Now that’s a title of a post right? Well the beef wellington, that supper party or posher lunch staple.. it used to appear everywhere yet not so much these days.. And why is it making this appearance? Well after bumping… Read More ›
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It’s springtime? Let’s roll!
Springtime ? Hmm well I suppose it is … So they say.. ( who the heck are they) anyways? Huh? Never mind that let’s ROLL! Spring roll! With leftover Thai namtok from another wonderful clients event.. that’s one of the… Read More ›
Playing with your food … southern fried porkyness
After landing up with a hand of pork.. yup pigs do indeed have hands.. a good cut .. wanting a blast of heat and then on the low down for .. ummm I think I went for about five hours….. Read More ›
The mighty meaty rib o beef a couple of ways
Fabulous beef indeed!
Chicken fried ribeye steak
As you may be aware.. or mebbe not.. I really really dig Chicken fried steak, pretty hard to find around these parts which as a dang shame .. so hey never minds just hook it up yourself right! Pretty simple… Read More ›
Ok see what’s the story Mr Fitz ? Just where the heck have you been huh?
Yeah ok.. so I have been asked that quite a few times recently .. so just where the heck have I been? Well it’s simples really.. the street food has just been so busy! Serving up fabulous foods for wonderful… Read More ›
Lamb chop methi aloo thingymajiggy -pressure king pro
A quick curry in a hurry .. we’ll ok no hurry really.. it was just made speedily by the awesome #pressurekingpro .. that machine is really pretty freakin awesome I tells ya! An abundance of lamb chops ensured that there… Read More ›
Pats tomahawks
Having our lovely godson helping us on the food trucks and generally being a complete and utter star! He decided to treat us to some tomahawk steaks.. good lad! For those that want to know tomahawk steak equals freakin awesomeness… Read More ›
Three time truffle oil spiked and herbed baked potatoes -ala godson Patrick Starsky and then a roast chicken for a second outing
Well it’s that Wonderful time of year when our fabulous godson Patrick Starsky swings on by to help me out with fabulous food for our wonderful clients.. Yet also to play with his food .. perfect to expiriment with some… Read More ›
lamb methi curry-esque thingy mah jiggy… #pressurekingpro outing
Well shucks I didn’t know what to call this fabulous dish! Well apart from freakin off the chain awesome perhaps? Hmm mebbe not.. I scored a pressure king pro .. those TV ads got to me .. that’s what happens… Read More ›
Strip steak of sorts
a visit to the most excellent butchers in earls barton meant we have a few goodies in for the weekend .. Starting with this steak that I can only think is part of the hanger-onglet-skirt.. It needed some extra… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 & 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Balsamic lamb chops & attorneys bouloungere potatoes
A classic dish? I suppose kinda.. An autumnal comforter? Definitely … After discussions with my attorney about potato dishes he reminds me of boloungere potatoes.. That classic French number that would have gone into the butchers ovens at the end… Read More ›
Left-over injun food
It’s true.. It really is true.. Injun food gets better with age.. Just that small holiday spent in the fridge does indeed increase the deliciousness .. Mrs Fitz made the dough as I was out .. No yeast just a… Read More ›
Rotisserie chicken wraps
The store that I really quite enjoy going to has taken on a new range if rotisserie chicken.. No longer can you get small or large.. You just get a size which is kinda in the middle.. This makes perfect… Read More ›
Lamb stew-esque and dumplings
It’s time to start making stew.. With the nights drawing in .. Although the problem is the weather is still pretty wonderful! So this is going to be in the freezer ready for that time of need.. To be honest… Read More ›
Crispy chilli beef chow mein
I love crispy chilli beef.. It is my ‘test’ for a Chinese take-away.. It’s gotta be right.. Not all clumped together like some sugary chewy beef bhaji.. Although writing that has got me thinking.. Hmmmm ! The beef is cut… Read More ›
Bread, chicken & peppers
Simple suppers are sometimes the best ever.. And what can be more simple that a spatchcocked chicken.. with butter seasonings and garlic roasted in the oven? (Ok a few things yet c’mon!)… Super cloudy zatar sprinkled flatbreads .. Fluffy with… Read More ›
No cheese truly non-authentic lasagna..
