Farmers market munchies

Hello Everyone!

How are you doing? Hope you are all well, yes? good!

Well I'm feeling better now was feeling a bit poorly ("Aww", thank you for the concern lol). So I went to the only cure for sickness - Honestly I think Doctors should recommend it - Heinz Cream of Chicken Soup. I have been having this when I'm sick ever since I was a kid makes me feel all warm and toasty inside.

This week I would like to dedicate my blog to my local Farmers Market in the little Town of West Malling.

So for those of you who don't know or didn't read my Bio (Fores-shame) I currently live in Kent which is known as the garden of England - and why yes it is very green a pretty and there are a lot of farms and fresh produce producers around.

So once a Month, the last Sunday of every month, the close down the High Street and we have a market.

It was a bit grey and rain but as a family we ventured out. 

For a small market they do sell a lot of stuff of different varieties. I do normally love McCarthy's bread but by the time I got there they had already sold out of the roasted pepper focaccias bread (Super sad faces in our household I can tell you)

And my favourite cookie stall "Thomas Cookies" was there, I even have a loyalty card saving up to get a free cookie which will probably be on my next trip!

And stall selling meat, fish, cakes, Indian food, drink and even a knife sharping dude - But as I don't normally carry my kitchen Knifes out with me I couldn't really use the service lol :)

Total side bar issue, as my blog wouldn't be my blog without me go off on a tangent! But the West Malling Tesco have totally upped their America Food Game - Reminds me of holidays and fun Although it is mostly verging on the sweet side could really do with a couple of savories like Mac-n-Cheese that orange kind you only get state side yummy.

Back to the market, we had a great time looking at all the stalls and having a chit chat with the producers think I might have to periscope it next time.

I got some lovely treats to enjoy at home.

the first was an onion bhaji - I was so useless and didn't get the name of the stall I promise if they are there next time I will get a snap and the name and they where doing curry also, so will need to try that.

Oh and of course got cookies - 3 to be exact, 2 chocolate chip ones for the Hubby and I had the oat and raisian one, I pretend as there's oat and Fruit technically it a health food lol - Well all I know is they are so tasty, very moist and chewy - Glad I only see him once a month as the diet is already awful so the last thing I need is ready access to more cookies. 

Sorry for the gratuitous shot of my bitten into cookie, but my god it was scrummy!!! mmmm cookies

We picked up some precious porkers sausages, they had some out for people to try. I thought they were great, the Husband thought they were great, but the total seal of approval came from the little one we gave him a try and he wolfed it down, he even wanted a second bite.

So with that resounding success of a tasting we had to get a pack, also the good thing is the pig are hand raised and really looked after which is good and is reflected in the taste.

We even got some Scotch Pies form Sussex Pies

Now I've never had a Scotch Pie that wasn't in Scotland, but I'm alway up to try new things.

So we have it the way the Hubby family who are Scottish have them with beans on top. 

And I can say it taste exactly the same (might even be a bit better) as the pies I have had north of the boarder. 

The Hubby gave his scottish side seal of approval too :) 

Picked up some fab meringues too, didn't get the name of this stall either but in my defence I was going to but at that point the heavens opened so need to get to cover to get the little one out of the hail - yep the spring weather in the UK has been utter crap. 

have to say it was a nice meringue crunch on the outside and a bit chewy on the inside the only issue I had was it was supposed to be chocolate but didn't taste chocolaty at all.

And the last item on my list was some lovely Rasberry Gin (Had to get the small one as they sold out of the bigger) although the lovely suppliers Wild Spirits of Kent will definitely have some more in at the next market yay.

had it with some soda water and it was lovely Although glad I got the small one as it went down far to easily lol 

So a great trip to a great little market, and its always good to buy local and you're helping a small business and your also helping the environment,  as you not getting the food miles you get from some products you pick up in the supermarket.

so if you have a farmers market near you please go have a great time exploring and you might even end up with a few lovely little treats like me :) 

A Flat Peach of a 4th of July

The sun has been out in full force this week in dear old England.

Which did result in some fantastic thunder storms, one lightening strike so loud it woke both the Husband and Me up. The little one didn't stir at all well not from the cacophony of  weather noises but because I got up  to get a drink, the mouse like noise of me tip toeing to the Kitchen was enough to bring him full awake. Have decided that Kids have super sensitive hearing set to Mummy so when I make a noise it deafening to him and he must investigate lol.

So this weekend was pretty full on.

It was my husband Birthday on the 4th, Parent's 40th Anniversary on the 5th and it my Bro birthday on the 9th so we had a bit of a do to celebrate.

