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Archive | September, 2011
So What Happened in August Then?
15 SepIt’s always one of those months….. August…. the anticipation of scorching hot days and long balmy nights, sitting under big protective canopies and sipping iced Pimms and nibbling on dinky canapes of potted venison or home made hummus…….watching the late sun go down and leaving its promise of a spectacular night sky….. well…. let me be brutally honest with you….. this fairy-tale didn’t happen in Bashall Eaves!
We had the central heating on very regularly, we were inundated for comfort food and had the winter quilts out for the guest rooms!
The topsy turvy upside down madness of August!
So after a swift week in the sun to bring the internal temperatures back to normal for the time of year we are mid way through September and the air has turned decidedly autumnal with blankets of dew under the low mist across the fells and chilly morning air lasting until around 1pm when the sun can summon enough energy to warm it away!
The weather has played havoc with our menu this year!
But one thing is for sure…..we are entering the time of year that The Red Pump Inn comes into its happier-more at-home mode…… it’s a time of year when we can’t decide which goodies to put on the menu because we have that much to choose from…..our ideas for sumptuous suppers are brimming over and we change the menu, therefore, rather regularly!
From October…..I’m talking pheasants, partridge, teal, rabbit, venison, mallard…..all delicious locally reared and shot game which will feature on our menu up until around about early February! We love this time of year!
It’s everything we are…. cosy snugs with a roaring fire…. potted venison followed by pot roasted pheasant with root vegetables and a delicious slab of sticky toffee pudding to follow…..dark, cosy, warm, comforting in the twinkling candle-light…….with the dark nights peeking through the huge windows….
Bring it on…….
Summer….pah!
TTFN
