Dorset apple cake, from the Engine Room in Poundbury, Dorset.
Last month’s trip back to the UK was lovely, not least because of all the wonderful food we had. I know “good English food” is an oxymoron in most people’s minds, who tend to think it as stodgy fish and chips, 1970’s prawn cocktails and boiled cauliflower (I know I did before I went to uni). But there’s lots of good eating to be done there, honestly.
I know of someone who hates food blogs which only talk about food made by other people, instead of food made by the blogger him/herself. Sorry F, but this is really just an exception! Normal recipe service will resume shortly.
More delicious highlights after the jump!
Game pie with gratin dauphinois, also from the Engine Room.
Polenta stack with a creamy disc of goat’s cheese, red pepper slivers and grilled asparagus, at the Lace Market Hotel’s restaurant, Nottingham.
Waffle with raspberries and blackberries, with a big dollop of fresh cream, at the Primrose Cafe in Bristol.
Juicy shreds of pork, from a sage and lemon-rubbed pig which was slow-roasted for 7 hours. This is just a fraction of the remains; see the whole hog here.
Stewed chicken in lovely fresh hummus, sour cream and paprika, with garlic and lemon sauce, fresh pita bread, and tabouleh, from the Hummus Brothers in Soho. Okay, not exactly English food, but still damn tasty!
American imports: Divine vanilla and chocolate cupcakes from the Buttercup Cake Shop in Kensington, London.More pics can be found here. Enjoy!
