and lamb sausages
‎We were gonna have people over today for lunch.. yet due. To their illness they cannot make it.. hope they all get well soon.. x So I had a bit of lamb that was going to be cooked along with… Read More ›
Soup yeah soup SUPER SOUP!
‎Made soup… Yeah it’s that simple.. made soup.. What else do you say ‎really.. It’s soup.. Yet had to call my pal Jack.. I was thinking a clear con-so-may$$$ ‎.. yet gone for a ‘regular’ number.. regular.. ?? No chance!… Read More ›
Fried potatoes.. Mrs Middleton’s oil
What is it about next-day fried baked potatoes? They really are the bees-knees.. like serious eating.. I remember my Father letting me cool them when we lived in cambridge..one of my first cooking memories.. (by the way Father, the key… Read More ›
Kebob kebab gyros & goose sausages
‎Call it what you like!! When you have the most delightful Mr Fitz gourmet wholesome meat to hand.. then you know you are onto a winner.. a proper winner!! Served stuffed into those warbuton pitta halves.. they are tremendous.. light….. Read More ›
Thanksgiving Goose sausages (Canadian geese)
I got given a pair of Canadian geese.. is that enough for a gaggle? Been waiting on these.. and happy to receive them.. from my pal Chris.. that’s him aholdin them up.. Now the Canadian goose is not my favourite….. Read More ›
Cows can fly! Wing of beef
‎There is a wonderful cut of beef called the wing.. Yup cows have wings! Always tough to explain to people yet definitely not a tough cut of meat! Mrs Fitz loves roast beef.. and to be fair beef of most… Read More ›
Scottish rump steak sausages
‎It feels cold.. cold like need hearty foodedge.. Have been meaning to try out this idea I have for a scottish style sausage.. Orkney beef.. I have the spice and herb mix sorted.. and some very fine pinhead rusk.. Using… Read More ›
Chicken soup is working! And Donal Skehan
The chicken carcass soup is doing its thing.. it is so true you just cannot beat chicken soup from bones, fresh.. it does wonders! So with Mrs Fitz feeling much better we took to the pool to play paddle ball….. Read More ›
Spanish Omelette
Ok Jack.. calm down calm down as our scouse friends would say! A nice omelette from Jack Taylor here.. I also got a mail from the landlord of my pub.. a pal of mine was dropping off two geese and… Read More ›
Lanzarote sausages for lunch
‎Was time for lunch.. Went for some chorizo style rings.. I like em.. used up the spuds from last night.. Fried the spuds with intenso (I love that word!) olive oil.. some butter.. divine sea salt.. pepper garlic and olives… Read More ›
Now these are chips.. and Kebab..
‎These are chips.. like real proper chips.. ‎ Michelin starred buggers these boys I tell ya! X It all started around lunchtime.. when making twice baked scooped spuds for Mrs Fitz.. baked the potatoes‎.. scooped out the far too hot… Read More ›
Barmbrack for breakfast- goose rillets & stuffed mushrooms for lunch..
‎In the spirit of the season I picked up Mrs Fitz a Barmbrack for breakfast slices.. toasted of course! Served with butter.. a cup of coffee.. plum, apple and passion fruit and plane Jane yogurt.. .. honeynut crunch for me!… Read More ›
Sausage rolls… like amazing x
‎Made for a bunch of sausages.. and feck me these ones are worth a million! X Can I remember quantities? Nope.. (really need to get a grasp on that!) x Can I remember ingredients.. nope.. (sorry).. x Can I be… Read More ›
Sausage roll & Chicken wings
‎I have some family over.. so what do you feed small boys? Chicken wings and sausage rolls of course!! X Using Mr Fitz sausage meat with added sage and Mexican onion powder.. All butter puff pastry.. rolled out.. sausage smushed… Read More ›
Corned beef Hash & Crab linguine
‎A delightful supper this evening.. truly delightful.. Crab Linguine for Mrs Fitz.. Corned beef Hash for me.. (Mr Fitz ahem x).. Went to the store.. still a little jat legged.. ya getme? Mixed white and brown crab.. mixed with Italian… Read More ›
Tuna pasta lunch
‎What to make for Mrs Fitz’s lunch? Am trapped indoors.. well not trapped.. looking after new arrival Cora Murley.. she cool.. no fear whatsoever! It’s great for Mr Wentworth…x Hmm.. cupboard time.. a can of tuna.. some tomatoes in the… Read More ›
The perfect poached eggs on toast
Www.cookingwithmrfitz.com Mrs Fitz loves poached eggs.. yet we are not fans of The Oil an vinegar store.. it sucks and set fire to my brand new oven a while back! ‎‎ ‎ Decided to have a nice simple breakfast. Not… Read More ›
Brunch at the Delano Miami..
