Since 730 am this morning, chocolate chip cookie dough licked off a spoon, lemon curd licked off a spoon, flourless chocolate cake batter licked off a spoon.... :p

Currently making crepes for Friday's turkey-day leftover brunch.

No problem getting good tatties here....it's one thing they do better than the UK. I always thought Jersey Royals were overrated anyway. Good asparagus here too but I'm not that keen on it to be honest. The wife makes the mayo so I'll stick to that.

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I made some blackberry muffins yesterday. I haven't licked the spoon since I was a boy after being told by my mother that I'd get worms if I did that. :confused:

Only jesting ....Jerseys use to be wonderful but something has happened over a lifetime! If you can't get better spuds on the continent where they were invented ......:)

Tonight@Ireland.

Chicken oyster thighs, marinaded overnight in a garlic,yoghurt,lemon juice combo and baked in the Aga with jacket Maris Pipers and a cauliflower cheese.

Vanilla ice cream, strawberries and honey for dessert.

A bottle of Tempranillo for me, Chablis for herself.

Not a bad old Wednesday night.

When you say "oyster thighs" do you mean the small oysters on the underside of the chicken sort of small and large almond shaped? I have always wanted to buy them as they are the best bit of a chicken!

Exactly them.
Here in Ireland my local supermarket sells ten fresh oyster thighs in a tray for €3.
€3 !
Because they're neither legs or wings the locals studiously avoid these strange sounding pieces of chicken and as a result very often the trays are marked down to €1.
They're the most succculent pieces of meat on a chicken which is why Heston Blumenthal bangs 'em out for £17.50 a pop at his Dinner restaurant.
www.dinnerbyheston.com/menus

I also like to chop up German smoked cheese,scallions,garlic and chilies into tiny pieces and stuff them between the skin and thigh before baking them brushed with a little olive oil.

Funnily enough, I've never seen them on sale in an English supermarket.

They are wonderful in curries, but I'd like to breadcrumb and deep fry them .... bet they'd be very soft and wonderful. Gourmet Chicken nuggets!

They come with quite a lot of skin on them which I trim down. Occasionally I'l baste them in a hot wing sauce and roll them in crushed garlic powder before baking or grilling them.
Nothing goes to waste because the chicken juices mixed up with Pedigree biscuits is my dog's favourite meal too !

Lunch: Q Shack BBQ in Durham, NC: Honey glazed ham, mac and cheese and onion rings.

Dinner: Homemade Brisket, latkes and rice. Well done, Mom ^

Had lunch with my close Flyer Talk buddy at Rose Garden Thai Restaurant Downtown Calgary. Best Thai buffet in town.. Try it out when you're in Calgary! You won't leave disappointed!

Lunch Buffet M-F.. Make a reservation as they are often sold out.:)

Dinner@Ireland.
Roast pork, lots of crackling. Sausage stuffing. Apple Sauce. Roast Maris Pipers.Purple-sprouting broccoli, cauliflower cheese. And a red wine gravy.
On a Thursday !
A mandarin cheesecake and fresh cream beckons.

Had the Asian theme buffet at Greenwood Inn North East Calgary today. A fantastic dish of lamb in chili sauce, mixed in with some mushroom. Also, salt and pepper bass fish.. MMM.. The minced lamb was probably the best I tasted ever. Very surprised. Too bad they change up the dishes every week. The Asian theme buffet are only on Thursdays. But 3/4 of dishes are vegetables.. good dietary supplement.:)

Pistachio pudding.
Can't beat it.

Manhattan

Breakfast so far has been heavily Korean-

Stewed spicy tofu
Scallion and seafood (egg) pancakes
Kimbap (with much-welcomed sesame oil)

In France they are called soty laisse, which means something like "the idiots leave them in ......" as unknowledgeable chefs seem not to know about them. Think there's even a restaurant in Paris named after this lovely nugget!

Today - lunch at Hampshire, cold char siu with rosti and both Branston AND piccalilli.

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