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rebnessI wish my camera would work! I want to take photos of all the neat English Meals I have made in the last few days. Uh, when I say English, I may be including the cuisine of most of Europe. Oh, well. This is what I have done, you guys:
Apple Crumble
This is my quintessential autumn pudding. My mum and I went scrumping (ha) on the farmland adjacent to us and came back with a haul of unloved British apples which-I-can't-identify. Our two oldest apple trees have died, sadface, and the other two are too young to provide us with a decent haul.
The only proviso for this pudding was that I had to do it because my mum is sick of me being afraid to cook any dessert. It was gorgeous! I used some of that walnut syrup I got from Destrehan plantation in Louisiana when I was preparing the apples and oh, my God. It was gorgeous.
Spanakopita
Jamie Oliver has gone all Graecophile, which I am really digging. We followed his 30-minute recipe for spanakopita (spinach and feta filo pie) which totally takes longer than thirty minutes but is worth it. It's the best spanakopita I have ever, ever had, all those of Greece included. Oliver uses a lot of lemon and pine nuts in his recipe and the difference in taste is amazing. Definitely making this for the New Year buffet. I also recommend the cucumber salad he does on that page, though go easy on the chillis unless you're a sadomasochist with your mouth like me.
Greek Chicken
Okay, so I went into a bit of a rage when my mum proposed Greek chicken because -- and I gaped -- the stuffing wasn't my beloved sage and onion, but rice. RICE IN MY CHICKEN. Then again, the recipe was given to her by a Greek friend who cooks the most amazing stuff, so I gave it a go. It was really good! We added a touch of butter to the rice, lemon, garlic, all kinds of herbs, onion and a cheeky bit of parmesan. It made a lovely stuffing that was also less dry than usual, so I was less ragey by the time it was done.
Tonight, I'm making lasagne but can't decide on what I'm going to do with it to make it a bit special. Ideas, flist?
Apple Crumble
This is my quintessential autumn pudding. My mum and I went scrumping (ha) on the farmland adjacent to us and came back with a haul of unloved British apples which-I-can't-identify. Our two oldest apple trees have died, sadface, and the other two are too young to provide us with a decent haul.
The only proviso for this pudding was that I had to do it because my mum is sick of me being afraid to cook any dessert. It was gorgeous! I used some of that walnut syrup I got from Destrehan plantation in Louisiana when I was preparing the apples and oh, my God. It was gorgeous.
Spanakopita
Jamie Oliver has gone all Graecophile, which I am really digging. We followed his 30-minute recipe for spanakopita (spinach and feta filo pie) which totally takes longer than thirty minutes but is worth it. It's the best spanakopita I have ever, ever had, all those of Greece included. Oliver uses a lot of lemon and pine nuts in his recipe and the difference in taste is amazing. Definitely making this for the New Year buffet. I also recommend the cucumber salad he does on that page, though go easy on the chillis unless you're a sadomasochist with your mouth like me.
Greek Chicken
Okay, so I went into a bit of a rage when my mum proposed Greek chicken because -- and I gaped -- the stuffing wasn't my beloved sage and onion, but rice. RICE IN MY CHICKEN. Then again, the recipe was given to her by a Greek friend who cooks the most amazing stuff, so I gave it a go. It was really good! We added a touch of butter to the rice, lemon, garlic, all kinds of herbs, onion and a cheeky bit of parmesan. It made a lovely stuffing that was also less dry than usual, so I was less ragey by the time it was done.
Tonight, I'm making lasagne but can't decide on what I'm going to do with it to make it a bit special. Ideas, flist?
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Date: 2010-11-05 12:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-05 01:26 pm (UTC)I just nagged my mum into getting some mushrooms, so that's good. I might add a cheeky dash of tabasco, just to annoy everyone and make it tastier for me. >:D
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Date: 2010-11-05 01:23 pm (UTC)Make your own bechamel sauce for the lasagne instead of from a packet. :p
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Date: 2010-11-05 01:25 pm (UTC)It is a retro Becky dessert and I could totally convert you. Okay, that's a lie but if you liked stewed fruit, you'd love it, bb.You would!
I promise to make my own bechamel! :D
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Date: 2010-11-06 11:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-06 08:56 pm (UTC)Oh, always, always with thick custard!
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Date: 2010-11-05 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-06 08:58 pm (UTC)If you try that recipe, you have to let me know how it turns out!
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Date: 2010-11-05 08:51 pm (UTC)Recipe please? It sounds lovely for my Thanksgiving and I too normally refuse to make desserts. Thanks! <3
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Date: 2010-11-06 07:43 pm (UTC)It's very simple to make, but gear it towards your own tastes and nom on it! Mmm!
When I say pudding I just mean... er... dessert, I guess? But only working-class English people say dessert. *sniff*
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Date: 2010-11-06 08:13 pm (UTC)