what is it about eggy bread? Or French toast as some call it.. I remember driving highway one with my Father as a young teenager.. (I also made him drive through some seriously strange neighbourhoods! Think back to the 80s… Read More ›
previous posts
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 ›
Crockpot / slow cooker shoulder of pork #pulledporkmadeeasy
Having scored a fantastic piece of shoulder.. Just over a couple of keys.. Chopped in half .. Into the slow cooker or crockpot or whatever you want to call it.. With French garlic granules,Californian onion granules, Turkish urfa pepper, Spanish… 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 ›
Gilbert’s Chicago dogs and canned chilli With nachos, Valentina and sour cream
with shock still residing over the recent and quite sudden passing of my attorney and close friend it’s time to eat.. Eating is required in these times.. Eating helps.. It really does.. Or cooking at least.. Cleaning for Mrs Fitz….. Read More ›
Five guys with my attorney – a re-post
I am re-posting this as I have had news that my wonderful friend has passed away.. it’s a very sad time… very sad.. Miss you already attorney…. x its been an age since I sat and ate with my… Read More ›
Salt and pepper chicken wings
who doesn’t like chicken wings? Ok apart from Mrs Fitz.. Well I like them.. All kinds.. There is something primeval about eating them.. These were foraged from the depths of the top deep freezer.. Last April they were bought on… 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 ›
Potted orange marmalade ham A British classic!
potting meats has been an age old way of not only preserving meat yet also ensuring really rather a tasty treat! I think if Paddington bear ate pigs ( and perhaps he did in deepest darkest Peru?).. He would quite… 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 ›
Irish soda bread and Rosemary scented sausages for breakfast
whats better than freshly baked bread for breakfast? Umm well adding sausages I suppose! After waking this morning I suddenly had a notion that we needed fresh soda bread.. It’s a miserable day today and we really need to take… 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 ›
Pasties for snacking
the pasty is the perfect snack.. Or to be honest it also makes a great brunch/lunch/dinner/supper.. These were made after being inspired by my blogger pal over at.. https://goodfoodseekingpart2.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/cornish-pasties Yet I wanted more veggies in them.. Carrots, onions, parsnips, swede… 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 ›
Black eyed beans with red miso sauce , buttery mash, iberican chorizo and belly pork slices
Mrs Fitz has been away for the weekend.. Which meant we were home alone.. It also means that cooking for one ( plus two hounds!).. Becomes a bit strange.. Yet I really needed a Valium hit.. One of those meals… 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 ›
One pork belly two ways, roast and #texascrutchibs
here is a tale of two meals.. The first was simply roasted , rubbed with thyme and salt.. It’s a knarly crispy porky delight! Made prettier with a salad cup with cucumber and newmans dressing .. Wedges roasted along… 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 ›
Leftover curry paratha / stuffed flatbreads
What to do with that leftover curry from the other day ? Turn them into something else of course! That’s the best thing with leftovers .. You get to turn them into new things! And what nicer than a stuffed… Read More ›
Turkey leg , Veg , an Rice, it’s a dogs dinner!
having pals that have animals is a great thing.. I scored these legs as a Christmas by-product from my pal Ben.. Roasted off.. Two of em., Chopped up.. Broken basmati rice cooked in the rice cooker. That broken… 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 ›
Veally nice Dairymans/persons pie
I have decided that this is to be called Dairymans pie.. Why? Well we all know that cottage pie is from Beef.. (The animals nearest the cottage..).. And that shepherds pie is from sheep (grazing in the fields ).. And… 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 ›
Not humourus hummus
decided to make hummus.. It’s easy right? Take chickpeas.. Get Mrs Fitz to spend almost an hour skinning them … That’s a job that’s a nightmare yet worth it.. Still doing it! Then blitz with Tahini paste… 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 ›
Swedish Korva sausage for #fiestafriday 101
jaunted across country today to catch up with my good pal Ben at the redborne school farm.. A couple of reasons.. One to pick up excellent turkey legs he kept me from the ones he culled for Christmas .( thats… 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 ›
More gyros kebab yiros doner !!
