Section 1: Aperitifs
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| Pineau des Charentes that we brought back from the Island of Oleron |
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| A more basic Pineau. |
And:
But, this year's aperitif was Kir Cassis.
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| A fairly strong alcoholic syrup called Creme de Cassis |
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| Topped up with white wine. |
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| How it looks in France |
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| And again in France. |
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| Marks and Spencer sell a bottle. |
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| Bought this one in Edinburgh. |
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| The classic version from Dijon. |
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| Purchased some excellent French wines from Lidl this year. |
Section 2: Cheapo food and take-aways
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| Supermarket curry. |
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| Forfar Bridie and beans. |
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| Another supermarket curry. |
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| Roll and sausage |
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| Take-away Chicken Chow Mein |
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| Bag of chips in the car plus Vimto. |
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| Liver and pesto |
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| No idea!!! |
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| Liver and pesto again |
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| Supermarket curry again. |
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| Take-away sweet and sour chicken - superb. |
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| Black pudding and fried eggs |
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| Liver and cous cous |
Section 3: Meals cooked at home
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| Red Mullet |
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| Eel |
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| Pheasant and roasted beetroot |
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| Cabbage that was frozen on purchase, and subsequently served with cheese sauce. Will continue with the practice of freezing cabbage. Once defrosted it retains a real structure throughout the cooking process. |
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| Fish stew. |
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| Rabbit |
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| Hake and artichokes |
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| The motto of the advice in this book should be "simplicity is all." |
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| A meal from the Freud book. |
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| Lost count of the number of Rollmop herrings I consumed in 2014. |
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| Kidneys |
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| Skate |
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| Quail - see below for result. |
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| Quail in raisins |
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| Halibut - I think, plus sweet potatoes |
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| The omnipresent circle of Teflon sheeting when frying anything. |
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| John Dorey was a frequent visitor to our kitchen in 2014. |
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| A Pork dish from the "Cook" frozen food shops. |
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| Ox tail |
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| Turbot plus healthy pulses plus avocado |
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| Scallops |
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| Fish stew. |
Section 4: Some meals consumed in French Restaurants in 2014.
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| Foie gras |
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| Lamprey Eel |
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| Foie gras |
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| Good old Pain aux raisins |
Section 5: Favourite Glasgow Restaurants
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| O Sole Mio in Bath Street - very good value. |
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| Shenaz Indian Restaurant, Granville Street Glasgow - been going there for over 40 years. |
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| Piatto Verde, Edinburgh |
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| Wee Lochan, Crow Road. |
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| The good old Counting House - always with the boys from JMS. |
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