Time for brunch.. After a wonderful wander around the city.. and stopping at Versaces house.. unfortunate that incident and look what happened to the fashion house once he passed.. shame.. I used to love those mad prints.. and the medusa… Read More ›
Kinsale desert.. or dessert.. we are deserting it anyways!
After a lovely lunch cooked by Chef Jonny Hartnett of the Blue Haven Group.. we took the walk to the following stops.. Ice cream first at Sundays it’s Sunday after all! Bubblegum flavor ‎for my niece..with sprinkles of 100’s an… Read More ›
Veal schitznel lunch & Steak Pies
‎Off to Eire so had last nite some freezer pies.. and very fine they were too! Charlie Bighams steak numbers.. problem was forgot the box.. luckily a quick call to my attorney assisted with the temp and time.. and perfect… Read More ›
Pig’s Head Brawn part 3
‎Part Three of Jack’s Pig Head.. reads like he had a narrow escape, *Ala Part Two yet with some mac-guy-verr.. manoeuvres brought the piggie quite literally home.. not my thing offal.. I find it quite awful indeed (c’mon had to… Read More ›
Sosh-ahh-jezz! (cumberland)
‎The rain in Spain falls gently on the plain? Nah the rain falls here when they said it was gonna be a stunner.. what to do? Watch cable? Satellite? Surf the net? Go to the pub (not a bad option)… Read More ›
Doner kebab
‎Had to do it.. they promised sunshine.. yet we had rain.. sunny now though! Decided post shopping that sausages and Doner was on the cards.. Went and saw my great butcher.. one kilo of mutton with some lamb in for… Read More ›
Lettuce cups
‎I LOVE lettuce cups.. love ’em.. the no bread option to be able to eat great meats.. or pulses or grains.. well not grains.. perhaps.. mebbe.. Mrs Fitz makes the ultimate car snacks when I come back from a long… Read More ›
Today’s lunch..
‎I am off to the Ivy for a client lunch today.. so made Mrs Fitz a nice salad.. (from the carton..) and some salmon pate sandwiches on lovely fresh french bread.. And I have a delicious train snack of Chicken… Read More ›
Mrs Middleton’s oil first cooking..
‎Took delivery of the very nice rapeseed oil from Whizz Middleton today.. Whizz delivered it personally.. that was nice.. So onto this ‘miracle oil’ (fathers words..)x Looks very nice.. taste good neat.. no harsh-ness.. decided on a rice fry for… Read More ›
When the stars hit ya eyes..
‎Like a big pizza pie.. that’s… ahh well you get the rest!! Not pizza pie though.. Pizza Express.. home.. now.. we have a problem with paying the crackers pricing for delivered pizza.. it just seems mad..! Maybe you are cool… Read More ›
Taco mix on Toast.. Moussaka and salad..
‎Got sent the Hairy Dieters cookbook today.. must be from Father Fitz.. he maybe a little concerned at reading some of my posts… ahem x Left over taco mix.. on toast with salad.. dressed with Newmans ranch.. very nice actually….. Read More ›
Sunday lunch.. bangers an mashy, steak too!