Sometimes a slice of lasagne with crusty store bought garlic baguette is just what you need for supper.. Particularly as the evenings really are starting to ‘draw-in’.. I quite like making lasagne .. Don’t know why.. This is probably the… Read More ›
Rack of lamb = meat & spuds
Rack of lamb… A rare treat .. I have no idea why it costs so much..? We had a crown of lamb one year for Christmas many moons ago . It was the days before camera phones.. I wish we… Read More ›
Chinese red pork sausages ? Really?
Yup really.. Imagine the flavours of chinese red pork.. Or spare ribs.. That distinct wonderful flavour that is meat meets flavours of the orient.. Ok.. You got it? Now.. Imagine that in a sausage???? Wowee woo woo!! Cool huh? Umm… Read More ›
Curry mince & sausage rolls
After a lengthy conversation with my attorney yesterday about various supper options .. I actually rang in the first place to get his new chilli recipe that I hear is quite the number.. Not enough time to make the cowboy… Read More ›
Lamb choppies with..
First of all who doesn’t like lamb chops,? Hands up.. Ummm .. Hmmm .. Ok. Apart from the obvious vegan/vegetarians .. ( least we forget that the lamb itself was one of them.. Ahem ).. And what better than those… Read More ›
Chinese chilli chicken & rice
What a fabulous tasting quick supper this.. Chicken and rice in many forms is always a winner! Think jerk.. South American.. African.. Now come back to Asia.. Chicken fillets marinated in sweet chilli sauce.. Chopped .. Fried with scallion and… Read More ›
A mezze of sorts
We needed to put some sunshine food back on our table.. what better than a selection of lovely bits and pieces? Of All kinds! Sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin.. Starting with a carrot dish..Zrodiya bel kemoun (recipe by my virtual… Read More ›
Eye-tal-eee-ann sausages & pork rinds
Haven’t made sausages for a while.. Yet after a good walk in the woods with the hounds this morning I seem to be full of gusto! ( will crash soon!).. It’s gotta be that air you get deep in the… Read More ›
Barnsley chops with brown rice miso butter
Behold the Barnsley chop.. !! That wonderful although very honest when you look at it double chop from the nicest of lambs .. You can see how it sits on the back of the animal.. A thick double chop.. Don’t… Read More ›
Porky schnitzel
You gotta love a good schnitzel .. Not the veggie ones though.. Sorry.. Not even for Christmas.. That soft porky goodness giving way to buttery crunchiness.. Slightly peppery for us.. I remember my gutless taste if a schnitzel in Germany….. Read More ›
No cheese lasagne – easy supper
Well we are back from an emotional roller coaster in Eire.. Wiped out it’s an easy yet comforting supper required.. Lasagne .. That favourite of that cat.. No cheese version here .. Not dairy free due to the white sauce… Read More ›
Over here in Eire
Its been a very sad visit this time around to the Emerald Isle .. My wife’s Father passed away .. Wonderfully proud/lump in throat moments including an amazing guard of honour through his village .. Very emotional indeed.. So no… Read More ›
Lamb hotpot = food hug
Food hugs required in the Mr & Mrs Fitz home.. The kind of hugs that just wraps you up and holds you tightly .. Let’s you know that things will be ok.. And they will.. We know they will.. This… Read More ›
Rotisserie chicken tacos
Those great rotisserie chickens are serving us real well.. And this outing is chicken tacos.. The nice non googly chicken bits are spiced with taco spices.. Peppers and onions fried with some cumin .. All mixed together.. That smells brilliant!… Read More ›
Rotisserie chicken pie
What to do when your favourite store has red ticket free range organic rotisserie chucks on stoopid offer? Buy them all of course!! (I was once told that this was a false economy.. nonsense!).. You just have to plan ahead… Read More ›
‘Posh’ curry and chips
Curry and chips.. Brilliant.. A fantastic invention.. Not just for the late night revellers.. Or teenage kids hanging out.. Or those in Northern English towns.. Big in eire too! This is not quite the styrofoam cup of yellow gloopiness.. Poured… Read More ›
Falafalel for lunch!
