2 Cod fillets (I used thick cut white fish)
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup Guinness or Ginger Ale
2 tbsp. EVOO
1 egg, beaten
1/3 tbsp. salt
2 tbsp. milk
1 large russet potato
Vinegar or Tartar sauce
6 cups vegetable oil


For Chips:

Pre-heat oven to 350
Cut the potato into thick fries (I use one of those little apple cutters)
Roll in olive oil, and seasoning of your choice (I use garlic and salt)
Pop in oven for 35 minutes
put on broil for 3 minutes to help brown and crisp

You can turn the oven off and keep them in the oven to keep them warm if need be.

For Fish

Start Vegetable Oil to heat up on stove or in fry daddy (heat on medium)
combine 1 cup of flour, 1 egg beaten (this is important as it will make mixing much easier), 1 cup Ginger Ale, and 2 tbs milk to make a batter. If batter still needs to be thinned add more ginger ale.

Dredge fish through regular flour to coat and then dip in the batter, and dredge through flour again before dropping into frier.

Let each plank cook for about 2 minutes - then flip and 2 another two minutes... (time varies according to your cooker.)

For Tartar Sauce:

Mayo
Pickle Relish
Lemon Juice

Mix to your taste and serve alongside the fish.

I have been hearing about Yorkshire pudding ever since I became obsessed with Dr Who, and started learning everything I could about England, especially their foods. I was a bit indimidated when I first decided to try my hand at this dish - but the results were supper easy and really yummy.

This dish is best made with some form of meat (preferably a beef or pork), however for the vegetarians on my list I had great success using a bit of butter and clove in place of the meat drippings.


* 1-1/3 cups eggs
* 1-1/3 cups milk
* 2/3 pinch salt
* 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup pan meat drippings

Beat eggs in bowl, then add milk and combine until smooth.
Add this mixture to the flour and mix again just until smooth.
Cover batter with cling wrap and place in the fridge for an hour

Pre-heat oven at 425 for 10 minutes
But drippings (or butter) into tins - basically you only need enough to cover the bottom of each recess in your tin.
Place the tin in the oven for ten minutes to get hot (at this point the only thing in the tins should be the drippings.)
Pull the tins out and fill each recess 3/4 of the way with your batter.
Cook for 15 - 20 minutes (or until they get tall and golden)

We really liked this dish - I had it with a bit of pork tenderloin and D had it with buttered mushrooms over top (ok I admit it, I had a bit of the mushrooms as well.)
It was yummy (D couldn't get enough) and easy to make.

Since readers asked that I go ahead and post my recipes here I thought I'd start with todays lunch.

If you're looking for something quick and easy you can throw together in less then 30 min and pop on the table for a hungry family on the weekend, this is really super simple and a lot of fun.

Quickie Mediterranean Inspired Pizza

Ingredients:

Crust:

1/2 loaf Italian bread for every 2 people you want to serve

Sauce:

1 10.7 oz can of Hunts tomato sauce
1/2 tsp ground clove
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 tbs basil
1 tsp onion salt
1 tbs garlic

Pizza Toppings

Mozzarella Cheese
Feta Cheese
Fresh Cilantro
Fresh mushrooms sliced
Polish Sausage cut into medallions

To Make:

Cut the bread as though you were going to make a sandwich out of it.
If you want you can cut the top thicker then the bottom to make a thin crust vs a deep dish.

Cook this on 350 for 10 minutes

Mix ingredients for the sauce and spread over bread and top as desired

Put back in the oven and bake for another 10 min.

Serve

It was crunchy and amazingly yummy for something so easy.