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[Tess]

My daughter needs a recipe for a traditional UK food. It can be anything, main course to dessert--preferably not too involved--she's only 12. She had to do a lengthy travel report about a visit (pretend unfortunately) to the UK. The report was wonderful, she "saw" lots of great places and stayed in great hotels. The finale to the report is to prepare a traditional dish.

Does anyone have recipes for something like the cottage pie or trifle served at Rose & Crown? Other alternatives would be good too--hope someone can help!

 

[TXTink]

I have this one. Hope it helps!

Cottage Pie from Rose & Crown Pub, EPCOT
(4 Servings)

1/4 cup butter
1 cup diced onion
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground savory
1 cup brown gravy
2 cups mashed potatoes
Additional butter

Heat 1/4 cup butter in a 9-inch skillet. Add onion and cook until lightly browned, stirring. Add beef, salt, pepper and savory and continue cooking 5 minutes longer. Stir in gravy and heat until bubbling. Spoon into a buttered 8-cup flat casserole dish.
Top meat mixture with mashed potatoes. Dot with pieces of butter. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are lightly browned.

 

[Tess]

Thanks--she should be able to handle that one!

 

[Baboo]

One of the easiest British desserts to make is a fruit fool. You whip cream and mix in pureed fruit or berries (sweetened if needed). When we were there we had gooseberry and strawberry fools. They are very good and dead simple to make.

 

[lynxstch]

is ground savory a spice you can find at the market?..I have never heard of it..and don't recall seeing it!
Want to try this recipe..it sounds delicious!

 

[piratesmate]

I get mine at a local spice store, but I'm certain I've seen it in the grocery store as well. McCormick's site has a blurb about it.

I'm in the middle of a download & on dial-up I can't open the full page to quote the whole thing for you. Here are the pertinent bits from a couple of sites I found on Google:

"sometimes called Summer Savory, it is the ground leaf of an herb grown in the Mediterranean area"

"has a slight pepper-like and thyme flavor"

Hope this helps,

Deb

 

[lynxstch]

Thanks Deb!