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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Bubble, bubble, but no trouble

We decided to use up the remaining vittles in the fridge. So dinner that night consisted of a happy mishmash of savory dishes. Eggs, tomatoes, salad, baked beans, and, of course, sausages. I also melted down some bacon and fried up some leftover spuds and greens in the rendered fat, and ended up with another cornerstone of English cuisine: Bubble and Squeak. It all went down very well with everyone except Kate, who would eat nothing but sausage! All in all, it was quite a feast, like having breakfast for supper, but instead of drinking tea and coffee, we polished off the remaining beers and the last bottle of wine. Then we made tea.
(Photo depicts my home version of Bubble & Squeak, with leftover cabbage and boiled spuds fried up in lots of bacon.)

6 comments:

Afternoon Tea Break said...

I second that!
I guess you could have also made a good ol' English fry-up but I suppose that wouldn't have used up the salad....

Amy said...

Anything with bacon is always a winner. Even ice cream. (I know...you're probably like 'what the crap?' but try it....LOL)

The Prodigal Tourist said...

You naughty girl! Bacon on ice cream... mmm... Will put it in the mix... after a few drinkies maybe!

Anonymous said...

Yum! Sounds good. Just another food that I definitely have to try.

Afternoon Tea Break said...

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Carol Murdock said...

Gosh Dennis........that looks so yummy! What kind of greens? I need to make this with some hot biscuits!
Carol