This evening, my second in command made Yorkshire puddings. Vegan Yorkshire puddings. An important discovery allowed such an event; the water from a can of chickpeas makes a pretty decent egg substitute. Apparently, it works in cake too.
And a video from Saturday night’s gig.
Yesterday, my second in command had her first real excursion following her injury. We took a bus to the Central, where we seemed to be the only customers.
After a couple of beers and something to eat, we returned home to make pies. Mushroom and beer (Innes & Gunn original).
Now that she’s getting the hang of crutches, we’re considering venturing out again today.
While in a rush to Kings Cross, I stopped off at a Christmas market outside the station. Upon noticing lots of dead stuff on sale, I didn’t bother walking around and cut straight through instead.
In doing so, I found a stall selling veggie food. Best of all, a lot of it was vegan. I opted for a (huge) Bombay potato wrap, which I’ve just consumed on the train. I only mention it because it was gorgeous.
Also gorgeous was the pint of stout in the Chandos en route to the station.
I finally made a trip to the vegan shop in Benton, the strangely named Alternative Stores. Well worth a visit, even if you’re not a veggie. They gave me free chocolate, even though my second in command had eaten most of the sample food on display.
I’ll certainly be returning.
Currently in the Ostrich, after a very nice curry in the Taj Mahal (the one in Peterborough). In our usual seats.
Did I mention that my second in command once lost a hat of mine here?
A cheese sandwich.
Or not. To be honest, I’ve not been impressed with vegan ‘cheese’. The soft, spreadable stuff’s OK, but the harder variety’s not great.
Until today. Vegan cheese slices purchased this evening from Asda have proven to be quite edible. I’d even go as far to say that they’re really nice.
Well done Asda.
Stuff tends to pass me by, but is it close to the anniversary of Elvis’ death?
I only mention this because Priscilla Presley seems to be on every UK TV chat show lately. And I only mention her because she’s had pretty shocking cosmetic surgery.
Why?
A very pleasant afternoon was spent in Durham yesterday. A visit to the Swan and Three Cygnets was compulsory, of course.
On leaving, there was something of a downpour, so it was necessary to take refuge in the Market Tavern. And the Head of Steam. And the Bridge Hotel.
And, since the rain hadn’t eased, there was a rather nice curry before the train.
I’m currently sitting in the back bar of the Central. We’ve had a pleasant afternoon/evening in Town. And an important discovery was made – beer and cake are a great combination.
Asda in Peterborough used to stock some gorgeous chilli and lemon snacks. They were from a company called Cofresh. Asda in the northeast didn’t seem to stock them so we’ve not found them since my second in command moved north.
And they’be keen missed ever since. Until my discovery in Tesco, in the Asian food isle today, that is. They must be stocked here because the eastern European section’s smaller in Gateshead than in East Anglia.
I should probably acknowledge that that the picture above depicts the Jalapeno variety, which is also very nice.