Things have picked up business wise, as we near the holiday season, and especially so in the last couple of weeks. It has given us a little taster of what is to come in July, August, September and beyond! Sunday lunch has picked up as well, which is strange, as it normally dies down at this time of year because of the heat. We've also seen a lot more old faces from the old place, not just for Sunday lunch, but during the week as well. Very heartening!
We've been running some offers recently, some just simple 'meal deals', and some a little more exciting. Not sure if it's the offers, the time of year, or both, but we're definitely busier. We've also put on a food eating challenge. It consists of a GIANT burger, chips and coleslaw and has to be eaten in 30 minutes. Anyone completing the challenge, eats for free. So far,no one has succeeded! Here's a picture to give you an idea...
We've also brought back the 'All you can eat' steak, ribs & chicken deal on Saturday nights, which after only 2 weeks is proving popular. There are some greedy pigs out there!
Whilst there is a mention of greedy pigs, I must confess to not having lost any further weight, but have not gained either. My head is only half in the right place at the moment, so although I am doing a lot of good work on the dietary side of things, I am also doing a lot of bad! I made some really nice spicy chick pea burgers last week (here's a piccy)....
and ate them with some minted yoghurt, home made flat bread thingys and salad. They were really tasty. I wonder why I don't make more effort to create healthy, low calorie food, because it's just as tasty as 'unhealthy' food. The answer is simple....time. I'm now starting to understand that a main factor in the world obesity problem is time. I genuinely believe that if we all had more time, (and the desire), to make healthy meals, the obesity rates would tumble. I know people will argue and say that eating healthily is expensive etc, but that's rubbish. Yes, of course you can spend a lot of money buying 'healthy' ingredients, but you can also buy very cheaply. For example, I made 16 chickpea burgers with 2 jars of chickpeas priced at 49c each. Okay, I added some spring onion, coriander and spices, but these are not expensive ingredients. Yes, we can go and buy fresh tuna or salmon, but we can also buy inexpensive fish that's just as good for you. Enough of my ranting! Bottom line is, I am not currently losing weight! Time is a wonderful thing.........if you have it!
Made a starter on Sunday of asparagus, Parmesan and balsamic. I was a little apprehensive about trying it as I am not yet too sure of who likes what here yet, but it seemed to work as we sold out! Mind you, there were some of our old restaurant customers in, so that helps explain it.
I do miss creating interesting food as our current menu is much more 'Wetherspoons' than 'Ramsays', so it's nice to put something on the menu that took a little thought and love.
We've just had Harrisons birthday bash at the house. It's not his official birthday until July 27th, but if you arrange a party over here in the summer holidays, no one turns up, so we had it on Monday. I thought a simple BBQ for the kids would make sense, as they all like burgers etc and it's easy to do, and as we had some friends coming over later in the evening, I could just chuck some more coal on and cook some more! So, I cooked a little childrens food........
and something for the adults.....
All went well.
Sadly, we are moving house again! Our landlord has decided that he wants to move back in, so we have to move out! I think it's time to start investigating the possibilities of buying over here. I like the non commitment of renting at the moment while we are still in a recession, but I hate the constant upheaval. We have found a lovely house just up the road and it is perfect for our requirements, so it'll be worth the move. Our problem is we have such little time to do, or get anything sorted....... I assume that it will be a last minute rush to get everything done, but once in, I can stop stressing and enjoy it!
So, if I have the time over the next few days, I will promise to make an effort to blog, but don't hold your breath!
Take care all, thanks as always for reading, and I'll be back soon.
Not so Slimbo Jimbo!
Hasta la Pasta!
