my pal Irish pal Eddie often tells me that in Poland no sane kid goes on a school trip without a cold schnitzel sanger .. I understand that .. Yet with a vegan mom that never happened to me as… Read More ›
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Tempura chicken and spuds
am really on frying things right now! Dunno why.. Yet hey! Let’s keep the party going right? This chicken was of royal standards , the highest welfare and food.. Perhaps even the odd foot spa after a hard day scratching… Read More ›
Mushroom & potato pakoras/bhajis
Uh-oh.. Two days on the bounce for a vegan supper! What’s going on? (My blogger pal Elaine would be very happy!).. Delicious though.. Mrs Fitz asked for mushroom pakoras so that’s what she gets.. The batter is a gram flour… Read More ›
Pani poori / Gol Gappa vegan Sunday lunch
Made pani poori .. Since having them in Ajman, Mrs Fitz has been mentioning them often.. So it’s about time to get the game face on! Having assembled the ingredients we really are lucky to have the diversity of ethnicity… Read More ›
Making red ticket free range jerk & apple sausages
Been a while since I made some sausages.. Dunno why.. It chills me right out.. Strange yet true! And with this great piece of red ticket free range antibiotic free piece of shoulder it just cries ‘sausages!’.. Minced twice and… Read More ›
Nordwijck Holland
Having ever been to this part of holland was very interested to take a looksie at this pretty cool coastal village? Town? City? Not sure about that! Am lucky enough to be staying at the hotel huis ter duin.. A… Read More ›
The third united steak
The third United steak .. I did tell ya there was three .. So we have had a soft buttery sirloin, the very rare hanger flap.. What next? A big bavette .. Possible tail skirt if that makes it easier… Read More ›
Steak two .. Mr Fitz united steaks
Steak two.. 👏🐂🎬 Steak two is hanger flap.. A very rare cut to get ahold of.. Unless of course you know a guy.. Ahem.. 🚜 Cut from a thirty day hung lovely best.. It’s folks would have been proud.. Chimchurri… Read More ›
The United steaks of Mr Fitz
I am on a steak out.. Putting a steak in the ground for umm I dunno.. Ok none of the above really works.. What does work is three days of steak eating.. And that’s what has happened.. Visiting the butcher… Read More ›
Roast loin of porkiness
Remember that great cut from the Wollaston butchers? No? Ok.. It was this one .. Actually not that cut yet offa the same antibiotic free range blythworth pig.. Roasted up a treat! Just 180 degrees in the oven for the… Read More ›
Edinburgh eats and the eclipse
Have been up to Edinburgh .. Train on the way up.. It takes over five hours of old school shuddery squeaky head rockery pain.. Not actually that painful yet am sure you get the idea!! Nostalgic ? Nooo.. Started at… Read More ›
St patricks day redborne lamb stew
Well it’s here again.. Paddys day.. Slainte!! And of course it needs to be something ‘eorish’ for tea.. First the meat.. I finally went and had a visit to see Ben at redborne, he’s got a great thing going on… Read More ›
Pulled pork flatbread wraps
One good thing about cooking lots of pork means that you can find it in the freezer all tubbed up and ready to go.. https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/?s=Pulled+pork&x=0&y=0 So after a defrosting on the cool ( scuse the pun!).. Defrost plate.. It’s good… Read More ›
Amazing opportunity for a foodie family to move to the island!
Harris beaches rival even those of the Caribbean While living on Lewis, we’ve come across many fantastic projects that celebrate the island’s local produce and one of the most exciting of these is set up by the North Harris Trust,…
Stock brined spatchcock chuck and no hassle hasslebacks
A nice Sunday supper after a lovely walk in the woods And an enjoyable chat with one of my pals father in the pub.. Such a nice chap.. These stock brined chickens are still on offer so that will do….. Read More ›
New uncle .. Me !!
Simple post.. I am a proud new uncle ..
Quick Italian eats
Sometimes store bought products are the perfect answer for a quick meal.. Great pasta and good sauce.. Perfecto ! A quick garlic bread made with yellow ticket petit pans. .. The local store to us now reduces their in house… Read More ›
Sarson ka saag and fried potatoes sambosa
Love Sambosa ..samosa.. Fried triangles of tastiness.. Who cannot like them! ( apart from those ones that have carrots or sweetcorn in.. What is THAT all about!).. It’s wrong.. So so so wrong.. Started by frying off spuds and onions… Read More ›
Three an a half hours smoked pork hock
The tree? It split down near us. Such a shame.. And they have actually cut the whole thing down now.. What a shame I am sure that it didn’t need that.. Ok let’s talk smoked hock of pork., Pork hock… Read More ›
Super soft skirt sharwarma kebobs
With a piece of skirt left that needs eating.. And we have been a little steaked out recently! I needed to turn it into something quite delicate.. What better than super soft kebab? Minced the steak.. Also mincing the last… Read More ›
Zatar lavash with mojo skirt steak & chimchurri
Fancy exotica sounding title huh? I suppose it hits taste points from around the world really.. The chimchurri first .. Garlic, cumin powder, red chilli flakes, picked over parsley and coriander . Some chives and Punchy red wine vinegar and… Read More ›
Roast loin of pork supper
Final supper for this birthday weekender.. Roast loin of pork.. A full on bone in number.. First it’s all about the pork.. Cracking free range number from those butcher boys in Wollaston.. They sang me happy birthday when I went… Read More ›
Mighty tomahawk steak with truffle butter double baked spuds
That a long title huh? Well it’s deserved..!! Still going along with the fact that’s it’s my birthday weekend.. I picked up this fantastic steak from my lovely butchers.. It was a bit of a faff getting it right.. And… Read More ›
Birthday Bakewell
As you probably know we don’t bake many sweet things in this household.. Yet .. It’s still my birthday weekend!! So Mrs Fitz asked what cake I wanted.. Well it just has to be Bakewell .. A little off piste… Read More ›
Pork schnitzel and Greek basil potatoes
I was due to cook my birthday tomahawk steak on the wonderful wood that my attorney sent me.. Yet after a wonderful lunch of samosa chaat in the badlands.. I took up a residence for the afternoon in the local… Read More ›
Chimchurri sauce..
It’s my birthday.. I like saying that.. It’s my birthday!! So first up some Chimchurri sauce .. Because I have some eatings planned for this weekend!! Chimchurri sauce its roots set out Argentinia way.. Many versions.. This is mine this… Read More ›
Left over leb chuck with Turkish wraps
Best thing about roasting a juicy chuck? Leftovers!! Well with the addition of a lovely salad.. Of carrots, wild rocket, pink Indian onions, Italian baby vine toms..( delicious them!).. Hitting that up with some pomegranate … Am loving using pomegranate… Read More ›
Last supper in Bhukara Ajman UAE
Another day spent on the beach.. Ooh.. Hang on.. Another great arabic breakfast of foul medames and breads .. With kibbeh.. Those lovely crispy meaty snacks.. Yummy!! They day was lovely we even took a swim in the sea.. And… Read More ›
Bhukara again! Maharajah kebabs
Awoke to the wonderful sounds of the Arabian Sea.. Mrs Fitz still not well though. A nasty cough and a stiff neck.. So a day in the sun is needed indeed! So we spent the day on the beach.. The… Read More ›
Breakfast and Indian BBQ Ajman UAE
Woke up to a windy day.. The sea still so pretty though.. And c’mon with the weather back home? Brrrr.. 🙈 A great breakfast of arabic? Foul medames with breads .. Delicious! A good days chill in a hammock cabana… Read More ›
Bukharah at Kempinski Ajman (injun bbq)
What a place! Great deco and all that yet lets talk food right? Everything is done on the tandoors they have.. Like everything! They even have a tandoori salad! (Umm that’s about it for the veggies i think!).. Ooh no!!… Read More ›
Truffle butter & Ajman UAE
Huh? Well needed to crack two posts with one.. As we are now in the UAE after a very eventful journey that involved a nutter ploughing into the back of us en-route to the airport., destroying his car yet luckily… Read More ›
Shepherds pie sans truffle!
Ok.. Am feeling just slightly truffled out.. Decadence can only last so long huh? 😉 So a lovely shepherds pie is just the ticket as we both have chills and coldesque type shivers at the moment.. Don’t forget that shepherds… Read More ›
Truffled hanger steak, truffled potatoes, truffled green beans
Truffle everything right now!! That beautiful Umbrian winter black truffle is just calling out to be eaten.. I have already shared a little of it with some pals.. One of them the butcher that ‘donated’ the steak in return.. The… Read More ›
Umbrian black winter truffle in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is famous for many things .. Many hedonistic delights.. Much beauty and amazing architecture .. I have another post to write about a supper in a secret club.. I have to calm down a bit first at the shocking… Read More ›
Amsterdam breakfast steak & eggs
There a zillion good places to take breakfast in Amsterdam.. Ok.. Maybe not a zillion yet you get the picture right? Yet I a very fortunate that my Father lives here.. In a very fine house in a very fine… Read More ›
Eat at joes in amsterdam
Here I am in amsterdam .. It’s rainy and cold off the canals.. Yet hey. It’s such a lovely place.. Just so pretty .. Good home style food was needed though so eat at joes it is.. A great place… Read More ›
