September Review - Ange Downing

Finger Food Feast!

Given the fact that I was one of Oomps’ most excited reviewers of all time, this is embarrassingly overdue. (Yes, I call her Oomps. Not because she’s orange, but because she looks like a  bit like an Oompa Loompa when she’s next to me, what with my being a giant and all.) In my defence, I can honestly say that I was slightly comatose after the amazing feast Oomps prepared and have only just recovered enough to write my review!

What can I say? I was the luckiest of all guest reviewers. When I got off the bus I could smell something amazing wafting down the street. Everyone that I passed on the street was well jealous when they saw me go into the doorway from which the mouth-watering smell was coming.

I was not disappointed. The kitchen was very busy, Jo had a finger in every pie (and eventually the oil too, as it turned out). I didn’t know where to look! There were things in the oven, on the stove, on the bench…practically every inch of the kitchen was covered in some type of amazeballs food.

My absolute favourite was Ann’s Sticky Chicken. Eff, it was good. I intend on making this recipe for every possible occasion. The sauce was absolutely amazing and the chicken was cooked to perfection. I think the next thing I tried were the ribs. I usually find them a little bit daunting and caveman-esque, but they were really good! The meat came clean off the bone and I loved them so much I ended up licking my fingers (and having seconds). The spring rolls were absolute whoppers, and delicious too. I liked that there were bean sprouts in them, it made them feel healthier somehow! I think by this time I had started to grow a food baby so I had a bit of a breather before inhaling a curry puff. They were perfectly seasoned for me, I sometimes find things a little on the spicy side but didn’t even need a sip of beer after I finished. It was at this point that I saw the bruschetta. It looked so bright and fresh that I piled it on a piece of bread and polished it off very quickly. I’m glad I found room for it because it was actually a very nice palate cleanser and left me feeling nice and refreshed after our epic feast.

It was all so good that I wanted to make sure I was actually full before I helped pack up…so I went outside for a post-meal cigarette to assess the situation and decided that if I ate another mouthful I would likely explode and my seat would become Ann’s sticky chicken couch.

Dinner was a total triumph, I totes recommend everyone making at least one of these dishes for Christmas lunch because everybody will love you. Thanks Oomps!