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I am the greatest hoomin
So Waffles was telling me last night. I got some lovely fresh fish. Some salmon, prawns, smoked haddock & pollack fillet. I made a fish pie. So there I was gently poaching the fish in milk, and I then used the same milk (now a milky/fishy stock) as the base for a white sauce with herbs. All the while I had a certain one-eyed, black-furred, Queen Of All She Surveys, winding round my ankles, purring, headbutting and telling me how wonderful I am. I told said feline that once the fish was gently poached, I would make sure she got some to taste... Her whiskers were extended out as far as they could be, her eye *wide* open, her tail held high, the purrs ever louder and my ankles ever more a Borg-like combination of human/feline mix as she entwined herself round them. Do you know how difficult it is to gently flake fish and make a smooth sauce whilst a feline is attached to the ankles??? I put some flakes of each fish on a plate, along with a few prawns. Feline comment was passed as the salmon & prawns were devoured, but the haddock & pollack were left... go figure.. So I placed the fish in an ovenproof dish, coated it with the sauce and then covered the lot in buttery mashed potato. I then sprinkled some herbs on top and whacked it in the oven until the potato was golden & crispy on top. It was delicious, if I say so myself. Served with carrots & broccoli on the side. Nathan had two *huge* helpings. I put my plate down to go and get Nathan a second helping... when I returned, guess who had taken that as a signal that my plate needed to be thoroughly checked for wasted fish and to make sure it wasn't wasted??? That cat loves her fish. Francis and Marble were not interested - but Waffles will do anything for fish... Cheers, helen s -- ~~ you may need to remove dependence on fame & fortune from organisation to get correct email address ~Noodliness is Good~ |
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wafflycat wrote:
So Waffles was telling me last night. LOL. What a purrfect catslave. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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good lord, Helen. I'd wind myself around your ankles too if you cooked my
fish pie that way hmmmmm.... Lily & her mama -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time "wafflycat" wrote in message ... So Waffles was telling me last night. I got some lovely fresh fish. Some salmon, prawns, smoked haddock & pollack fillet. I made a fish pie. So there I was gently poaching the fish in milk, and I then used the same milk (now a milky/fishy stock) as the base for a white sauce with herbs. All the while I had a certain one-eyed, black-furred, Queen Of All She Surveys, winding round my ankles, purring, headbutting and telling me how wonderful I am. I told said feline that once the fish was gently poached, I would make sure she got some to taste... Her whiskers were extended out as far as they could be, her eye *wide* open, her tail held high, the purrs ever louder and my ankles ever more a Borg-like combination of human/feline mix as she entwined herself round them. Do you know how difficult it is to gently flake fish and make a smooth sauce whilst a feline is attached to the ankles??? I put some flakes of each fish on a plate, along with a few prawns. Feline comment was passed as the salmon & prawns were devoured, but the haddock & pollack were left... go figure.. So I placed the fish in an ovenproof dish, coated it with the sauce and then covered the lot in buttery mashed potato. I then sprinkled some herbs on top and whacked it in the oven until the potato was golden & crispy on top. It was delicious, if I say so myself. Served with carrots & broccoli on the side. Nathan had two *huge* helpings. I put my plate down to go and get Nathan a second helping... when I returned, guess who had taken that as a signal that my plate needed to be thoroughly checked for wasted fish and to make sure it wasn't wasted??? That cat loves her fish. Francis and Marble were not interested - but Waffles will do anything for fish... Cheers, helen s -- ~~ you may need to remove dependence on fame & fortune from organisation to get correct email address ~Noodliness is Good~ |
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wafflycat wrote: So Waffles was telling me last night. I got some lovely fresh fish. Some salmon, prawns, smoked haddock & pollack fillet. I made a fish pie. So there I was gently poaching the fish in milk, and I then used the same milk (now a milky/fishy stock) as the base for a white sauce with herbs. All the while I had a certain one-eyed, black-furred, Queen Of All She Surveys, winding round my ankles, purring, headbutting and telling me how wonderful I am. I told said feline that once the fish was gently poached, I would make sure she got some to taste... Her whiskers were extended out as far as they could be, her eye *wide* open, her tail held high, the purrs ever louder and my ankles ever more a Borg-like combination of human/feline mix as she entwined herself round them. Do you know how difficult it is to gently flake fish and make a smooth sauce whilst a feline is attached to the ankles??? I put some flakes of each fish on a plate, along with a few prawns. Feline comment was passed as the salmon & prawns were devoured, but the haddock & pollack were left... go figure.. So I placed the fish in an ovenproof dish, coated it with the sauce and then covered the lot in buttery mashed potato. I then sprinkled some herbs on top and whacked it in the oven until the potato was golden & crispy on top. It was delicious, if I say so myself. Served with carrots & broccoli on the side. Nathan had two *huge* helpings. I put my plate down to go and get Nathan a second helping... when I returned, guess who had taken that as a signal that my plate needed to be thoroughly checked for wasted fish and to make sure it wasn't wasted??? That cat loves her fish. Francis and Marble were not interested - but Waffles will do anything for fish... I gather "fish pie" is on the order of "shepherd's pie" - topped with mashed potato instead of crust. (My mom's "meat pie" here in the U.S. was generally topped with baking-powder biscuit.) Your version sounds delicious - care to share the recipe? |
