National Pie Week

[Smowball]

Apparently it is. By sheer coincidence I made a chicken pie lastnight served with mash, veg and gravy. Yummy! What's your favourite pie and what do you serve with it?

[emmie]

i haven't had pie for an age, but i love chicken and leak pie with pots mashed and lots of butter.

[hereIam]

Steak and ale with chips, garden peas and gravy. My favourite pub does this very well ...

[ummmm]

Did you make your own pastry?

I don't eat pastry so rarely serve pies so buy Pukka pies to keep in the freezer for when the others have to fend for themselves.

[Mamyalynne]

Steak and Kidney, chips , peas and carrots and lashings of rich gravy.


It's my speciality.

[Berniecuddles2]

be round about 5pm mamya xx

[Mamyalynne]

Bring wine or beer.

[Berniecuddles2]

wine it is x

[Smowball]

I buy ready made ummmm. Less faff. Ooh they all sound great meals. Emmie you should treat yourself.

[emmie]

i should i know, but haven't been able to get out much in a while, so perhaps i will when weather gets a little better and i can get to the local shops.

[Smowball]

If you do your shopping online you could always pop one in your order

[anthro-nerd]

Mamya, my mum used to make a mean steak and kidney pie - but no one I know said they'd eat it if I try to recreate it because of the 'kidney' bit! So unfair!

[Mamyalynne]

I know a lot of people don't like offal, I have made it without on occasion but the kidney does add a depth I think.

[Smowball]

What gravy do you use Mamya?

[emmie]

i love home made steak and kidney pie with lots of gravy. Haven't had pie and mash for a long while, but the yearning is still there.

[Mamyalynne]

Long slow cooking of the steak whatever cut you use gives the gravy, drain most off before you add cooled meat to the pastry.

[Mamyalynne]

Quite happy to add an Oxo or stockpot, squirt of Worcestershire sauce and Tom Puree and of course plenty of S&P.

[Arksided]

Chicken and mushroom or Chicken and veg. I had an Aunt Bessies Family steak pie yesterday... it was ok meat was nice but overall wasn't a party for my taste-buds.

[donny48]

For a change from all the meat pies. My wife, Ann , does a brilliant apple pie, just a touch of cinnamon and a thick crust.

[Jackdaw33]

I would be happy to eat a steak and kidney pie without the steak. I LOVE offal.

[Patsy33]

Not a great lover of meat pies except a decent Cornish pastie!