On the morning of the 4th I work up early with the little one! Wrapped presents wrote cards and tried to stop him bursting the helium balloon we got for his Dad before he woke up.

Birthday with Kids is a strange affair, pre-kids it was all lie-ins with breakfast in bed and a read of paper and general slovenliness until we decided what we wanted to do. Now it up and go, go, go. the little one loves the excitement and wants to know everything that is going on.

So We managed presents in bed with the boy crawling all over helping unwrap them and finally getting his hands on the balloon to play with it.

For breakfast we decided to go out and went to The Fancy Goat in West Malling. First time visiting and was quite impressed it a lovely light airy space and they do a very good selection for Breakfast.

As it was the 4th of July my Husband opted for Pancakes, with blueberries and Bacon topped off with powdered sugar. He thought they were very good, so good in fact no one got a taste.  ( Luckily We'd already gave the little one his breakfast at home as he can be a bit of a fuss pot).

I had Egg Florentine Benedict which has Spinach and Salmon.

were as my mother in law had the Eggs Benedict.

both were equal as delicious the hollandaise sauce was just creamy enough as to not over power the rest of the dish.

Oh and my husband loved the biscuit they gave with the coffee and as it was his birthday they gave him two.

In the afternoon we were invited to my folks for a barbecue with friends to celebrate there 40 years of putting up with each other lol.. No they are still very happily married (actually a bit sickening) but didn't want to do any thing big so it was a lovely day of friends, family good food and good drink.

(Would have taken more shots but as it was the other half B'day I took charge of the little one so it was difficult to do two things at once)


The food highlight of the day was the Birthday cake my mum got for my Husband, Brother and her best Friend who all have birthdays in the same week. It was a Sweetie cake from The Chocolate Umbrella. Great fun as it had all the retro sweets from our childhood, there was a bit of a fight over the Drumstick.

A great idea, lots of sweets placed on top of marshmallows and I was informed it was gluten free. Although would hate to think what the calorie count was but seeing how many people there were to split it with I can't have consumed that many calories lol :)

Also the little one didn't have any, my son must be the only toddler in the world who doesn't like sweets or chocolate. I'm not knocking it, as I will hopefully get away with the pestering and the sugar highs that come with a sweet loving child.

So all in all a great day out and I didn't travel more than about 2 miles from my front door, which made getting home after very easy and only a hour and a bit outside the little ones bedtime.  Everyone else partied into the night but that's the sacrifice you have to make having a young one, parting is less but crazy cute fun is more :)

Oh and the other foodie highlight was I bought some "Doughnut Peaches" from Asda.

Basically they are like normal peaches only flatter.

Really nice I think they are slightly sweeter than normal peaches and also they are less messy, easier to hold and the stone is smaller. I ate all 4 in only two days.

Think als,o with the right slicer you could get really nice slices for a peach pie mmmmm think I might give that a go in a later blog.

Only other thing I wanted to mention was "Sharknado" for those of you who don't know what it is, its a movie. Well a series of movies.

The best way I feel I can sum it up is it's the most Awful yet epic movie every. I think because it's so bad that that's the reason that make it good. You'll need to see the movie to discover what I mean by that.

Brief synopsis there is a tornado that full of Sharks and as it sweeps in the Sharks attack people, in the second movie the same thing happens but it is based in New York.

Now the 3rd Movie, "Sharknado, Oh Hell No!!!" I'm so excited about this movie as I know it going to be as Bad-Good as the other 2 but it is set in ORLANDO (My spiritual home) taking in Universal Studios  as one of it locations for mayhem.

It comes out later this month on SyFy UK and I shall be watching it. And In honor of its release they have created an Sharknado App where you can picture yourself being eaten by a shark.

Obviously now my new favorite app.

This week,  Friday 10th July, I will be attending the Kent County Show and I will be tweeting ( Twitter Name: @dyslexiccooking ) and hopefully (Depending on Connections) Periscope live from the event.

Sorry :(

Just to say sorry it's been a couple of weeks since I last posted. I've had a sick child, with a virus and conguntivitus to boot so I've have no time for much lately let alone cooking or eating out, boo :(

Although a friend of mine did bring back some intersing sweets from Hong Kong which were funky and yummy 

The pooh ones were my favourite as the candy was Mickey ear shaped lol 

But I promise to make it up to you all as I'm off to Malaysia tomorrow for 2 and a half weeks so I hopefully will be posting loads as I plan to try loads of different foods and new experience.

So excited!!! roll on the sun, fun and food :)