Train time treats - Sweet potato and chorizo pasties

Onion, garlic, sweet potato and peas cooked with crispy chorizo lightly spiced with (I think allspice, cinammon, paprika, black pepper, cumin, turmeric and coriander and cayenne pepper), wrapped in pastry and baked in the oven...served over the train table with banana beers on the way to Edinburgh to see Bonobo and The Hidden Orchestra.

Vegetable stir-fry with coconut noodles

Courgette, pepper, carrot, red onion, ginger, garlic and soy sauce with coconut fried noodles

Prawn Gumbo with Fried Bananas

A sort of African/American risotto with pepper, courgette, tomato, prawns, and spices, notably all spice chili and paprika, with some pan fried banana for sweetness. There didn't seem to be a gumbo recipe that had any of the same ingredients so we just made it up as we went along!

Ham, cheese & egg salad

A big salad for lunch with ham, goat's cheese, boiled eggs, mixed leaves, tomatoes and a honey and mustard and fresh garden herb dressing.

Moules Indienne with Curried Wedges

Mussels in a fragrant spiced sauce with Indian spiced potato wedges.

Nachos del casa

Nachos with our classic house recipe - tortillas tossed in special sauce (ketchup, tomato puree, paprika, mixed herbs, black pepper and sweet chilli sauce), with pimento olives and cheddar, all put under the grill until nice and meltey...mmm. Served with a banana beer for Ellie and a Humpty Dumpty brewery beer from Norfolk for Hamish, nice and hoppy, yum!

Raspberry, cardamon and brandy cream pots

Digestive biscuit base, topped with whipped cream infused with cardamon syrup, brandy and raspberry juice, topped with crushed raspberries and sweetened cardamon pieces. The addition of the cardamon made for a really interesting twist to otherwise traditional flavours.