We were hungry this morning.. and Mrs Fitz would not agree with letting me cooking our lunch for breakfast.. so off to town we went.. Upon return.. (and had bought a great lump of beef rib…) so cut a fresh… Read More ›
Pastrami on soughdough
‎For Mrs Fitz’s lunch today.. pastrami on toasted sough dough.. then sprinkled with red Leicester cheese.. nuked to melt the cheese, lined with jalepenos , fire roasted red peppers.. pastrami and French’s mustard.. With a ranch salad of carrot, chives,… Read More ›
Steak lunch for Mrs Fitz..
‎Got some great steak from Palmers.. a south African butchers.. amazing cuts they have their.. cuts you just don’t see normally.. always fascinates me seeing how others in the world have different cuts of flesh and use them in different… Read More ›
Chilli sauce with that?
‎I like a gyros.. or doner kebab.. as per Sundays post.. people slate ’em.. that late nite drunk soaker upper.. usually bought by a mistake..! And feeling bad in the morning!.. and the smell! Wowee woo woo! ‎ So.. what… Read More ›
Circle ya wagons! (the Injuns are cooking!)
‎Mrs Fitz is back.. and the sun is shining.. this makes Mr Fitz a happy boy.. x Asked Mrs Fitz what she wanted for lunch.. Injun food she replied.. she’s been working hard in Eire.. she crashed out on the… Read More ›
Cottage pie
‎It’s rainy here.. like really rainy.. need some comfort food.. something to warm me up and feel nourishing.. it’s still hot though.. so you have a kinda tropical feel about the place.. Mr Wentworth happy with his bone.. I decided… Read More ›
Courgette bake…JT
This is from my Pal Jack.. too many Zucchini! Well what a great way to enjoy courgettes. Had about half a kilo left so sliced them coarsely and sautéed them with garlic until tender. Chopped up a red and a… Read More ›
Old Dubliner Sausages
‎Just cooked up some of the Old Dubliners.. they rock! Great taste, really savoury and sausagey… crisp and slightly charred.. with a good dollop of Stokes Ketchup..‎ this was a delicious scooby snack.. all in the name of tasting of… Read More ›
Chicken and Ranch
‎Dinner for us? Well after the heavy duty spuds at lunch something lite.. ok.. pre packaged an very un Mr Fitz.. Yet kinda nice.. quick and low down.. ya getme? X Www.cookingwithmrfitz.com
Sausages, Bacon and Baked spuds…
‎Bought a bunch of ribs.. decided to split them up.. reserving some of the fat for future sausages.. after many discussions with various people’s and sources.. the fat ratio has been increased.. a small addition of some breadcrumb.. water and… Read More ›
Indian take two..
‎Had the injun food again for tea.. and it was even better! This time also had some rice.. fried some onion.. with some masala, added some peas and a ready to rock rice.. fried quick.. a perfect addition.. fresh breads… Read More ›
Chinese veal use up – blackbean
‎For lunch today.. use up time.. that roast shoulder of veal.. some frozen peas, mushrooms, ginger garlic and an onion… black bean sauce from the cupboard and ready to wok and woll wholewheat noodles.. Super high heat.. stirfry up.. touch… Read More ›
Shoulder of veal Sunday lunch..
‎Veal is one of those meats that can cause a stir.. for sure the crated kind is really not nice.. and crating anything ain’t good.. not just for the animal yet also for the meat right.. x Yet Rose veal….. Read More ›
Pulled pork.. at last!!
‎Wowsers what an evening.. front door lock suddenly broke.. something snapped inside.. and Mrs Fitz snapped also.. Hiscox.. our wonderful insurers said they would send someone within the hour… it actually took 5 yup 5 hours to complete.. Post midnite….. Read More ›
Garlic and plum sauce bbq ribs
After my first attempt of pressure cooker ribs. Jack offered me the following: Decided to try a different marinade for my pressure steamed pork ribs. Pressure steam the ribs for 15 to 20 mins. I marinated them in a mixture… Read More ›
Pastrami make-up Mrs Fitz
Ok.. So last nites supper was treated with slight scowling looks from Mrs Fitz…. And her pals at work seemed to agree.. I still see no problem with pan frying pastrami.. I quite liked it! So in an attempt to… Read More ›
PYO hmmm? Samosa!
