Every now and then you get one of those crazy weeks where it
all seems to kick off.
Highlights of my week include a mini-school reunion with
best friends from primary/secondary school/sixth form!!! A curry with Mr KG and
our friend who has been working out in South Sudan for the last 4 months – he
just headed back out there yesterday so it’ll be a while until we see him
again. I also got my law school results – I passed with Distinction :D every
single exams I got a distinction in so I’m a VERY happy girl. Shame no-one is
planning to go to graduation, what with us all out working.
Then there was the not so good part of the week – I’ve been
complaining of strange aches and pains most of the week. On Friday this turned
into excruciating pains in my stomach as well as arms and legs. In the evening
it hurt so much it was making me feel sick! So for the last couple of days I’ve
been laid flat out either on a sun lounger, sofa or bed. It is seriously boring
being ill and not much fun being in pain!!!
It has meant though that I’ve been able to catch up with
lots of blog posts from you lovely guys!
This evening I’m thinking about getting back in the kitchen –
or perhaps should I say instructing my Mum in the kitchen. It’s probably not a
great idea I get stuck in with the food prep being ill and my Mum could do with
a bit of practice. There’s still no news on our flat but hopefully we’ll have
all the paperwork signed in the next week or two. Keep your fingers crossed for
us!!! In the meantime I’ve got to teach Mum how to cook (or just get more
confident) in the kitchen.
This recipe is one we cooked together a week or so ago. We’ve
had it quite a few times and each time she’s helped out a little bit more. I
reckon she’ll be able to whip this up for her and Dad in no time now!
The key with this dish really is the fish. I’ve chosen to
use white fish of your choice as the base – think Cod, Pollack, Gurnard or anything
else mild and flakey. But it also includes prawns and smoked haddock and this
is really where much of the beautiful ocean flavour comes from so please,
please, please don’t leave these out! My Mum was never a big prawn lover but
she enjoys it in this pie so just give it a go and I’m sure you’ll surprise
yourself.
I also love this recipe because it’s another great one for
hiding vegetables from my Dad!!! Brocolli, peas, leeks and sweetcorn can all be
hidden in the sauce from grumpy old folk and children.
What I love the most about this recipe though is the crumble
topping. Mash potato and puff pastry are great ways of topping off a fish pie
but this cheesey breadcrumb top is lighter making for a healthier pie and
something more suitable for the summer evenings.
This humble pie has become quite a part of our mid-week meals since I’ve been back at uni. Fish pie was something I loved to cook for myself when I lived up North. I’d scour the discount sections and fish counters for scraps that I could easily chuck together.
I’m slowly starting to see this as a “family” dish and it’s
nice, homely, comforting food. I’m a little bit sad I don’t have all the
nostalgic memories of other foody comforts, like mince and dumplings of shepherd’s
pie cooked by my Nan!
Does fish pie in any of its varieties feature in your
childhood memories or is it something you’ve only cooked in the more recent
past?
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