One of the things that has stuck with me most from my trip to England some years ago was the unique names used for many traditional British dishes. There is bubble and squeak, which is potatoes and cabbage
cooked together. Toad in the hole is a dish of sausages baked in a
batter. Spotted dick is a bread pudding with raisins, drowned in
custard. And one of my favorites is bangers and mash, sausages with
mashed potatoes. All these dishes are commonly served in pubs all
around England.
Traditionally, bangers and mash uses pork sausage or long coiled
Cumberland sausage, slathered in a rich onion gravy. It's a classic
homey meal that never fails to satisfy a hearty appetite. Nowadays, for
the sake of reinvention, there are some gourmet incarnations. Other
types of sausages can be used and the gravy can vary. Sometimes, it's
served with fried onions. My first time tasting the dish was at a
restaurant in Brighton that served a Frenchified version with a red
wine sauce and a topping of fried leeks. It was probably one of the
best versions of the dish I had during my time studying abroad.
Comfort Foods and Indulgences
Comfort Foods and Indulgences
Southern Biscuits and Gravy
Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the South. It consists of buttermilk biscuits covered in thick "country" or "white" gravy made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, and often bits of real sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat.
It’s usually served with a couple of eggs on the side. The gravy is usually flavored with black pepper, fennel and sage. In some parts of the southern United States this is also called sawmill gravy.
You can try any kind of ground sausage; Whole Foods offers a great variety. Turkey sausage works very well with this recipe.
How to Make Lobster Fra Diavolo
Lobster's back. First there was creamy lobster risotto for Father's Day. Now it's Lobster Fra Diavolo, a treasured Italian-American dish characterized by a spicy sauce for pasta or seafood.
Fra Diavolo, was the king of pasta in the 1990's. (I know this because it was Jeff's favorite entree to order at a "nice" restaurant when we were dating.)
The last time Jeff ate lobster fra diavolo, Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was a number one hit. Though Jeff will always love lobster fra diavolo, he doesn't feel similarly toward Whitney, so I decided not to invite her to our lobster dinner.
I played Sinatra, our oldest and most favorite crooner, instead because Italian food always tastes better with ol' blue eyes.
Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls
This was our breakfast Sunday morning. Aren't they cute? They were very, very good. It's the whole egg and the toast combo all together in one nice package.
These are so easy to make and wouldn't they be splendid on a brunch buffet table? The best part, you can easily make two, ten, a hundred, whatever your needs are at the moment.
I think there are a lot of variations you could do nicely with this recipe, such as, swap out the Parmesan cheese with grated Gruyere or crumbled blue cheese to give a different taste. Use feta and substitute oregano for the other herbs for a Greek flavor.
I used sourdough but I think this would also be nice with onion or brioche rolls as long as they are sturdy.
Any way you put these together, they will be great.
Busy Mom's Mini King Cakes
Every Mardi Gras, I have been wanting to make a King Cake for the kids. I just never seem to have the extra time. So when I came across an easy idea to make this happen, I went for it.
The King Cake is a dessert eaten all over the world in different forms and associated with the festivities of Mardi Gras, and it is no where more beloved than New Orleans.
It is normally a sweetened, yeasted bread stuffed with a cinnamon, cream cheese or praline filling and shaped into an oval ring. It is then topped with white icing and sprinkled with yellow, green and purple sprinkles. A small, plastic baby is then stuffed inside and whoever finds the trinket is declared the KING!
Anyways, this is the ultimate King Cake cheating recipe. However, if you find yourself short on time, give this a whirl. It surely tasted delicious!!
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