r/UK_Food

So me and the family ( 4 of us ) went for a meal in quite a busy restaurant in windermere-on-bowness on Sunday. I ordered ribs as pictured, and the other 3 meals were fish and chips, sausage & mash and pie & mash. all 4 meals came covered in peppercorns (the red things). Now i’m not a huge lover of pepper so to be biting into whole peppercorn while trying to get through mash I found it so unusual. my family also said how strange it was for example fish and chips? with peppercorns? Am I missing something here lmao

I hate to be someone that complains about food but we did mention it to the server and unfortunately this is the chef’s ‘specialty’. Just throwing peppercorns onto whatever whenever.

Have you ever seen anything like this? And what’s your opinion on this.

It’s nice and sunny here so i threw together a quick classic to eat outside.

Started building the sauce with two cloves of garlic and some pepper flakes.

Cooked the Di Martino Linguine in salted water with a handful of semolina until just before al dente.

Transferred over to the sauce and finished cooking and thickening.
Added parsley, capers and lemon zest, plated and finished with a drizzle of Puglian olive oil.

Cheap and flavourful.
Served with a glass of Marsala, which was a bit sweet, but was offset by the dish.

I seasoned the chicken with Lebanese 7 spice mix, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, thyme, smoked paprika, liquid all purpose and salt & pepper and cooked it in the air fryer. The salad is red cabbage, fennel, carrots, red onion, broccoli, red pepper & fresh mint.

Not a pretty meal but it was tasty.

The pork was semi cured in Maldon for 2hrs then slow cooked, got a little colour near the end but I went with moist rather than too much maillard and risking a dry chop.

Apple sauce and apple wedges in butter.

B&S cakes with leftover veg, spuds, sweetcorn, carrot, cabbage - added fresh spring onions.

Got this recipe off socials and gotta say it’s a keeper. 4 M&S Frozen prawn gyoza boiled for a few minutes before adding the ramen and spring onion and packet broth for a few more minutes more soft, then mix in a tablespoon peanut butter, add more spring onions and then serve with a sprinkle of chilli crisp.

A super easy, quick and tasty lunch. An egg would be a good addition if extra hungry.

It was ok, I'll stick to brown sauce in future though.

Made using Bored of Lunch slow cooker recipe:

https://boredoflunch.com/recipes/slow-cooker-irish-savoury-mince-carrots/

Ive been eating these out of this broken biscuit bag and I love them, but have no idea what thay actually are or where to get them on thair own,

Does anyone know what thay are called or where to get them?

Bought some M and S frozen pastries and I thought even though in the packet they're tiny, they're supposed to expand to normal size in the oven/air fryer?

Was I misguided?

I’ve been craving fried chicken for ages and KFC is shit so I made my own. Pineapple habanero x2 buffalo x3 original recipe style x3 frickles x2. Cajun seasoned chips. Corn on the cob. Side salad. Blue Cheese dip. Cherry coke float to rinse it down. Just a light snack.

Old faithful skirt steak marinated in thick balsamic vinegar and roasted on the BBQ.
I was really happy with the cook on it.
Served with some pistachio salsa verde/chimichurri.

On the side I served some french fries (not pictured), and some nice tomatoes in a mustard and shallot vinaigrette, with caper leaves from Paros, inspired by a dish at Manári Taverna in Athens.

Served with a Syrah/ Mourvèdre from Domaine de Chamans; Sir John Hegarty’s 15ha estate in Minervois. Crunchy red fruit and a spicy finish. Great by the glass Bistro wine, and an all day smasher.