Steak and beetroot salad yoghurt breads
That a heap of words written up just there in that title huh? Well with leftover steak to use up.. And some red ticket items to eat up before I fly to amsterdam.. Wraps is the answer.. Oh yes and… Read More ›
Argentinian stylee Steak & chips with wild rocket and Chimchurri
Argentinian stylee Steak and chips… Always a winning supper.. Especially when you have Steak like this! Super piece of hanger/bavette.. Sinewy bits removed and the meat beaten out.. That one bit of meat will yield at least 8 steaks.. A… Read More ›
Sausage rolls for breakfast
Mrs Fitz has returned home from work as she really is not well. A terrible cough coldy thing that kept her up most of the night.. So after dosing with smuggled spanish pharmaceuticals.. ( why can’t you get the good… Read More ›
Roast top rump for lunch
Roast beef .. Mrs Fitz’ s fave.. So who am I to say no?.. The beef was a red ticket piece of top rump.. About 815grms.. So that’s more than enough for two persons and also means quick cooking.. First… Read More ›
Valentine’s pie
Valentine’s Day.. Think of it what you will.. It’s a nice time to have a treat though.. And pie is always a treat! So after a long walk in the woods with the hounds.. A trip to the butchers nearby….. Read More ›
Ox cheeks Mrs Fitz cooks
Mrs Fitz always ensures that there is something welcoming and hearty for when I return from my adventures.. This supper was no let down! Ox cheeks , slo cooked for sixteen hours.. Yup sixteen in red wine a ridiculous amount… Read More ›
Last lunch in Monte Carlo
Where do you take your last lunch before leaving Monte Carlo? Here of course! And WOWEE WOODLE WOO WOO!! What a salad mon ami what a salad! Just the freshest thing ever! The tomatoes were just wonderful like seriously bird… Read More ›
Hermitage Monaco Mr Fitz goes vegetarian!!
First off.. I am actually not peeing.. Its a fountain at the Rothchild estate… Read the sign next to me.. I thought it was a funny shot.. Apologies if you don’t.. (It was one of those days..).. Read the sign… Read More ›
More Monaco eats
Still here .. The weather is getting a bit better . The food is also increasing in smilesville.. The light is bad yet the food was definitely becoming more palatable.. This lotus root salad from nobu was great .. The… Read More ›
Monaco eating
Well I am in Monaco .. Famous for quite a few things.. That being the most famous perhaps? It’s not the greatest weather yet hey! It’s still pretty cool.. Now eating.. After all I am in a place that must… Read More ›
Two meat & bean chilli and chips with dips
Am currently in Monaco yet prior to going a simple supper was needed.. What better than a chilli with fresh chips? With nice dips? The chilli was made by frying off red ticket rose veal mince with white spanish onion… Read More ›
Crispy breast of lamb pancakes
Breast of lamb.. Should be a give away cut really! Yet having not had a chance to get to the fabulous earls barton butchers I had to get these two from another butcher.. I don’t reckon I will use him… Read More ›
Beef two times.. West meats east perhaps?
Huh? Well easy really.. The first outing for this bit of brisket was as a trad meal.. Slo cooked with carrots, shallots, celery and stock .. That made a hearty dinner.. Lovely! And with leftovers.. Chopped Dusted in cornflour and… Read More ›
Scottish style supper ( wasn’t great!)..
Having missed burns night.. My attorney made haggis .. He sent me a kit also with the OX bung and all yet I didn’t get time to go to the butchers for the meats.. Yet I fancied a scottish style… Read More ›
Doner kebab, gyros, kebob,fake-away of course!
Ok.. First thing is that this is not actually on a rotisserie so there is no spinning or turning. Which is indeed where the actual name comes from.. (Fun meat fact right there!..) Yet this is bang on the flavour… Read More ›
14 hour magical mutton /shepherds pie
Fourteen hours? Yup.. Let’s press the play button .. Still having a mutton vibe i cooked this shoulder down in red wine , seasonings and some star anise , fresh thyme.. Probably more things and cinnamon (scared it may go… Read More ›
Mutton stew
We are lucky enough to be able to get our hands on good mutton.. And after all that chicken something needs to change! Mutton is a great meat yet does need a lot of cooking.. So is very suited for… Read More ›
It’s official we are chickened out
It’s official.. Like there should be a memorandum or decree drawn up.. Signed by all parties.. (Well me and Mrs Fitz anyways..).. We have eaten enough poultry to last a good while now we reckons.. With all those spatchcock numbers… Read More ›
Beans on toast
A simple lunch, supper , or even as an appetiser? A great snack anyways.. Of course the beans have to be heinz!! That’s a given right? Yet how to make em even better? Try this out.. Chopped white onion.. Garam… Read More ›
Two day chicken eating
Still on those spatchcock numbers! It really is due to the half price event at waitrose.. This chicken cost 2.37gbp.. Four suppers out of it? You do the math! And super tasty to boot! The backbone snipped out.. Ankles snapped… Read More ›
Faggots and peas and sausage rolls
Decided to leave behind a few bits of food behind for my grandfather .. Faggots and peas.. I don’t actually eat them as the heart and liver ain’t my thing! And this was a cheaty easy one any ways! Good… Read More ›
92 year old lamb stew
Ninety two year old stew? Huh? Well it was a neck of lamb stew I made to take to eat with my 92 year grandfather .. Defrosted the neck.. That’s on the defrosting plate I got .. It’s brilliant! Fried… Read More ›
Granola flapjacks… sweet!