We like falafel.. Not too much yet it makes for great eating.. I love Moaz in Amsterdam the best ‘healthy’ fast food.. Great chain! Try it.. This one is the very good packet .. Very good.. Just mix with water….. Read More ›
Laab Thailand eatings .. British rose veal
We don’t often have thai food, firstly because there isn’t really any good Thai restaurants round our way.. And also I’m must admit to not knowing that much more than lots of soupy noodles and seafoods.. Plus of course a… Read More ›
Chicken Sunday supper & blueberry crumble
An easy Sunday supper was required.. So real simple .. Jointed a few pieces off a fresh bird .. Into a pot with carrots, onions and shitake mushrooms, some herbs and seasonings.. A little water, covered and into the oven… Read More ›
Fattoush a great salad!
Ok.. Following the theme for this evenings supper it had to be fattoush up next! Many countries have a version of a bread based salad.. And don’t get me wrong I love a meat based salad.. Duck, ham , chicken,… Read More ›
Algerian salad
I read this great post from my blogger pal here.. http://wordpress.com/read/post/id/55754782/2922/ .. Algerian Salad.. A simple number of aubergine, long hot pepper ( I call these Turkish?).. Onion and olive oil , Cornish sea salt and balsamic vinegar.. Maille of… Read More ›
Fougasse again…Lebanese stylee
We are a little bit addicted to this fougasse now.. Even when we finished this one up Mrs Fitz was talking about the next.. ! This one we changed slightly.. The dough was aimed more at a ciabatta mix.. Again… Read More ›
Comfort hug- fish pie
Mrs Fitz is still requiring hugs .. So I will be the dutiful husband.. This food hug is far more for her than me.. Yet am happy to make it .. Mixed fish into a sauce made with sauce flour,… Read More ›
First time fougasse
I simply have to know what all the fuss is about with this fougasse phenomenon.. (Doo doo doo do do).. I am seeing it all over the world! That’s a great thing yet I need to try it out.. As… Read More ›
Sweet ‘ol cottage pie
Sometimes you just need a giant food hug .. The kind that makes you know the world isn’t so bad and that things will be ok.. This cottage pie falls straight into that category.. Mrs Fitz has returned from her… Read More ›
Sirloin steak and home grown spuds
There is absolutely nothing better than eating simply boiled spuds that have just come out of the soil .. And thanks to my pal jack, who kindly let me have a tub of his spuds.. That’s exactly what we had….. Read More ›
Black eyed bean miso potato fritters? VEGAN!
Should these be called fritters? Yeah I reckon so.. I based these on an old meal my Mama used to make me as a child.. A delicious combo of blackeyed beans, cooked with miso and onion, mashed spuds with olive… Read More ›
Sandwiches for lunch
The sandwich .. We don’t have them often.. It does make for a good lunch occasionally though.. not the cold flaccid numbers from the garage.. Or the over priced ‘artisan’ ones.. Yet good ol home made numbers.. And what better… Read More ›
Côte de boeuf with prudys chips – decadence
It’s decadent… I admit it… Yet when you can lay your hands on a good priced yet still high standard piece of prime rib with the bone it just has to be done! That’s what happened on my visit to… Read More ›
English summer kofta kebab
English summer kofta kebab? Simple reason for the title of this.. It’s raining .. Of course! It’s the middle of August and it’s raining .. That is not to stop me firing up the coals and grilling these lovely kofta… Read More ›
Shepherds pie. Comfort Sunday
What is it about shepherds pie? Why does it wrap you up in such a lovely comforty hug? And why does just a few ingredients come together in the most magical way? Now let’s start with the mince.. Of course… Read More ›
Saturday night curry
I had this shoulder of lamb that needed eating.. Was just going to roast it whole .. Yet I would be the only one that ate it.. Mrs Fitz not being a big fan of roast lamb.. I cannot understand… Read More ›
Onglet/hanger steak kebabs.. Mrs Middletons wraps
First start with the finest piece of well hung beef.. And of course with what I think is the finest of steaks.. The onglet.. or call it hanger.. Or butchers cut.. Either way this is a small piece that sits… Read More ›
Bangers mash and beans
Bangers mash and beans.. Yeah! That classic comfort hug of a food, one that evokes childhood memories.. And how many places do you know that serve bangers sausage mash and peas still? Usually with a good gravy.. It’s the biz… Read More ›
Home-making sausages
Forgive me people for I have… Not made sausages for ages! I was reminded of this fact by a couple of pals.. So what to do? Well for starters check that the lamb casings are still in check in the… Read More ›
A kind of bolognese (meaty pasta sauce)
Why is this a ‘kind’ of bolognese? Ummm don’t know.. Well it for sure is not the classic red sauce.. Nor is it the more authentic actual Italian number.. So let’s just call it a meaty pasta sauce? It was… Read More ›
Bubble and squeak yay!