Decided to make samosas with the bountiful beautiful produce we worked hard to get.. X Ok, so these aren’t the full on indian samosa.. Although the filling is the same.. The wrapper I’d chinese.. That stretchy chinese wrapper that makes… Read More ›
Attorneys recipe pasta
Remember that pasta sauce a while back that my attorney suggested? And I made a big batch?.. We found some in the big freezer! Cool! So simples supper.. The hard work done.. Pasta, sauce, plus addition of some fried breadcrumbs… Read More ›
Post docs lunch..
Had to go get the blood test results today. Diabetes? Nope.. (Thought that would appear!), Liver? Not quite functioning properly! Milk thistle my attorney recommends.. On that! TA! X Heart? Seems fine.. Cholesterol.. Umm not so hot.. Tablets it seems….. Read More ›
Jacks spuds second time around!
Got this from Jack.. he seems much happier this time around! “My Greek salad with my new potatoes was so good I decided to empty another potato bag and have a go at another potato recipe with an Indian twist…. Read More ›
Jacks Greek Salad
In the theme of Greece… (and Father disturbed a theif in the night on the Greek Farm last nite… scary huh? they got his iPhone and some cash.. lucky.. x) (thoughts with you Father x) My mate Jack has sent… Read More ›
Meaty scraps rice fry!
You know I keep those scraps of meats.. Small bags.. In the freezer for the rainy day rice frys..? Well ok not rainy today.. In fact blinkin hot! (Did rain this morning though… That fine misty rain..) The kind of… Read More ›
Tonites supper
Ok.. Last nite was a bigun.. And big fun.. My head hurted.. Think a little too much fun was had… Still it was cool.. So after a good sleeps.. And Mrs Fitz insisting on cleaning all the house.. Yup top… Read More ›
Vege much-room pasta
After mucho meat eating over the very sunny weekend it was a much needed shot of colon cleansing vege supper required..! Marinated mushrooms.. Marinated in garlic, fine chopped red onion, thyme, sherry vinegar, sweet romano peppers and that black corsican… Read More ›
BBQ hot weekend..
Its hot.. At last.. Like real hot.. What to when so hot? Fill the pool.. Get the loungers out.. Discover you have bees nest in the roof lining of ya shed.. Yeah.. Blinkin bees nest.. Will get that looked at….. Read More ›
‘Dutch’ supper in honor of Father Fitz..
After a long day.. Needing to take a relax and good nights sleep… Have gone for one of my Fathers favorite suppers.. Corned beef & real chips.. X I remember this from a child.. And watching it with a strange… Read More ›
Pappys Ninety First
My Fathers father is 91.. Yup 91 years.. Pretty good! So.. All the Fitzgerald side of the family gets together at his house to say hi to him.. Everyone brings something to eat.. Some cook, some purchase.. All share.. X… Read More ›
Mr Wallenberg cod & chorizo.. BBQ style..
My dear friend Marc has finally joined the revolution!! He is rapidly becoming a BBQ master .. BIG time!! Pit-Boss.. Full steam ahead.. So what did he mail me tonite? Well sounds delightful.. And so very very summery indeed.. Nice….. Read More ›
Homemade Merguez
This looks like a real good recipe.. i am thinking.. also put into sheeps casings these would be wonderful indeed… cool x TasteFood For this month’s Charcutepalooza event, we were challenged  to make our own bulk sausage, either as breakfast sausage,… Read More ›
BBQ = summer?
Has summer started? At last? Sure felt like it yesterday.. After a morning painting the new vista… And a hot afternoon.. Had to fire up the coals!! Yay! I have gas power too yet there is something for sure about… Read More ›
Fish lunches..
