The Cookbook Book Club met at Linderhof last night
The theme:
Mary Berry
because
a) I really like her on Great British Bake Off
b) I am an Anglophile
The dining room all set up and waiting for company:
I tried for an English look
Spode (of course)
instead of a tablecloth, my English cork bottom placemats
Whenever we've traveled to England and stayed in B and B's, they always had a "bare" table and these mats for plates.
Alas, I didn't bring mine home from England
because everyone else does and you can find them still in the boxes at flea markets and antique malls
for pennies on the dollar.
Mine are English in origin but all bought here
Dessert service set out the "English" way at the top of the plate.
Our food:
Appetizer:
Liz
Parma ham, goats cheese and rocket canapés
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/parma_ham_goats_cheese_13654
Main Course:
The Hostess always provides the main course!
Quick Chicken Curry
https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/quick-chicken-curry
Go Withs:
Angela
Spanish Tortilla
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spanish_tortilla_78863
Michelle
Carrot and Poppy Seed Salad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/carrot_and_poppyseed_72665
Donna
Roasted vegetables with herbs and feta
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/roasted_vegetables_with_29823
Bread
Sara
Little Cottage Rolls
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/little-cottage-rolls-qr0q087xjgd
Soup
Donna
Butternut Squash Soup
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/roasted_butternut_squash_10281
And the most important of all!!!!
Dessert!!!
Belynda
Baked Berry Cheesecake
http://www.maryberry.co.uk/recipes/desserts/baked-berry-cheesecake
Absolutely delicious and one that, I think, will find it's way onto
our tables in the future!
We have cooked "English" before.
Jamie Oliver
But Mary Berry is more traditional, and definitely more well known in Britain than in the US
We learned a lot from cooking with Mary:
1 - there are no appetizers in Britain -- they're either canapés or starters
2 - many of the recipes were British measurements which meant grams rather than cups
3 - biscuits are really cookies
4 - Aubergine is really eggplant
5 - Courgette is really zucchini
6 - there were several ingredients that were not available here
(so we did some creative subbing)
7 - the food was all very good
We had a grand time and who knows, perhaps will visit the British Isles again in the future!
4 comments:
The atmosphere was great with the beautiful table setting to the wonderful music from the Beetles and Elton John; and of course the great food and friendship is priceless. Thank you Martha for a wonderful evening!
Your table looked beautiful and the food looked delicious!!It looked like you had a great time with your friends!!💗
Have you stopped writing the blog?
JDM
Hello Martha. Just stopping by to say that I miss you and that I hope all is well for you.
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