Food We Ate While On Vacation

Filling her water bottle at the airport. 

Normally on mondays I like to share photos of the food we ate and the groceries we bought the previous week. 

Last week we were on vacation {the first real vacation I think I’ve taken in about 5 years} and so while our “food purchases” came out of our vacation budget and not my weekly grocery budget, I didn’t worry about keeping track or writing any amounts down. 

There are a ton of ways you can save money while on vacation {and I have previously shared those tips HERE} and staying in and cooking at your vacation rental is money saving tip #1.

But for us, this trip was all about taking in the sites AND eating out. 

And we took our job seriously. 🙂 

Here’s a few photos of the food both The Girl and I ate on our trip to England last week.

Cauliflower macaroni, salad, roll, millionaire bar, laughing cow spreadable cheese, crackers and orange juice. 

We found a sweet deal on tickets in the “Priority Economy” section on our American Airlines flight from Boston to London. Part of sitting in that section was a food service upgrade {real plates and silverware, better food}. But the best part was the slightly larger seats with more leg room. 

For me, the best “comfort food” meal was hands down the sausage and potatoes in brown gravy I had at the Burton Farm Shop. 

Originally we had plans to buy fish from the fishmonger in Port Isaac {the same stall that Doc Martin would buy his fish from} and make a fish pie.

But when we saw one already made and for sale at Darts Farm, we decided to buy one there and bake it in our rental cottage oven instead.

A traditional English breakfast from the Capel Cafe in Port Isaac.

Fish and Chips. You can’t go to England and not get fish and chips. 

Chocolate cake {for breakfast!}. 

While we were visiting the Broadway Tower we noticed there was a little cafe near the entrance so we popped in for some tea and a small bite to eat. 

I ordered a scone and jam and The Girl ordered a ham pie.

She didn’t know the ham pie came with 3 salads. 😉

All but one of our sit down meals {well, other than afternoon tea at Blenheim Palace} were at tea shops or small local cafes. But for our big night out, we went to The Swan. I had the poached chicken {with a side of peas, of course}.

And The Girl had a Margherita pizza. 

And last but not least, while we were waiting for our flight home at London Heathrow airport, we sat down for one last tea at E L & N cafe and split a Dutch baby for breakfast.

It was a fantastic trip. We did a lot of exploring and ate a ridiculous amount of good food and we’re already looking forward to our next adventure. 

It’s also good to be home.

As for the HH fending for himself for a week… While I’m sure I gained a few pounds, I think he lost a few. 

A diet of saltines and sardines will do that to a guy. 😉

Hey, it’s monday. Have a good one.

~Mavis