I forget just how much I like bubble and squeak .. It’s great .. It started the other day when I treated myself to a breakfast.. and added bubble to the breakfast.. And it was the star! So since that… Read More ›
Salmon fishy pie
There is definitely something fishy going on I tell ya! Last nights supper of that salmon puff resulted in leftover ‘mix’.. So with the help of some if jacks spuds.. They are SO good! And a couple of burford buff… Read More ›
Salmon,spinach,watercress puff
A dish for Mrs Fitz.. Salmon really ain’t for me.. No fishes are.. Apart from the odd occasion when they have been battered or crumbed.. And who can resist a fish finger butty? I mean c’mon people! Yet here it… Read More ›
Jacks spuds, salmon and lamb chops..
Is there ANYTHING better than spuds? I really cannot think of anything more tasty in the entire galaxy! (Future proofing this post!…) And me good ol ‘pal jack did not let us down … A box of spuds was picked… Read More ›
That’s a wrap.. Another one!
It had to happen again… That pulled beef is just screaming eat me! Do we did.. It was also a good time for Serena to see just how seriously easy those delicious flat breads are.. Remember the recipe? Two cups… Read More ›
Breakfast at Balas
With our good friend Serena over from the Emerald Isle for the weekend, we have been having fun.. So a breakfast after a jaunt through the countryside was well in order! Arriving at the town of Bedford. With one porpoise… Read More ›
Pulled beef ‘burgers’ in brioche, prudys chips
Sooooo.. Lots of delicious pulled beef about the place.. Next outing? Pulled beef burgers.. YEAH! Just formed the pulled beef brisket into patties.. Fried in a medium hot iron pan.. The ultimate brioche burger buns from st michaels.. Those buns… Read More ›
Pulled brisket of beef with olive oil breads..
I have been thinking about pulled beef for sometime now .. Doing some research.. Looking at cuts.. All that.. When it dawned on me.. First thing why don’t I just ask my fantastic butchers at ee lee & sons about… Read More ›
Mid week roast beef with trimmings !
That piece of topside has served well.. Three dinners .. !! This outing was a mid week roast .. Roast beef … Yeah… Mmmm… Yeah Mid week as well!! YEAH!! Now topside is not favourite roast.. Yet it works.. I… Read More ›
Beef kinda bourguignon
I found this big lump of topside in one of the freezers.. It’s not my favourite roasting joint and I had forgotten to portion it onto more manageable lumps! So a few things.. A chilli type affair.. That will have… Read More ›
Pie and chips twice.. Please..
Pie.. Mmmmmm.. Pie… What is it about pie that gives you a hug? Well done who first thought of pastry meets scrumptious filling.. Jolly well done! I had a couple of suitable entrants for the fillings.. One a beef kindabourguignon… Read More ›
Best steak supper! EE Lee& Sons steak
There is a particular cut if beef that I just love.. Go slightly potty for actually! I think it’s because it’s scarce . Just one strip of this on each beast.. It’s hard off me to locate.. Yet thanks to… Read More ›
Long chorizo sarnie=#latenitesnacking
You gotta love a late night snack.. That snack that says… I love you too.. This is for sure one of them.. Not the pint pot of icecream that I must admit to enjoying in the quiet hours… (Every now… Read More ›
Mushrooms and peas ‘curry?’ Give peas a chance!
Inspired by a post in the confusedbachwari’s site, I just had to make this dish .. We like peas.. I remember when Mrs Fitz first came to England from the emerald isles.. She wouldn’t go near them! Father Fitz made… Read More ›
Vegan (for sure) cauliflower fritters
These are vegan for sure.. I know they are.. I made em!! Something a little different yet tasty was required for lunch .. These are just that thing.. (And having bought a 50 pence cauliflower in the local coop.. )… Read More ›
An almost vegan supper..
