Thursday's Menu with Vegetarian Option, For those interested. Starters...

[merciasounds]

Asparagus soup
OR
Pork liver pate with Calvados
OR
Moules Marinaire

Mains
Lamb kebabs - leg of lamb chunks marinated in fresh mint and rosemary, garlic and lemon zest and juice char grilled served with flat breads and salad or savoury rice
OR
Mixed Grill, Gammon, sausage, liver and a burger with eggs, sauteed potatoes grilled tomato and peas
OR
Pork and apple meatloaf * (recipe on request)

Vegetarian option
Cheesey leek pie
OR
Vegetable and pasta bake
OR
Morroccan style Stuffed peppers with smokey tofu, herby buttered cous cous, dried apricots, cinnamon, cumin, and garlic

Pud
Peach Melba with fresh raspberry sauce
OR
Cherry and apricot crisp
OR
Trio of sorbet - Mango and Passionfruit, lemon and lime, and blackcurrant

15 cheeses and crackers grapes and celery

cofee/liqueur coffee tea/tissanes

Pimms, Jugs of Sangria, cold whites and rose, ciders, lagers and bitters, Guinness, juices and water

[Mamyalynne]

Morning Mercia

Toady I shall request

Soup
Lamb kebabs
and Sorbet

and a large cold lager.

Please.

M

[Mick-Talbot]

Too late mercia, everyone has eaten. There was a mass violent brawl by the answerbankers to get their hands on my beans on toast

[Joolee1980]

I don't like the idea of mint AND rosemary on the lamb - better one or the other, not both (preferably the rosemary)

Anyway, what is this?

[bigfoot3000]

Morroccan style Stuffed peppers with smokey tofu, herby buttered cous cous, dried apricots, cinnamon, cumin, and garlic
Droooooool....

Mick is that how you got your shiner?

[eash]

Good morning Mercia,
I shall have the soup to start, cheesy leek pie and sorbet and some more Pimms please! Thanks :-)

[merciasounds]

Well tough joolee, I've been cooking for over 40 years, and I haven't had a complaint about the kebabs yet!

[merciasounds]

I'm taking it the 'man-flu' has gone bigfoot?

[bigfoot3000]

Still there but not as pronounced Mercia, still no taste/smell oh how I long to be able to taste food/drink again! I really feel sorry for people that have a loss of taste/smell permanently as it is hell just for a few days, how do they cope?

[mccfluff]

can i have water please

[ttfn]

Good morning mercia

No brainer
Just the mixed grill please - did I really say 'just' !
Straight to the coffee after please

(Mint and rosemary - great fellow herbs for lamb)

[merciasounds]

come on Fluffster....what's the matter? Hmm? Somebody calling you nasty names again? I'll cook you your favourite if it makes you feel better....

[merciasounds]

hi ttfn, fancy coming to keep the doggies company? Ben Paddy and Jet love fuss, and Lotte (King charles spaniel) just loves having her ears stroked......

[mccfluff]

got the mother of all hangovers as tempting as it sounds i'm better off on water for the time being :-)

[ttfn]

mercia what a super offer, how I would love that, but am back on the sick list and can't drive (:-((

[redman41]

Invite the German Football World Cup Team round for Dinner and fill them up mercia. They won't be able to play any Footie afterwards so come on England !! :-)

[Jan1957]

Hi mercia. Soup, kebabs with salad and sorbet for me please. Oh and a large jug of sangria.

[supersuezy24]

I've never had asparagus, so I'll try the soup, then the vegetable and pasta bake, peach melba, plenty of cheese, crackers and grapes and some white wine Thank you.
Mercia, I look forward to seeing your menus :) xx

[merciasounds]

Did you ever make that chocolate cake love?

[Mamyalynne]

Mercia do you make your own crisps? If so Bigfoot is in need of help in Body & Soul.

[merciasounds]

I do make game chips yup!! But yes i have in the past, sprinkled with Schwartz seasonings like Italian/Indian/chinese etc - or their mixes for mash, chive and cream cheesey onion..yummy