| Tue, Sep 15, 2009 |
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| London Calling |
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If there is only one steadfast rule in party throwing it is this: You must MUST have a theme. I dare anyone to prove me wrong on this. I mean, think about the year that your own birthday parties started to take a turn towards blahsville. Around 12-years-old, right? You might have just blamed it on the pre-pubescent tendency to be too cool for everything, including your own birthday. Oh, how you were wrong, though. I guarantee it is only because that was the first year you told your mom that you were much too old to have He-man plates and matching napkins.
When the husband asked if we could do fish & chips for his birthday dinner, the plan was set into motion. |
I was really surprised at just how easy it was to amass so much British stuff in so little time...
Authentic beans from White's Country Farm and cheese from Market of Choice. |
I learned that British food isn't terribly photogenic. Considering that I hail from the land of BBQ and mushy pies, this fact doesn't deter me from knowing that just because it doesn't look pretty doesn't mean that it is any less delicious.
This was my first go at beans and toast. It won't be my last. These people know how to do breakfast. |
| No British party is complete without a new birthday Joy Division shirt. |
| The remnants of an "Anarchy in the UK" scavenger hunt. |
Now, before you think that we ate all of the food that I'm posting within a two-hour time slot, I'd like to acknowledge that this was an all-day event.
Welsh Rarebit ( snagged this recipe off of Jaime Oliver's forum, but it wasn't his)
INGREDIENTS
20g butter
1 cup grated chedder cheese
1 teaspoon mustard powder
dash of Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup of beer (Newcastle, of course)
METHOD
4 thick slices of sourdough bread or a crusty loaf of your choice, toasted. I used Tuscan Loaf; I think sourdough is just to sour for this...
Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add cheese, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce, and beer. Stir until smooth.
Spread over the toast and grill until bubbling if desired.
Best Rarebit recipe that I've tried yet! |
| I'm Oklahoma wedding-bound and off to pack, so I won't get around to telling you about the best fish & chips known to man. For now, it will stay a secret. Sah-ee. |
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