my mum!!

[Trillipse]

I went to see my mum today (she's great)

and...

she gave me a frozen pheasant and a frozen shoulder of lamb.

Now then, I have only cooked pheasant a few dozen times before, and always end up with a cider/apple/cream combo. Nice enough, but anyone got any better ideas that they've tried and tested?

and the lamb - unless anyone's got any better ideas, i'm thinking some kind of kleftico derivative...?

by the way, my mum says "hello".

[AbbaDJ]

we all say Hi to your Mum too.

[Clanad]

Try this rather simple recipe... (Calls for wo pheasants, but just cut down all the ingredients for your one):

1 cup raw wild rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can mushrooms
2 1/2 cups water
Water chestnuts
2 pheasants, cut up, floured and browned
1 pkg. instant onion soup mix
Mix rice, canned soups, water, mushrooms and water chestnuts in 9x13 glass casserole. Add pheasant. Sprinkle with onion soup mix. Cover lightly with foil. Bake 2-2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees.

Say hi! to your Mum, by the way (It'd be "Mom" here in the western U.S.)

[Trillipse]

ah clanad, you're adorable! my mum/mom'll be chuffed to bits!!

[ursula62]

Why not just roast it - use the timings for chicken? Put a small peeled onion and a handful of fresh herbs inside the body cavity to keep it moist. Serve with the usual roastie style accompaniments and don't forget the bread sauce.