Dinner at Home

Tag: Lunch

  • The Manor House Quorn

    Today was an interesting but enjoyable day when I met up with an old friend from Goldsmith’s College who I had not seen for nearly twenty years! It is amazing how time flies but it was great fun to reminisce about those Deptford days before responsibility kicked in.

    We decided to go for lunch at the Manor House in Quorn which is officially the “Best Pub in the East Midlands” according to their website. I have been for dinner before and had decent food so thought we could sample the lunch menu.

    There is a restaurant area if you desire or a less formal bar area which is where we sat. The staff were friendly and helpful and the atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming. The lunch menu is fairly limited to sandwiches and omelettes but the full A La Carte is also available which has a huge choice of all your favourite dishes including a rump steak and chips, traditional haddock and chips and chicken, ham and leek pie as well as more unusual dishes such as Toulouse sausage cassoulet and a spiced Moroccan lamb tagine.

    We opted for the same option – the roast beef and balsamic onion sandwich with hand cut chips. Presentation was good, the bread was very fresh and the beef was tasty.

    I would recommend the Manor House for any occasion.

  • Marco Pierre White’s Glorious Soups Revisited.

    Just a random quick entry here to say that we had the Irish Colcannon Soup (the Glorious range) which was a real winner! The great thing about these soups is that they are packed with flavour and texture and are a meal on their own without having to find a bread roll to go with it!
    The Irish Colcannon has lots of leek and potato and is (not quite) as good as homemade (!) but is certainly a great alternative if you are struggling to make your own every now and then.
    Enjoy!

  • Marco Pierre White’s Glorious Soups

    As this is a food blog, I felt the urge to share my new lunch option for those busy days in the office!

    I spotted in Asda last week, a range of soups called Glorious, endorsed by the one and only Marco Pierre White. I find tins / jars / cartons of soup normally predictably bland and avoid them in favour of my home made versions usually rustled up from seasonal ingredients. However, these soups caught my eye due to the fresh and unusual sounding combinations and I invested in the Chicken, Courgette and Orzo Pasta broth variety. Special offer too, so under £1.50 I think. (more…)

  • The Royal Oak, Bitteswell

    Well yesterday was a sad day in our department as our student placement, Katie Raven, who has been with us a year, is leaving to resume her studies! We couldn’t let her go without a pressie, some flowers and a nice lunch out so off we headed to the Royal Oak at Bitteswell (in Leicestershire – 5 minutes from our offices in Lutterworth).

    The village is beautiful and picturesque and the pub is a lovely old building with a big garden where you can sit if the weather is nice. Unfortunately yesterday was raining so we sat inside which was nonetheless cosy and inviting. (more…)

  • Ask, Leicester

    What a day! With school broken up on Wednesday I have a couple of days off until Holiday club starts on Monday. As both girls got great exam results I asked what they might like to do as a treat. This used to cinema / Twin Lakes leisure park / a trip to the village play area so was quite horrified to hear at 8 and 10 years old..”Mum, what we’d really like is to go clothes shopping”!! (more…)