my life in food

So it seems Liam has been beating me on the blogging front! He is foodie. He is organised. And he is kicking my ass. So, like a small child throwing a tantrum, I thought I'd make a post of some food I've eaten lately. In no particular order:

In a Finnish BBQ Hut at Pot a Doodle Do wigwam site:

Fuck yes, those are bacon-wrapped olives and harissa lamb kebabs. And Guinness burgers, which fell through the grill.

At the Forth Hotel pub in Newcastle:



Bacon, avocado and Dolcelatte burger? One of the best burgers I've ever had.  

Bloody Mary please.

At home, making dinner for friends:

BBQ shredded beef, homemade coleslaw, salad and potato salad.

And just for the hell of it, some recipes I've enjoyed lately:
Healthy chocolate coconut macaroons (so amazing)
Brown rice fishcakes with hot sauce mayo
Roasted broccoli cheddar soup
Jam crumble slices - I made this with this easy yummy fig jam
Green rice with paprika and pine nuts - the compound butter for this is really useful

Get cooking, Liam - you'll love these recipes. Not so bad for you either! x

Cornwall etc.

First my camera was stolen. Then it was broken. Now it's broken again. I have no luck at all with cameras. Luckily, I managed to borrow my Dad's camera to take away with me and stick my memory card in.

Chicken, pepper and spinach pizza.

Pints of local beer and cider outside a pub, writing postcards.

Sausages from the butcher next door, eggs bought from a stall at the side of the road and sourdough and blue cheese stuffed mushrooms.

Bouillabaise.

In the oven: Flourless Chocolate Brownie Cookies. They got mixed reviews so I cut the recipe down to 1/3, but they're flourless and use egg whites instead of the whole egg. Tons of sugar though.

Edited to add: I think I overmixed them - they've puffed up like meringues! Fail.

Edited again to add: That is the sugariest, most horrible mess I have ever made. My teeth hurt and they're in the bin.

Geneva

We were in Geneva during Escalade, which celebrates Genevan independance. There's a famous story about a Genevan woman pouring scalding vegetable soup over the city walls and burning invading soldiers, so every year during Escalade you can buy beautiful (and very expensive; these little ones cost about 30 francs) chocolate cauldrons filled with marzipan vegetables, which you smash open. We also ate fondue (of course) but sadly ate it all before I remembered to take a picture. We got a meat platter for dipping though!



Steak sandwich from The Town Wall, Pink Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne.