The Great British Meal

[cherokee]

hey margaret wouldnt mind your recipe for pasties .im hopeless with most pastry dishes , im more rbyp ,lancashire hotpot sort of person

[talentedbutslow]

Originally Posted by katex

Might as well be Less's rat for all we know.

Smacks Kate for even thinking of cooking Less,s rat.......

[lettie]

My mouth is watering at the thought of Margaret's bread and butter pudding........ I think we should all go round for tea. I do like some variety in my food and have no problem eating curry, garlic etc but.... you can't beat good old roast beef and Yorkshire pud with lashings of meaty gravy, roasties and veg.

The French may think that we are crap cooks but I have travelled far and wide and the only place I have ever had a dose of food poisoning from was.........FRANCE!!!!!!!

[steeljack]

"and as I speak there is a dish of beef and barley in the oven..."
I'm slavering here , I can almost smell it

[bullseyebarb]

Y'all are making my mouth water! I was raised on good Lanky fare and it never did me a bit of harm.

[mani]

the big "fault" wiht british food is nothin to do with taste etc its to do with lazy cooking habits...

done properly fish and chips is fine and personally its my fave food

with bad habits and ppl not takin care they cook the food in deep oil and dont really take much care of how its done - that is what was the core decline of the british food -

[Neil]

Originally Posted by mani

that is what was the core decline of the british food -

Reading the above posts I don't think there has been a decline.

[mani]

Originally Posted by katex

Well, at last, the British meal is seemingly making a comeback and all the supermarkets are prepared for it

if there hasnt been a decline

why the come back?

[Neil]

Kate mentioned a comeback, most other posters have always enjoyed British food by the sound of it.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I cook my dishes from scratch.......I don't buy frozen Yorkie puds or pastry...it is easier and cheaper to make my own.
Roast potatoes too...who would buy frozen roast spuds for goodness sake?
Good fresh veggies, well cooked.....can't be beaten.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by steeljack

"and as I speak there is a dish of beef and barley in the oven..."
I'm slavering here , I can almost smell it

And I will make some herb dumplings to float on the top and make this a substantial home cooked meal.

[katex]

Originally Posted by mani

if there hasnt been a decline

why the come back?

Just what is being bought most in supermarkets now I think Mani (probably ready-made meals though ), they are not selling so much of the foreign food now.

Food cooked in oils !! well, only chips methinks and a few other items ? Rest is cooked without any heavy embellishments so that you get the true taste of the meat, veg, etc. Juices that run out are used to make 'the gravy'. not covered in spicey sauces that help it lose the taste.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

And I will make some herb dumplings to float on the top and make this a substantial home cooked meal.

Margaret, now you have gone too far , now you are beginning to torture people , bet you make a great cheese and onion pie.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, that is another one of my stock recipes that is a hit with the family.
When I was out in Oz for a visit i was forever being asked to cook good old fashioned grub like this. I have open invitations to many houses over there....as long as I don't mind doing a bit of cooking!

[ANNE]

I hate all that foreighn muck. Give me good old fashioned pea and ham soup any day.
Or Cheese n onion and or tomato done int thoven with milk to make a gravy to dip your bread in. Mmmmm
Cornbeef stew is another favorite of mine.
margraret can I come to tea with lettie for some bread and butter pudding or egg custard?