Sunday best

A fry-up at Canteen (never had such a cress-heavy full English breakfast before) then a lovely lamb roast at the recently refurbished The Ship in Kennington. My companion had the beef. Now what's for tea?

The twelve eats of Christmas: 12

Lamb chops, chips and a visit to the salad bar at the Old Bridge Inn, Llangennech.

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Butchers boys

Cockles and laverbread, deep-fried brie, garlic bread, lamb, steak and pork. Loads of excellent home-cooked Welsh loveliness at The Butchers in Llanddarog.

Windermere 12: Philip's birthday

Birthday celebrations at the Mason's Arms. I had the spam fritters with homemade brown sauce, followed by a lovely bit of lamb with dauphinoise potatoes. My companion had the steak burger with chips and onion rings. Then back to the house for cake.