Adventures in the culinary arts

I'd say I don't want this to turn into a culinary blog, but I'd be lying. Especially if every day is as crazy and good as today...

So, ok, my breakfast wasn't crazy (although it was toast made from bread from
Hobbs House Bakery). And my lunch
was from Cafe Nero (they do the best readily-available italian sandwiches I am aware of in the UK. Parma ham and marscapone. mmmmm).

so, to the evening. My vegetable box arrived this morning, with my long awaited purple sprouting broccoli. Steamed and eaten with butter the moment I got home.

Better yet, I am currently corning my brisket and (in an unplanned double induction to curing) baconing my first pork belly (they were on offer, as they often are, at Waitrose). It'll be a good five days until I know if it's a success.

But my biggest surprise yet today - a tray of squid that Mary bought while I was at work - heads and guts and all. Pan-fried for all of a minute with olive oil, parsley and lime (a la Nigel Slater). Gosh

The easter bunny

Lately, I've been exploring the wonders of Bath farmers' market. The week before easter I bought a fantastic leg of organic lamb (at a fantastic price), and from it we ate roast lamb and some wonderful shepherd's pie.

For easter, since we had already explored the lamb angle, we decided to buy a rabbit. The cooking of the rabbit stew was a slight mishap (rabbit *does*, as people warn you, have a tendency to be dry, although it was very tasty), but the prize of the deal was that the rabbit came with heart, liver and kidneys attached. Eaten this evening pan-fried with a leafy salad. Delicious!