Some Kernow - Cornish Eats

Okay, I am finishing off my Cornish holiday photographs with some eats.

I hope you have enjoyed me sharing them, as much as I enjoyed being there. I hope to return one day, when I do now know, but I know I will.  Thank you so much Cornwall. 

The first vegetarian Cornish pasty of many.

The National Trust Kynance Cove

Promise just a couple more blog posts of my holiday in Cornwall, England and that will be it.

As a member of The National Trust , we tried to make the most of our membership whilst we were in Cornwall.  This time it was Kynance Cove.

After a fifteen minutes walk (so glad I had my walking boots on), we arrived at a fantastic spot with spectacular views of the beach, but also the landscape.   Kynance Cove.

Trendy Truro

For Five on Fridays I continue with the Cornwall on My Mind theme and share some more photographs from my Cornish holiday. 

This time we are in the city of Truro.  

One is for architecture - This is Truro Cathedral.  

Padstow

Here is a short visual post of our day in Padstow.  

St Ives and Mevagissey Museum

I continue sharing some more of photographs from my Cornish vacation early this month.

Today its all about St Ives and no, before you ask I did not sing to myself as 'I was going to St Ives, I met a man with seven wives...' Yes, I am thinking of you Johanna. 

Its mostly about the harbour.

The Eden Project, Cornwall

A glimpse of some the things I saw when I went to The Eden Project in Cornwall early this month.

No not the Terminators cousin but WEEE Man.  

 WEEE man is a giant man waste sculpture made of household waste.

The Giant Bee.

The Mousehole, Minack and Lands End, Cornwall

Next on our Cornwall holiday, we went to a beautiful little place called Mousehole.

Mousehole was perhaps the most postcard picturesque fishing village that we had visited whilst in Cornwall, it was stunning - made even more inviting by the sunshine that came out to welcome us and warm our skins. Mousehole is located on the south coast of Cornwall between Penzance and Lands End.  

You would be forgiven if you thought this was an Independent Cafeteria, but its actually a little shop that sells nick nacks to tourists.  For me this was the most delightful and colourful store on the harbour.  

Here are some big mugs, many food themed.  

I loved these mats of sorts.

Its raining in Perranporth, St Agnes, Penzance and St Michaels Mount in Marazion

I lose track, if it was Sunday before Bank Holiday or actually Monday Bank holiday in the UK (or if I've mixed up both days in my head), but we got up early and went into Perranporth.  

Perranporth is said to be the gateway to Cornwall's stunning beaches and also a hub for surfers.

Tintagel, Holywell Bay Sunset, Vegetarian Cornish Pasty and Rodda's Clotted Cream Scones

Last week we returned from a lovely long week in Cornwall and as promised this week I will share lots of photographs.

It was my first time in Cornwall and it did not disappoint, even the sun rewarded us with good weather.  

First stop on route to our rented abode was a little village called Tintagel.

This medieval building was once Tintagel Old Post Office with a rather quaint cottage garden It is now managed by The National Trust of which we are members.  

D an myself also took a walk towards Tintagel Castle, but we did not go into it as my mother in law was left with a cup a tea at one of the cafe opposite this place Tintagel Toy Museum.  We wandered  back towards the streets and visited a couple of the local Craft fairs and picked up some Cornish Pasties (see above), mine was Cheese and Onion before driving towards out destination Cubert.

We had rented a static caravan with a balcony at a Holiday Park in Cubert (above cute salt and pepper shakers in the shape of caravans).  

 Our spacious caravan was called 'Beachcomber' offering all the creature comforts of home.  

A lovely welcoming touch by our hosts was opening the fridge and finding homemade scones, strawberry jam and clotted cream.  It took us no time to devour them.  D said this was the best clotted cream he has ever had in his life and the scones were light and fluffy too, that it had me yearning for more.

After checking in, we went into the village to check out every tourists essentials - the nearest shop, pub and 'chippy'!.  (Above) St Cubert Church.  

 Later in the evening, D and myself left his mother with her novel, whilst we took a drive out to explore Holywell Bay.  

