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English Mum |
Jan 2nd, 2008
Toad in the Hole
Well after all that roasting, basting and stuffing, I chilled today and made a yummy toad in the hole with some nice fat herby sausages. I’m not sure if I’ve given you my tried and tested batter recipe, but here she blows:
4oz plain flour
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
300ml (10 fl oz) Milk
Fat slice (about half oz) of butter
olive or sunflower oil
Pack of sausages
So – get a deep sided baking tin or...
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English Mum |
Dec 28th, 2007
It wouldn’t be Christmas without turkey curry…
I know, I know… but I’ve got half a bird clogging up my fridge and Hubby and #1 are mad for a curry. I got Anjum Anand’s wonderful ‘Indian Every Day’ for Christmas and she has this brilliant idea for a basic curry paste that, once you’ve knocked up a batch, you can keep in the fridge (or freeze in little portion sizes in an ice cube tray) so I’ve used this, but hey,...
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English Mum |
Nov 19th, 2007
Permission to shout ‘OHMYGOD!’ and Yorkshire Puddings
Oh we had such a lovely day yesterday. Jen and Big C came up with little C (not to be confused with little C next door – same name, funnily enough). I did a roast beef joint of epic proportions, roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding, plus enough vegetables and gravy to feed a small army, followed by the old faithful chocolate brownies, which we had, naturally, with lashings of cream. We then retired to...
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English Mum |
Apr 12th, 2007
Kind of Chinese
We had a right laugh yesterday. C&J came to dinner and I decided to rustle up a dodgy approximation of a Chinese meal. Actually, it went really well and although not particularly authentic, it tasted okay. I had that last-minute flap when everything suddenly either became ready or needed doing at the last minute, but that’s the beauty of having friends round, because they either don’t care, or...
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English Mum |
Feb 20th, 2007
Frittata
Okay, here goes with the frittata recipe. I’m not even sure if frittata is the correct term. Maybe it should be Spanish omelette? Whatever, it’s just a big old mixture of eggs and stuff and tastes really nice. If you haven’t got any leftover potatoes, peel a large one before you start, slice it into 1cm slices and boil it in salted water. You can basically bung any old stuff into here. I’ve...
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English Mum |
Jan 22nd, 2007
Beef Stew with dumplings
Monday morning again – don’t these bloody Mondays come around fast? Still, we had a lovely Sunday and also a peaceful night’s sleep last night as Dizzy decided to cease her whining and postpone her excavation of the bottom of the kitchen door and sleep relatively soundly until 5am, when she started to cry. I went and shushed her, and she was quiet again until the boys got up. Result. She’s...
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English Mum |
Sep 1st, 2006
Sausage and egg pie
Seeing as, thanks to King Jamie of Oliver, I’m now a whiz with a bit of pastry, I decided to whip up dinner last night in the shape of a kind of sausage and egg pie/quiche effort. Poor B the greyhound was sent wild by the smell of sausages, her little nose twitching and wiggling as she sat in her usual ‘helping with the cooking’ spot, bang in front of the sink. No matter how many times she...
