Well, this week has gone so fast! We are gearing up for a big party on Saturday and it requires all hands on deck and loads of preparation, very exciting so far!

On the menu tomorrow is a delicious pea and ham soup, goats cheese and roasted pepper tarts and sweet potato roasted with cumin then tossed with olive oil and puy lentils.

For dessert some chocolate amaretti pots and some lovely fresh fruit!

Friday fun...

Well, the awful weather has led people to shelter in Mes Amis for cakes and coffee all day today which has been lovely.  As well as our lovely regulars we've had some new customers in today, and we just wanted to say congratulations to the couple who are celebrating their wedding anniversary this weekend in Bath and taking a wrong turn on the way ended up having lunch in Mes Amis! Have a lovely weekend!
 Despite the rain we've been preparing hampers for picnics all day- Iford Arts are having their music season where people can sit in the beautiful gardens and watch exciting and accomplished musicians into the evening (whilst eating a Mes Amis picnic of course!) it's the third year we've been involved and it's always great fun creating the menus and dishes!
Market day tomorrow and lots more outside events happening too! Tomorrow's main course is a salmon salad with a zesty olive salsa. There's also a really interesting fennel and chicken broth with a chilli kick!
Also, last but not least we thought we'd mention the amazing jam made by a local lady called 'Ruth'; we sell it at the deli and her jams and chutneys manage to be both traditional and innovative at the same time, quite a feat! heres a link to a review of her jams...http://www.farmshopper.net/features/
See you Monday!

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Today we have a tasty pea and ham soup, tender marinated beef from our local butchers in Trowbridge and some frangipani and nectarine tarts!

Market day

Always exciting on a saturday! We get to see what's great at the market and get stacks of fruit and veg in the kitchen! we're going to take some photos next week as we're always completely gobsmacked and inspired by how beautiful the delivery looks! mountains of glossy aubergines next to terracotta coloured sweet potatoes, pale green fennel and dark purple beetroot, amazing! Hopefully they'll be some tart gooseberries this week too! We've also had a wild strawberry and mint delivery from the lovely lady chef from up the road,so thanks very much for that!

What a busy day! Lunch was brilliant today, really buzzing. Tomorrow we've got slow cooked lamb tagine with dates and apricots or stuffed chicken breasts, yum! It's raining so we're sunnying things up with moroccan ingredients! soup is a rich mushroom or sweet coconut and carrot!

Sunny Tuesday

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The weather's a bit beautiful today so we'll have loads of lovely salads to celebrate. We had some really tasty smoked chicken delivered this morning and some white nancy goats cheese too. There were some good avocados at the market on Saturday so the window will be full of delights today!

chocolates...

Hello! well, the carrot curry went down a storm and sold out really fast! today we had some beautiful pan-fried chicken breasts with fresh basil pesto and salads and our lovely beef was delivered, so that's marinading and tomorrow the main course is chinese spiced rib of beef, roasted till rare then sliced to carpaccio thin-ness, yum!
We also had a BRILLIANT chocolate tasting tonight (thank-you ms. chocolatier) where we learnt lots about different chocolates,their cocoa percentages, taste receptors and interesting things about brands! We buy most of our chocolates from House of Sarunds which have really good quality chocs and have been going for 25 years!

Veggie lunch!

Today's lunch is inspired by the genius chef Madhur Jaffrey and is a very mild carrot and coconut curry, with a spicy chargrilled chilli and chickpea warm salad, wild rice and raita.
We've also made a classic beef lasagne with bolognaise which simmered for eight hours and a creamy bechamel sauce! This dish goes really well served with our broad bean salad.
We've also got our Jules China delivery and now the shop is stocked with her beautiful heart dishes, each colour batch is unique and no two bowls are the same!

Good news travels far!

Well, Mes Amis has gone international! We had some lovely visitors the other day to whom we had been recommended in....Romania! We were very excited. They were helping out in an orphanage and got chatting to one of the organisers who told them to visit on their return to England, and they did! Fantastic!They shared a pot of tea and tried some of our cakes, we thought we'd pop a link onto the orphanage site so that you can have a look...Robin Hood Ministries and see all the good work they do! Also here is a pic of some teapots-just for fun!
Had an amazing Monday lunch today, really busy. Also ordered some really tasty british beef to arrive tomorrow which we'll marinade in soy sauce and chinese spices then roast till rare and slice wafer thin to serve with balsamic shallots and mushrooms, it's a real favourite!

Monday

Good morning! After a busy weekend we'll be getting ready for the week ahead today!Iford Manor begins its opera season this week so we'll be busy cooking and packing hampers! Here's hoping for the sunshine!

Friday's menu and Float to the Coast...

Hello! Well, tonight the Float to the Coast team get back into Beckington! Everyone's been following their travels and wishing them luck and good weather! Have a look at their brilliant website.

Here at Mes Amis we are getting ready for the return party tonight and also for a big outside birthday event tomorrow, however we've still been cooking up some delights for the shop! There's a lemony broad bean salad with loads of mint through it, some brie, mango and ginger tarts and some really tasty olive bread!

Thursday lunch...

good morning! on the menu today there's a lovely roasted red pepper lasagne and a light pea and basil soup to celebrate the sunshine! also a great chickpea,chilli and coriander salad to eat in the park!