tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post2806902983323277508..comments2023-09-22T13:57:20.922-04:00Comments on From The Valley To The Palais: Sunday roastnappy valley girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-27939174988473434722010-02-26T20:28:55.508-05:002010-02-26T20:28:55.508-05:00Ok, this is confusing, I know, but pork butt is ac...Ok, this is confusing, I know, but pork butt is actually the shoulder of the pig. Not for roasting. It's best simmered on the stove in a big pot with carrots, celery, potatoes for several hours, aka New England boiled dinner. Delish! MoragAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-89395664462988170802010-02-02T12:12:36.763-05:002010-02-02T12:12:36.763-05:00I miss roast Lamb the most, as the only place I ca...I miss roast Lamb the most, as the only place I can occasionally get it out here in Okieland is Sam's Club 3 hrs away! But we had a joint this w/end and I go home again tonight to roast Lamb :-)<br /><br />Now just don't get me started on the bacon situation, which I have blogged about at length!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-77095636440229510992010-01-29T11:46:01.134-05:002010-01-29T11:46:01.134-05:00Tara - Ah, but do they like hot dogs? Mine are in ...Tara - Ah, but do they like hot dogs? Mine are in seventh heaven here with those...<br /><br />Cassandra - thanks, am salivating at thought of Jamie Oliver Lamb (not at thought of Jamie Oliver, she hastens to add). I think we'll manage without it - no doubt we'll go lamb crazy when we return to the UK though....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-16975589918691556182010-01-29T04:37:35.224-05:002010-01-29T04:37:35.224-05:00It is a nightmare isn't it. I have no answers,...It is a nightmare isn't it. I have no answers, just sympathy. And I am REALLY sorry about the lamb thing, that is rough. But I suppose that you can DREAM of lamb and really go to town mint sauce wise on your visits to the UK - Jamie Oliver's slow roasted shoulder of lamb is the best thing I';ve EVER tasted (apart from the River Cottage Donnie Brascoe pork, in the RC Meat Book...)Have you read I Will Never Ever Eat A Tomato (or something like that) - it's a Charlie and Lola book - really good. FxCassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314685034290160800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-81891913619025869732010-01-27T13:12:55.966-05:002010-01-27T13:12:55.966-05:00I have to say, a roast dinner is the one meal my t...I have to say, a roast dinner is the one meal my two will sit down to and SCOFF. Every single bit of it. Especially if it has Yorkshire pud on too. <br />So, that is why I can never ever move from England!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-91311623481772471382010-01-27T09:25:18.676-05:002010-01-27T09:25:18.676-05:00Brit in Bosnia - I live in hope. I do feel as if I...Brit in Bosnia - I live in hope. I do feel as if I'm finally getting there with LB1, and he has been fussy since he first started weaning. LB2 is better, although he's going through that toddler stage of 'no, no, no' still. But food is one of our constant struggles...<br /><br />Angels - I don't think it's something we really go in for in Britain. I've no objection to the idea, though - it could be delicious.<br /><br />Rhiannon - you can always make cranberry sauce, it's very easy and nicer than the bought stuff. Just boil up fresh cranberries with a tiny bit of water and sugar.<br /><br />Mwa - yes, doing it myself would be a whole different story!<br /><br />Expat Mum - I had no idea that Americans were squeamish about lamb. How very odd...<br /><br />LadyWhoLunches - I love the idea of Brunch, but somehow it never seems to happen with two kids who want to stuff Rice Krispies at 7am and then want lunch by 12...I am also having to train them to like eggs.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-64216354843330553562010-01-27T07:41:34.341-05:002010-01-27T07:41:34.341-05:00Just found your blog! Lovely!
I'm an American ...Just found your blog! Lovely!<br />I'm an American in England, one of the things we agreed on when moving here was that we would have a Sunday roast at a different restaurant every Sunday. I absolutely have become addicted. I thought I would never get over my Sunday brunches in America, but I think I am a true convert.<br /><br />Now, moving back will be quite sad. Good to know what you're going through so I can jump in once we move this summer!TheLadyWhoLuncheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221658013941978720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-20912580961502506712010-01-26T15:35:12.836-05:002010-01-26T15:35:12.836-05:00We manage to have a family meal most evenings and ...We manage to have a family meal most evenings and it's been a blessing in disguise. It get s a bit loud with two teens and a 6 year old, but if we didn't do this I don't think the little guy would ever see his sibs.<br />I'm with Iota on trying a pot roast. The lamb here tends to be quite fatty unless you get a decent leg, but if you're having Americans over, you might want to ask them if they eat it. <br />One of my faves is pork tenderloins, which you can roast, bake, grill or saute the slices and it's delicious.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-78000394270885405072010-01-26T14:04:45.120-05:002010-01-26T14:04:45.120-05:00I love big weekend meals. Luckily I have a husband...I love big weekend meals. Luckily I have a husband to cook them too.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-8550380686955067272010-01-26T13:33:42.550-05:002010-01-26T13:33:42.550-05:00whole foods do a nice line in mint sauce. have yet...whole foods do a nice line in mint sauce. have yet to discover where I can get cranberry sauce - the stuff in a can we get at Thanksgiving is awful. I have to get my mum to bring it over.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166988754300136546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-26665471621420986132010-01-26T13:21:58.351-05:002010-01-26T13:21:58.351-05:00I've no idea what a pot roast is either - it s...I've no idea what a pot roast is either - it sounds like a joint of meat swimming in broth? Well done the boys eating a good old English meal; wish I had a wife to cook me one!angelsurchinsbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354052339956136697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-6331576384611122692010-01-26T12:34:14.705-05:002010-01-26T12:34:14.705-05:00Bless them for being so good. I've just come b...Bless them for being so good. I've just come back from the supermarket trip from hell so am insanely jealous!