And Another One Gone

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Damn. New plan for dinner tomorrow: now serving turnip'n'tater'n'beetroot* Deeper'n'Ever Pie. And then crying into a copy of one of my favorite books from childhood, Redwall--one Mom would read aloud while my brother and I listened and my sister bounced around the room like an excited gibbon. Good memories, those.

Farewell, Mr. Jacques, farewell.


*'n'cheese'n'mushroom, because I take artistic license here and cheese is delicious.

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[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that sounds good. My recipes have changed over the years, but the one I just did was the most successful--it combined my new favorite cheese and mushroom pie with root vegetables. I diced, boiled, and drained carrots, potatoes, and beets (beets separately); I also sliced and sauteed mushrooms and onions. I don't use a broth because that makes the pie too runny, but I mix together all those vegetables with some olive oil, mustard powder, salt, pepper, and a hellton of shredded Cheddar. Then load it all into a beaten-egg-coated double-crust and cook for about 25 minutes at 425 F.

I am still dithering about garlic. I love me some garlic, but I honestly can't decide if it'd help this dish or not, and I haven't brought myself to try it.

For the record, my version is not much like the official recipe (the one that appears in the Redwall Cookbook I checked out yesterday), which apparently uses the English meaning of "pie," as in "substance that is not remotely like pie." I remember finding this back in the day and feeling like I could do better. I'll note, however, that they do use Cheddar cheese.

To make up for it, though, some of the dessert recipes in this cookbook sound AMAZING.