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When you actually sit down to "describe" yourself, it's actually a bit daunting! Let me just say, I'm a Mom of 2 young boys, a wife, I work full-time and am blessed to be surrounded my many friends and a very involved extended family. I can often be found in my kitchen, in my pyjamas of course, cooking dinner or baking or lamenting over the dishes to be done. I like the comfort and serenity that puttering in my kitchen offers. It is sometimes calming, sometimes a disaster, most times a mess but always filled with love.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Hello Heaven? Is that you on my plate?

So I finally got around to making Jamie Oliver's Steak, Cheese and Guinness pie with Puff Pastry crust.  http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/steak-guinness-cheese-pie-with-a-puf

This past Saturday I decided to give the recipe a go.  As luck would have it, and as is often the case, a couple of friends dropped by so I got to force these unsuspecting people to try a new recipe.  This recipe is HEAVEN!!  It is so, so good and easy to make as well.  The filling is rich and flavourful and the meat gets all tender and melts in your mouth. 
I followed the recipe pretty closely with these exceptions:
I omitted the mushrooms because they're not popular in my house.  In future, I will therefore up the 1 kilo of beef to 1.5 kilos of beef. 
For the cheddar, lovely husband splurged on Balderson Old Cheddar and I used a whole 280g package.

Other than that the recipe is perfect as is.  A tribute to a lovely British classic of stewed meat in a pie!


Happy cooking!
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