OK to spoil yourself, now and again?

[PaulG]

I did roast duck, with the various roast veg trimmings for Christmas.
For the new year it's a venison and veg pie. No tatties to make up for the short crust pastry.
Mid January I've been promised half a doz partridges. Still to figure out what to do with them ???
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Best get back to the kitchen.
Paul G

 

[Leadinglights]

I did roast duck, with the various roast veg trimmings for Christmas.
For the new year it's a venison and veg pie. No tatties to make up for the short crust pastry.
Mid January I've been promised half a doz partridges. Still to figure out what to do with them ???
.
Best get back to the kitchen.
Paul G

They may go with pears?

 

[gail2]

I love partridges watch out for shot and enjoy them
gail

 

[PaulG]

A slight error with the pie dish.
It's oblong, with wide edges at the ends, but narrow edges along the sides. The pastry looks like it'll fall in.
Need to visit the Jan sales, Pyrex department.

 

[CliffH]

I love partridges watch out for shot and enjoy them
gail

I think I need to open a partridge sanctuary

 

[rebrascora]

A slight error with the pie dish.
It's oblong, with wide edges at the ends, but narrow edges along the sides. The pastry looks like it'll fall in.
Need to visit the Jan sales, Pyrex department.

Or to get a pie lifter. I remember Mam had one that looked like a blackbird presumably after the rhyme "4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie"! The open beak poked through the pie crust and that let the steam out to prevent the pie gravy/juice boiling over.

 

[CliffH]

Or to get a pie lifter. I remember Mam had one that looked like a blackbird presumably after the rhyme "4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie"! The open beak poked through the pie crust and that let the steam out to prevent the pie gravy/juice boiling over.

Oh yes: I've seen those! I didn't realise what they were for though

 

[trophywench]

Always known as 'a pie funnel' to me! I bought a blackbird one from whatever supermarket I happened to see them in at the time - Safeways, Sainsburys or Waitrose, who knows!

 

[PaulG]

I did use a pie funnel, well actually it was a china pepper pot.
I thought that for a retired welder it was a good pie. I just love Bambie.

 

[rebrascora]

Always known as 'a pie funnel' to me! I bought a blackbird one from whatever supermarket I happened to see them in at the time - Safeways, Sainsburys or Waitrose, who knows!

Thankyou Jenny, the correct word was evading me earlier. I knew pie lifter wasn't quite right!

 

[Billy Bob]

I think I need to open a partridge sanctuary

Me too I'll look after the dead ones and put them in pastry coffins it's the only respectful thing to do

 

[saffron15]

@PaulG makes me hungry. I remember my Mums pie funnel. I have seen them in John Lewis not sure if they still stock them. I think i bought one several years ago for nostalgic reasons and to use to get money off parking. I was considering being stricter with my eating. I've been a bit too carby recently as my hba1c is 44 but I need to try harder.

 

[CliffH]

Me too I'll look after the dead ones and put them in pastry coffins it's the only respectful thing to do

I hope you didn't do that to David

 

[Martin62]

Or to get a pie lifter. I remember Mam had one that looked like a blackbird presumably after the rhyme "4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie"! The open beak poked through the pie crust and that let the steam out to prevent the pie gravy/juice boiling over.

We have two of those blackbirds on our kitchen windowsill that we inherited from my mother in law.

 

[PaulG]

Easy with partridges. Place them in the dish on their backs, feet in the air, and that holds the pastry up.

 

[silver minion]

I did use a pie funnel, well actually it was a china pepper pot.
I thought that for a retired welder it was a good pie. I just love Bambie.

My hubby made a venison Wellington for Christmas a few years back and told our young nephews we were having bambi for dinner.😱