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Day 155 Success

Last night was a great success, the main was delicious and dessert was… we won’t talk about dessert. There are not many mince pies left because the public are buying in bulk, I apologise in advance for being mince pieless

Salads of the day:

Mexican beans

Rainbow rice

Roast pepper · rosemary + cashew pesto pasta

Teriyaki noodles with tofu

Soup: Leek · dill + potato

Sandwich of the day: Pastrami beef, torta de barros, jalapeno relish + tomato

Day 154 Gobble gobble

Thanksgiving was last week, but we were in lockdown so we’re giving thanks tonight. I’m letting go of the reins and letting someone else cook tonight. I hope Chrissy is ready because the deli crew are very critical…loving and full of thanks, but critical.

Salads of the day:

Thai spiced aduki beans + squash

Edamame + crispy shallot rice

Mushroom ragu pasta

Soup: Sweet potato · ginger + tomato

Day 153 Icy

Only 8 space crafts have been to Jupiter. I have a space themed advent calendar with fun facts, is that a fun fact? I lived a life of luxury last night and left the heating on so this morning it wasn’t to difficult to get out of bed. Apparently though this can cause a dry throat, some of my customers have even said they sleep with the windows open! WTF?!

Salads of the day:

Beetroot goulash

Spinach + herb rice

Leek · dill · olive + tomato pasta

BBQ pork potato salad

Soup: Sweetcorn · ginger + potato

Sandwich of the day: Fennel salame, Buffalo mozzarella, Chilli relish + tomato

Day 152 And it begins

Many this year started the festive feeling early because 2020 turned out to be, trying to say the least. It is now the 1st of December meaning everyone will start getting involved in the festive habits of day drinking, over eating and over spending. We’ll pretend we don’t do this all year long and the excuse? I’m going to hear it all month long…’F**k it, it’s Christmas!’

Salads of the day:

Chickpea curry with parsnip

Ginger + turmeric rice

Chicken + tarragon ragu pasta

Soup: Red lentil · tomato · lemon grass + lime leaves

Day 151 Step into Christmas

I’ve had a great start to the day. Breakfast was a mince pie and a stollen bite, I can confirm that our Christmas treats are on great form this year! The decorations are up but they are subtle, come on in and see my festicals!

Salads of the day:

Coconut curry with rainbow veg

Roast tofu + spring onion rice

Courgette tomato + basil pasta

Soup: Lightly spiced parsnip + sweet potato

Sandwich of the day: Roast turkey, Bacon, Swiss cheese, spiced apple chutney, Red onion + mayo

Day 150 Nearly there

The wait is nearly over. Mince pie season starts on Monday, Christmas is here! I hope you all think carefully about what you’re going to get me for Christmas, I love food and dogs just fyi!

Salads of the day:

Smokey aubergine + white bean

Spinach + cumin rice

Broccoli · chilli + garlic pasta

Polenta bake

Soup: Tomato · bean + rosemary

Sandwich of the day: Chorizo, Iberico cheese, jalapeno relish + tomato

Day 149 Formaggio

I feel much better today. A customer posed a very philosophical question to me yesterday… If you were a cheese, what cheese would you be? Are you a camembert? Loved by many, think you’re fancy but in reality rather generic? Or maybe Gorgonzola, loved by some but a lot of people find you too much to handle. You could also be bland boring but accepted everywhere…Cheddar.

Salads of the day:

Moroccan spiced lentils

Spiced rice

Fregola with rainbow veg

Soup: Chickpea · carrot + harissa

Day 148 I need caffeine

Well i’m tired this morning, not sure why. It’s not like I had some huge party yesterday and pulled an all nighter! I did however make my risotto and my mother agreed my risotto making is now as good as hers, great success!

Salads of the day:

Med veg + split pea

Garlic + chilli rice

Cauliflower pesto pasta with cashew

Thai spiced lentils with paneer

Soup: Sweet potato · squash + tomato

Sandwich of the day: Mortadella ham, Fontina cheese, onion relish + tomato

Day 147 Dinner

I got through fazes of favourite meals of the day, right now I love dinner. Tonight i’m doing a prosecco and truffle risotto with a wild mushroom medley on top. No i have not been watching masterchef, I live with a masterchef. #privilege

Salads of the day:

Thai spiced coconut curry with roast squash + lentils

Miso + shallot rice

Chicken ragu pasta

Soup: Cauliflower · turmeric + potato

Day 146 Buzzing

A new week, and i’m buzzing. I had a very wholesome weekend, I watched The Crown and walked the dog in Holland Park. He’s having his stiches out today so he won’t look so scary! I’ve spent the morning making lemon curd for a friend because she had a ‘lemon curd emergency’ didn’t know that was a thing!

