Success!

Ladies and Gentlemen, (all three of you who actually read this...) the Shepherd's Pie was a major success!

Well, once again, technically Cottage Pie, but it was a success none the less.

 I made it with a traditional English recipe and, although the potatoes could have used more salt, it was really good and not that difficult. It also fed a lot more people than I thought it would, which was very encouraging.

I used this recipe here.

Still looking for recipe suggestions. Anyone. Anyone at all. Email them to me at 2defygravity(at)gmail(dot)com.

'Till next time.

High on the hill, sat the lonely SHEPherd...

Ladies and Gentlemen, the next meal is.... (drumroll)

SHEPHERD'S PIE!!

Well, technically it's not Shepherd's Pie. Shepherd's Pie is made with lamb.

I, personally, do not like lamb. I think it tastes like a sheep smells.

But, what I WILL  be making is Cottage Pie. Same thing, but with beef instead of lamb.

Now, I won't be able to say how it turned out until Sunday. We're having a room mate dinner and it's internationally themed.

How handy it fits right into my project.

So, I'll be pre-assembling it, then doing the final bake on Sunday after church.

Wish me luck and I'll post pics on Sunday.


P.S. If you have a recipe for me to try, please email it to me at 2defygravity(at)gmail(dot)com.

The parenthesis keep the spammers and spiders away. Thanks! Looking forward to the recipes.

And so it began.

So, here's the story.

I'm moving to England in April. There are some promising opportunities presenting themselves there and I am looking at taking advantage of them. There's just one problem.

I'm terrified.

England will be an entirely new continent, let alone country, for me.

So, I've decided that, although I do already know a lot about the country,  a way to practically prepare myself is in the kitchen.

This is why I've decided to start this blog. To chronicle my adventures in English cooking.

I was inspired while reading a James Herriot book to begin this journey.




And it has all started with Yorkshire pudding.

And I succeeded.

This lead me to wonder what else I am capable of in the kitchen.  And here is where you can join me, if you choose, on this adventure.

If you have suggestions for recipes I can try or dishes that you love, or are very England-typical, please share.

I would love to get any other recipes and I intend to share the recipes I do use with you.


Wish me luck!

                                                   This is the second batch. I was a bit more consistent on the portioning. 
                                                                   They look like fortune cookies...


Yorkshire Pudding recipe used
I didn't have a "Yorkshire Pudding" tray, but I found a mini-muffin tray worked sufficiently enough.