The World of Siân

Ok, I don’t tend to normally like to rant on here but there is one thing that really annoys me.  This is the latest trend by restaurants etc. to insist on serving your food on what is basically a chopping board!! I really don’t understand it at all, especially with foods that come with a sauce which in turn sees said sauce racing towards the edge of the board and then onto the table cloth and on occasion into your lap. I also think this way of eating is very unhygienic.  Foodstuffs and sauces can become engrained in the wood and difficult to remove, so do you truly ever have a clean board?  Also you wouldn’t catch me eating my main meal off a chopping board in the house.  There is a reason plates were invented and have been used for thousands of years and this is because it’s a result of progress. Call me a snob, call me what you will but I do not see how eating off a chopping board is the height of fine dining and sophistication.  Give me a good plate any day.

My word I can’t believe it is nearly the end of March and I haven’t done a blog post.  As it is March and St David’s day is Wales’ patron saint I thought I would do a little welsh blog. This year saw me making my very first batch of Welsh cakes.  If you have never had Welsh cakes then you’re missing out as they’re little pieces of heaven.  The good thing about welsh cakes is that each family has their own recipe which is passed down through the generations, but generally they are all the same. These are also sometimes called bakestones as they are cooked on a bakestone, which is a cast iron griddle about 1.5cm or more thick.  They are made using flour, sultanas (to preference), butter, sugar and sometimes with a little added spice or nutmeg.  These are served hot or cold with a dusting of sugar, they don’t need any other accompaniment as they are delicious on their own and perfect with a cup of tea.   Here are my lovely welsh cakes: