Hey ladies.

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:c9a8a2d0-16df-4a5a-ae84-b5edcee0cbc0">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]And actually, have you heard of a garbage plate run?  They are races were people run a distance, eat a plateful of food, and then the goal is to run back and not barf.  That could probably be done with cake!
Posted by becka717[/QUOTE]

Hi Becka!  OMG!  I've never heard of such a thing!  i'd probably puke.  I can't run within an hour of eating or i get all queasy.

Amt2109

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:7ed58637-aac4-4b2c-9edf-ac45cb358431">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : You're a Brit foodie! I've got a pretty good cottage pie and my yorkshire puds are on the money but I'd die for a lovely meat pie recipe.  Something savory and ridiculous that i can smother in HP sauce.  We always just bought them at the butcher shop when I was young so never learned to make them.  My favorites were mutton, thick, lots of spices, and round with a crust lip on the top so that the HP sauce wouldn't drip out.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

I'll see what I can drag up for you. My dad's steak pie was always quite nice (with optional kidney)

You a fan of pork pie? They're fairly small, usually sliced for salads and things. Or my dad likes to eat them on their own for lunch.

Megbo2012

Cottage pie? Tell me more. Please.

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:66bac67a-5991-4c94-9bc4-a8928352e06d">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : I'll see what I can drag up for you. My dad's steak pie was always quite nice (with optional kidney) You a fan of pork pie? They're fairly small, usually sliced for salads and things. Or my dad likes to eat them on their own for lunch.
Posted by Amt2109[/QUOTE]

I'm a fan of everything!  Like, I don't have a single food i don't like, only foods I'm not excited about.  My favorite pies are denser, not as much gravy.  But that's just because I like to eat them with my fingers.  Pork pie.... yum

becka717

I don't thin kI've ever had a meat pie liek you ladies are describing.  Would it be anything like a chicken pot pie, with chunks of meat and veggies in a gravy with a pastry outer shell?  except with different meats?

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:b0231600-6b60-4077-b21f-a9978d2cf17d">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]I don't thin kI've ever had a meat pie liek you ladies are describing.  Would it be anything like a chicken pot pie, with chunks of meat and veggies in a gravy with a pastry outer shell?  except with different meats?
Posted by becka717[/QUOTE]

Quite similar in some cases with gravy and such, and in others it's closer to like beef wellington.  More of a solid mass of meat wrapped in a light and flaky dough.

sweetredhead

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:5bd53f1e-72b0-42c9-a383-2b4e475aa4ab">Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]I love cake and running and if anyone ever figures out how to combine the two.. please let me know.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

<div>I had the thought of you running with a piece of cake hanging from an extention pole on your hat.  Combination success!</div>

becka717

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:8a13facc-3a40-4061-86ba-98ec64c6031f">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : Quite similar in some cases with gravy and such, and in others it's closer to like beef wellington.  More of a solid mass of meat wrapped in a light and flaky dough.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

Good to know!  If I run across a meat pie now maybe i will be brave enough to give it a try :)

Amt2109

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:b4c2680e-5ab0-41c6-9fc5-0e9bb6a10f85">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]Cottage pie? Tell me more. Please.
Posted by Megbo2012[/QUOTE]

Cottage Pie. Traditionally made with beef mince but can be made with lamb (Shepherd's Pie). All measurements are approximate, at the end you want a moist texture that holds its shape (like a good slab of lasagne).

Cook off some chopped onion in some oil until translucent (veg oil works much better than the spray, not much is needed). Add the ground chuck, brown. Drain if you'd prefer, but the flavour is nice to keep.

Have some potatoes boiling away for mashed potato however you like to make it (mine just has salt, pepper, a little butter and milk to make it nice and creamy).

Add some brown gravy to the chuck. Then everything is in quantities you prefer. A little salt and black pepper. In the UK I'd use Mixed herbs but here I use a mixture of Marjoram, Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley and Sage. I also add (usually frozen) things like corn, peas, carrots. Small Brocolli pieces would work too. Maybe green beans (of course you can skip vegs and just serve them on the side, too). Cook it down a bit until you're not losing all the gravy through a slotted spoon (this is just basically how I eye it).

Grease (spray oil works fine) an ovenproof dish. Place the meat mixture in the bottom, cover with potato.
Options:
-Create ridges in the potato with a fork. These ridges go nice and crispy in the oven.
- Sprinkle the top with cheese
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top.

Bake at 400 degrees for roughly half an hour - Everythings cooked already, so its mainly to really brown the top nicely.

Alternative - Instead of mashed potato, slice the potatoes thinly and arrange the slices over the top.

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:10164a96-e08d-42f7-91a1-168d7454c79e">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Hey ladies. : I had the thought of you running with a piece of cake hanging from an extention pole on your hat.  Combination success!
Posted by sweetredhead[/QUOTE]

That MIGHT work!  I'm totally motivated by food.  When I hit 50lb weight loss, I'm planning one heck of a food-fest.  As much seafood as I can eat and a big cheesy crab dip in a bread bowl, and a mini-cake made by our wedding cake baker.  Pure deliciousness.

anna.oskar

Amt:  No bit of tomato paste in your meat?  I do a bit (maybe a T) of tomato paste in with the ground meat while browning and then cook it down with a bit of red wine (scrape up the bits on the pan bottom)  to make the gravy.