Almost? Yeah I had some great chorizo with mine do I guess that throws it out right? But in essence this was a vegan supper.. Great rustic artisan bread.. Bought from the Celtic bakery.. On the turn as I bought… Read More ›
Samosa/Sambosa/triangley thingies
Who doesn’t dig a samosa huh? Or any small triangle pastry snack deep fried till golden and crisp.. The only type I don’t get are the cheese related ones.. Simply because I don’t dig cheese ! These ones? That wonderful… Read More ›
Rasta kebabs ? Lebanesey flat bread
Why call these Rasta kebabs? Well I was going to call the Rasta-bation kebabs yet though that was a bit rude sounding.. All though they have been ‘basted’.. ? Rasta just due to the red yellow (gold) and green peppers….. Read More ›
Baked potatoes with leftover chilli
Baked potatoes .. when you just need something that’s gonna work without much work.. Who cannot love the baked potato? Not the anaemic chef ping alone jobbies.. That’s just nasty.. A baked potato needs to have an element of bakedness… Read More ›
No bean chilli and iberico pork fat breads
No bean chilli? Huh? It’s pretty easy really.. We are out if beans.. So that means a meatier number instead.. Ho-Humm… Now I am not going to get into fantastic details nor talk about the myriad of what should shouldn’t… Read More ›
Breakfast lamb curry with nigella breads
Is it wrong to have the delicious curry you made for the following mornings breakfast? Do you have to have cereals, smoothies, toast and pastries and the like? Nah not in my book.. We have all must have eaten last… Read More ›
Easy fish pie & Christmas turkey nuggets
Fish pie.. Some people just dig it.. I don’t.. So I made this for Mrs Fitz.. I have been hard gardening.. Like seriously hard.. Why mention it? Because I ache like a big achy thing.. (Getting there though, the ‘vision… Read More ›
Double baked potatoes
Double baked spuds are the best .. I reckon so anyways.. Rubbed with mrs Middletons Lebanese pimped herb oil . Dusted with fine sea salt , skewered and into the oven on the rack ., They would to be fair… Read More ›
Sunday breakfast
I have a chap coming over to chop down some trees.. Unfortunately the apple tree has to come down.. It’s been overtaken by the ivy.. The apples have never really been good enough for eating.. The neighbours tree always seems… Read More ›
Christmas desi saag lamb
Am still on use up mode.. It’s a good practice every now and then .. Really helps clean down the stores.. Supper was born from finding this great piece of lamb neck fillet.. So why Christmas in the title of… Read More ›
Big beefy ribs..
Ok.. I succumbed .. Yet they needed eating right? I picked these fantastic scotch beef ribs from Ian the butcher last week.. That’s how long good quality meat lasts you see .. I have to pop over and see him… Read More ›
Barbecue chicken & biryani
I think this is the last of the chickens.. Here may be another hiding in the chest freezer yet I reckon this is it.. Buying those chickens at such a great reduced price from waitrose has supplied us with many… Read More ›
Rosie’s sweetcorn fritters..
These are just superb! They make a great brunch, lunch , supper or snack.. You really do have to try them out! We had them for lunch.. The original recipe comes from spooning with Rosie.. A neat cookbook to own…. Read More ›
Store cupboard soup for supper? Really?
You may have noticed that we have been eating rather a lot of the beefs recently.. Even to the point where Mrs Fitz and my Attorney have pointed this fact out.. Humph .. So deciding against cooking down the lovely… Read More ›
Free food challenge number one -green stuff
We are lucky where we live, lots of nice people about.. Sure you get the mad ones that you need to avoid, like everywhere! Yet pretty much all is good.. That’s middle England for you I guess? It also means… Read More ›
Breakfast eggs Benedicte ?
Does this count as eggs Benedicte ? English duchy muffins .. (Bought on a red ticket) Split, toasted and buttered.. Buckinghamshire ham (bought on a red ticket).. Heated through on the iron pan.. Burford brown eggs (no red ticket!) ….. Read More ›
Pie and ‘posh’ peas
last nights supper.. We have been hitting the steak hard recently.. so time to turn it down a notch.. a delicious steak pie! This pastry covered delight is store bought (on a reduced ticket) yet very very well done indeed!… Read More ›
‘Fake’ flat iron steak and smashed potatoes
There is much talk in various circles about ‘different’ cuts of steaks.. The World Cup fever is for sure setting in and cuts like the picanha are making a long overdue feature in almost all good stores yet a at… Read More ›
Steak sarnies
Sometimes all you want for supper is a couple of easy food sarnies.. This is them… Simple sour dough bread toasted.. Black pepper for Mrs Fitz. Butter And horseradish for moi.. Rocket dressed in Italian balsamic dressing.. And a smack… Read More ›
Pulled pork noodles & black truffle bone marrow butter steak
Just tapping in the title of this post made me smile ! Pulled pork noodles? Remember the pulled pork cooked the other day? Well this is another way of using it up.. Simply defrosted added to half a store bought… Read More ›
When life gives you ground lamb..