I don’t often make things like this.. Sure I have a sweet tooth at times yet for some reason don’t really make sweet things.. ( apart from lovely scones of course! ).. As we are still in use up mode… Read More ›
Had to spatchcock and CHUCKON again!
We enjoyed that chicken so much the other day it just had to be done again! Two chickens in almost the same amount of days! Again slashing and spatchcocking .. And varied up the chuckon .. Veal jus powder, thai… Read More ›
12 hour roast pork & veg brown rice & ranch coleslaw wraps
TWELVE hours.. Yup it’s an all nighter.. One where you keep waking up sniffing the air wondering if it’s time to get up yet..(i suppose if you didn’t like roast porky goodness then it may offend.. Doubt it though big… Read More ›
Spatchcocked chuckon
Seeing how we normally feed the hounds chicken it seemed like quite a treat to be actually eating ourselves! First the spatchcock .. Simple as long as you have good scissors .. Just cut out the backbone chop it into… Read More ›
Injun use up food
Being on the use up mode still the indoors freezer gave us the gift of a mystery curry that Mrs Fitz made a good while back.. That’s chicken she was sure.. It was.. I got this new gadget.. Gadget? Hmm… Read More ›
Turtle bean pies
Am in a bit of a use up mode at the moment.. Need to clear down the freezer food stocks.. This outing involved a mix that I think was once a joint for a roast that got turned into an… Read More ›
Delias scones don’t seem to fail..
This Delia recipe for scones seems to produce great results.. Get the actual measurements offa Delia online.. Simple though.. 200 grams self raising flour, 110 ml of milk, a couple tablespoons of golden caster sugar.. A pinch of salt.. 40-50… Read More ›
Sweetcorn & baby courgette fritters & last of the veal in lettuce cups
That’s a long title! I like these fritters. Like really like them.. Haven’t made them for ages though! So whilst looking for another thing I came across spooning with Rosie.. A great cookbook thing that Father sent years ago.. This… Read More ›
Veal Laab namtok thingy lettuce cups with awesome crisps
I am still unsure if this is called Laab or namtok.. I think it’s Laab .. Although this probably isn’t either! Rose veal cooked in some water with shallots.. The water helps break down the meat quickly.. Then the seasoning… Read More ›
Green verbena crispy chicken & big hasslebacks
Green verbena harrisa paste.. That’s what the lovely thigh fillets that I skinned and removed that one bone from got a smearing with.. They were left all afternoon to hopefully gain flavour.. Chicken is such a bugger to get flavour… Read More ›
Italian sausage casserole? With gratin
Why the question mark? Because I am not sure if this actually is a casserole? Let me tell you and then we can decide? Cool.. Now as you know I prefer to make my own delicious sausages.. Yet these Italian… Read More ›
Rotisserie chicken tortillas
Managed to pick up a red ticket Free range corn fed chicken.. Cool ! That’s some for the hounds and some for us.. they are having theirs with brown rice and quinoa .. Ours are being uplifted with taco seasoning,… Read More ›
Cottage pie = cows
Ok .. Now we all remember that cottage pie is made with cows right? Not sheep , pigs, ducks, (I had a duck cottage pie on a flight to Portugal once, although it was indeed rather good it’s not right!)….. Read More ›
Janssons temptation and hanger steak
Janssons temptation .. ?? It’s a wonderful Swedish dish.. A great potatoey number with cream onions, potato and anchovies.. Anchovies? Mr Fitz?? Fish? Really? Yup.. Really really.. Slice the potatoes and onion.. Layered in the dish.. Anchovies added at each… Read More ›
Leetle scones , jam and cream and chicken pie and roasties
Strange title ? Not really! I was pretty darn proud of myself cooking these scones.. Ok for bakers out there and cake people I am sure you can churn them out all day.. ! Yet I do savoury not sweet….. Read More ›
Saturday night injun food..
So we at last get to have great injun food once more! We started by visiting balas sweet centre which is to be fair a good way a way from us.. It’s so worth the drive though! The samosa chaat… Read More ›
Mutton chop curry and failed naan
Well fiesta friday is in fine swing! And I still have an abundance of mutton chops.. Must be time to make a curry.. ! Easy peasey.. Fried Spanish onions .(I love brown Spanish onions..). The chops added too.. Then a… Read More ›
New Year’s Day mutton chops 1002 posts!