I learn new things every day.  Of course, my cottage pie was taught to me by a Scot.

becka717

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:e0eb460b-d358-4bf5-a452-93998ad3270e">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : That MIGHT work!  I'm totally motivated by food.  When I hit 50lb weight loss, I'm planning one heck of a food-fest.  As much seafood as I can eat and a big cheesy crab dip in a bread bowl, and a mini-cake made by our wedding cake baker.  Pure deliciousness.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

I know of an all you can eat seafood buffet.  Its like 72 per person, but FI's brother eats atleast 10 lobsters each time they go.

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:438997e2-5f5b-467f-a139-6f360b1de76b">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : I know of an all you can eat seafood buffet.  Its like 72 per person, but FI's brother eats atleast 10 lobsters each time they go.
Posted by becka717[/QUOTE]

Nothing that good out here what with South Dakota being landlocked, I'll have to settle for Red Lobster-esque seafood.  I miss the shore where i could eat seafood at every meal.  It's mostly beef out here.

Amt2109

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:a7728632-56c9-4c38-9946-47e389304fa8">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]Amt:  No bit of tomato paste in your meat?  I do a bit (maybe a T) of tomato paste in with the ground meat while browning and then cook it down with a bit of red wine (scrape up the bits on the pan bottom)  to make the gravy. I learn new things every day.  Of course, my cottage pie was taught to me by a Scot.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

Ah! I've not heard of it done that way, but whatever you enjoy :). I cook mine the way my dad always does (he was the cook in our family).

It wasn't until Thanksgiving that I had some sage (for stuffing). I started putting it in the meat mix, and now all H wants is cottage pie. lol.  Maybe sage is addictive?

At the Christmas party we went to last weekend, he volunteered me to make cottage pie. I thought it would be a little odd for party food but it seemed to go down quite well ;)

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:025f7567-107b-48ea-8672-f6b5fd14f815">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : Ah! I've not heard of it done that way, but whatever you enjoy :). I cook mine the way my dad always does (he was the cook in our family). It wasn't until Thanksgiving that I had some sage (for stuffing). I started putting it in the meat mix, and now all H wants is cottage pie. lol.  Maybe sage is addictive? At the Christmas party we went to last weekend, he volunteered me to make cottage pie. I thought it would be a little odd for party food but it seemed to go down quite well ;)
Posted by Amt2109[/QUOTE]

People in the US love a Cottage pie.  of course, most still think it's called Shepherd's pie regardless of the meat.

Amt2109

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:6e7aec7a-ae30-48d4-a343-bf763e152b2b">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : People in the US love a Cottage pie.  of course, most still think it's called Shepherd's pie regardless of the meat.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

I always used to get them confused. The only way (even now) that I can remember the right name is lamb - sheep - shepherd. :)

I often think Americans (and others) have the wrong impression about British food. I hear so often that it's bland... I converted our next door neighbour because she'd had bad cottage pie.

A lot of our recipes are very very old. Times when herbs and spices were expensive and hard to come by, meat was expensive. Poorer people would get by on broths from the cheaper cuts of meat (incidentally, where much of the flavour is) and potatoes.

Yorkshire puddings, nowadays are made to be crispy and full of air. Originally they were very thick and doughy, and you'd eat that before the meat was brought out (so as you'd eat less meat).

British food is just really hearty meat and potatoes stuff. :) Kinda like Coddle - its Irish, but its basically potatoes, sausage, bacon, all boiled together like a stew.

Comfort food at its best. :)

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:39ad1d35-a4aa-4792-ba19-d2aee70d91a3">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : I always used to get them confused. The only way (even now) that I can remember the right name is lamb - sheep - shepherd. :) I often think Americans (and others) have the wrong impression about British food. I hear so often that it's bland... I converted our next door neighbour because she'd had bad cottage pie. A lot of our recipes are very very old. Times when herbs and spices were expensive and hard to come by, meat was expensive. Poorer people would get by on broths from the cheaper cuts of meat (incidentally, where much of the flavour is) and potatoes. Yorkshire puddings, nowadays are made to be crispy and full of air. Originally they were very thick and doughy, and you'd eat that before the meat was brought out (so as you'd eat less meat). British food is just really hearty meat and potatoes stuff. :) Kinda like Coddle - its Irish, but its basically potatoes, sausage, bacon, all boiled together like a stew. Comfort food at its best. :)
Posted by Amt2109[/QUOTE]

Agreed.  I like my puds a bit on the thicker side personally with a nice thick bottom to hold all the gravy that I dip them in.  Perfect with a nice roast, taters and carrots..  Now I'm hungry.  I think most of the people out here in un-diverse SD think Brit food equals bangers and mash, fish and chips, trifle, and spotted diick.  To be fair though, I could eat pub food every day.

