Menu for Today - okay for those interested:

[merciasounds]

Starters Thai style crab cakes, or tiger tail prawns with sweet chili, lime and soy sauce dip
OR
melon ball cocktail with fresh mint garnish
OR
light vegetable soup with cheesy bread

Mains: Pork and apple meatloaf: best minced pork, sage and onions with best sausage meat, with added apple puree for succulence, served with creamy mashed potatoes, spring greens and onion gravy
OR
Spanish style chicken casserole, chicken pieces with Chorizo sausage, tomatoes, mixed sweet peppers, onions served with saffron rice
OR
minted lamb chops, new potatoes (Cornish) and peas

Fruit kebabs: Chunks of banana, mango, kiwifruit, whole strawberries and black grapes on skewers to dip into dark chocolate with Mandarin Napoleon liqueur, or white choc with framboise (raspberry) liqueur
OR
Gooseberry crumble - velvety smooth custard (first out of the garden!)
OR
Lemon lush mousse cake served with raspberries and pouring cream

16 cheeses with grapes and celery

Coffee / liqueur coffees

[mccfluff]

morning

ok i'm having the veggie soup meat loaf and fruit kebabs and cheese!

[redman41]

Can I have the Soup, followed by Lamb Chops and Gooseberry crumble to finish.
Nice Coffee to wash it all down
Thanks mercia !

[ummmm]

Can I have the crab cakes and the prawns please.

[Eve]

The prawns, lambchops and gooseberry crumble for me please :)

[eash]

crab cakes, chicken, and all three desserts! They all sound lush! Thanks mercia :-)

[merciasounds]

The lamb is lovely, a little older than usual, 1 year old called hogget, so chops are bigger, i trim them of extra fat and then cook them to your liking...

[ummmm]

I'll have mine pink :-)

[merciasounds]

You want the lamb too Ummmm?

[ummmm]

Yes...I missed that one. I love lamb chops....pink :-)

[Jan1957]

I'll have the same as ummmm please mercia, with an irish coffee afterwards.

[merciasounds]

Pink lamb chops for Ummmm, and a cafetiere (my personal one) of my special blend rich dark roast Arabica/robusta mix coffee for Redman

[redman41]

I've got Hunger pangs already mercia.......

[Jan1957]

Oops, sorry mercia, meant same as redman.

[merciasounds]

That's alright sweetie!! Plenty to go around!

[joggerjayne]

Hmm ...

Tiger tail prawns ... nice ... but tempted by the fishcakes, too.

If the prawns are "shell on" ... I'll have those.

Main is easy ... the Spanish chicken sounds just fab.

As the selection of cheeses is now up to 16, I have to try that !!

Yummy all round.

ps. Is Doc not coming to browse the Menu today !!

=0)

[merciasounds]

I've left the shell on the tail bit so you can dip without getting sticky fingers. The crab cakes have turned out lovely, just the right amount of kick to give your tongue the tinglies, without masking the sweetness of the crab!!

[joggerjayne]

I do love the crunchy texture of prawn tails ...

... but I think the crab cakes might have just edged it.

[merciasounds]

As it's you pet, you can have some of each, prawns with shells on AND the crab cakes!!

[tamborine]

it's 2.40 and am famished; where's the foodies ?