ISO ideas for "English" meal/dessert.
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Cherry-Rasberry
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I have chosen the meal’s menu. I will make the Cornish pasties, and the English Toffee Dessert. I think I will make others recipes next time. Thanks to you, I know some English specialties, other than the Fish and Chips, the English dish the most famous.
I look for English activities too, that we can do with my friends. In England, how do you liven up a meal? I would like to have yours counsels so that my party on the English theme is a success.
I look for English activities too, that we can do with my friends. In England, how do you liven up a meal? I would like to have yours counsels so that my party on the English theme is a success.
Greg Who Cooks
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Okay I'm from California/US and haven't been to England, but I'd suggest you discuss the Royal family! Guessing from English tabloid newspapers that's probably a favorite topic in England.
You will serve English tea, right?
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buckytom
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Cherry-Rasberry
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It's a good idea to discuss the Royal family ! I have chosen to do a quiz about the English personality too.
Okay I'm from California/US and haven't been to England, but I'd suggest you discuss the Royal family! Guessing from English tabloid newspapers that's probably a favorite topic in England.
You will serve English tea, right?
Cherry-Rasberry
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For my party, I have planed the meal, the activities and I would like to do the table decoration, on the English theme. Have you got ideas?
buckytom
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when doing a country's theme, flags are common. you could do the 3 flags of england, with the union jack in the center showing the overlapping stripes of st. george, st. andrew, and st. patrick.
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Chief Longwind Of The North
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So how did the party go? We all want to know.
Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
Gravy Queen
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Sorry am too late probs with the advice but here I am anyway.
Fish and Chips is ok, not cooked that much I would say at home, its more of a take away treat, you get it from the chippy. Fine to cook at home if you want to though.
Someone mentioned Roast beef and yorkshire pud, excellent. A proper english roast dinner would be beef or lamb (can be chicken if you want), with roast potatoes, vegetables and of course gorgeous gravy (but enough about me).
Other main meals are the likes of Shepherd Pie, Cottage Pie, Toad in the Hole, Bangers and Mash (and gravy), Liver and Onions, Steak and Kidney Pudding.
Pudding would be yes, trifle, not familiar with a toffee dessert though, sherry trifle is more english, steamed pudding with custard (such as jam roly poly or spotted dick), apple pie with custard, bakewell tart, rice pudding, wobbly jelly and ice cream.
Table decorations - well the union jack of course, the more the merrier. As its the Queens diamond jubilee this year you can buy lots of lovely flag waving stuff.
Entertainment ? Lordy give me a glass of wine and I'll entertain you. Anything really, we like a jolly old sing song and a bit of a boogie oogie oogie.
Much as we love our traditions and we do eat all this stuff, but we embrace all foods and cultures. I personally love italian, indian, chinese and jamaican cuisine.
Looking forward to your feedback!
Fish and Chips is ok, not cooked that much I would say at home, its more of a take away treat, you get it from the chippy. Fine to cook at home if you want to though.
Someone mentioned Roast beef and yorkshire pud, excellent. A proper english roast dinner would be beef or lamb (can be chicken if you want), with roast potatoes, vegetables and of course gorgeous gravy (but enough about me).
Other main meals are the likes of Shepherd Pie, Cottage Pie, Toad in the Hole, Bangers and Mash (and gravy), Liver and Onions, Steak and Kidney Pudding.
Pudding would be yes, trifle, not familiar with a toffee dessert though, sherry trifle is more english, steamed pudding with custard (such as jam roly poly or spotted dick), apple pie with custard, bakewell tart, rice pudding, wobbly jelly and ice cream.
Table decorations - well the union jack of course, the more the merrier. As its the Queens diamond jubilee this year you can buy lots of lovely flag waving stuff.
Entertainment ? Lordy give me a glass of wine and I'll entertain you. Anything really, we like a jolly old sing song and a bit of a boogie oogie oogie.
Much as we love our traditions and we do eat all this stuff, but we embrace all foods and cultures. I personally love italian, indian, chinese and jamaican cuisine.
Looking forward to your feedback!
