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hmmm so we are going to friends on sat for "xmas dinner" and secret santa and a night of drunkeness. Everyone is taking a dish - they already have ham and potatoes.............what can i take??? Was trying to think of something english but i am at a complete block!!!!!!

Help?!

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Sprouts (and bacon and sour cream)

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Cauliflower cheese.

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Haggis.

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All of the above.
I like Broccoli and cheese sauce.

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Chicken Tikka Masala

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owwww mouth watering now!

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Isn't your husband taking an English dish? :lol:

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That's the wrong part of Englandshire ;)

Just take a plate of Cadbury's Fingers with you....

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We are off to a 'pot luck' brunch on Sunday - I am taking mini toad in the hole (that's fairly English) and Smoked Haddock Pate (cos I am Scottish).

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Sag aloo.

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I once went to a Super Bowl party and forgot the side dish. So at the last moment I stopped in a McDonalds and ordered 'ten super sized French Fries' please. They had to cook them fresh for me (a plus) and gave me two huge bags filled with golden deliciousness.

I arrived at the party, made a beeline to the kitchen and said 'give me the biggest bowl you've got' dumping in all the fries.

They were gone in minutes.

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Findus crispy pancakes, or fish fingers if the parties on a Friday.

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If you want to trawl through some recipes for inspiration try
www.foodnetwork.com
and look up Nigella Lawson....either that or take a couple of wedges of English chesse and some crackers! :)

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Parsley sauce. Acorn/butternut/spaghetti squash. Yams. Homemade apple sauce.

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Yorkshire puddings.

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Green beans of some sort. Or I vote for the broccoli (au gratin is nice). If you have a bread machine, you could make some nice bread and perhaps some honey-butter or some kind of special spread.

If desserts are an option - the possibilities are endless :)

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http://www.candyfavorites.com/pi/hostess-ho-hos.jpg

Fits the Christmas theme.

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And one could cut them up, and artistically make yule logs!

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I'm not sharing my cadburys fingers with anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oooo I could kill for a yule log.....I want one NOW!

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I'm liking the cauliflower idea- have a recipe for "Frosted Cauliflower", parboil head, then make a paste of mustard and mayonaise, cover head with that, bake and then add cheddar cheese on top, pop back in oven to melt cheese and voila. Sounds weird but tastes pretty good say non caluiflower eaters.

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That does sound good.

One of my local restaurants is owned by a French guy. They do a lovely buffet carvery every lunchtime...the best bit is it usually includes two of my favourites...cauliflower cheese and dauphinoise potatoes. Sadly it's closing at the end of the month. :(

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Don't know what its called but....
Layer thinly cut potato and onions in a greased baking dish. Mix creme fresh, salt and pepper and a little milk, pour over the top, add a few knobs of butter and bung in the over until golden brown (350-380 depending on what else you have cooking).

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We always take brownies and lemon bars when we go to friends' for dinner. Those ALWAYS go with the main course! :p

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Fry up some sausages and when they are cooked cut into small pieces and put aside. Then in the same frying pan put in some onions that you have cut into small pieces and fry until they start to brown slightly then add to it a tin of tomatoes that you have wizzed with a blender. Add salt, pepper, (english mustard is optional), and a little pinch of oregano. Let cook until the sauce begins to thicken and bubble - making sure to stir every so often. Add the sausages to the sauce and cook on low for another 10 minutes.
This sauce is really versatile and can be eaten hot or cold with pasta, in vaulovant (sorry about the spelling) pastry case, or on mini toasts or crackers. Great to take to parties.

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The gift that keeps on giving.....:thumbup:

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Open a bag of green beans, pour into a casserole dish, season with Johnnys seasoning and sea salt.
Open a can of Campbells Mushroom soup, pour on top of the beans - add a little chicken stock and stir to coat the beans. Open a box of French's Fried onions with cheese :) sprinkle liberally over the cra...beans and place in hot oven. Cook till the beans have absorbed the goodness of the canned soup :lol: Serve to very, very, hungry people.

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Yeah...they'd have to be. :lol:

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Christmas pudding with custard.

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I have decided to be unoriginal and bake a cake :blink:

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Here we call it scalloped potatoes.

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Now you're in the South, so it should be a Red Velvet Cake, :lol:

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Just replace the liquid ingredient with red wine that will do.

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Just replace all the ingredients with red wine.

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Is that the tradition in the ABY household? I like it, it helps to get through the day.

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If red wine is too expensive, Ribena and Meths makes a great substitute.

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English trifle! Yummy!
http://www.foodmall.org/images/trifle.jpg

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This looks absolutely scrumptious!

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almost worth taxation without representation I say! :rofl:

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Shudder. Trifle is the devil's revenge for something bad I did in a previous life. Eugh.