Well there we go it’s another year over, and a new ones just begun! ( there may be a song in that ..).. So happy new year to all.. Let’s all agree that 2015 will be much nicer than 2014….. Read More ›
Laab or is it namtok? (spicy noodles with veal)
New Year’s Eve suppers need to be quite nice indeed I think.. And it’s always good to try out something different .. So this I believe is a Thai dish? Perhaps not fully authentic yet hey! It’s darn tasty!! Minced… Read More ›
News years eve Brekkie
First of all apologies if you have already entered 2015.. Of 20015 (? that’s for my attorney! Never been the greatest with numbers ..).. That Dubai firework show was awesome though right? Yet this was a seriously good breakfast that… Read More ›
Chicken chasseur and buttery herb mash
Baby it’s cold outside.. Brrrrr!! That calls for a chicken stew.. A tasty one.. And chicken chasseur is just the ticket.. Chicken thighs, onions, tarragon, white wine and herbs and stuff.. Cooked in the crockpot/slowcooker.. First the chicken skinned and… Read More ›
Brioche bun burgers and spud skinz salad
Home made burgers .. The best there are really.. You get to choose the meat .. Reduce the fat and collagen percentages and season as you choose.. Cool ! Tonites were seasoned hard.. Veal jus powder , italian mix from… Read More ›
Homemade scotch eggs & sausage rolls
Bring out the classics!! Sausage rolls as we all know are the schizzle.. These were up to scratch.. Using some of those orange ticketed items! Hampshire sired free range Sage and onion stuffing balls ‘meat’ (sorry).. The same pork chipolatas….. Read More ›
St Stephens day ( Boxing Day).. Use-up..
St Stephens day.. As it’s called in eire.. Or Boxing Day as others may be more au fait with perhaps.. It’s a day of leftovers mainly.. A good bubble and squeak with cold cuts perhaps? ( now find right that… Read More ›
Christmas Chimchurri hanger steak, roasted red sprouts, king spuds
Christmas lunch.. That one meal each year that terrifies and delights .. That one meal that has people eating things they never would normally.. (Or maybe that’s just a British thing?).. Particularly that turkey thing… (I say thing as most… Read More ›
Christmas morning bacon butties
It’s Christmas!! So I suppose happy Christmas to all.. Heck! Why not! Happy Christmas all There we go.. Right festive hello over let’s talk bacon .. Proper bacon.. Middle bacon.. The true king of bacon.. ( and this very lightly… Read More ›
Chapli style kebab & lavash bread
Lovely soft lamby kebabs.. Yummmmmm.. I love kebabs.. They have to be good though , the meat of a good quality for starters. And not left sitting around too long.. Also I do think they need to be flavoured.. Sure… Read More ›
Fried chicken breakfast & proper tasty pasties
Fried chicken for breakfast? Is this Vegas? (I did have fried chicken for breakfast once in Vegas.. Along with Yukon mash and gravy.. And it was the business!).. Yet it’s not really the thing you should have for breakfast.. Unless… Read More ›
Pat makes sausages welsh dragon & merguez-esque
I couldn’t let my godson Patrick leave our house without him making sausages.. First the style? Two types .. The first for supper.. Welsh dragon.. British Belly pork ( of course all our meat is antibiotic free and grass at… Read More ›
Patricks pie
We are lucky enough to have my Godson staying with us for the weekend.. Mr Wentworth and Vora Murley have thoroughly enjoyed having Patrick around.. Anew cuddle friend! Patrick has an Australian Mum and a welsh/English dad.. So he must… Read More ›
Injun veggie supper, red Brussels and mushroom peace
Yup you read that right.. Veggie supper.. Absolutely no meat.. And it was lovely!! First the mushrooms and peas number.. Fried onions in desi ghee.. Added ginger and garlic paste and spices.. Masala and the like.. Adding the mushrooms ….. Read More ›
Roast pork chow mein using the last of the leftover pork
That lovely porky delight just keeps giving! This was using up the last of it.. It made four good tubs.. Which meant a pal got to share in the joy of porky noodley goodness.. I love chow mein!! First chopped… Read More ›
Roast pork & potato croquettes
What’s the best thing about roasting ‘ high’? (meaning to cook more of a roast than you needed at the time..).. Leftovers! This outing of leftovers is a fave.. I dig croquettes .. That outside crunchiness .. Giving way to… Read More ›
Roast pork supper
Roast pork .. If you don’t dig pork turn over now.. Inspired by my attorney who was having a bit of a pre-Christmas thing as the countdown has now begun .. ( hope it went swimmingly!).. A piece of yellow… Read More ›
Masa chips and use up bits ala mehican
I have been waiting and wanting to use my little Hugo that I brought back from Mexico City for a while now.. Also wanting to use that smuggled back masa flour.. Just mixed with hot water with a good hit… Read More ›
Steak, breads and sauces
Couldn’t think of what else to call this post .. Suppose could have called it seriously tasty!! The bread to begin.. 250 grms of plain flour.. The last of one of the bags smuggled back from mexico .. With a… Read More ›
Tuna steak , French beans and potatoes
Tuna steak.. Huh? Not like.. Real steak?? Nope.. The fish variety.. Marinated in Bharat spices Wonderful new potatoes .. I forget the type yet very good and not those nasty. Maris peer things.. Yuck!! Mixed up with spring onion, French… Read More ›
Short rib cottage pie