Greg Who Cooks
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It's always so much fun to discuss cooking with folks and get exposed to new foods and cuisine I haven't tried. I Googled Toad in the Hole and came up with the following delicious looking recipe:
One thing that surprised me a bit, thinking of how you make Yorkshire Pudding, I'm a bit surprised that some of the grease from browning the bangers wasn't stirred into the batter before pouring it over the bangers and baking the result.Classic English Toad-in-the-Hole
by Elaine Lemm, About.com Guide
No other British dish shows the British idiosyncrasy of calling a savory dish a pudding than Steak and Kidney Pudding. A Steak and Kidney Pudding recipe may at first look a little daunting, but don’t be put off, it is actually quite straightforward and all the efforts are well worth it.
This is my version and slightly more elaborate than my grandmother made, not sure she would approve of using red wine, but I love it.
Total Time: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Ingredients:
read the full recipe with directions
- 1 oz/25g beef dripping, lard or vegetable oil
- 1½lbs/675g beef topside, cut into 1"/2.5cm cubes
- 12 oz/350g beef kidney, cut into 1"/2.5 cm cubes
- 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 carrots, washed, peeled and thickly sliced
- 1 oz/ 25g all purpose/plain flour
- 10 fl oz/ 300ml beef stock
- 5 fl oz// 150ml red wine
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ cup/ small handful flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 10 oz/280g self rising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 5 oz/ 140g beef suet, finely chopped
- 2 - 3 tbsp cold water
- Butter for greasing
- Salt and pepper
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Gravy Queen
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Oh yes Toad in the Hole is lovely. I do Delia Smiths recipe with a delicious onion gravy. Stick to your ribs stuff.
Had second thoughts on the decorations. No flags. Nay nay and thrice nay.
Would use flags for a party theme or a barbecue.
For a meal though, we need decorum , elegance and finesse. A beautifully laid table, I would either go for crisp white linen or perhaps a damask table cloth with napkins (in proper napkin rings mind). Best china, best wine glasses and polished cutlery. Or, for a pretty old fashioned "vintage" look, florals as in a Cath Kidson style, sort of 50's retro. Very popular now.
Happy Cooking !
Had second thoughts on the decorations. No flags. Nay nay and thrice nay.
Would use flags for a party theme or a barbecue.
For a meal though, we need decorum , elegance and finesse. A beautifully laid table, I would either go for crisp white linen or perhaps a damask table cloth with napkins (in proper napkin rings mind). Best china, best wine glasses and polished cutlery. Or, for a pretty old fashioned "vintage" look, florals as in a Cath Kidson style, sort of 50's retro. Very popular now.
Happy Cooking !
jonnyjonny_uk
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For a meal though, we need decorum , elegance and finesse. A beautifully laid table, I would either go for crisp white linen or perhaps a damask table cloth with napkins (in proper napkin rings mind). Best china, best wine glasses and polished cutlery. Or, for a pretty old fashioned "vintage" look, florals as in a Cath Kidson style, sort of 50's retro. Very popular now.
Happy Cooking !
Or in true English style down to the local curry house for chicken tikka masala, pilau rice, naan and a bhajee, washed down with Kingfisher lager
Seriously though:-
Bangers and mash
Roast dinner(Meat,potato,veg and gravy)
Pies and pasties
Steak & Ale Pie
Fish & Chips
Toad in the hole
English breakfast(won't get much more traditional than that)
Ploughmans lunch
Bread & Butter pudding
Rhubarb crumble
Bakewell tart
Lancashire hot pot
Pie and mash
Cumberland sauage
Beef cobbler
Beef Wellington
Gypsy tart
Gravy Queen
Head Chef
Nice one Jonny. How could I forget Lancashire Hot Pot !! Me a good northern lass an all!!
jonnyjonny_uk
Senior Cook
Tut tut GQ
...................It's still early so I'll let you offI only remember so many because I crave most of them
Still, I've got around to being able to create most of them after sourcing all the ingredients here.Gravy Queen
Head Chef
Rookie mistake Jonny old chap. Put me in detention next time