Originally posted on Cooking with Mr Fitz:
This has no become a bit of an obsession!! And have started playing with recipes.. This time have done one with pure mutton.. Yet adding fresh ground garlic, coriander, chilli and of course…
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 ›
Super rich butter and pig fat sausage Ruff puff rolls
some may read that and not be sure about it.. Must say that I could have written it differently .. Yet let’s not beat about the bush ( or pig pen!).. These fats are not bad for you in moderation… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Delhi breakfast before Jaipur
simple enough reading as a header.. not too much of an ordeal.. .. no biggie..Ummm HOLD THAT PAGE BUSTER! (for some reason though posting from the iPhone (my usual posting approach is not playing ball.. humph indeedy!).. Ok… lets play… 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 ›
A wander round Delhi
here we go here we go here we go.. A wandering around Delhi.. First lets introduce our driver /security and our guide.. Here they are.. And rather nice chaps too! This is outside the big mosque .. That’s as… Read More ›
First breakfast @theclaridges New Delhi
the morning of Mrs Fitz’s birthday .. And our first in this new land.. New Delhi! Breakfast.. The usual good fare is offered.. The ubiquitous chicken sausages, bacon, hash browns etc. Pastries.. Eggs.. Meats and fruits..great juices.. You know the… Read More ›
And so it begins.. Indian adventures
ok … Game faces on.. First the flight over.. Sometimes travel is so tough.. Ho hum.. Now you have to excuse the weird lighting.. Blame the airline.. It’s a bit like sitting in a strange club… An upper class club… Read More ›
Sitters sausage rolls
huh? Well the hounds have gone off to their sitters.. While we take to the skies ! So you have to give a gift along with the hounds right? So sausages rolls it is.. They always go down well.. So… 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 ›
Bucks star mushrooms
huh? Bucks star? What’s that all about? Well .. I ‘discovered’ this local brewery .. They make the beer using solar energy.. And only use organic ingredients., I mean seriously these chaps are at the forefront of something massive !… 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 ›
Smash type burgers take 2!
with some burgers still sitting in the fridge.. Excellent I must say! It’s gotta be a quick Scooby snack.. Here are those delicious things.. That’s a very hot pan that has been greased.. Then the paper in the top….. Read More ›
Samosa bites -vegan -vegetarian -ferreal…
with the countdown clock ticking to our upcoming Indian adventure, I decided we need to get our taste buds extra zingy.. What better than samosas? Who in the google gods world doesn’t dig a samosa? Right? So here goes.. The… Read More ›
Welsh lamb curry two ways
welsh lamb curry? Well it’s not a welsh recipe.. It’s Welsh lamb.. Some bits hacked off one of those great legs I managed to score a while back.. Defrosted and fried off.. First one will be a bhuna ala… Read More ›
Trying to make smash burgers and fries .. Kinda!
i like smash burgers. I think they are a great chain.. And when one finally makes it over here? (Well of course they will be at least another third of the price on top !).. First let’s start with the… Read More ›
Using leftovers -chicken wraps in so so easy flatbreads
thst chicken from the chicken and chips the other day has left us with lovely leftovers.. A good few meals to go on that. This is one of them! First though the flatbreads.. So simple indeedy.. Father Fitz was… Read More ›
Seriously super short sausage rolls
I hear that New York has just discovered the sausage roll?? Really? Well I reckon it must be due to the lack of ‘proper’ sausages in the states perhaps? Dunno? Well I though u would try a new pastry recipe… Read More ›
Chicken, chips & rice
what is it about chicken and chips? Or chicken and rice? Just why does it pair up so well? Why oh why! 😩 Strange that huh? Well this one was no different.. A great chicken spatchcocked and slashed.. First the… Read More ›
Five guys..
