Rocket and paper

 A bit a strange title for this blog I would think. But this is a moan about the crap lettuce that is served these days known as rocket lettuce. Whenever you go for a meal in a restaurant they nearly always shove some of this rubbish on the plate and call it 'salad'. Small leaves that just taste of nothing and about two halves of a cherry tomato. And that is a bloody salad. 

Why? because it is cheap and cheerful and can look as if the plate is full. We went for a meal last weekend in a new pub, and I chose burrito. And to be fair it was a very tasty burrito accompanied by some tortilla chips and a long line of salad. Rocket lettuce of course. And all served on a piece of bloody paper on the plate.

Paper! Why would they serve the meal on paper? It was some sort of a type of paper that thankfully did not cut as I was cutting up my food, but why put it on there? The other meals in the party did not have it, and it is hardly going to save washing the plate, so what possible use is it? I imagined that I would be chewing the bloody stuff as I was eating. 

I have seen this in other restaurants so this is not exactly new, I just cannot understand why they would not serve the food straight onto a plate. 

Anyway, that is my daily moan as it is pissing down outside and I am fed up with the TV. Have a nice day all. 

Welsh Cakes

This morning I decided to make some Welsh cakes. I had not done this in some time, but I was at a loose end and they are lovely for a small bite.

In the end I made about thirty in two batches. I use an 'American griddle' to cook them. You can put eight to ten Welsh cakes on at one time, and they cook evenly.If you are interested in the recipe then check it out below.

And that is what they should look like when finished.

I have also started a Bara Brith off. This takes longer as the fruit has to soak in tea for several hours before baking. Once again the recipe is below. Both are easy to make and taste great. Just the reason I make them! I am definitely no Great British Bake off contestant, but now and again I like to make a little something when I am at a loose end.

 

And below is what it should look like when finished.

I usually add in some Marmalade and a drop of whiskey to the tea while it soaks up the fruit, or maybe some all spice etc. Anything really it is a flexible menu. It is made without butter and would suit those with a dairy intolerance. 

And what more to add to the excitement today?  More bloody shopping again, this time to get  few meals for my son in work. He takes a microwave meal most days into work. And then we went into Cardiff centre and had a bite to eat in Tortilla in Caroline street. . This time we had a Burrito and very nice it was as well. I did not want it spicy, and you can have it as hot or mild as you want. I will go there again, as you get plenty for your money.