Favourite food

S - Shrimp Saganaki
M - Lasagne
D - Hot chocolate fudge cake

But sadly I can't eat 3 courses these days.

Any fish or shell fish will do - not mussels as I'm unfortunately allergic

Lobster would be acceptable.

We've just had king prawns in a lime and mayo sauce with melon and papaya for lunch- dead easy and delicious summery dish.

Puddings - I love junket and clotted cream., or trifle is always good.

I'm thinking summer here aren't I
I'm sure it would be different if it was the winter!!

I don't really care much for food. Some of us just eat to live rather than living to eat. My favourites list is odd and will never happen all in one day.

s Pimms and more Pimms with cucumber bits on the side.
m Good red wine, pate on toast with tiny cornichons.
p Syllabub and Prosecco.

Coffee and cream. Chocolates. Courvoisier.

Sometimes I will want to enjoy the afternoon tea time with some cakes made of mousse. A cup of jasmine tea, then enjoy the time.

OMG ? I'm fasting today. Why did I post on this thread?

Smoked salmon or mackerel pate with toast
Moroccan lamb with roasted vegetable couscous
Chocolate mousse with cream
Coffee

Thank you Kitty, shall try them on Sat. ?

That is why I weigh too much.

They sound delish and will certainly be tried this weekend.
I love shallots and parsley and butter and .....!!

I should preview too as they are rightfully Maman Potatoes!! Actually Raymond Blanc's Maman Potatoes.

Floury potatoes peeled and diced [1 cm - sort of)
Heat frying pan then add the dried potatoes and vegetable oil. (Approx `1 tablespoon per large potato)
Fry, stirring occasionally, for approx 30 minutes [ish]
Stir in finely sliced shallot
Fry a touch more
Add one biggish blob of butter, lots of chopped parsley and salt and pepper.

You can cook them really slowly or they keep warm for a while too.

We have them as a healthy alternative to chip pan chips!!!!

Oh for goodness sake, MAMA potatoes. NB to self, Preview message

Abot?? about, even.

S. Tomato and mozarella salad

M. Spaghetti Milano ( from the new Italian near us, fab)

D. Creme brulee

(and also please Kitty, tell us abot Mam potatoes)

Just the 2 gallons teetime? Cutting down are you?

Pate and crispy toast

Prawn Linguine

Chocolate Ice cream (a really pricey one)

2 gallons of Sauvignon Blanc

Pretty please kitty what are mama potatoes?
Are they a variety, a special way of cooking them or something of your own devising?

Absent, you certainly have had some memorable significant birthdays. Mine is also in May, many happy's. ?

I can't remember what we had for dinner last night mind blank

I will have exactly what roses is having. Thank you.

We had egg and chips for dinner last night. It started as a joke when I asked DH what he wanted to eat. We were both at work fairly late and I am fed up with thinking of stuff to eat. He always says "I'll have anything" when I ask (he won't ) so I said "egg and bloody chips then" and that was that......

I think he was a bit surprised when I put them in front of him (with plenty bread and butter and Heinz tomato ketchup) but we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Smoked mackerel pate with very thin toast.
Pan fried sea bass fillets with samphire butter sauce and wilted spinach.
A bit of Roquefort and some nice crackers.

I have quite a few favourite foods – hardly surprising as I have spent most of my professional life writing mainly cookbooks. However, I have never been especially lucky with birthday parties. I spent my twenty-first in hospital following emergency major surgery and, as it turned out, shortly before more emergency major surgery. I celebrated with my first drink of 25 ml water, which I made last half an hour, and watching the rest of the ward eat the cake that the hospital kitchen had kindly made and my visitors drinking the fizz that they had brought with them.

I had arranged a party for my thirtieth and the fridge was groaning with my favourites, which included asparagus (my birthday is in May), smoked salmon, crayfish, a home-made crab Napoléon and caviare, as well as Champagne. The night before the party, my then husband came home from work and told me that he had been made redundant, which rather took the edge of everything and completely ruined my appetite.

I broke both bones in my lower right leg shortly before my fortieth and the grand plan for a feast rather went out the window. My lovely friends rallied round and helped out – I was discharged from hospital the day before – but it wasn't quite the splendid occasion I had had in mind.

These days, I just make carrot cake or lolly cake for the grandchildren's birthdays. That works!

Starter, not sure what it is called but Son makes a wonderful one
it seems to be roasted mushroom with pinenuts served on a bed of rocket.

Main : Pan fried Salmon with roasted mixed Mediterranean veg, ciabatta rolls for mopping up

Cheese and Biscuits

Coffee with cream, and some chocolate mints

Haha! I should get off this thread it's making me feel peckish.

Chewy if you are weight watching......cut the number of fried eggs down to three!

Leek and potato soup.
roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings
banana split.