Fish for lunch.. Ok.. So you know I don’t ‘do’ the shishies so well.. So fishstix for me.. With crinkle-cut real chips.. ling edwards these ones.. A little fridge cold yet perfectly adequate.. For Mrs Fitz.. Brilliant wild alaskan sock… Read More ›
Egg & chips
Man… You cannot really beat egg & chips.. From that young child food.. To a teenager to a young adult to beyond… Gods alive! X A fantastical supper.. I am lucky enough to have traveled the world.. And in every… Read More ›
Duck salad for lunch..
I love duck.. No really I do.. I forget how much I like it.. Ok you can’t have it all the time.. A little too much yet sometimes it is just great! Like this salad.. LOVELY! X Taken bugs bunny… Read More ›
Super hot diggity dogs..
Saw these hot dogs for sale made by the Ducks Pantry.. Saw them in a on-the-side-of-the-road asparagus stall in Oxfordshire.. Bought the ‘bent’ asparagus.. 5 gbp for a kilo!! Just cause its not straight.. Wow! They are good thick ‘handmade’… Read More ›
Spring rolls!
Inspired by an article sent by Father about spring rolls, egg rolls, or paper rolls.. Whatever you call ’em! Desperate to feel summery and bring along colors to eating.. (And using up that left over pork).. Went for making up… Read More ›
Frying up!! Pakoras, falafals, black-eyed bean burgers..
Sorry no posting.. ‘Bean’ busy.. Yet made some time today to make some nice things.. First.. One majorcan potatoe.. What to do? Hmmm. Decided on pakoras.. Well kinda.. Which batter to make? Went for Chinese Double Dragon flour.. Those great… Read More ›
Last meal in Chicago..
Ok, time for me to leave Chicago.. Get back to Mrs Fitz & Mr Wentworth.. So formy last meal a walk in the park.. Followed by Popeyes.. Yup popeyes or Pope-ee–oos as my friend David says.. 3 piece.. With their… Read More ›
Buddies diner.. = Pants! X
After a morning spent trying to fix my crackberry.. The pictures have vanished! Something to do with the memory card they say.. I have a heap of memories on that card.. All the countries visited and ‘taste-full’ journeys and experiences….. Read More ›
Chicken tikka.. Multiple!
Got some great organic free range super chicken from the store we don’t like anymore.. Great discount on it… Like a quarter of the price!! Whip the skin off.. Cut into chunks.. Add tandoori spice, ginger and garlic paste and… Read More ›
Left over beef … Lebanese stylee x
Ok.. What do youu do with a lump of left over beefs? .. Sandwiches? Stir fry? A weird kinda curry? .. NOPE!! X Blitz it in the processor .. Addition of chiLi, onions, lebanese 7 spice.. Garlic.. NOW YA talking… Read More ›
Working lunch
Needed to eat! Forgot as have been working on a few things.. Too much thinking not enough chewing!! So.. Hmmm.. Ahh! HA! ‘Use-up’ omelet .. Chestnut mushrooms.. Chopped .. Some frozen left over pulled pork (ala rice fry) Eggs.. Tada!… Read More ›
Sunday post gym lunch!
Back to the gym yesterday.. Man its tough!! Does though bring out a great appetite x So post gym.. Sustenance was needed .. Keeping on the healthy vibe.. The sun is shining so its kinda easy to eat like this….. Read More ›
Supper Fish Friday
In good ol’ fashioned sense we had fish for friday… Me lemon sole goujons.. (Adult fish stix! X), Mrs Fitz little salmon ‘bites’.. Fresh chips from cypriot spuds.. Crinkle cut of course! And that stokes ketchup.. Boy that is good….. Read More ›
Baked potatoes for comfort..
Was a lovely day yesterday, sure the house guest left and that always leaves Mrs Fitz a little sad.. Yet it was a lovely weather day.. HOWEVER! Sheesh! What the heck happened today batpeople? Rain like you would not believe… Read More ›
Sausage rolls
I LOVE good sausage rolls x crumbly pastry giving way to porky pepperery herby juicy meat.. Shame there are so many bad variants.. Why do that? Its pretty simple no? Pastry meets meats.. (‘meets meats’ sounds funny x) Take ya… Read More ›
Vege Fal-laf-fals.. Yum!
