During our time here in July and August, we stayed in a hotel and thus ate in restaurants every night, which was great. This time we have our own place, which is even better! While it would be nice to have someone come in to run the vacuum and clean the bathrooms, I am really glad to be in charge of dinner once again.
Just look at this plate that I put on the table the other night: slow cooked lamb shanks in a red wine/red currant/balsamic sauce with roasted potatoes, carrots, and parsnips. And it was effortless! Aside from washing and trimming the Brussels sprouts, which I added, everything else came in an aluminum pan which I just popped into a hot oven for 45 minutes! The lamb was as tender as a mother's love and full of flavor. Everything was. And it had no artificial colors, flavors, or perservatives. It's from Marks & Spencer, my new favorite grocer.
There are lots of other offerings as well...things like chicken breast with mushrooms and garlic butter, pork steaks with granny Smith apples and sage, pork shoulder stuffed with prosciutto, oak smoked salmon, leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic, even quiches and party foods. None of it is frozen but rather fresh for baking at home or freshly baked to be reheated at home. And everything we're tried has been delicious! Each item has the day it was prepared as well as the use by date clearly marked, so you know it's fresh. I tell you, these English girls have it made, and I'm so happy to be one of them!
Just look at this plate that I put on the table the other night: slow cooked lamb shanks in a red wine/red currant/balsamic sauce with roasted potatoes, carrots, and parsnips. And it was effortless! Aside from washing and trimming the Brussels sprouts, which I added, everything else came in an aluminum pan which I just popped into a hot oven for 45 minutes! The lamb was as tender as a mother's love and full of flavor. Everything was. And it had no artificial colors, flavors, or perservatives. It's from Marks & Spencer, my new favorite grocer.
There are lots of other offerings as well...things like chicken breast with mushrooms and garlic butter, pork steaks with granny Smith apples and sage, pork shoulder stuffed with prosciutto, oak smoked salmon, leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic, even quiches and party foods. None of it is frozen but rather fresh for baking at home or freshly baked to be reheated at home. And everything we're tried has been delicious! Each item has the day it was prepared as well as the use by date clearly marked, so you know it's fresh. I tell you, these English girls have it made, and I'm so happy to be one of them!
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