I'll look forward to the ham, egg and potato bake recipe too. I love all-in-one meals

I had a minty lamb cassarole last night. MMmmmm, very nice.

Ooohh I love minted lamb...

Oop North here, in darkest Lancs, they do a sort of signature dish called Lamb Henry - locally produced lamb shank, marinaded in mint, slow cooked, and then served with mint gravy..

It can almost induce orgasm.

Ham, spud & egg recipe on the way.

Marinated, even.

My fingers are still asleep this morning...

RIGHT - here you are!

This is a sure winner, my Mum (RIP) used to make this a lot, it's her recipe - she sort of made it up one day. It's the celery salt that really livens it up....

Enough for 3 really hungry peeps

1 pot soured cream
1 pot double cream
1 level teaspoon salt
Some butter
About 2lb cooked spuds, thinly sliced
4-6 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
3 slices of really nice cooked ham, diced, fat removed (there's enough calories in this to last a lifetime already)
Enough fresh breadcrumbs to cover it - about 4oz
1/4 tsp celery salt
Melted butter - about 3oz

Mix the soured and double creams together with the salt (sounds wierd I know, but it works)

Grease an oven proof dish with the butter, then put in about a third of the spuds over the bottom.

Pour some of the cream over, and then add a layer of eggs. Bit of black pepper.

Another third of the spuds, then add the ham, finely chopped. Rest of the cream mixture and a bit more black pepper.

Bung the rest of the spuds on in a sort of neat layer.

Mix the breadcrumbs and celery salt together with the melted butter, and sprinkle evenly over the spuds.

Bake at about 250 (mega-hot) til the breadcrumbs are brown and the cream is bubbling.

Serve extremely hot with more pepper - it's already salty cos of the cream mixed with salt, and the ham.

The smell of this cooking is orgasmic, and it's incredibly filling. Of course, I have to pick out all the bits of egg white before I eat it, because they are the Devils armpit cheese, and I would rather die than have it pass my lips. But that's just me.

mrs_o - you are beginning to put me off eggs for life!!

Just about to toddle off and make dinner - tonight were having sausage casserole (peppers, mushrooms & onions in this one) with either jacket spud or mash, havnt decided yet!

Whats everyone else having ?

We are being very naughty tonite, cos its Saturday, and Dancing on Ice starts, with the celebs, so we are having take-a-way!!
In our defence, we haven't stopped working all day, so Saturday, does become our relaxing evening so to speak.
Thanks for that delicious sounding recipe, Mrs O, will definitely try it.

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Originally posted by minkey:
We are being very naughty tonite, cos its Saturday, and Dancing on Ice starts, with the celebs, so we are having take-a-way!!
In our defence, we haven't stopped working all day, so Saturday, does become our relaxing evening so to speak.
Thanks for that delicious sounding recipe, Mrs O, will definitely try it.

Good on u minkey! Enjoy your takeaway Been watching Dancing On Ice myself - think Duncan James is VERY lush!!

Mmm that sounds really good. I want to try it this week sometime. Thanks for the recipe

You're very welcome - me and me best mate have just polished off the leftovers - had to do the breadcrumbs with Parmesan and mixed herbs, cos I couldn't get hold of any celery salt.

Tonight is boring old spag bol, done the Mrs O way...

Well that won't be boring then will it Mrs O!!
Tonite, we have been at a 18th party, so it was buffet food, it started early, so I mite have to make some toast for me and TWS! to keep us going!

Ummmmh
Toast
TWS dribbles

Will you ask your Mrs to reply to a thread that was made for her in the reality forum please TWS dearest?

Got a homemade Cottage Pie bubbling away in the oven as i type - my fave yum

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Originally posted by *Mother Nature*:
Will you ask your Mrs to reply to a thread that was made for her in the reality forum please TWS dearest?

We found it at last "Mother Nature"

That recipe sounds lovely, but very calorific and also very moreish!

It's so stuffed full of calories, salt and LARD that it's something I only cook once in a while - trouble is as you say, once you've tried it, it's that bleddy moreish, you could cheerfully live on it for a week!

(BTW - thanks Minkey - nice thing to say! )

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Originally posted by angel10578:
Got a homemade Cottage Pie bubbling away in the oven as i type - my fave yum

YUM!

Ever tried putting about half a teaspoon of cinammon in the meat mix? It's GORGEOUS!! Even my daughter comes back for more.

Tonight - left over spag bol. I'm as flat as a pancake, and can't be ar*ed to do anything at all, never mind cook anything...

Thats when its good you have left overs eh!
The cinnamon tip sound interesting, must get some in, cos one of favs if cottage pie/shepherds pie.
Tonite is TWS's chilli, he is the chilli king, and I am soooo looking forward to it, I'm starved!

*Does best Homer impression*

MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm........ Chilli........

I love the stuff so much, I think it should have it's own food group.

Well we do manage to have it once a week, cos we love it tooooo.
There is usually some left-overs, so you are welcome to try it.

Yes Mrs O, I am the Chilli KING

You may address me in future as ..............
KING HOMER

ROFL!

I had a mate, Spike, that used to come and stay at my old place every weekend. I'd always cook him a chilli, and he dared me to make it as hot as he could stand it. I had this brilliant Brazillian chilli powder - even the smell used to knock me off me feet.

I made it hotter, and hotter, there's me and me ex, sweating after one mouthful and Spike going back for thirds, not batting an eyelid.

I swear to the heavens, he had an asbestos mouth.

My trick is to bung some ground cumin in - bloomin gorgeous!

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Originally posted by mrs_o:

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Originally posted by angel10578:
Got a homemade Cottage Pie bubbling away in the oven as i type - my fave yum

YUM!

Ever tried putting about half a teaspoon of cinammon in the meat mix? It's GORGEOUS!! Even my daughter comes back for more.

Tonight - left over spag bol. I'm as flat as a pancake, and can't be ar*ed to do anything at all, never mind cook anything...

OOoh interesting cinammon tip - must try that next time, thanks!

Must remember half a teaspoon, not tablespoon!!