Cottage pie Not shepherds pie The difference? The animal inside.. I have to admit to it bugging me slightly when they get mixed up.. Cottage pie has to be beef, and to include veggies and herbs found around the cottage…. Read More ›
Corned beef hash -easy , so easy
Hash is great.. All kinds of hash.. Corned beef hash is best though .. ( although in my younger days morrocan was rather favourable.. Ahem..).. How the corned beef being devoured here is not the corned beef you may be… Read More ›
Spaghetti bolognesey and chilli garlic toasts
Good meaty red sauce and pasta.. Cool.. Always cool .. Reminds you of great movies.. I reckon it should always be eaten when in a vest .. I am all out of vests.. (Note to self.. Get vests ..).. This… Read More ›
Beef short ribs with inca bella roasties
Short ribs.. Yeah.. I am gonna write that again.. Short ribs… Mmmmm With the weather definitely developing into the winter we have been waiting for its time to pull out dishes like this.. Two short ribs.. Browned on one side… Read More ›
What’s under those then? & Fidee cent y’all
After what felt like a long day indeed.. Including taking back the most ridiculous clown car-esque hire car ever.. We kept expecting that clowns would pour outta it every time we parked up!! We had these.. With this great wine!… Read More ›
Iyers VEGETARIAN/VEGAN cafe – cork – eire – review (kinda!)..
I have been watching this place on twitter for a while now .. (Mine is @mrfitzcooks by the way.. Ahem..).. It always has me looking at it with a smile and mild hunger at the way they are seemingly twisting… Read More ›
Hotel room buffet.. A hotel in Cork – Ireland
You may recall posts like this one on cookingwithmrfitz.com .. https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/2014/10/17/in-room-dining-mr-fitz-stylee/ It’s how we love to eat when we stay in hotels.. Sure the room service menu is sometimes fun.. Yet when you can snack out in your suite all… Read More ›
Back in eire’..
We are back in the Emerald Isle.. Tiny planes fly here!! (Those great looking grapes are wonderful as a breakfast snack on the train to the plane!).. Still it’s lovely weather . Cold yet bright and lovely.. Lunch was just… Read More ›
Old school food (not educational)..
This is old school food.. Sometimes there just ain’t no school like old school.. Why whoop this up? To pass onto Grandfather Fitz.. Mama is going up to spend a little time with him so food gifts are the best… Read More ›
Hanger steak wraps with Arabic salad
My favourite piece of steak.. Cut out of an English bullock that has been aged upon passing.. And of course from my favourite butchers! Onglet or hanger steak is simply wonderful ! And if you think that there is just… Read More ›
Easy roast beef & lovely (ultimate?) roasties
We were lucky enough to have one if MrsFitz’s best pals come and stay with us from eire. .. So fun was had.. For Sunday lunch though it had to be a roast.. With the weather starting to proper winter… Read More ›
Wild saffron cous cous & pouisson & puffys
Remember that wild saffron I said that father Fitz got me in morocco ? Well it arrived from Amsterdam in great shape!! And also some great smelling ras al hanout.. So that shaped supper .. The cous cous is scary… Read More ›
Low and slow duck chinese-esque?
Finger food for supper.. And what better than duck wrapped in chinese pancakes with green onion and cucumber.. Just why does that work so well? Who invented that flavour combo? I think they deserve a great big hat for that….. Read More ›
Italian P&B burgers & dog chicken chow mein
This was lunch today.. I write it like that as it was a mighty fine lunch.. Italian P&B? Pork an Beef minced.. With fantastic Italian herb mix from Amsterdam .. Probably the best smuggled in ‘ herbs’ ever … Ahem…… Read More ›
Twice baked karate chop Italian spuds
It’s definitely the weather for baked potatoes.. The mornings are now frosty and misty.. There is a damp in the air and it’s squelchy underfoot! That calls for food hugs.. One of the best simple pleasures I reckon is the… Read More ›
Hanger steak wraps & sabzi pollo herby puffys
That steak just lasted and lasted.. A superb purchase!! (One more bit to go after this!! ).. (That was just a reminder for ya!..).. So what next to turn it into? Wraps.. Well wrong language really.. What would you call… Read More ›
Left over fava bean lamb with cous cous
Had some of those chops left over. That’s the good thing about cooking just the little extra when can.. Inspired by Father Fitz’s recent trip to morocco .. Am thinking a cous Cousy number.. (Although it turned into more of… Read More ›
Middle bacon sarnies
Sometimes a bacon sandwich is just the ticket! A few things though.. No snotty bacon please!! Fresh French unsalted butter and I leave the always argued condiment choice to you.. Personally it’s red for us.. This bacon is awesome!! Middle… Read More ›
Steaks & Chops & Padron peppers
Steak and chops for supper… Yeah! The chops? Lamb.. Great deal on lamb at the moment in the UK.. I heartily suggest buying it and enjoying it , you could always freeze some too.. Although why not just hook yourself… Read More ›
Easy beef bourguignon & panko roasties + sheesh kebab chigwell
Many fine recipes for beef bourguignon .. That classic dinner party dish.. The make life easy yet everyone thinks it was complicated dinner party dish.. Marinating the meat in wine for 24 hrs..adding boiled pork rinds scraped.. Lardons, those tincy… Read More ›
A guest post? Kinda!