Five guys.. I loved five guys.. Whenever in the states and paying the right money! Like here.. https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/2014/04/13/breakfast-lunch-dinner-nyc/ Not really like the one I took Mrs Fitz to today.. Although we were both hungry and there was nothing in the… Read More ›
Freezer finds -injun
we are running down the freezers in anticipation for our trip .. So what did we find? (Ok so the title may have led you there a little huh?!) A little keema made by Mrs Fitz for a pal of… Read More ›
Pheasent season..
No words here .. Just if this upsets you adjust your channel..
Burgers for supper -buns from scratch
Houston we have a problem.. Well ignoring Houston (sorry Houston!).. The problem? The distinct lack of good burger buns.. Yup we have bakers heavy and supermarkets ranging from the ‘budget’ to the ‘gourmet’.. None of them carrying buns for burgers… Read More ›
Short rib Sunday lunch
short ribs make a great slo cook number.. Browned on one side ala Rory kelly ( the bicycle thief).. On top of this mixed veg of parsnip, carrot, white onion and cabbage.. With fresh thyme . And the… Read More ›
Use up leftovers – omelette for lunch
still looking at the now getting much barer ( and therefore better!).. Fridge.. There’s a couple bits left. A bit of baked potato left over from the other day and Some of the shiitake mushrooms from that noodle dish thingy… Read More ›
Using up leftovers -tacos
with bits needing eating it’s time to get creative.. Well let’s be honest this ain’t that creative really! Some chicken did Mrs Fitz fine, sprinkled with cumin, salt and pepper and smoke sweet paprika.. And that great short rib… Read More ›
Simple supper, simple post..
Sometimes simple is best.. And what better than a baked potato.. Or two .. 😏 (each).. Simply baked in the top oven.. A skewer inserted .. Rubbed with Mrs middletons straight up oil.. And some vegemare salt.. A chopped salad… Read More ›
Short rib , shiitake and sugar pea Udon noodles in Black bean and garlic #leekumsauce
gone all noodly.. Noodly doodly.. A couple of short ribs and great fresh shiitakes .. And sliced thin.. Noodles boiled off with some dried seaweed.. Forget the type.. They get a light dressing in this fantastic sauce….. Read More ›
Welsh Shepherds pie with three veg mash & purple sprouting broccoli spears -welcome to comfort food!
Let’s start with that constant reminder.. Shepherds pie is with lamb or sheep.. Cottage pie is with beef .. Any other mix is like hmm .. New build pie? Perhaps? Dunno.. Anyhow let’s not focus there right now. Let’s look… Read More ›
Welsh lamb leg supper
i manage to score done great welsh lamb legs.. About half the price.. And right now all that kinda thing helps! So I broke two of them down freezing the bits for stews and citrus and kebabs.. And minced up… Read More ›
Doubled up quantities Irish soda bread.. #bakingsundays
decided to go bigger.. Doubled the amounts.. So.. 680 approx (our scales are wonderful yet a little difficult to get any ‘in between’ numbers.. Two teaspoons of baking powder Two teaspoons of salt One of sugar Two cartons of buttermilk… Read More ›
Buttermilk bread and chicken carcass soup
with the early itchings of a small cold coming.. Waking up with dry nozzle scratchy throat.. Sniffles .. It’s gotta be chicken carcass soup all those Jewish moms cannot be wrong! And the discovery of two excellent @franklinsfarm super run-free… Read More ›
Quick curry & breads in a hurry
quick and hurry? Well you can hurry yet not be quick right? So for this curry in a hurry start by frying pink onion and sweet heritage carrots.. Doesn’t take long… Baby button mushrooms chopped Into the pot… Read More ›
Paprika pakoras and a rib eye for Mrs Fitz
i snacked a lot .. So wasn’t that hungry.. For some reason I just couldn’t stop snacking.. I think it’s either: A: I am getting a cold.. B: something else.. I am going for a possible A.. )I have a… Read More ›
Quick time queema : keema & breads
quick queema? Yup real quick.. Brown ground meat with pink onions and garlic and ginger..for extra speed add water.. It breaks down the meat whilst browning steaming and cooking.. Adding fantastic mixed spice from national.. And fresh curry leaves…. Read More ›
Cyprus wedges #smashburger style and #blythburgh pork tacos with turtle beans and 0% Greek yoghurt dressing #delightfullleftovers
remember the best thing about cooking that hand of most excellent #blythburgh pork? Extras left over ! Only so much Nigella snacking me and the hounds can manage.. So it’s turned into tacos… Wonderful taco mix.. Pulling the pork to… Read More ›
#blythburgh hand of pork -you get what you seek and pay for!
