Out with the thai; it's time for the french invasion!! Coq au vin & strawberry meringue

Friday 10pm drunken sausages

My sausages - must come with bread to make a sandwich!!

Jo's portion

Peas and onion with a jus (gravy)

Skinny fries

My plate - I am trying to show my sandwich preparation on the left

Booze bottles that need to be recycled!!

The thai theme cont....Prawn Coconut Soup

This evenings wine

Prawn and coconut soup

The place mat

The loose recipe

Now it's my turn!! Pasta with home made tomato sauce

With pancetta, mushrooms and spinach. I used this tomato sauce recipe - very good.

Woah!! It's only tuesday and this is what I get!! Hoi-Sin pork fillet, thai salad and pancakes

Thai salad

Hoi-Sin pork Fillet

Pancakes

All rolled together

I broke our last wine glass this evening. Its a fancy french mustard pot!!

Dave Pilla on Food & Biscuits.....!

Monday means Pizza Express pizza

Sunday night - Stuffed peppers

Stuffed with brown rice, salami, courgettes, mushrooms, shallots and sweetcorn.

Wow - the best yet. Home made far east asian delights (with some help from Gordon Ramsey)

For a while, my cunning plan has to be to buy Chef Jo cook books and I reap the eating rewards - it works!! I bought this book last week and I was spoilt with this last night.

Satay sauce being prepared

Selection of ingredients

Pickled cucumber and rice noodle salad

Sparkles from Germany

Vietnamese spring rolls; perhaps she needs some rolling practice. I did the 3rd one down!!

Satay sauce

Stir fried pork and basil

The inspiration and Chef Jo's other true love