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Alanmas Dinner

Wednesday was the day of the long standing tradition of Alanmas Dinner.
This is usually a three course meal cooked by the great man himself.

Above is the starter, or as they say round 'these here parts' the appetizer - whatever that means.
I have never understood this term as we are usually quite hungry enough, thank you without eating something to give us an appetite.
It was delish.
Prawns (or shrimp as they are known here - who said that the US and the UK were two nations divided by a common language?  Whoever he was, he was quite right),  in garlic and wine sauce.
Yummy.


Main course, or entree as it is known in 'these here parts' (honestly they are just trying to be 'tra la posh' now), this was fish for Alan and I.  Mahi, mahi (you might have to look it up as I don't know if it is available in the UK) with a wonderful salsa of chopped up things which included, my faves, kalamata olives.
There were lots of lovely veggies too.

When told the main course (entree) was going to be fish, Philip had a sulk.  He wanted steak.
Alan told him, in no uncertain terms, that he would get fish and lump it.
Secretly, Alan had decided to do Steak Diane just for Philip (spoiled brat) and so Philp was pleasantly surprised when his meal appeared.
We all enjoyed our main courses (entrees).


Dessert or pudding as it is known on the other side of the pond ( I don't understand why we Brits call this course pudding.  It clearly isn't a pudding so we are just as bad.)
This was brandy snaps filled with raspberry mousse and sprinkled with grated chocolate.
This too was delish and finished off the whole meal very nicely.
I ate the lot, which is quite unusual for me.


Chef Alan did a fabulous job.  Ta ever so Alan it was all very yum diddly umptious.

I looked it up.....it was George Bernard Shaw who said the thing about being nations divided by a common language.

posted by Sue Banks @ 10:34 AM