Saturday, 16 March 2013

Lick My Slate ....

Another day, another pub lunch, this time at the "Duke of Wellington" in Cowbridge (Welsh: Y Bont-Faen). A lovely market town in the Vale of Glamorgan which lies on the site of a Roman settlement. Lunch was on my mind more than taking photos of the town. The traditional pub menu offered such staple delights as delicious Welsh Cawl (lamb soup), always top of my choice. The best bit, dessert. Candied orange and cardamom panna cotta, slate lickingly good ....


Megan - You can dress the girl up :-)

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  1. The orange and cardamom pannacotta sounds divine. I am sure The Duke of Welly are bowled over by the last photo. Who needs ZAGAT when you've got a Megan!

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    1. Hi there!
      It was very good, I love that squishy creaminess of Pana cotta. The Duke would roll in his grave :-) I had to google ZAGAT, how interesting. A bit more user friendly than Michelin!
      Di
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  2. HIlarious final photo. I think I might have done the same thing!

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    1. Mitch,
      I was tempted myself. My 50s stopped me. Probably my 80s won't give a damn! Megan's in her 20s, they do that :-)
      Di
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  3. Ha!! The title was irresistible, and those flavors too.
    Great pic!! ;)
    XOXO's

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    1. Hi Marcia,
      Wonderful to see you. Hope you're well.
      How could I not use that title? It said it all!
      Di
      Xxxxxx

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  4. Haven't had that concoction, but sounds great! Typical to serve dessert at a Welsh pub on a slate...a don't blame you for the end result! Great photo!
    Ruth

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    1. Hi Ruth,
      It was gooooood. A lot of Welsh restaurants are now using hunks of slate and wood as plates. Usually the cheese board is slate. We have a lot of it here I suppose. It's not very nice to slide a spoon over though. Like nails on a chalkboard!
      Di
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  5. Yum!! Save me some, Megan :)
    Loi
    PS - Why are dessert servings always so tiny??

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    1. You'll be lucky Loi. :-)
      I don't know why they are so small, it looks lost on its roof tile. I could have eaten this for appetiser, main and dessert. Hey, now there's an idea!
      Di
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  6. HOW COOL IS THIS! I would have never ever guess that is what your title meant! Oh how you can learn so many interesting things from one anothers' cultures! It looks delicious my dear...the slate and the panne cotta!

    Much love, Anita

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    1. Hello dearest,
      I am guessing things are not served on unusual natural objects in your neck of the woods. We are all surrounded by such beautiful natural objects. I guess it just takes one person to imagine its use for something else. I have seen bread baked and served in flower pots, hunks of wood used as cheese boards. I am always amazed at the imagination.
      Di
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  7. Di,
    The second picture is the saddest thing I have seen in some time, lol. Good food and great fun compliment each other so well and it looks and sounds like you guys had a great pairing going on. And I do really like getting new ideas for table service, that is one I must try. – gary

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    1. Hi Gary,
      Will you be looking around for some slate? I should have taken a photo of my main which was a bowl of Cawl on a slice of wood, rough hewn, with bread and cheese on the side. So close to nature!
      Di
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  8. Yummy! There's nothing like a good lunch!

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    1. Hi Pondside,
      I know that slate was lickable, but the moss on your post. Call me weird but I want to lick it too!
      Di
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  9. it surely does look like a good dessert! lol xx

    The Provocative Couture

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    1. Hello Alina,
      Great giveaway on your lovely blog.
      Now following you!
      Di
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  10. Panacotta is one of my favourite puds.It did look a bit lost on the slate plate though didnt it?!

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    1. Morning Anne,
      I notice you have been hitting the charity shops. One of my favourite pastimes too!
      Di
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  11. Hello Di!!!! Happy weekend! It looks like a slate licking clean dessert to me too! I love pannacotta!

    I hope that you are seeing a little Spring weather, you weather has been as crazy this year as ours has.

    Have a wonderful weekend, xx Elizabeth

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    1. Morning Elizabeth,
      The sun is out, soon to be followed by snow I believe. It's lurking out in the Irish Sea!
      Di
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  12. Amazing post! Have a nice weekend:)

    http://theprintedsea.blogspot.de/

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    1. Thanks Ira,
      You too! Off now to visit your blog.
      Di
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  13. Hello, I'm delighted to have discovered your blog. It's adorable. You have a new follower. Greetings from Spain!!! :D

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    1. Hello,
      Great to meet you, thanks for stopping by. Your blog "Blue Soup" is a delight.
      Di
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  14. I just hope she didn't stick to that roofing slate!!
    We often get things served on boards in restaurants, the bread especially - appealing to the eye but hopefully washed properly in the kitchen!

    Great dessert - but yes, a double portion please!!

    Mary

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    1. Hi Mary,
      I know what you mean about "washed properly". Some high temperatures I hope as it seems there are a lot of nooks and crannies in the surface. Double portion indeed, I could eat Panna cotta til the cows come home!
      I watched your Antarctic trip with wonderment - AMAZING!
      Di
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  15. Ha...what a great photo! :))
    I am always telling my daughter at home...."don't lick your plate, it my be a habit when you are in public!"...
    But when something is SOOO delicious...I say go for it!!
    Sounds so yummy my dear...would make a great dessert for that green curry... ;)
    Thank you so much for stopping by, and a Happy St. Patrick's Day to ya!
    Love across the miles,
    - Irina

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  16. DI DEAR! Hello there! I see my dear Irina was here! I get to "see" her tomorrow in person after school! She is such a delightful sister.

    I thank you so much for stopping by. It has been fun to blog as usual, to improve my thinking and "poetry" attempts. Oh the fun of it all.

    I hope spring is coming by your way? NOT HERE! Though it is so bright outside but snowy, we are inching our way forward, but March is a fighter; we are getting some snow tonight!

    Big hugs, Anita

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  18. I LOVE Cowbridge! It's the first place I drove when I got a car when I lived in Cardiff.

    Speaking of which, the place must have gone MAD when Wales won the game on Saturday. I listened to it on BBC Radio Cymru (but the english version). Sounded like such fun!

    xo

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  19. OMG Meg, the nation erupted. It was a battle, the gladiators of rugby going head to head. The welsh and the English, centuries of warring! We whooped their arse :-)
    Di
    xxxxx

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    1. Must have been just like Baltimore when we won the SuperBowl! YAY for Wales! xo

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  20. D,
    i too might be found licking the slate!!

    xx

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  21. Lets hope you did get the recipe.
    Looks devine.
    That little bit can't be fatting.
    yvonne

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  22. Tasty enough to lick the slate clean, eh?

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