Crimbo Socks Clean Off

Psycho Scratchins x12

Quick recap over the Christmas snacks over 2013 (most were HOT)


spices, pickles, peanuts



Breakfast laverbread & egg

Jolly Brekkers

Heaven also comes in boxes

Righto Moshers, its Christmas eve eve, and about time I shared with you the menu I have on offer over the festive holidays. I don't 'do' turkey, I personally think its the blandest, most flavourless meat in existence (apart from maybe limpets), so I always have a goose on my table after Santa has done his bit and left some loot. Also as there is not an abundance of meat on goosey goosey gander, it will be joined by a pheasant. Nothing like a bit of game to go with the festive spread, especially one that has been freshly plucked out from the sky with a well aimed shot. *SMILES*
But breakfast is just as important on Christmas morning, and you will need more than boring old Cornflakes to bring you back to life if you indulge anything like I do the night before. The remedy is in the photo above: laverbread. I wrote about this Welsh caviar in an earlier post not so long ago so you might remember it.
A Welsh fry up! Oh I can smell the delightful aromas as I type! I am healed even before ive applied the damage! Bacon, laverbread, cockles and eggs, accompanied by a mug of tea. Delishimo! No matter how hard you hit the sauce, this will get you rockin' and moshing once again. Hurry up Christmas morn!

Nadolig Llawen i chi gyd! Merry Christmas to you all!


Open sesame...I mean laverbread!

Welsh Caviar

Truly Delicious (capital D)

One of the first things I do when I find myself in Swansea (which I did yesterday) is head to the market in order to buy that holiest of Welsh delicacies, Penclawdd laverbread. You simply cannot make a traditional Welsh breakfast without it: bacon fried with laverbread and cockles is a stunning meal. Every forkful sending you into orgasmic fits. And no, im not exaggerrating!
So what is this laverbread? In Welsh its called Bara Lafwr, and all it is is seaweed that is collected from the shore and boiled for a few hours before being shredded and pureed.
Its nicknmaed the Welsh caviar but to be honest its much better than caviar, which is quite bland next to it. Unbelievably some folk don't like laverbread, but these have either never tried it (boring) or have deficent tastebuds and in this case they really ought to get them remedied because life is undoubtedly the poorer without Bara Lafwr in it. Again no exaggerration. Of course I could say its good that some dislike it because that means theres more for those of us blessed with a working palate but people should like it, no ifs or buts. Its bloody delicious!
Laverbread can be pretty expensive in some places but it needn't be. Its easy to harvest and make it at home, especially if you are lucky enough to live on the coast. My hometown is Burry Port which faces Penclawdd and the Gower, so I always had an amply bounty of it along with cockles. Good for you too, its packed with iron and has more than enough minerals to get you going in the morning.

Music to eat to ~ Dafydd Iwan, Max Boyce


Todays breakfast: minus cockles but still fabulous!

A Traditional Welsh Dish

Cawl Lafwr (Laver Soup)

Laver is an an edible seaweed harvested from the rocks around the Welsh coast, and can be used to make this tasty thick vegetable (yes I said vegetable) soup.

Stuff you'll need:

4 ozs butter
3 ozs of the Holy laverbread
2 medium onions chopped.
2 pints lamb stock
3 spuds (potatoes)chopped
Salt & black pepper
1 carrot peeled & chopped
½ level teaspn castor sugar
and some parsley for garnish.

How to mix it up:

Melt the butter in a pan and cook the veggies until lightly brown. Stir in the holy laver and stock, bring to the boil and simmer, covered for 20-30 minutes until the veggies are nice and tender. Allow to cool a little, then sieve or liquidise. Return to a clean saucepan, add the seasoning and sugar and reheat thoroughly. Pour into bowls and garnish with parsley.

This will serve 4 moshers, or 2 if you are really hungry from all that Jagermeister.