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The Sportsman, Seasalter
We took the day off work on Friday and went down to Whitstable for the last day of the oyster festival. Since we were so close, it seemed silly not to go back to The Sportsman in Seasalter for lunch as we had enjoyed it so much last year. The menu seemed shorter than I […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Trout with Broad Beans, Peas and New Potatoes
We’ve been so busy lately that although we have been doing some cooking, we haven’t found the time to blog about it. What we have been cooking has mostly been quick and easy and not all that interesting which makes things difficult to write about. I’d completely forgotten about this until I found the picture […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Sausages
We had lots of errands to run today and, when we were finally finished, we realised we hadn’t thought much about dinner. We’d discussed going out to eat but when it came to it, we were too hot and tired so decided to head home and barbecue something instead. Earlier this morning, I popped into […]
Read More..>>World Cup Cuisine – English Braised Broad Beans with Bacon, Peas and Mint
We didn’t have much enthusiasm for this after England’s shocking performance earlier on but, since we had everything we needed, we got on with it and did a much better job than Fabio’s 11. This is a slightly revised version of the braised broad bean dish I loved so much last year, with the addition […]
Read More..>>World Cup Cuisine – English Fish and Chips
That was a close one! England scraped though into the next round with a 1-0 win over Slovenia today. We were initially keeping something English to cook for later in the competition given that neither of us were going to be in this evening, but that started looking overly optimistic and as it turned out […]
Read More..>>An English Tortilla
I’ve been wanting to do something with asparagus, bacon and English cheese for a while. I like the popular Italian combination of asparagus with grated parmesan wrapped in Parma ham but with something so typically English like asparagus, it seems a shame to rely on Italian accompaniments and not celebrate other good, English ingredients. Of […]
Read More..>>Anchovy and Asparagus Pasta
This was mostly the same as the spaghetti and anchovies I ate on Tuesday, just with the addition of asparagus. I’ve got a big bag full of asparagus stalks in the fridge that I’ve been wondering what to do with, a couple of years ago I made asparagus pesto which I remember as being really […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken
While staying with my mum, I remembered that last time I had visited, I froze a roast chicken. I can’t remember why, I suspect we just made other plans for lunch but, knowing it was there, I decided I would roast it on Friday night. I defrosted it slowly overnight but, when it came to […]
Read More..>>East Quay – Whitstable
A bit of a backlog of posts, since I’ve been staying in Kent with my mum. Stephen came down for the weekend and, since it wasn’t raining, we drove down to Whitstable for the day. We decided to have lunch at a place Stephen and I first ate at years, ago: East Quay, which is […]
Read More..>>Watercress and Wild Garlic Soup and Rack of Lamb
I went to Borough Market on Friday, primarily to replenish some Mexican ingredients we’ve run out of but also to find something for Sunday’s dinner. While I was there, I also spotted some wild garlic which I’ve never seen before. I wasn’t sure what to do with it but at some point it struck us […]
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