Amt2109

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:75e01b70-5160-4975-b12e-a8ff230080ca">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : Agreed.  I like my puds a bit on the thicker side personally with a nice thick bottom to hold all the gravy that I dip them in.  Perfect with a nice roast, taters and carrots..  Now I'm hungry.  I think most of the people out here in un-diverse SD think Brit food equals bangers and mash, fish and chips, trifle, and spotted diick.  To be fair though, I could eat pub food every day.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

Yep, but tell an American that you like to eat spotted diick, and their eyes pop out of their heads.

Kinda funny to shock people like that, actually. ;)

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:59b10ee9-48e1-41cd-b04c-21111be9d62a">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : Yep, but tell an American that you like to eat spotted diick, and their eyes pop out of their heads. Kinda funny to shock people like that, actually. ;)
Posted by Amt2109[/QUOTE]

I may have loudly been discussing it in World Market while holding a can of Kraft Spotted Diick and loudly exclaiming the virtues of "Free range diick over canned diick"

My H was SO embarrassed.  I shocked some little old ladies though.

mkrupar

Anna & Amt you guys would probably enjoy eating at one of the taverns in Colonial Williamsburg. Obviously the Colonial fare is similar to British food, since, you know, they were British settlers.

rmontpas

OK , I am back.  Work gets in the way sometimes!
Your cottage pie, Amt, is what I call shepherd's pie and we are having left overs of it for dinner.
Please tell me what spotted diick is?  It sounds interesting!!!

Amt2109

Spotted diick is basically a steamed sponge with dried fruit. Serve hot with custard.

rmontpas

so cake, pudding and fruit?  sounds good to me.  I guess I like spotted diick as well!

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:1016991a-5842-4d85-b5d4-bdb120e2d0ca">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]Anna & Amt you guys would probably enjoy eating at one of the taverns in Colonial Williamsburg. Obviously the Colonial fare is similar to British food, since, you know, they were British settlers.
Posted by mkrupar[/QUOTE]

in fact, I do indeed enjoy everything about colonial Williamsburg!  That's where our senior class trip was to.  Well there, Busch Gardens, and a bunch of other amusement parks down the coast.

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:d6df3f32-b94c-4016-b0a4-2617824ff600">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]so cake, pudding and fruit?  sounds good to me.  I guess I like spotted diick as well!
Posted by rmontpas[/QUOTE]

it's delightful!  You can actually get it (World Market among other places) in a tin and it's not half bad that way.  Not nearly as good as homemade of course.


<a href="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/15/6/cf5aa2c7-9012-46da-b63f-648d8d092396.large.jpg" title="Click to view a larger photo" onclick="return gSiteLife.LoadForumPage('ForumImage', 'plckPhotoId', 'cf5aa2c7-9012-46da-b63f-648d8d092396', 'plckRedirectUrl', gSiteLife.EscapeValue(window.location.href));" class="PhotoLink"> <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/15/6/cf5aa2c7-9012-46da-b63f-648d8d092396.medium.jpg" alt="" /></a>

Megbo2012

Thanks, Amt! I love shepards pie. 

entropicbeauty

in response to all the meat pie stuff, I just have to respond that I love cornish pasty's! My grandma used to make them for the family.

sssdee

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:3b1d0a11-3a2b-465a-8857-612a5604de33">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : *pshaw* 1st.  I <3 you 2nd.  Skinny is still a long way off.  plus I love cake and that's not completely conducive to skinny. <strong>3rd.  I refuse to believe that all the asshattery I've heard tell of is rampant.  Surely there are some sweet, kind, and reasonable souls over her who wouldn't mind saying hi to me?
</strong>Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

Right here!

Hi & Welcome(? - Oh gosh I'm sorry if I'm not allowed to welcome you *hides*)

I <3 your sig gif!! BBT is awesome and I laugh everytime I watch your sig. That alone makes me like you!

anna.oskar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:900a7e8b-a41f-4d00-8023-acdf546aaa3f">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : Right here! Hi & Welcome(? - Oh gosh I'm sorry if I'm not allowed to welcome you *hides*) I <3 your sig gif!! BBT is awesome and I laugh everytime I watch your sig. That alone makes me like you!
Posted by sssdee[/QUOTE]

Hi!   You can welcome whomever you darn well please ;)

I've gotten such great feedback from this sig!  It mesmerizes me.  And... makes me say Bazinga.

sssdee

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_hey-ladies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:973cdc6f-961e-4fb0-a628-bef2bb559697Discussion:7781b672-685d-4ca4-867a-db3a93a30233Post:91d470f2-8184-47cb-8761-faa4cfdc937e">Re: Hey ladies.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hey ladies. : Hi!   You can welcome whomever you darn well please ;) I've gotten such great feedback from this sig!  It mesmerizes me.  And... makes me say Bazinga.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

LOL Ok well then Welcome =)

It's an awesome sig! Cracks me up everytime I see it! (As well as the skipping horse LOL I can't recall off the top of my head who has that but I think she's on E.)

I dont think you could ever say Bazinga enough times in a day, can you?

I bought FI a Bazinga shirt for xmas lol