Hello and welcome back

Hello to all my new readers and a big hello to people who have been following me sins I started writing cooking and blogging.

I wanted to feature some lovely buys from Cornwall as well as some treats we bought on the Sundays when we attended

LIVING NORTHS SHOW

At York Racecourse

Roses oodles of roses.

Cornish Wear totally classic

Find it here

https://www.cornishware.co.uk/

 A playful Mousehole mug

Although I may have to refrain from buying more china wear as the cupboards a little full.

Sat next to them are some

Rick Stein coasters

See the site here for other products

https://www.rickstein.com/product-category/gifts/

Edinburgh Gin's

Rhubarb and Ginger Liqueur

I have to admit I am not one for Gin

I hate it actually.

However I sae this on the Sunday at the Racecourse and wanted to try it.

Happily I can say this is not like any other gin

I am pretty sure people with lesser taste would prefer a less well made product.

The mix of Rhubarb and Ginger is very light sweet and maybe a little to easy to drink

(In a very good way may I add)

http://www.edinburghgindistillery.co.uk/

Grandad loved Dandelion and Burdock

as do I.

After all Darling it's a

VINTAGE CORDIAL

Walkin past a stall wracked with bottles I was going t pass by but something stopped me.

Firstly it was the label.

It looks authentically drawn up the man on the stall had plenty of history to tell me.

I then had a taste a totally DELSH wonder

I bought it and await a good whisky to g with it.

See more here

This chocolate slab for hot chocolate 

from The Eden Project

See more about Hasslacher's here

Via their amazingly imaginative website

http://www.hasslachers.co.uk/

These packing a punch salts and spices

http://www.flavourmagic.com/

Padsstow is not complete without shopping at the Rick and Jill Stein shop

These ceramic shells for sea salt and pepper

The jar where I collect shells from my world travels.

It's always a Vintage day darling

This is a view of an ever changing bedside table

That is mine of course.

Falmouth's Royal beauties from a charity shop

Cath Kidston's dog in pie

Desk pretties 

Collections

From Cornwall

A deli choice from

Digey Food Room St Ives 

http://www.digeyfoodroom.co.uk/

For entertaining 

Collectional pieces 

Every trip away I purchase an colouring book

These oh so sweet hair clips

Collectionals for framing

Beauty via Strong Adlofo's

https://www.facebook.com/StrongAdolfos

Art 

Hello and welcome back to 

The Early Bird Eater 

Lifestyle and food blog

If you often read my blog you'll know I have a dog called Shadow.

If you don't well here is a little background on Shadow.

I took him on around four years ago and he is a great edition to the family he had been with one family sins he was a puppy and I took him on as the family could no longer have him.

Recently we got back from a trip to Cornwall and took Shadow with us we was not sure if he had even been on holiday so did not know what to expect.

Happily Shadow had a great time.

I took along some of Browns Dog Food

To find out more about Browns Dog Food

Follow the link below

http://www.brownsdogfood.co.uk/

Here is a little information about Browns

and the benefits of giving it to your dog.

Brown’s Pet Range are the first British company to include MacroGard® in their food.

The inclusion of MacroGard® in your pets diet helps them balance their defences, which allows a more efficient protection against challenges they may face.

• Enhances natural defences, preparing them for the challenges ahead
• Helps to reduce the risks and severity of bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases

• It contributes for a better health status, optimising the efficiency of vaccines.
• Activates the white blood corpuscles and thereby strengthens the immune system.

We opted for the Light and sensitive as Shadow is quite delicate with getting older

 Light & Sensitive

The perfect blend of vitamins, minerals and nutrients for sensitive, grown-up dogs with low activity level, overweight or for senior dogs.

You purchase it here 

http://www.brownsdogfood.co.uk/our-dog-food

Essential Health Benefits of Browns Dog Food are

• Enhances natural defences, preparing them for the challenges ahead
• Helps to reduce the risks and severity of bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases
• It contributes for a better health status, optimising the efficiency of vaccines
• Activates the white blood corpuscles and thereby strengthens the immune system
• Shadow loved tucking into his new food and wagged his tail all the way through eating it.

I am confident Shadow will remain a huge fan!

This blog was brought to you in cooperation with 

                                Browns Dog Food and www.digitalnext.co.uk

Welcome back

Here is my Cornish Adventure and blog

We headed to Rick Steins 

Beer and Mussel festival

See more here 

https://www.rickstein.com/beer-and-mussel-festival-2015/

It was wonderful to meet Rick and I would like to thank him and Vivienne for their time.

Also for the signing of my book Rick was wonderfully gentle it was quite surreal meeting someone I have seen on the tv in real life.

