“Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, an affront to all I stand for, the pure enjoyment of food” - Anthony Bourdain

I’m making a roast dinner tonight for a ridiculous amount of people, which always seems to be the way that I do these things. I think the final number will be 9 so it isn’t too terrible.

Aaron and Gina are visting and I thought it would be fun for their last Sunday here to do the Roast Dinner thing.

Le Menu

Beef Rib Eye

Yorkshire puddings from scratch (I bought some frozen ones from the store for backup)

Roasted Potatoes

Portobello mushrooms stuffed with a spinach and goat cheese (Is really yummy. Saute a small onion and a clove or two of garlic. Pop out the stem and roast the mushrooms for 10-15 minutes in the oven. Steam the spinach. Let it drain then chop it up. Add it to the onions, take off the heat, add some tarragon and a bit of red pepper and the goat cheese. Stuff the mushrooms, add a bit of goat cheese on top, stick in the oven – 190C for ten minutes or so until the cheese is melted and a touch brown)

Sautéed courgettes (zucchini)

Big salad

Apple crumble and custard (store bought)

Fruit

Last night Stuart said, “Claudia is coming.”

“Oh good,” I say. Claudia is Richard’s girlfriend. Not only is she lovely, kind and smart, she is sane.

“She’s a vegetarian.”

“It’s a roast dinner.”

Stuart shrugged.

“Why was Richard bringing a vegetarian to dinner without telling me?”

Stuart shrugged.

Is no biggie. I won’t use beef fat in the Yorkshire puddings, and I won’t look high and low for duck fat for the potatoes and I am adding a polenta & cheese thingy and roasted red peppers to le menu.

And I am going to make an even bigger salad.

Bloody vegetarians.

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