Being as its cold outside I have gone into comfort cooking mode. I’ve been experimenting trying to make the perfect fish pie recipe, and I think I might have finally cracked it! I first had this delightful dish in Wells Next the Sea (one of the loveliest places on earth by the way!) on a cold spring day last year, we were holed up in this gorgeous little sea-side pub waiting for the drizzle to clear and Jay ordered fish pie for lunch . When it came I was immediately jealous and wanted his plate instead of mine ( I always do this to Jay’s great delight, not!) anyhow… he let me have a fork full and I thought I’d died and gone to heaven, it was a lovely mix of cod, salmon and king prawns in a velvety cream sauce with black pepper and the slightest hint of warm paprika and finally a halo of buttery mash potato, I know it sounds like I’m over romancing what is only fish pie but it was sooooo good! If you want to try it you’ll find the recipe page on mydish.co.uk, just search for hi fi (thats me) on the comunity page under users and groups.
It ended up being such a lovely day, and everytime I make fish pie it gives me that cosy by the sea on a wet day feeling that is super comforting!
I have been having loads of ideas about painting the sea at the moment, Iv started art for the kitchen incorporating my love of food, maybe its time for bathroom art incorporating my love of the sea… mmm watch this space for that one!
Helen x
I woke up this morning with a cold and I look soo goooood! My nose is red and I have some rather lovely new spots! Now I’m not adverse to the odd out break but my face appears to be having an early mid-life crisis! its reliving its early teenage years of spotty-ness. This seems a tad unfair seeing as im not that far from wrinkles-vile. I thought i would be enjoying a few spot free years until wrinkles set!
And to add insult to injury my loving life long partner is treating me like a leper, he hasn’t breathed in my direction all morning and he’s snorted a whole bottle of first defence.
I am used to the illness phobic men in my life though, if i was ill when i was a kid my dad would sleep in the car until i was better ( it was a big retro American job so I’m sure he was comfortable).
So i plan to spend the rest my day in quarantine, in peace, sipping hot ribena and eating marmite on toast until i feel better, maybe cloud’s do have silver linings…
If anyone has any other cold remedies suggestions (other than ribena and marmite!) I would be grateful!
Helen Fry
