Antique Spaghetti, 1st February 2012

On this night our chef came up with a surprise meal from the past. Yes it was Spaghetti Bolognaise and was created from a secret recipe known only to our chef and Heinz 57. It turned out to be a perfect replica of the meals gone by and was very much enjoyed by all the family in those olden days. Today's meal gained a mark of 8/10, and would have scored higher if we had been allowed (good health reasons) to have grated cheddar cheese on the top. Well done chef.

Chicken & Bacon Lasagne; 25th January 2012

This recipe was adapted by Christine from the BBC Good Food Guide, and contained chicken, bacon, red pepper, tomatoes, lasagne with a scrumptious crispy cheese topping, with a side salad. The 3 diners agreed that the meal warranted a mark of 8/10. The author felt a higher mark would have been more accurate, but he was out-voted. He didn't argue in the hope there would be a 'cook off' in the future.

A Plaice for tea tonight; 24th January 2012

A large freshly caught Plaice from the English Channel was presented  to each member of the family tonight by our resident chef, Christine. The wet fish shop, Fruits De Mer, at Broadstairs which claims to have 14 fishing boats supplying it, always supplies top quality fish, and today was no exception.  The fish was pan fried and came with an assortment of vegetables and lightly fried potatoes (although a mixed vegetable rice plater was available to the healthier members of the family). Because of this option the meal gained a mark of 10/10

Spicy Pork with Udon Noodles, 23rd January 2012

An Elissa special was the highlight of the night. Her own receipe contained locally sourced pork, sugar snap peas, baby corn, mushrooms, beansprouts, red pepper, onion, Japanese Udon noodles, all cooked quickly in speciality rice bran oil. A delicious healthy natural food which easily gained a mark of 10/10

A Blast From the Past; Chocolate Cake, 7th March 2011

To celebrate the author's birthday (I think), a speciality 'snowflake' chocolate birthday was created by Christine. It was perfect, but, needed to be larger to accommodate all the candles, 10/10

A Blast From the Past; Paella, 4th May 2011

A Paella dish to rival any other made in Spain was created by Christine by using all fresh products, namely, mussels, langostines, mixed fish, chicken, red peppers, chorizo, paella rice, black pepper, saffron, chicken stock,
The meal was complimented with fresh boccadilo bread, Ali-oli, and white tempranillo wine
A lovely enjoyable authentic meal to have on holiday in Spain, and well worth its 10**/10 mark

"Its just a roast dinner" 22nd January 2012

"Its just a roast dinner" said Christine. An understatement if ever I heard of one.The Sunday evening meal had locally sourced fresh chicken, pork loin, carrots ,broccoli, roasted parsnips & roast potatoes, not forgetting a helping of crackling. All washed down with a glass of cold Adam's ale.
The 2 independent assessors, the author & Elissa were agreed that a mark of 10*/10 was appropriate for, just-a-roast-dinner.