We parked up and cut through the sand dunes to watch the sunset in Holywell Bay.  

It truly was stunning.  

I will share more pictures of it tomorrow, but this is my contribution for Sunday Snap hosted by JibberJabber UK for Sunday Snap; and My Sunday Photo hosted by One Dad 3 Girls.

A Little Bit of Cornwall In My Kitchen

I have just returned from a lovely long week in Cornwall.  I will share more about the lovely places we visited, where we stayed and places we ate, but today I want to share with you some little things that I have brought back with me from Cornwall mostly for my kitchen.

Of course, I have to start of with the compulsory fridge magnet in the shape of a Cornish Pasty!

And then a Cornish Recipes Book.

We went to The Eden Project and I picked up this heavy Hasslachers Oragnic Panela.  I know it looks like a bar of soap - but its actually Colombian Cane Sugar.  I have had Hasslachers Drinking Chocolate in the past and loved it, so am looking forward to trying this.  I have also (unsuccessfully)  been trying to reduce the intake of white sugar in place of brown.

I also picked up some Cornish Sea Salt Co. Original Sea Pepper.  There was also lots of Cornish Sea Salt flavours about , but as I have a lot of sea salt at home I gave them a miss opting for the Sea Pepper.  

The guy at The Eden Project checkout gave me some Nature Valley Popcorn cereal bars.  I though he was being sweet and seduced by my fluttering lashes, but is was a thankful gesture for spending over £5.00.

I was so excited to find The Raw Chocolate Pie shop in St Ives.   I have somewhat acquired a taste for raw chocolate, especially having made some a couple of years back (see here).  I have had these little rich 60g bars of raw chocolate once in the past either in Conwy or Swansea, Wales and they were truly divine and that is not a word I use lightly.  D encouraged me to spoil myself, not that I need much encouraging but he tempted me with the 7bars offer, though I could have easily gone for the 12 bars offer too.  These are all mine - yum yum - to enjoy slowly.  I am seriously drooling over these.

As I was about to leave The Raw Chocolate Pie shop delighted with my purchase, the owner Debby Fowler encouraged me to come back in if I wanted to sample more of these sugar free, dairy free, gluten free delicious bites.  I just might I said smiling as I left.   There are many exquisite flavours (see here) including raw fudge, but the ones I picked were: 
Raw Chocolate Chilli Pie (prompted by D)
Raw Chocolat Salted Popcorn Pie
Raw Chocolate Festive Pie
Raw Chocolate  Mango and Coconut
Raw Chocolate Goji and Pumpkin Seed Pie
Raw Chocolate Green Tea and Lemon Pie
Raw Fudge and Peanut Butter Pie

Some more sweet things, this time for D.  Some Salted Caramel fudge and Clotted Cream fudge from Roskillys.  And a tub of Rodda's Cornish Clotted rich, rich cream. 

Finally, a beautiful handcrafted sea horse wind chime as our reminder from Cornwall.  This photograph does not does not showcase the craft women-ship that has gone into creating this spectacular piece, so I will attempt to take it again in the next couple of days.  Anyway, this stunning golden seahorse is not destined for the kitchen, but I feel I have to share its beauty here. I got this handcrafted sea horse wind chime that is recycled from seashore finds from a little craft stall in Megavissey Jubilee Hall near the church.  

The stall holder is Serial Beachcomber.  As an occasional vegetarian and vegan pop up food stall at crafts markets, I don't ever underestimate the time, energy, love and skills that go into making such intricate pieces.  I adore frequenting Craft fairs and admiring the marvels created by each stall holder and often try to come away with something as a way to remind me of my visit to that place. I was also tempted by The Serial Beachcombers seahorse ear-rings, but with this Seahorse windchime both myself and my husband can enjoy.  So I want this talented craftster to know, this will be truly treasured.  It is hanging in our  front door to welcome visitors with its shimmer and shine - that is of course when the sunshien hits it, we are in the Welsh valleys after all. 

I am sharing this May edition of In My Kitchen post with  Maureen of The Orgasmic Chef.