Thursday 25 March 2010

My god its getting longer and longer the gaps between the blogs..terribly sorry but its the restaurant honest!! Just in case you forgot where we are its The Auld Hoose in Windygates doing nice freshly prepared food at reasonable prices in an informal setting and theres entertainment in the pub at weekends! We (my wife Ann)and i are having an open evening next Thurday 1st April and are going to be doing canapes and a glass of prosecco from 6.30 till 8.30 hopefully introducing new clientele to use the restaurant for business or pleasure and you can take away some menus which will give you an idea of what we have on offer. For any companies that don't get out for lunch nowadays remember we offer an imaginative and quality driven buffet service which can vary from simple sandwiches to plated lunches in the office or home even for the cost conscious.
Well April is around the corner so produce will get more varied around this time. We know we can get anything and everything anytime nowadays but its still better to buy local produce when in season to taste it at its best! Try asking your local fish shop(now theres a laugh if you live in Kirkcaldy) if they can get some witch...no not the ones your thinking of...witch sole preferably fillets to stop the fiddling around then get a reasonably hot pan touch of oil then touch of butter pass fillets through some seasoned flour shake of excess and pan fry for a couple of minutes on each side serve with some nice green veg and new boiled potatoes cheap and tasty!

For a nice and simple dessert a favourite amongst everyone or nearly ...Rhubarb.
Stew some rhubarb with touch of water and some sugar not to long so that it resembles the tinned variety. Leave to cool and place in the bottom of a glass then whip some mascarpone and some lightly whipped double cream together flavoured with grated orange zest and icing sugar and place on top and serve with a nice biscuit of your choice.
Well thats it for the moment back to getting some prep done for the restaurant. I hope it won't be too long before i blog again.

Happy cooking.