Also it was humbling to me Rick has travelled the world with food.

He is personal chef hero to me the man you see on the screen at me is the man I met.

Then we headed to the cottage in Trevone.

That's Shadow my dog in our walled garden.

We knew very little of the village we planned to stay in

Happily Rick Stein and Trevone's farm and shop was just across the road from us too.

See more here about Rick Steins places to stay in Trevone.

https://www.rickstein.com/stay/trevone-farm/

We had a huge kitchen with a working fireplace

perfectly placed dining table and every thing a chef like would need to make the perfect meal

and the warmest of stays in this lovely cottage.

The shop has more than basics to offer lots great 

Cornish treats including handmade beers 

soft drinks and foods.

Getting into Padstow at 11am meant we had a full day on our first day.

 Seeing the sunset whilst in bed.

The cottage had a lot of room for Shadow to lay around and relax too.

He loved the walk on the beach

that was a five minute walk from the cottage.

The true cottage vibe

deep set windows with a beautiful feel.

If I can't have flowers at home of course Ade bought me some here instead.

We headed to Padstow on the Sunday

We really wanted to find a true Cornish Sunday Lunch.

Before lunch we had a cuppa at Pescadou

http://oldcustomhousepadstow.co.uk/pescadou/

Knowing Padstow we pre-booked a table at

the prestigious 

Basement of Padstow

See more here

http://www.thebasement.co.uk/

This is my starter 

Duck liver pate and brioche with a fig chutney.

This how I made pate back in London

I have not seen not tasted pate like this for years.

Hands down the most light flavourful well seasoned pate I have eaten for a very long time.

The main of West country Beef

with a selection a vegetables as well as the veggies on the plate crisp roast potato.

I happily can say that the beef was cooked to perfection the fat was melt in the mouth and nothing could be put at fault.

Vanilla panna cotta 

with rhubarb it tasted as good as it looks.

Then we had dinner at the cottage too

With a sour dough loaf from

St Ives Bakery

If you would like to see more

and have updates plus photos

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Ives-Bakery/169885197751

The Bakery is set on the corner of

Fore Street opposite Cath Kidston

St Ives Bakery is beautifully designed and has a great vibe and window display.

Their Chocolate pavlova

with Rodda's clotted cream

http://www.roddas.co.uk/things-we-make/product/clotted-cream/

and macerated strawberries

See how to make the strawberries below

http://www.wikihow.com/Macerate-Strawberries

This place

Where would I start

The Digey food room

http://www.digeyfoodroom.co.uk/

It sits very close to St Ives Bakery just around the corner actually I'd tell you to go there when you are hungry and need a real cup of coffee.

Take lots of cash and stock up on fine eats.

No regrets this place s not only coffee chic it's what you'd see in Venice.

Then we went to

Mousehole

It was great to be back where I used to run around as a kid.

This place is what dreams are made of!

Hole foods is set right on the front with

great deli produce and

lots of recognisable brands

that are high end and the best of the best.

Then on for ice-cream

2 Fore street Mousehole

A chic and stylish French bistro-style restaurant on Mousehole harbour front with views across the Mount's Bay to the Lizard

Then

Dollys tea room and wine bar

http://www.dollysbar.co.uk/

Dolly's has a huge centre piece table 

and lots of pretties all over the room

Then to the Eden project

See more here

http://www.edenproject.com/

Here is a selection of photos of the day the days events

Of course there is food.

The eden project has open kitchens

hosting a spaciously modern open space where there are share tables.

A great concept that gets people mixing and sharing.

The plate consists of  steak and ale pie

with crushed new potato & wholegrain mustard.

Then a side of roasted roots veg.

Then to the core

I did not get to visit last year the weather was so much better this year.

See more here

http://www.edenproject.com/visit-us/whats-here/core

We went to

The Park at Mawgan Porth

We stayed here last year and was staying close by

I really wanted to come back and enjoy being there again.

They have a great restaurant indoor swimming pool spa that you can use even if you are not staying there.

See more here

http://www.mawganporth.co.uk/content.php?content_id=81

                            

Strong Adolfo's

https://www.facebook.com/StrongAdolfos

I have been wanting to come here for a year

Strong Adolfo's is a very appealing eat.

I was happy to be there

also very amused to see people shocked by the way it looks.

Almost not believing what they was seeing

We ate drank and left happy!

Till next year I wish them all the success in the world. 

Find Harbour brewing company here
http://harbourbrewing.com/

                                  We visited the Barbara Hepworth
        garden in St Ives http://barbarahepworth.org.uk/st-ives/