QuietByNature
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I would rather have it with Beef, my wife likes to use minced turkeyMinced Roast Beef is Cottage Pie
I think you all get it wrong when it comes to making a Shepherd's Pie
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To illustrate my earlier post.... (#2)
So remember to joke responsibly, you never know what will stick in a child's mind.
So remember to joke responsibly, you never know what will stick in a child's mind.
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I put garlic in or on everything except ice cream.
I'll be making a Cottage pie soon. Lamb is not readily available at the grocery store. No matter, I haven't had much experience with Lamb, never cooked any.
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Shepherds Pie was a staple at our house when I was a kid and it never had ketchup in it.
I know the difference but they been calling Cottage Pie, Shepard's Pie here in the US since before I was born
so I give up because even when you explain it, and they get it, then no one else knows the difference so they keep
calling it that. I give up and will die happy that "I" know the difference and call it such.
so I give up because even when you explain it, and they get it, then no one else knows the difference so they keep
calling it that. I give up and will die happy that "I" know the difference and call it such.
hollydolly
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One other thing the US is very lacking in is the difference in Brown Gravy flavor over the
one from England called Bisto Beef Granules. I order it on line since having it over there.
American brown gravy can not compare. I have only found it in one store where I have lived.
It truly is the best brown gravy I ever tasted.
one from England called Bisto Beef Granules. I order it on line since having it over there.
American brown gravy can not compare. I have only found it in one store where I have lived.
It truly is the best brown gravy I ever tasted.
Yes I know, that's what I said - but in practice people , including me, call it shepherds pie, although it is usually made with beef mince.Minced Roast Beef is Cottage Pie
Technically incorrect but there you go, we do it anyway.
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hollydolly
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I was in the supermarket today... 2 small lamb chops...£7.95..... = $10.40 US.... and 18.60 NZ$
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spookycat2
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My Dad had an uncle with a weird sense of humor too... when Dad was a wee one, Uncle Rex (who had dentures) used to pull the pliers he carried everywhere, out and with them he'd pull his own teeth out of his mouth, which freaked my Dad out to no end!Ummm I never liked it... because when I was a kid, I thought shepherds were the main ingredient. Yeah, I had a wonky childhood.
hollydolly
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I think we've all got some one in the families that scare the kids with something... my uncle, my fathers elder brother had a glass eye, and he would take it out and chase us kids around the house with it.... and my grandfather had chopped his index off at some point in his life and it was just a stub.. and he'd call us over and ask if we wanted a penny, and instead he would stroke our palms with his stubby finger... ewwww....
I don't recall ever seeing this brand here. The big seller here in cubes is called Bouillon cubes made by various companies. . They are so salty and pungent to me.do you have beef gravy cubes ''Oxo "...?
I tried them in gravy and for stock to put in dressing and hated the flavor. Now you make me wonder how wrong the cubes are too here.
Flarbalard
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Quick google search yielded , Amazon and Britsrus.com ( out of Oxo beek cubes at the moment). Also are British based stores that will ship to America. WalMart sells them online too.
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Aussies use Vegemite and Kiwis use Marmite instead.
hollydolly
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I hate both... but Marmite is more popular here among consumers than Vegemite...
No self respecting chef would put marmite into a Shepherds pie...
hollydolly
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Fish pie?...I love fish pie....fish in sauce covered in cheesey mashed potato...grilled until crisp... in fact I'm making it tonight....
hollydolly
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yes we have Bouilllion cubes here too. they're ok but not really good for a beef gravy. The Oxo stock cubes are crumbled into your meat dish, they are salty, but not in the same way as the former...
I make the Bisto gravy up and then add an Oxo cube or sometimes jst a half.... for the added salt flavour.. without previously adding salt to the meat dish...
the vast majority of home cooks use Oxo cubes at some point in their cooking...ltho' my won't admit it...
The great thing about them as well as one crumbled into mug of boing water make a fabulously tasty hot drink in winter...
if you can't find any... and want to try them let me know and I'll send you some..
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Marmite as you know it is not what the Kiwi Marmite has evolved to, it's been made in NZ since World War 1.I hate both... but Marmite is more popular here among consumers than Vegemite...
No self respecting chef would put marmite into a Shepherds pie...
hollydolly
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yes I know... it's actually more disgusting IMO than Marmite.... IMO..lol
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I find those cubes much too salty too.
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I tried using those cubes once in Ramen, smartypants stepson used the beef packet from my ramen.
No matter what I did with the cubes, I couldn't get the beef ramen flavor back.
No matter what I did with the cubes, I couldn't get the beef ramen flavor back.
spookycat2
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I've never tried them, hardly ever hear of them here in the US.
First time I heard of Vegemite is from that song by Men at Work when it was popular, asked Mom what it was, I got an awful facial expression from her lol.
Flarbalard
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The un-nerving look your best friend gives you when he first doubts his trust in the relation ship.