You gotta make Shepherds pie… That cosseting comfort dish that just hands over a big hug and says everything is ok.. Sure there are a zillion ways of cooking it.. Yet this one was just simple.. First take the ground… Read More ›
Chermoula chicken with biryani
Still plugging our way through those chickens. This birdie got skinned chopped and slathered in chermoula paste .. What is chermoula paste? It’s a North African kinda thing .. Full of flavour. And just brilliant with chicken.. Am sure though… Read More ›
Potato gratin??? Nooop!
While picking up the evenings libations Mrs Fitz also picked up a handy recipe for potato gratin ala coop recipe card.. After deciding that this would be a perfect dish to accompany the lamb supper we had planned.. Followed it… Read More ›
Yoghurty spiced chicken with prudys batatas fritas
Those chickens in the freezer ain’t gonna eat themselves.. defrosted skinned and chopped.. So this bird got a pasting.. A pasting of sheek kebab spices , Greek yoghurt and mrs Middletons pimped Lebanese herbs oil.. Left to get its thing… Read More ›
Padron peppers & pulled pork pancake rolls
Padron peppers are the business .. A relatively short season unfortunately .. here’s what wikipedia says… Padrón peppers (Spanish: pimientos de Padrón) are a variety of peppers (Capsicum annuum) from the municipality of Padrón in the province of La Coruña,… Read More ›
Do pigs have hands?
Yup they sure do.. (Cows also have wings..) Porky lovely ones.. And in my mind the best cut for pulled pork .. Cheap as chips.. Mind you chips ain’t that cheap anymore!! You probably need to get friendly with a… Read More ›
BBQ burgers & spuds
Looking in the fridge revealed a couple of things, a few burgers that needed eating.. Along with four of those delicious jersey royals already cooked.. Well that says it gotta be weber time! Seasoned the patties with creole seasoning and… Read More ›
Super garlic chicken & just jerseys
Still having a freezer full of chicken means that chicken has to feature on out supper menus .. Gone for a simple supper.. Half a fat free range chicken .. Slathered in morrocan spiced pimped mrs Middletons oil.. Tillypepper and… Read More ›
Arizona beef ribs with hassleback spuds
Had quite a busy day.. Co-hosting fiesta friday has been a blast.. Great to read so many motivated food lovers journeys.. Supper tonite was an easy pack of Arizona beef ribs.. Why buy the pack and not make them myself?… Read More ›
Toad In the hole =soaker upper!
Well fiesta friday eighteen seems to be running along quite nicely .. Some great participants and a lovely mix of peoples.. A fantastic although a little scary co – host.. Yet it’s time for supper here .. Let’s try using… Read More ›
Butchers and black bean lamb and fried rice
I went off to see my pal Ian at e lees and sons butchers in earls barton.. It’s a bit of a trek for me yet I needed to go out that kind of way anyways .. Good to catch… Read More ›
Lamb keema breads and lettuce cups
Mrs Fitz makes a great keema.. With the help from the Shan family.. Yet with added zip.. Fresh ginger and garlic amongst other things.. So with this lovely lamby goodness available for supper it had to be a two way… Read More ›
Steak for lunch..
The weather is nasty .. Horrible! For lunch I needed to make something to cheer up Mrs Fitz.. With a sirloin on the bone sitting pretty in the fridge it had to be the choice … Now .. The steak… Read More ›
Here chicky chick chick..
I feel like chicken tonite .. Chicken tonite.. Chicken.. Ahh you get it! We feel like chicken tonite.. And I have a bunch of them that I got reduced in #waitrose just before flying out to Lisbon.. they freeze real… Read More ›
Bank holiday BBQ, I don’t care what the weatherman says.
