Alexandra Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We are reading The Secret Garden and I would love to serve something English. Growing up, my mother (who grew up in Berlin) used to poke fun at English food. What might be a good kid-friendly dish? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 For dinner you could try shepards pie. It's ground lamb, mutton or beef inside a pie crust with gravey, veggies with a pie crust covering. Here's a link to foodnetwork.com and a recipe. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/how-to-boil-water/beef-shepherds-pie-recipe/index.html?rsrc=like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 shepherd's pie and english peas I would consider doing a tea: scones and jam with clotted cream finger sandwiches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 ...a nice beef roast and on the side serve some Yorkshire Pudding, which to us is a simple batch of 'pop-overs'. Hot from the oven, sitting around the roast in it's browned juices, or kept hot in a basket to be eaten with butter. Now that's some jolly good eating! Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Check out the Secret Garden Cookbook at your library! Let's see, I bet shepherd's pie would be quite kid-friendly. And you could make parkin, which is Yorkshire gingerbread--it's more like cake, and has oats in it. Or you could do a roast beef with vegetables, and make Yorkshire puddings (you can make them individually in a muffin tin). My kids adore bangers and mash, and then they love bubble and squeak the next day (they have a bubble and squeak song!). Bangers and mash is just sausages, mashed potatoes, and steamed cabbage for dinner--serve with pickles and mustard. Next day, slice up the leftover sausages and fry up in a lovely big potato/cabbage/sausage pancake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Bangers and mash, fish and chips, even a good curry nowadays. I'll second the recommendation to have a nice tea time instead. I love tea and scones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Or heck, go really authentically British and get Indian take-away! :D Edit: jinx on the curry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 OK, yet another one. My daughter, inspired by the Secret Garden, is always begging for roasted potatoes. And I believe Scotch eggs are mentioned as well--they're a heart attack in a picnic basket! I'll stop now, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Indian curry or fish and chips. How about scones cream and jam? Or trifle. We love curries here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Guinness beef pie? Lots of other good suggestions here as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Bangers and Mash Beans on toast Meat and Potato pie Toad in the Hole (dish comprising sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with vegetables and gravy) Apple Crumble Rhubarb Crubble Spotted Dick (A steamed, sweet, sponge pudding with raisins and other dried fruits. It is served hot with custard. The dark raisins in the light pudding mixture give the dessert a spotted appearance.) Manchester Tart (baked tart consisting of a shortcrust pastry shell, spread with jam, covered with a custard filling and topped with flakes of coconut) Those were some of my favorites as a kid. I used to spend the summers at my Grandparents house; they lived on the Lancashire side of the moors. Also, for that part of the country, the three meals in a day a Breakfast, Dinner and Tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nobody mentioned roast beef and yorkshire pudding, steak and kidney pie, ginger beer. Seriously, I'd vote for fish and chips in a newspaper and don't forget mushy peas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 You can't go wrong with Delia Smith. Here's the direct link to classic dishes. f you're very adventurous, you could get her Christmas cookbook and do a British Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Any "Friends" fans? I can't think about English food without thinking about Rachel's trifle. "Sugar, ladyfingers, cream, beef, peas, carrots, onions..." My kids would probably eat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I feel the need to add that Shepard's or Cottage pie doesn't actually have pie crust. Just ground meat, onion, & sometimes veg in a gravy to fill the bottom of a casserole dish then covered with mashed potatoes. I should add that all ingredients are pre-cooked so that you run the dish under the broiler to warm and crisp up the potatoes. My favorite meal is roast beef, yorkshire pudding, and roasted potatoes...YUM! Pass the gravy please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I feel the need to add that Shepard's or Cottage pie doesn't actually have pie crust. Just ground meat, onion, & sometimes veg in a gravy to fill the bottom of a casserole dish then covered with mashed potatoes. I should add that all ingredients are pre-cooked so that you run the dish under the broiler to warm and crisp up the potatoes. Shepard's pie traditionally was made with minced lamb and cottage pie was minced beef. They used to be made up over the left overs from Sunday dinner. My family always used minced beef and called in Shepard's pie. Also, put lots of grated cheddar cheese on top of the mash, just before you put it under the broiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Welsh rarebit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We had dinner with some friends from England and they served a dish that was mashed potatoes and mashed turnips, mixed together. That was the night I found out that steak & kidney pie has actual kidneys in it. Boy was I surprised! I thought "kidneys" referred to kidney beans, and until then I had no idea that people actually eat real ones. Well, some people do; I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That was the night I found out that steak & kidney pie has actual kidneys in it. Boy was I surprised! I thought "kidneys" referred to kidney beans, and until then I had no idea that people actually eat real ones. Well, some people do; I didn't. DH (American born) can't cope, but I love them. I haven't tried the children out on them yet. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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