Couldn’t resist the family reference…
After a couple of weeks of seeming to do nothing but work all hours it was time for some fun. So we took advantage of the lovely weather and decided to see a bit of this country’s autumn colour and also call in at Newbury Food Fair to see what delights we could pick up for lunch.
Newbury’s main shopping street had been taken over for the weekend for the fair, there was food of every nationality, from Malaysian street food, through Belgian waffles, Indian curry and even a stall dedicated to the food of the highlands of Scotland, with haggis and venison on offer.
It smelt fantastic and just wanting a little lunch we were spoilt for choice. So we tasted most things 🙂 finishing up by deciding to continue the American theme by having Texas BBQ. I had smoked brisket served in a home-made soft taco and Stephanie had the rubbed chicken with slaw and cornbread. My taco was very reminiscent of breakfast in the Holiday Inn in Denver only missing the Pico de Gallo chilli salsa. The cornbread was not quite up to King Sooper’s standard – being pre-sliced and slightly less like Maderia cake than our favourite version.
Some people brought BBQs, others brought wood fired ovens.
After a mid-course tasting of some very delicious sauces, so delicious in fact that I had to lick the cup out much to the amusement of the vendor (who gave us a much better discount than anyone else!) we finished the meal with French style crepes. Chocolate and orange for me and Banoffee for Stephanie. They were so messy to eat standing up with just a fork we were both covered in stick by the time we’d finished. Stephanie even had toffee sauce on her glasses!
We came home the scenic route through Bucklebury and past the Middleton’s house. There was a story on the local radio this week about a family who had been to visit Bucklebury farm park and had a flat tyre just after they’d left. As they got our to examine the wheel, within about a minute they found themselves surrounded by armed police – who then went to the garage for them to get a wheel nut unlocker and changed the wheel. There were no armed guards on the gate this weekend, so we assume Kate and George were not in residence.
And so to home, to light the fire and enjoy an evening catching up with Australian Masterchef.
