Residual cottaging

[desperance]

Jeremy and Dawn are coming to dinner. So far today, I have shopped - twice - and boiled white beans with sage and garlic (for a curious crispy-bean snack thingy; we'll see; I remain agnostic, but if it's good, it could be very good); emptied, filled and run the dishwasher - twice - and baked a pumpkin gingerbread cake (well, it's still in the oven, but I am in hopes of a success); boiled rice and spread it out to dry for later frying. I have yet to consider what I'm doing for a main course, though it will involve lamb shoulder and turnips.

Meanwhile, for your leftover cottage pie needs (everyone has 'em): yes, of course you can just reheat it and eat it, and yum yum. But have you considered:

(a) the cottage hash cakes, which you could top with eggs if you desired?



or (b) the cottage knish, which is quite a lot like a Cornish pasty only, y'know, nicer?



You're welcome. (And my contributions to human civilisation are assured.)

Comments

[movingfinger]

Curious white-bean snack thing sounds interesting. Like, a cracker?

[desperance]

Nope, not at all a cracker. Boil large white beans with sage & garlic & salt till soft (there are refinements - add the salt halfway through, simmer gently not to break the skins, like that), and drain. Soak for ten minutes in buttermilk, and drain again. Toss thoroughly with a rice flour/flour/cornmeal/salt/pepper/chilli powder mixture, and fry until crisp. Eat with fried chillies & garlic. Yum yum, as it turns out.