It’s May bank holiday.. That means it will rain.. it just has too! that won’t stop me firing up the coals though.. Yee-haaa!!!! (Why yee-haa? don’t really know it just felt appropriate..) Mrs Fitz had kindly already marinated the lamb… Read More ›
Lisbon super supper mission.
I went on a mission for supper tonite, A proper mission.. It began with concierge.. And trying to fix a reservation at a restaurant that my attorney recommended.. It didn’t happen .. They ate just too full, you see in… Read More ›
It’s all about the bones..
The bones? Yup.. The bit that imparts the best flavours into meat.. We all know that right? This supper was all about just that .. Sirloin on the bone.. twice baked spuds with sour cream, garden chives and Mr Fitz… Read More ›
Pak choi & oyster mushrooms two ways
We are very lucky to have a fantastic oriental supermarket nearby.. Actually I reckon you could call it a hyper market to be honest. It’s pretty big. and seems to be the go2 place for the restaurants as well as… Read More ›
Scottish Lorne sausage taste test
My pal Jack and I decided on a good ol fashioned taste test.. This one looking at Scottish sausage.. Jacks home version against an award winning Scottish number that he always brings back with him.. What are we looking for… Read More ›
When your local store reduces lemons?
You gotta make lemonade! After a quick re confirmation of the recipe.. And this really is the easiest one I reckon. It was game on.. The metrics are simple .. A cup of lemon juice, a cup of water, a… Read More ›
Happy as a flaming pig in…. Peas! (& lettuce)
Found a piece of the suckling pig that my attorney sent me for Christmas .. Cool ! I love it when you find things you had forgotten about .. Suckling pig is not Mrs Fitz’s idea of fun so it’s… Read More ›
BBQ bread and Chicken on a stick
Mrs Fitz is the breadmaker in this house.. Delicious soda breads being the highlight.. I have taken over the duty this time though as had a thought for flatbreads .. Gotta be simple right? Found a recipe ‘from ‘ Jamie… Read More ›
Rosie’s sweetcorn fritters
Easy lovely lunch required.. And since rediscovering the spooning with Rosie book from a while back, these fritters are just the ticket.. There are lots of other recipes that I must try out.. The porchetta ribs for sure! Yet today… Read More ›
Leftover chilli wraps & a bit of Argy bargey
Still on left overs.. This time the lamb chilli.. By now well and truly ‘developed’ in flavours! Yet they say that chilli is best when left to do its thang for a while ,(who are they anyways?) .. So what… Read More ›
A duck and a pig went to sea..
In a beautiful pea green lettuce cup.. Ok.. Not quite the classic story.. Yet this is a lovely supper.. First off lettuce cups are cool, we all know that .. right? We love them all-ways.. And rice fry’s are cool… Read More ›
The intriguing story of the sherbet lemon
This story began way back.. Way back.. Remember the candyman? The post before? No? Do take. Look at the post.. It’s where the story begins.. https://cookingwithmrfitz.com/2014/02/26/the-candy-man/ There will be more about this wonderful sweet.. And let me share with you… Read More ›
Beef leftovers number two..
Still using up the leftover beef.. Today it was turned into a quick beef ‘curry’ for lunch. Simply chopped beef, a roscoff onion, some baby tomatoes a green chilli and a dollop of veeraswamy Gujarati paste.. Some water to loosen… Read More ›
Eurovision leftover lamb chilli..
After a good weekend if cooking we are still on leftovers.. As we all know chilli gets better with age.. not fur and colour though! Remember that! A fresh salsa is required though just to cheer things up.. A tomato,… Read More ›
Left over beef into Chinese lunch
Good thing about having leftovers from the Sunday roast is often the leftover meals you make after.. It sometimes outshines the original meal! Today’s lunch was a product of this.. Chopped beef, roscoff onion , French beans, udon noodles, mixed… Read More ›
Simply lovely Sunday supper
It’s Sunday ..(well actually it’s technically Monday while i write this . Yet you may be reading it on a Wednesday. Or perhaps a Friday.. So does it matter really? ) Ok.. Let’s start again.. Sunday supper.. For Mrs Fitz… Read More ›
That loving hug of a shepherd
Ok.. Sure the weather is getting brighter.. And it’s almost time to ditch the coats for the season.. Yet not quite., So a knowing hug from a shepherd is called for . A shepherds pie.. Lamb mince seasoned well and… Read More ›
Makin bacon..
