Carrot Dog!......The Cairns…..From The RSPB….
by Bernie Bell - 08:44 on 26 June 2024
Carrot Dog!......
We went to ‘The Willows’ at Wellpark Garden Centre for lunch….
https://www.wellparkgardencentre.co.uk/the-willows-coffee-shop/
A warm day – too warm for my usual baked tattie - there was an item on the menu that I hadn’t seen before – and I quote…
‘Carrot Dog – Plant based alternative to a hot dog. Smoky carrot served in a long roll with sautéed onion and mustard.’
This intrigued me, so I thought I’d try it – but without mustard as…I don’t like mustard. It was gorgeous!
Unlikely as it may sound, it was a whole carrot cooked in some kind of smoky sauce. It was cooked enough to be soft enough, but still had a nice ‘bite’ to it. When I’d finished it, I would happily have eaten another one, but I was full. I’ll definitely have one again at ‘The Willows’.
I didn’t miss the mustard at all – it was just fiiiine as it was.
The waitress told me it was the first day on the menu, and in fact I was the first customer to order it. I hope it proves to be popular and stays on the menu, as it’s a real gift to Veggie or Vegan folk. Something a bit different – and very yummy!
I took the pic. after I’d taken a couple of bites, to show that it really is a carrot – and to show how yummy it is! It came with crisps and a salad garnish – missing from pic. as Mike ate it!
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The Cairns…
…on-going….
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2024/06/24/cairns-day-eleven/
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2024/06/25/cairns-day-twelve/
This piece contains my musings on the cells lined with clay and shells…
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/07/03/bernie-bell-the-cairns-the-story-of-a-broch/
The man, has since turned out to be a woman!
It looks like we won’t get to The Cairns this year. Mike’s ankle is still vulnerable and that’s quite a way to drive, quite rough ground to walk on - quite a way to drive back – all-in-all – not going to happen for us this year – looking to next year!
Meanwhile – these dig diaries are invaluable - as they will be to anyone who can’t actually get there.
The ‘Friends of…’ FB page is dead good too…
https://www.facebook.com/groups/398769848454325/
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From The RSPB….
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