the toad in the hole was the disaster of the week. the gluten flour was icky, it made the filling more spongey than anything, and the sausages were those fake american oscar wiener (sp?) type ones that have a scary pink colour even when cooked. i miss good old english sausages that actually taste real minus the consistency of luncheon meat. we struggled through 3 mouthfuls of the revolting dish then gave up and had ice cream instead. so the evening wasn't that bad after all.

the photographs say it all really.