Are you fed up of ‘snotty’ bacon.. This kind that leaves a watery gooey mess in your pan? Or maybe you are fed up of paying the ridiculous prices for so called artisan bacon? Widely available at farmers markets and… Read More ›
Two simple suppers with leftovers
With leftovers? No sorry I mean usingleftovers… For us we recycled the lamb chops with more biryani , this time adding a yoghurt made with low fat natural yoghurt some roscoff garlic and some umami rush powder. Lovely yet the… Read More ›
New breakfast item! = the McMrFitz breakfast bite
Mrs Fitz helped me invent what is a wonderful hotel breakfast snack at the Brehon this morning … Take three very nice hotel eggs .. Seriously these are very good hotel eggs.. Some brown toast.. Buttered .. A piece of… Read More ›
Falafel = not made often enough!
I forget how much I enjoy falafel… The crisp shell giving way to a herby spiced softy middle.. Served with crunchy salad and soft leaves .. With lovely tahini dressing and a drop of hot sauce.. It’s a great meal… Read More ›
Home made chilli, salsa and chips
We like chilli… Not the searingly hot kick your in the teeth and pull your pants down type though .. A nicer gentler variety! Ok, for sure there are a gazillion ways of making chilli’s.. Yet this one is quick… Read More ›
Christmas turkey.. In Feb.. Fiesta food
Do you remember the discount turkeys I bought Christmas Eve? If not here you go! Cookingwithmrfitz.com/2013/12/24/christmas-eve-happy-holidays-discount-turkey/ (Hope that link works!) x Anyways.. Looking in the chest freezer at my meat collection, I call it that because it really is quite… Read More ›
Cottage pie.. Yeah y’all .. Cottage pie
” What do we want? ‘Cottage pie! “When do we want it? ‘NOW!’ Well at least that’s what I think I heard going on I my head.. X And who am I to let the side down? !!! So ….. Read More ›
Orange squash and sausage rolls
Late breakfast today.. The winds were strong last night and lots of fences are down round our way.. We seem to have been ok.. Fingers crossed.. Haven’t been out yet to see which trees have been brought down . Hope… Read More ›
Homemade tortilla chips, pulled pork and fresh avocado salsa
Suppertime tonite was inspired by a post for baked tortilla chips.. Umm didn’t bake them though.. Ahem x Shallow kinda fried corn tortillas .. Tumbled in a spice mix of onion powder, garlic granules, some secret others.. Paprika, celery salt… Read More ›
It has to be the beef..
Sunday lunch means beef here in this house .. Why? Well for starters , it’s Mrs Fitz favourite .. And fit second I am very lucky to currently be in possession of a heap of wonderful Hereford rib joints.. I… Read More ›
Sausage Sarnie breakfast..
Well owning a those beautiful bangers can only mean one thing!! Sausage butties.. Here we go.. Take a few of the gluten free Lincolnshire bangers . Into a oven at 225, drizzled with mrs Middletons pimped chilli oil.. For 30… Read More ›
Jumping gyros batman!! Dancing doner! Sunday confession.. Fakeaway
It’s Sunday .. So a great time for confession.. My confession.. Umm well it’s not harming anyone.. I don’t think you can go blind from it.. ( I hope not anyways!!).. I just can’t help making the MOST frickin delicious… Read More ›
Super sausage Saturday !
Saturday turned into an afternoon of making provisions.. Firstly I bagged up all that pheasant for Mr Wentworth and Cora Murley.. Who both incidentally have decided that they are ‘off’ pheasant right now!! So into the freezer went 34 parcels… Read More ›
Pulled pork hand
Do piggies have hands. Yup yes indeedy and it’s a great cut of meat for pulled pork and also your butcher should charge you hardly any money for it.. Well some money yet not pork prices!! So got this beautiful… Read More ›
I am not a pheasant plucker….
I am actually the son of a very esteemed chap .. Heck that’s for another day!! Went to my butchers to pick up a bunch of supplies for sausages and kebabs.. And a great hand of pork to cook in… 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 ›
Cooking with Mr Fitz 