Salads of the day:

Cauliflower + aduki bean with ginger + turmeric

Cumin roasted carrot rice

Squash + oregano ragu pasta

Oriental spiced beef + pork with brown noodles

Soup: borlotti beans · roasted pepper + garlic

Sandwich of the day: Garlic salami, torta de barros cheese, chilli relish + tomato

Day 145 It's cold

If your nervous system is working well you will know that it is cold outside I think it’s quite mild personally, but i am a cold blooded animal. I’m very excited at the thought of having Chinese food for dinner tonight, how luxurious is life today eh?

Salads of the day:

Chilli non carne

Herbed rice

Med veg ragu pasta

Thai spiced crayfish salad

Soup: Sweet potato · ginger + tomato

Sandwich of the day: Bacon, French brie, Branston pickle + tomato

Day 144 Old friends

My favourite economists came in to see me I can call them my favourites here because I know they won’t read it because god forbid I compliment them in person!

Salads of the day:

Paprika roasted veg with green lentils

Rainbow rice

Smokey aubergine + tomato pasta

Chicken + bacon pearl barley

Soup: Thai spiced lentils + lemongrass

Day 143 Question everything

I ask a lot of questions, i always have. I don’t mean anything bad by it, I was just always encouraged to question everything. There have been times when this has bitten me in the butt however for the most part I think it makes me more interesting and over time it’s made me more knowledgeable. What i’m trying to say is…I’m now a genius.

Salads of the day:

Black beans + aubergine in black bean sauce

Edamame + crispy shallot rice

Bacon · leek + tomato pasta

Soup: Lightly spiced parsnip + potato

Sandwich of the day: Buffalo mozzarella, parma ham, pesto + tomato

Day 142 Dover sole

Last night I had Dover sole with creamy mash potato and a beurre noisette. Home cooking is the best isn’t it? I then feasted my eyes on the TV as Nigella Lawson pranced around her kitchen making tasty delights to tickle her taste buds. She is the definition of food porn. Great entertainment.

Salads of the day:

Chickpea curry with cumin roasted parsnips

Peshwari rice ( coconut, almond + currants)

Mushroom ragu pasta

Teriyaki tofu noodles

Soup: Carrot, cumin + turmeric

Day 141 Oh what a beautiful morning

Half way through November, mince pies are coming soon! I’m starting to feel festive. I had a lovely weekend, yesterday I slept in and then trekked round central London which was surprisingly busy. For many reasons, today is a great Monday!

Salads of the day:

Tuscan white bean

Harissa rice

Creamed courgette · tomato + basil pasta

Soup: Lentil · tomato + rosemary

Sandwich of the day: Pulled lemon chicken, provola cheese, jalapeno relish + tomato

Day 140 Boring, boredom, bored

What are you doing this weekend? Baking, sewing playing board games? All sounds quite boring. No one has any plans (that they’re telling me of). What is this secret society we live in?!

Salads of the day:

Med veg + brown lentils

Korean spiced black rice

Roast pepper · tomato + oregano pasta

Soup: Mild vegetable madras

Day 139 Roast pig

When you come across an animal that has A LOT of stitches you might ask ‘what happened’ or ‘how’s he doing?’. Not my customers, no. I got ‘what did you do to him?’ and ‘he’s looks like roast pig!’. I’d like to thank my wonderful customers for their kind words on this sensitive morning…

Salads of the day:

Mild veggie curry with aduki beans

Herbed rice

Vegetable ragu pasta

Winter panzanella

Soup: Thai spiced bean + tomato

Sandwich of the day: Garlic salami, Iberico cheese, green tomato relish + tomato

Day 138 The Village People

I swear North St. could be in a village somewhere. Everyone knows each other here it’s such a small town vibe in the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world! It’s not very child friendly though we much prefer dogs, mainly because I don’t have to fear using profanities in their presence.

Salads of the day:

Thai spiced black eyed beans + squash

Edamame + crispy shallot rice

Cauliflower · cashew + tomato pesto pasta

Soup: Spinach · broccoli + potato

Day 137 Lets get political

Question of the day is…would you get a vaccine? I’m not asking if you would be the first lamb to the slaughter, suppose its been ‘tried and tested’ (which we would assume it has been) would you want one? Also fun to see how as soon a Pfizer comes out with a vaccine no one has yet mentioned what they’ve done in the past to ‘cure’ humanity. I think we should just eat more fruit and veg. I don’t know i’m not a doctor.

Salads of the day:

Paprika roasted cauliflower + lentils

Cumin roasted carrot rice

Mushroom ragu pasta

Soup: Indian spiced tomato

Sandwich of the day: Fennel salame, Pecorino cheese, Jalapeno relish + tomato

Day 136 Again and again

I was full of joy this weekend after hearing America had voted democrat. I also treated my mother to a three course meal cooked but yours truly and I have to say I think i’m amazing. I’m humble but wow i’m good, unfortunately you all have to settle for Maddalena’s cooking which i guess is okay…

Salads of the day:

Split pea + sweet potato + turmeric

Lightly spiced sweetcorn rice

Roast chicken + tarragon pasta

Soup: Cauliflower · potato + chilli