<br /><br />Do you think these fussy eaters eventually grow out of being quite so fussy? Adam, who sounds on a par with LB1, is improving. Slowly, but definitely getting better. No veg that he can see (I am the master of disguise on that front, grate corgette a blessing) but he has gone for kiwis in a big way, which are green. It's a start. And who cares about ketchup? One of my oldest friends used to have ketchup with ice cream as a child (it did look vile) and he now rarely touches it.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-82740448128031002342010-01-26T12:04:48.473-05:002010-01-26T12:04:48.473-05:00HomeOfficeMum - yes, it's a rare thing but one...HomeOfficeMum - yes, it's a rare thing but one of the most satisfying in the world.<br /><br />Iota - I have never tried a pot-roast but our conclusion about the veal was that it was probably supposed to be pot-roasted long and slow rather than oven-roasted. Thanks for the link - I'll check it out.<br /><br />Rosie - LB1 has always been a dreadfully fussy eater and it is only now, finally, that I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel. I think it helps that he is at an age now where I can explain that if he doesn't eat properly, he won't grow up to be a big boys...that seems to work on him.<br /><br />Lorna - haven't tried Yorkshire puds for a while with the boys - last time they refused but I don't see why, it's just pastry and carbs after all.<br /><br />Michelloui - it constantly surprises me how food can be so different in the two countries. I bet it's very weird for you! Pot roast sounding tempting - although I bet the boys would still want to eat it with ketchup....<br /><br />Natural girl - nothing beats a good leg of lamb, I say.<br /><br />Mud - they don't seem to have the same issues with veal here as we do in the UK. Me, I'm partial to a decent wiener schnitzel but roast veal will never be on my menu again....<br /><br />Jo - it really was, roast vile. And, yes, veggies get a really hard time in Europe. I remember being on a French exchange - one girl was a veggie but they didn't believe that she would still object to bits of bacon in a salad....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-67113676683798998262010-01-26T10:06:17.471-05:002010-01-26T10:06:17.471-05:00It's stuff like that you never even thin of wh...It's stuff like that you never even thin of when you live in a different culture. I'm a veggie and struggle to get veggie food in Spain, France etc. Mad. That Veal sounds vile though. Stringy. Yuck. :DJo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-36770334238412721022010-01-26T09:14:54.090-05:002010-01-26T09:14:54.090-05:00Friends when I lived in America used to think I wa...Friends when I lived in America used to think I was cruel and unusual for eating a 'poor little lamb' and yet readily tucked into veal.<br /><br />Maybe 'veal' just sounds a whole lot less like calf.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-25937800854855582882010-01-26T07:25:20.199-05:002010-01-26T07:25:20.199-05:00I'm from New Zealand and yes I do love a lamb...I'm from New Zealand and yes I do love a lamb roast. I have no idea what a pot roast is. None. At. All. sounds weird.<br />I love a good Sunday roast. This week it was lamb and next week it will be beef. YUM.caitlingracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112784046653134951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-65474516219100232932010-01-26T04:29:38.184-05:002010-01-26T04:29:38.184-05:00I was smiling all the way through this! As an Amer...I was smiling all the way through this! As an American who has come to the UK, I too had these struggles to fit my meal planning around the different cuts of meat! Im with Iota, you should try pot roast. It seems a bit plebby compared to the gorgeous roasts of Britain I have since learned to cook, but it is truly scrummy and very tender. If youre a fan of roast you'll love it. <br /><br />Iw as just saying the other day I really must learn how to make a Beef Wellington... then I'll truly be adapted to British cooking...!Michellouihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841678308675092702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-51234967969102137232010-01-25T21:49:54.388-05:002010-01-25T21:49:54.388-05:00Did you have Yorkshire Puddings? My boys love thos...Did you have Yorkshire Puddings? My boys love those, I'm sure your boys would too.<br /><br />I get really frustrated over the joints of meat here, nothing seems to make any sense. I'll have to try Iota's pot roast, haven't done one of those yet.<br /><br />How nice to have a lovely family meal with no screaming - rare but delightful!Calif Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347067691575837878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-54965578104797964452010-01-25T15:44:16.836-05:002010-01-25T15:44:16.836-05:00My daughter is dreadful with food, just incredibly...My daughter is dreadful with food, just incredibly fussy. It is so satisfying when she sits down and eats a good meal. I'm hoping for a breakthrough soon as well. We're getting there!Rosie Scribblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121804896836567638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-81337339719804279312010-01-25T12:37:34.059-05:002010-01-25T12:37:34.059-05:00And now you must try a pot roast. Then you'll ...And now you must try a pot roast. Then you'll be a real American. I think the meat turns out reliably more tender than a roast UK-style in the oven, and it's great to do the veg WITH the meat, not separately.<br /><br />Here is the recipe that gave me the confidence to have a go.<br /><br />http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/01/2008_the_year_of_the_pot_roast/<br /><br />You might enjoy the blog too. I started reading it way back before she was famous, and now she's on the New York Times bestseller list (a blogger's dream come true...) You probably read it already...Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-91322062646847292032010-01-25T11:20:01.771-05:002010-01-25T11:20:01.771-05:00very true. There's nothing quite like cooking ...very true. There's nothing quite like cooking a meal and eating it as a family and it's actually eaten and not complained about or dropped on the floor or scraped in the bin. It makes it feel worth doing. I've actually bothered to cook some chilli con carne today. Huge leap forward from my apathetic cooking of late. Perhaps I'll try a roast on the weekend...Home Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.com