I forget how much I like eating them.. The crunchy exterior giving way to the soft chewy herby, spicy interior.. Really quite lovely, and the array of additions! Sheesh! A little something tart always goes good.. As well as a… Read More ›
Lebanese lunch
Well me and Mrs Fitz went to the gym today… Its a new thing for us.. Anyways after the gym.. And doing the shopping at the store.. We were kinda peckish.. So there is a great Lebanese store new to… Read More ›
Rice fry
This is a great ‘use-up’ supper.. I really enjoy it.. I remember my Mama used to make me chicken and rice like this as a child.. It was one of my bestest meals at the time x I keep the… Read More ›
Sausage, Beans & Mash
If you eat sausages you have to love sausage beans an mash.. Its just one of those dishes.. From babies to oldies.. Everyone can enjoy the comforting dish of meaty (yet not too meaty) sausages.. Just caught on the outside,… Read More ›
Chicken tikka wraps
Chicken Tikka.. Yum Yum Yummy.. What is it about that juicy, yielding, sour yet spikey pieces of delight that makes this food such a wonderful make you smile number? The smells as they circle the kitchen are truly exotic.. Memories… Read More ›
Swedish sausage, onion & and potato fry
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Left oven Chicken (special)
Ok.. Had the left over chicken.. Gonna be quick tonite.. Chop it up.. Mold it adding NO more fat.. Need to be quick and a little more squishy than normal x Into poop shapes (better than it sounds you get… Read More ›
CHICKEN TEMPERATURE?
I think Chuck going well and feck those crinkly spuds are looking sweet.. Father just mailed though.. “Chicken roast is 30 mins plus 20 mins for every 500 grams at 200 🙂 xx” Thanks Amsterdam.. X Just gonna turn it… Read More ›
Uncle Wallys Red sauce
Uncle Wally.. What can you say.. Wonderful chap, bon viveur .. countryman, gourmand extrodinaire .. Well seasoned , marinated and blinkin well traveled… Plus married to another very good friend who is the frenchest mediterranean (amazing jewish salad maker) ….. Read More ›
Fish sticks & Salad
Yeah ok.. Gurls that like boys that like gurls that like boys… Bollox.. Anyhoo.. Those that know me know I don’t do fish.. Not really.. Maybe in batter with a coastal breeze? (And not a frickin ‘Heston’ number worth an… Read More ›
Corned beef hash.. NO Chorizo hash..
Lunch.. Have a great piece of Iberian chorizo.. Left over roasties from yesterday.. Chopped up.. Fried in olive oil.. Not much paprikery oil sludging out.. Perfect! Added some of the beautiful italian waitrose mix.. Bloody good that! Fried up.. Too… Read More ›
Cheaty? Meaty ,Sausage rolls
Gotta love sausage rolls for sunday breakfast, its got it all.. Things you really shouldn’t eat only for breakfast.. X So: easy cheaty meaty sausage rolls.. Get good quality sausages.. These were a great purchase at my favorite store.. A… Read More ›
Scotch eggs Love or hate ’em!
Was goin through some memories in bed today.. Remembered scotch eggs! Love them or hate ’em, they are a reminder of those hazy days of ginger beer and bicycle rides in the countryside.. Ummm just not for me! My memories… Read More ›
Ribs! Glorious Ribs!
Oh and the pics!
Ribs! Glorious Ribs!
You gotta love good ribs… There is something quite naughty about them, something that takes you back to being primeval.. Like you shouldn’t really be eating them.. Let alone sucking and chewing and eating them up like a contented dog….. Read More ›
St Patrick’s day chinese
So.. Having to make those cliché paddys day foods just wasn’t sitting well with me.. Decided instead (after a heap of dialogue from my beautiful irish country girl wife).. Let’s ‘fusion it up’ plus she wanted Udon noodles for ages!… Read More ›
Cooking with Mr Fitz 