Pork Fillet with roasted Apples and Bubble and Squeak

The weather has been really nice recently until yesterday and it all went a bit tit's up with a thunderstorm, rain and full force winds that nearly blew me over
so I felt like eating something a bit comforting and pork fillet with apples sounded like fine idea to me!




I started off by pan frying the fillet in butter with apples and onions. I also put some potatoes to boil for my bubble and squeak.


I then transferred everything into a baking dish with some more butter (because I love it!) and half a can of scrumpy cider and left it to cook for around half an hour.


I mashed my potatoes with milk, butter, mature cheddar and pepper. I also added some cabbage to the mash that I had sauteed in butter but for got to take a picture of because I am a fool.


Bubble and Squeak!!!!


Here's my lovely pork when it's out of the oven.


And here is the finished article and yes it was amazing and yes I did it all myself and no you can't have any......

sausage with bubble and squeak cakes and a rather yummy chicken, bacon and leek pie

I have been having very strong carb cravings due to me trying to be a bit healthier and cutting down on bread, potato's, pasta and such like, I'm not gonna lie, it's been hard and at some points emotional. So I totally gave in and went a bit carb mad over the last few days starting with some fat juicy sausages from the butchers served alongside my bubble and squeak cakes filled with bacon and cabbage and smothered in roast onion gravy. Such a simple thing to make and so God damn delicious it can never be a bad thing in my opinion.






As if the sausage and potato feast wasn't enough the next day I made a 'Chicken, bacon and leek pie' with mounds of buttery mash and savoy cabbage. I browned off some corn fed chicken legs and thighs and then added bacon lardons, chopped leeks and then sweat them off in butter and white wine before adding a dash of cream at the end. I was naughty and bough puff pastry but it was still very good and I wasn't complaining!