I'm so glad that I'm writing this post right after dinner because if I wasn't, I'd be crying for this food!!! I have been home from my trip to England and Ireland for 11 days. We had so much yummy food, and tried lots of new things like Yorkshire pudding, Marmite, black pudding, and Cornish Pasties. I fell in love with Cornish Pasties. A traditional Cornish Pasty is a meat hand pie filled with beef, potatoes, swede (turnip), onion, and seasoning. We had Cornish Pasties for 3 meals while we were in England, and I have been craving them since I got home. I have done some research found that they are a protected food!! Cornish Pasties have PGI status (Protected Geographical Indication) which means a true Cornish Pasty has to be made IN CORNWALL and to certain specifications. This means I can never have a genuine Cornish Pasty in the US! :( Luckily the Cornish Pasty Association provides a recipe to make your own, and you can bet I'll be trying that! I had scones almost every day while on my trip. Look through the pics to see which one was my favorite. I have already made some since I've been home. :) I have a new recipe to try that I got at the Highclere Castle gift shop. It is Lady Carnarvon's scone recipe, so I'll be trying that one soon too! I must admit that there were a couple of pizza nights and even a stop at KFC. Haha. I couldn't get over that they don't have ranch dressing there! Another thing that bothered me was that you are charged for soda refills. I will definitely miss the clotted cream. The stuff we buy in jars here doesn't even compare. I'm glad to be home and out of my pastry coma, but the thing I will miss most are the amazing bakeries!
Our first dinner was at Bread Street Kitchen, a Gordon Ramsey restaurant in London.
Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding at Bread Street Kitchen
Yorkshire pudding was like a crispy, airy roll.
Sides with my Roast
Short Rib Burger from Bread Street Kitchen
Banana Split Crepe from Kensington Creperie
Donuts from Bread Ahead in Borough Market
We had one of the salted caramel with a piece of honeycomb.
Yummy sandwich from Little Dorrit Cafe
Fruit Scones from Patisserie Valarie
Salad with Chicken, Peaches, Avocado, and Honey Mustard Dressing from The Orangery at Kensington Palace
Chicken with Potatoes and Carrots from The Orangery
Afternoon Tea with Wild Berry Tea from The Orangery
Grocery Store Trip in Newbury
Breakfast at AirBnb in Highclere
Highclere Castle Coach House
Pasty from Highclere Castle Coach House (really good)
Scone from Highclere Castle Coach House (also A+)
My Scone at Highclere Castle :)
Bread from Methuen Arms in Corsham
Fish and Chips with Mushy Peas from Methuen Arms
Ice Cream from Methuen Arms
Breakfast at Sign of the Angel in Lacock
Breakfast at Sign of the Angel
Hobbs House Bakery in Tetbury
Viennese at Hobbs House Bakery
It was like 2 shortbread cookies with buttercream and raspberry jam in the middle.
Mac and Cheese from Absurd Bird in Bath
3 Sliders from Absurd Bird
Eggs Benedict at The Kennard (hotel) in Bath
Full English Breakfast at The Kennard
This tastes like beef bouillon. Not my favorite.
Bath Bun from the Assembly Rooms Cafe in Bath
Tasted like a roll and came with cinnamon butter.
Scone with Cream and Jam from Assembly Rooms Cafe
This might have been my favorite place. We visited the Cornish Bakery 3 times on the trip. Once here in Bath, once in Tintagel, and once in Newquay.
Cornish Pasties at The Cornish Bakery
Cornish Bakery again in Tintagel
This was one of 3 favorite things I had. This is a cheese and onion pastry from The Cornish Bakery.
Hedgehog Cone from Chapel Porth Beach Cafe
This was Cornish vanilla ice cream rolled in clotted cream and hazelnuts!!
This might look like salad, but it's Rocket. An arugula like lettuce. Lots of dishes come with Rocket. Also, something I learned is that Ranch dressing doesn't exist in England.
Scones to go from Newquay
Another of my favorite things was a chocolate almond croissant from The Cornish Bakery. It was so good I couldn't stop eating it to take a picture. This is it's cousin the almond pastry. Almost as good.
Now we're in Ireland. French Toast at Glashaus Hotel
Aaaaand a scone.
Another pic of the scone from Glashaus Hotel. This was my favorite scone from my whole trip. I think it had something to do with that clotted cream, plus it was served warm.
Cheese from England served and eaten in Ireland
This was an interesting dining experience. We stayed in Kilbride Manor, a manor house in the village where Gavin lived. We were the only guests and had this large old dining room all to ourselves.
Fruit at Kilbride Manor
Scrambled Eggs at Kilbride Manor
Apple Custard Pastry at Russborough House in County Wicklow
We tried black pudding and white pudding for breakfast on our last morning in Ireland. They are sausage, the black made with blood, and the white with oatmeal. Not my favorite.
This was the last thing I ate before we left. A spinach pastry at the Avoca Food Market in Malahide Castle.
Also bought a couple things at the Avoca Food Market. :)