I don’t really do guest posts.. Of course I welcome guests to my virtual rumblings.. Yet this one is slightly different.. Father Fitz has at last been enjoying the joys of Morocco .. Am very pleased that he has.. I… Read More ›
Mrs Fitz lamb stew..
With the travel over for a couple of weeks it’s nice to reset the body clock properly.. The cold weather has definitely appeared, which is quite nice as you get to wear your cold weather articles.. Seeking the scarves and… Read More ›
Quick Barcelona round up!
Righty… A quick trip out to Barcelona for work porpoises .. Starting with a stay and meal at the Mondrian in Londons south bank.. It’s the old shipping containers, ( not literally, that’s the name of the building!).. It’s very… Read More ›
You can’t beat a bit of bubble
Bubble and squeak… Yeah.. That super treat made by over cooking a previous dish.. Bubble is great! There are so many variations and option for a bit of bubble.. This was breakfasts.. Sprouts and roasties.. Chopped up with a roscoff… Read More ›
Peppercorn fillet with sprouts & inca bella roasties
Last of that fillet steak need eating… What a wonderful purchase of a great bit of beast.. Perfect for rolling in very strong pepper .. Umm a little too strong.. Simply cooked in lurpack cooking butter.. The inca bella potatoes… Read More ›
Chinese supper for one.
With Mrs Fitz over in the Emerald Isle it’s supper for one.. Chinese .. Dish one: Chow mein – plain.. Roscoff onion. , Chinese garlic & ginger, shredded carrot .. All cooked in chilli oil diluted with sunflower oil.. Beansprouts… Read More ›
Spatchcock pouissin & inca bellas
Chicken and veg.. Meat and potatoes .. Simple honest eating.. Ok.. ‘Poshed’up a bit by having the pouissins.. Yet they were red ticket items ! Simply taken out of the packet.. Straight onto the oven bars.. Above the wonderful (… Read More ›
Pains perdu.. & dim sum
First the dim sum .. Bought from waitrose.. Mrs Fitz loves dim sum.. Any good? With loads of dressings .. Nah.. Nopey dope dope nope.. Ahh well I know not to ge them again .. Mind you the complex packaging… Read More ›
Red ticket fillet
Wasn’t planning on having steak again for supper.. Yet with this red ticket special on a fantastic piece of Hereford beef fillet it just couldn’t be missed! Reduced from £43 per kilo to £12!!! Now that’s a saving!! So you… Read More ›
Steak & spuds
(The lead picture is not the steak we are having.. Just to let you know!! ) Sometimes all you want fur supper is something easy peasey.. (Not japaneasey..).. Steak .. Mrs Fitz loves steak.. I quite like it too.. I… Read More ›
Mr Fitz ‘carnitas’.. Home again
I have arrived back home.. It’s been a long one this trip.. It feels long.. The journey through the hills back into Mexico City was interesting.. A slight possible altercation with some ranchero narco .. We were driving.. On a… Read More ›
Weird beer cocktail
Forgot to share this with you .. Dressing bizarre this drink.. Had it at the thermal baths with a pal.. It’s wrong it’s not big not clever.. Trust me. First the chap rolls the edge of the cup in gloopy… Read More ›
Restaurant & hotel MATEA ixtapan
This is a great place.. And just right for my last meals in the state of Mexico.. The chef is cool and his team great.. They have a kitchen and surroundings to kill for! The food was very good.. Mexican… Read More ›
Hotel Matea Inn somewhere in the state of Mexico!
I have to admit to not being one hundred percent sure of actually where I am right now.. It’s not the tequila as am kinda off the pop for now. More that it’s been a long day.. First a meeting… Read More ›
Ixtapan breakfast
Rightyhoo.. Here I am in ixtapan .. 2800 metres above sea level .. Ok that’s Toluca .. Yet I am not that far away.. It is great to finally get fresh air although it hurts your head.. Do I get… Read More ›
It’s not the leaving of Mexico City that grieves me..