Hand of pork. A stunning piece of meat, particularly when it’s of the finest quality , this meat really is the best free range pork in the UK in my view.. And that’s where when you seek you will find….. Read More ›
Irish buttermilk soda bread , so simple indeed! You need this in your life or kitchen at least!
This really is the best recipe for this so simple bread.. And oh my gladness.. It’s simple indeed.. 170 white flour 170 brown flour Teaspoon of salt Teaspoon of baking soda Carton ( about 290ml) of buttermilk That’s it! Nothing… Read More ›
Pot stickers gyoza dumplings delish!
We dig pot stickers.. And I know my good pal Ramsay delights in them.. Although these are just for us! Soz Rams! Now I am sure that if you do these often enough you can get a speed on.. I… Read More ›
Puccia salad burgers with sweet potato fries = speedy easy supper!
sometimes speedy easy suppers are what you need.. And what is nicer than a burger? With fries.. Yeah! The burgers are good quality ones.. Yet uprated by being beaten out flat and fresh thyme added.. The bread from puccia….. Read More ›
Fenugreek beef thingy majiggy.. roasted aubergine Parsley and Pomegranate ‘salad’ roasted Brussels, breads and poppadums..With a baby tomato, green onion and coriander salad .. 👐
Not too sure what to call this one, so just decided to list what it was .. Kinda! First the beef.. A piece of top rump.. And some dried fenugreek water added to make it softy again.. Fried off… Read More ›
Baby chickens are cool #synfreeeating
as stated in the last post. Gotta get my food groove back on.. And Mrs Fitz is doing this health kicky thingy.. So that means we need to have an extra thunk about what we have.. Not much of an… Read More ›
Leaving Las Vegas
well I have left.. And you may have noticed an absence of posts.. I have to say that there really wasn’t anything of note that was worthy of a write! Seriously !!!! Oh apart from this.. But apart… Read More ›
Franks red hot roasted sprouts
a quick post here of something we are getting more into recently. And as we are now having morning frosts it means that the sprouts are getting the sweetness that you can only get when the cold snap happens.. Mrs… Read More ›
Baked Tandoori baby chickens
bit late this post.. Have been travelling.. More on that later! For now check these great baby chickens.. Skinned and spatchcocked. Marinated in a secret ( think ‘national’) blend of tandoori spices with extra garlic, ginger and lemon juice. A little… Read More ›
Hand of pork -Blythburgh stunner!🎉
hand of pork , an often overlooked cut .. Yet with a little care to start and then the ability to fuggedaboutit it turns magical .. Truly wonderful .. Of course the better the pig the better the final.. As… Read More ›
Lucys vegan ‘sausage’ rolls..