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"Irulan" wrote in message ... good lord, Helen. I'd wind myself around your ankles too if you cooked my fish pie that way hmmmmm.... Lily & her mama Teleport over ;-) Cheers, helen s |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... I gather "fish pie" is on the order of "shepherd's pie" - topped with mashed potato instead of crust. (My mom's "meat pie" here in the U.S. was generally topped with baking-powder biscuit.) Your version sounds delicious - care to share the recipe? Aye... & thanks :-) No definite recipe as such, though. I just get a few different kinds of fish that happen to take my fancy. Fish must be skinned & boned. No shellfish other than prawns though (that's prolly just me). Def. no squid or octopus (yuk!) I poach the fish lightly in skimmed milk to which I've added only some freshly ground black pepper. Don't over poach - fish should still be translucent inside. Take fish out of milk - place in bowl & flake: keeping it quite chunky rather than finely flaked. Use the milk the fish was poached in to make a savoury white sauce. Add herbs... white wine... whatever takes your fancy. Coat the fish in the sauce & place in oven proof dish. Make some mashed potato that's got plenty of seasoning (a bit of salt perhaps, but loads of black pepper, butter...) Spoon the mashed potato over the fish mix. Can be as rough a surface or as smooth as you want. I like it a bit rough... no comments, please! Put in hot oven until piping hot and pototo golden & cripsy on top. Serve with veggies of choice. Tonight I did pork in apple with thyme, garlic & onions. Loads of veggies to go with it too. The Men Of The House liked that one too. Nathan asked for seconds of the... wait for it.... cabbage!! Tomorrow I am taxi service in the morning, getting Nathan to & from his club run. So I've got some slow cook beef in and I'll do my beef in Brown Ale, as I can stick that in the oven to cook on a slow cook setting, and by the time Nathan is back from a 50 mile bike ride, it should hit the spot. Cheers, helen s |
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wafflycat wrote: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... I gather "fish pie" is on the order of "shepherd's pie" - topped with mashed potato instead of crust. (My mom's "meat pie" here in the U.S. was generally topped with baking-powder biscuit.) Your version sounds delicious - care to share the recipe? Aye... & thanks :-) No definite recipe as such, though. I just get a few different kinds of fish that happen to take my fancy. Fish must be skinned & boned. No shellfish other than prawns though (that's prolly just me). Def. no squid or octopus (yuk!) I poach the fish lightly in skimmed milk to which I've added only some freshly ground black pepper. Don't over poach - fish should still be translucent inside. Take fish out of milk - place in bowl & flake: keeping it quite chunky rather than finely flaked. Use the milk the fish was poached in to make a savoury white sauce. Add herbs... white wine... whatever takes your fancy. Coat the fish in the sauce & place in oven proof dish. Make some mashed potato that's got plenty of seasoning (a bit of salt perhaps, but loads of black pepper, butter...) Spoon the mashed potato over the fish mix. Can be as rough a surface or as smooth as you want. I like it a bit rough... no comments, please! Put in hot oven until piping hot and pototo golden & cripsy on top. Serve with veggies of choice. Tonight I did pork in apple with thyme, garlic & onions. Loads of veggies to go with it too. The Men Of The House liked that one too. Nathan asked for seconds of the... wait for it.... cabbage!! Tomorrow I am taxi service in the morning, getting Nathan to & from his club run. So I've got some slow cook beef in and I'll do my beef in Brown Ale, as I can stick that in the oven to cook on a slow cook setting, and by the time Nathan is back from a 50 mile bike ride, it should hit the spot. It all sounds delicious! (Where did English cooking get its bad reputation?) Cheers, helen s |
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wafflycat wrote:
So Waffles was telling me last night. I got some lovely fresh fish. Some salmon, prawns, smoked haddock & pollack fillet. I made a fish pie. So there I was gently poaching the fish in milk, and I then used the same milk (now a milky/fishy stock) as the base for a white sauce with herbs. All the while I had a certain one-eyed, black-furred, Queen Of All She Surveys, winding round my ankles, purring, headbutting and telling me how wonderful I am. I told said feline that once the fish was gently poached, I would make sure she got some to taste... Her whiskers were extended out as far as they could be, her eye *wide* open, her tail held high, the purrs ever louder and my ankles ever more a Borg-like combination of human/feline mix as she entwined herself round them. Do you know how difficult it is to gently flake fish and make a smooth sauce whilst a feline is attached to the ankles??? I put some flakes of each fish on a plate, along with a few prawns. Feline comment was passed as the salmon & prawns were devoured, but the haddock & pollack were left... go figure.. So I placed the fish in an ovenproof dish, coated it with the sauce and then covered the lot in buttery mashed potato. I then sprinkled some herbs on top and whacked it in the oven until the potato was golden & crispy on top. It was delicious, if I say so myself. Served with carrots & broccoli on the side. Nathan had two *huge* helpings. I put my plate down to go and get Nathan a second helping... when I returned, guess who had taken that as a signal that my plate needed to be thoroughly checked for wasted fish and to make sure it wasn't wasted??? That cat loves her fish. Francis and Marble were not interested - but Waffles will do anything for fish... Cheers, helen s You are a great meowmie, Helen! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek (who thinks it's I'm being terribly mean if I give him any food that is not fish flavoured) |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... It all sounds delicious! (Where did English cooking get its bad reputation?) Gosh, thanks (blush) The beef in brown ale went down particularly well with the ever hungry teenage cyclist. Apparently today's club run was 2.5 hours at race speed, and when he got home, food was required pronto, or neither cats, Vernon or I would have been safe ;-) Said teenage cyclist wolfed down a huge plate of beef in brown ale, with a side dish of sautee potatoes, carrots, broccoli & lashings of the gravy produced by the beef & ale. He also wolfed down a large portion of chocolate & vaniulla cheesecake, a chocolate shortbread and a large cappuccino with vanilla & cinnamon sprinkled on the top.... Waffles sat in front of Nathan and gazed lovingly at him all the time he was eating... so he cut up a small morsel of his beef into little slivers & put it on a dish for Queen Of All She Surveys.... Waffles approved of this :-) Cheers, helen s |
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