Moving in out of the city.. By bye Mexico City for now.. Looking forward to getting some fresh air! My nozzle feels like it’s done a whole box of ‘wolf of wall street’ donuts!! So for the last breakfast I… Read More ›
Tacos & protests.. Mexico City #43
Ok! Had to get over that steak supper.. Luckily lunch was provided at work.. Now we are changing through the gears..( umm not on the roads in Mexico city though!!).. Sheeshola! Lunch was tacos topped with alfalfa ( other toppings… Read More ›
Stoopid price steak .. & breakfast ‘tapas’ ..
Maybe that should have been the other way around? Let’s start with breakfast.. I love the juices available here in Mexico City.. So fresh .. This was carrot , with lemon.. and the tapas ? A sugar ring of course!!… Read More ›
Off cuts of mass wafers.. A one armed nun. & montezumas hat
I have never seen this before in my life.. (Well lots really!!).. Yet this one took the… You know those ‘biscuits’ you get for mass? Well this church of our lady of Guadeloupe sells the off cuts!! These are the… Read More ›
Walking around Mexico City & chicharones tacos..
Did I sleep well? Not really .. Strange room syndrome meets timezone shifts.. You would think I would be used to it by now yet it still hurts a little! Breakfast was a weird one.. The smog was high.. Yet… Read More ›
Savoury ‘French toast’
Is there actually anything French about his ? I have never had it amongst all my times in France ?? Yet the soaking of good bread into great eggs with a slight seasoning of French herbs is the bizz-ness.. Trust… Read More ›
Wholemeal puffys & sprouts & keema
These puffys are my new best friend.. They are so light and flavoursome.. Mrs Fitz is loving them too! This outing was a wholemeal affair.. Strong Canadian wholemeal flour.. (A little plain to lighten the load..).. Yeast , salt, and… Read More ›
The ultimate roast potatoes? Inca bella
So I ‘found’ these new .. Well new to us potatoes in waitrose.. They claim to be the ultimate roast potato.. Big claim.. We like spuds… Peruvian these I think.. They were also on a red ticket.. So that’s cool….. Read More ›
Salt beef hash & middle bacon breakfast..
After eating that very rich food and drinking very fine French wines.. An honest simple breakfast was required.. What better than some of that lovely salt beef hash. With the last of that amazing middle bacon? All fried up in… Read More ›
L’atalier des chefs.. Fois gras sliders
I was very proud to be invited to attend a competition of sorts by my friends .. It was held at l’atalier des chefs in London. A nice crowd of people in attendance .. I have never been inside a… Read More ›
Pressed salt beef hash
This pressed salt beef is the business.. I mean like seriously the business! Made to an old navy recipe by my pals at earls barton.. It is the best cross between tinned corned beef , ‘premium’ sliced corned beef.. Superb… Read More ›
Proper bacon sarnie..middle bacon
Inspired by my attorney’s picture message to me showing me his by the seaside breakfast.. .. I just had to have a bacon buttie.. No ordinary bacon though.. Ooh no Monsieur .. This is proper middle bacon.. That rare gem… Read More ›
Lamb & spinach curry & Lebanese puffys
We had some friends popping by tonite.. Just on their way through whilst travelling.. I cannot let people pass through our house without feeding them! So a ‘help yourself , family style’ offering was required.. Lamb and spinach curry is… Read More ›
Puffys
I cannot remember where I saw or heard of these.. I do know I have never made them though! Where to begin? By making the dough .. The tried and tested flatbread numbers.. Whilst it’s rising, time to raid the… Read More ›
Leftover Chimchurri steak tacos
With some of that delicious and now really pungent Chimchurri marinated flap steak needing eating .. It had to be snuggled up with a few buddies in a soft flatbread… The bread? Plain flour 250 grms Teaspoon salt Pinch sugar… Read More ›
Flap steak Chimchurri of sorts
A pal of mine went over to see the fabulous butchers in Earls Barton.. & picked me up that wonderful cut that is do hard to find unless you either: A: Keep a cow in your place B: Get a… Read More ›
Bone marrow & truffle butter sirloins with no-hassleback potatoes
Does that title grab your attention? It does mine!! This is such a satisfying supper.. Ticks all the smiley boxes.. In our kitchen anyways!! Let’s start with the no hassle hasslebacks.. I would have Prefered to use bigger spuds yet… Read More ›
Are these empanadas? OX CHEEKS!!
I reckon so.. Maybe.. Well .. Hmmm .. YES! I declare they are.. A Mr Fitz Empanada.. So what’s the steps? .. Ok… This takes a while so do grab a drink.. Light a smoke.. Fluff up your pillows.. First… Read More ›
Mixed chow mein & Chinese sausages
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/13098221/?claim=gt6tkc8cd3w”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Was time to cook.. Yay!! Thanks to the blue dragon family.. I wanted fresh beansprouts yet it appears that the store near us has decided that now it is autumn that people don’t want… Read More ›
Cooking with Mr Fitz 