I have this blogger pal that I really enjoy reading posts from.. And this one had me intrigued. The Ultimate Veggie Sausage Rolls and Tanners White Burgundy So it just had to be made (admittedly I gave them to… Read More ›
Almost vegetarian double stuffed urfa pepper potatoes An green salad for Mr Fitz and double stuffed sweet potatoes with a sirloin for Mrs Fitz
Thats a long title huh? Let’s also get one thing clear .. A green salad must only contain green items! Humph.. ( I would have liked some fresh herbs in although we are out till I can get new supplies… Read More ›
Autumnal eating – cottage puy pie
it’s getting to that time of year for sure.. Still the occasional sunny day.. Yet the nip is in the air for sure.. Not quite stretched to putting the heating on .. Food for this kinda seasonality needs to be… Read More ›
Bangers Keith Richards stylee & mash , peas and gravy
cooking sausages Keith Richards style (yes that Keith Richards!).. Is really the best way of cooking sausages in my book.. Check it out with the google gods.. And of course it has to be an excellent banger.. And these ones… Read More ›
Lamb chops two ways
having picked up this fantastic rack of lamb from me pal Ben @redbornefarm I decided to chop it up into chops.. Reasoning being that Mrs Fitz had made an excellent chermula (morrocany type sauce thingy).. And these chops were… Read More ›
Real quick chicken tacos..
Managed to score a couple of red ticket free range rotisserie chickens.. So some being used for the hounds dinners, mixed with veggies and brown rice they love it! And another bit stripped up for us.. Mixed with some Mexican… Read More ›
Redborne school farm chopping and eating gyoza & tenderloin fresh from the piggie..
i went off to have a play with a good pal of mine.. Ben runs an excellent school farm as well as teaching the students about looking after wonderful animals.. All good for eating.. He has lovely pigs. As… Read More ›
#theporkiestsausagerollseverintheworld for macintyre day
just fancied writing the title that way.. Suppose now if anyone ever does a search for the #porkiestsausagerollsintheworld then at least they will see this post too right? It was time to make sausage rolls again for the troops at… Read More ›
BlythburgH belly & prudys sweet potato chips..meat & 1 veg
Managed to score a great piece of blythburgh piggie.. From the fantastic butchers, there was a nice lady in there too getting some. I hope it cooked well for her.. It was her first time cooking belly pork..and she said… Read More ›
Chicken Biryani roti wraps
with the last of the tandoori chicken needing eating.. Shredded and mixed up with a pack of the most excellent veg biryani uncle bens rice.. That stuff really is worth keeping in the store cupboard.. A little butter… Read More ›
Proper Irish lamb stew?
Ok.. So there are a zillion ways that people tell you to make Irish stew… As Mrs Fitz is 100% Irish it makes it even more difficults.. This is my version for this outing.. First there should be far more… Read More ›
Chilli Crab twirly pasta
huh? Crab? for Mr Fitz? Really? Nah it was for Mrs Fitz…she likes it.. And it’s an easy number.. Taking a pot of red ticket crab pate.. Yup crab pate.. A chilli and some garden Greek basil, lemon juice and… Read More ›
spatchcocked Tandoori chicken made easy
tandoori chicken.. Always a winner.. Chicken I see as the other white meat instead of the piggies really .. Even getting the best of them that you can lay your hands on doesn’t really tickle my tastebuds.. Yet for some… Read More ›
Zatar Bread balls and samosa chaat-ish
with my body still getting over @meatopiauk simple eating was required.. Simple writing is also required .. Ahem .. 👼 First the doughballs.. So easy.. This was half a pack of good ciabatta bread mix (there really are very good… Read More ›
@meatopiauk
firstly let me tell you I have been waiting to attend this event for ages.. I missed it two years in a row.. Yet for my birthday back in March Mrs Fitz bought me an excellent gift of not only… Read More ›
Friday night Chinese fakeaway
now Mrs Fitz is not the biggest fan of Chinese food and we don’t really eat it that often.. Yet sometimes when you get a hankering for summat.. And this was one of those hankerings.. And what better to make… Read More ›
Buttermilk scones Based on Delias of course!
With buttermilk still left looking forlon at me in the fridge knowing that at any point it’s gonna get discarded. I decided to make a rescue plan.. Scones.. Who doesn’t dig scones? Of course many a recipe and many a… Read More ›
Cooking with Mr Fitz 