~ Menu ~
Chorizo, Chickpeas
and Bacon
Chunk of Lovely Bread
Glass of Red
Glass of Red
I love this sort of thing, not least for the bizarre
nibbling that goes on … a decadent chocky followed by a piece of smoked fish and
then shortbread and beer with a small curry sauce chaser etc. etc.
I was pleased to see not only Vicky’s Bread which I adore but
also Baker Tom who makes somewhat different but just as exciting bread such as
Brie & Grape and Carrot, Mustard & Thyme. Read about Baker Tom here Sadly he has tweeted to me that today he has
made strawberry and white chocolate tarts which I have missed.
I tried and then bought some smoked duck breast from the Cornish
Duck company. Their website hasn’t gone
live yet but click here for the link anyway. I plan on making a
smoked duck salad with … what do you think? … black garlic vinaigrette. I’ll let you know how it goes.
I had a quick chat with the girl at Riverford Home
Delivery. I was embarrassed because I
have never tried their organic veg or organic meat boxes. Of course I’ve been very nomadic and things
might change. Their produce certainly
looked good. In the meantime I do have
their new cookbook “Everyday & Sunday Recipes from Riverford Farm“ which I will be
reviewing shortly. Lots of good stuff in
it. Read all about them here.
Deli Farm Charcuterie had loads of tempting stuff on display
and they are also a little smutty which I appreciate; I was tempted to try a Devil’s poker and am amused to see that they sell
knob ends! We used to have knob ends on
our menu back in the 80s but ours were made of bread.
Um … what else?
Healey’s Cornish Rattler Cyder, of course – delicious. Lots of yummy cheeses; Cornish Yarg, Cornish
Blue, Helford White and Helford Blue, gorgeous ices made with Cornish cream,
Cornish clotted cream, Cornish mead, saffron cake, cream teas, pasties
(including kangaroo!), Cornish fairings, etc.
What a lovely foodie place Cornwall
is and what a shame for us that Lincolnshire
was voted the UK ’s
foodie capital, they must be good!
More info at the Cornwall Food & Drink Festival website and read my last year’s post here
When I got home I couldn’t quite decide what to have for um
… if brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch what is a lunch, afternoon
tea, early supper combo called?
Recently, when reading Niamh Shield’s excellent book “Comfort &Spice” I was tempted by her recipe for Chorizo & Chickpea Stew. I didn't really follow the recipe, however, just remembered it and then bunged a mixture of
leftovers; bacon, tomato passata, chickpeas, chorizo, caramelised red onion and
fresh sweet hot chillies in a pan and heated them all up together. Yummy with some of Vicky’s wholegrain bread
and a glass of red.
Quite a large portion for me and I couldn't eat it all
(after all that nibbling and quaffing at the festival) so finished it off today
with some quinoa - left over leftovers!
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