artisan cookery advice needed

I've been requested to cook a dinner of traditional English fayre this weekend. I thought about Toad in the Hole, but it's easy to bugger up.
What should I cook? I need a starter, main and will probably do apple and blackberry crumble for dessert.

for the sake of my aching swollen love pods I need to get this right

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on February 8th 2012 at 15:06:01

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artisan cookery advice needed (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:06:01
- cheers for those suggestions, some really great ideas there (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:40:06
  - First course: poncey bread. Second course: pain a la ponce. Bread and poncer pudding (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 8, 15:44:14
  - Pay my flight and I'll come and cook for you. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:41:53
    - that would defeat the object a little (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:48:54
      - You love your object being defeated (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 8, 16:31:54
      - I'll pretend I'm your employee, that'll impress her. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:57:58
        
        I like where you're coming from there (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 16:04:44
        
        Indeed. She'll love it off. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 16:08:38
        
        It'll be like a reverse Faulty Towers, where the waiter can hardly speak spanish and mucho (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 16:15:22
        
        I'm so sorry, he's from Norwich (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 16:16:59
        
        potd (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 8, 18:01:35
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 16:20:32
- Steak and kidney pie (or pudding) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 8, 15:31:06
- Oh and make your own custard for the crumble. (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:30:07
  - Again, you can make it the day before, keep in fridge and warm in a bain marie whilst (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:30:57
    - Bain Marie?A Mary bath? Oh Mine. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 8, 16:01:12
      - FFS !! Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 16:04:03
    - Your can purchase Jafski Blumenthals latest book at (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:32:14
      - This is the one... (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:37:02
        
        Great recipe, the cornflour means if you fuck it up it will whisk back together. Genius. (n/m) (General Chat) - paul_mcveighs_fridge, Feb 8, 15:41:52
        
        Yep, I've never messed it up once. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:42:36
        
        Its the one i've always used. (n/m) (General Chat) - paul_mcveighs_fridge, Feb 8, 15:43:53
        
        marvellous, I'm doing that too (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:39:31
        
        It's a piece of piss. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:42:20
- For a Main Course (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Feb 8, 15:29:05
- Something out off on 'The Hairy Bikers' Best Of British' (General Chat) - Huge Small, Feb 8, 15:26:01
  - wow, there's some superb stuff there. Ideal really. Thanks for that (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:31:16
  - Artisan Beards (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 8, 15:28:19
- Space Raiders and a Wagon Wheel (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 8, 15:24:29
  - Plate full of party rings (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:25:34
- Whatever you do wow them with some home baked artisan dinner rolls. (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:22:01
  - Nigella's soft white rolls (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:24:08
    - look more like baps to me (n/m) (General Chat) - paul_mcveighs_fridge, Feb 8, 15:26:22
  - Hare goo... (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:22:13
    - that'd be an impressive touch (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:24:53
      - If you can make that other loaf you can make these. Easy peasy. Delicious. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:26:53
        
        I think I might do them, (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:33:55
        
        just so I can say, I even made the fucking bread! (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:34:23
    - Nigella's nuggets! :S (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 8, 15:24:36
- Shepherds pie... (General Chat) - paul_mcveighs_fridge, Feb 8, 15:21:47
  - yes! that is a great suggestion. Easy and delicious (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:25:23
- Easy turn back the clock (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 8, 15:20:46
  - Fondue (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 8, 15:21:52
- Prime Sausages with mustard mash with an onion gravy (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 8, 15:19:37
  - cannae get good sausies here I'm afraid (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:25:58
- Beens on Toast (with Worcestershire sauce and Mature Cheddar Cheese) (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 8, 15:18:26
  - Reggae reggae sauce (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:18:56
    - very Multicultural Britain! (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 8, 15:20:03
- Beef Welly. Nice and pink in the middle. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 8, 15:16:01
  - Probably best not to let the dyslexics see that on the menu... (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:17:13
    - beef wellington looks a bit hard (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:23:38
      - buy pre made pastry - just as good (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 8, 15:25:40
        
        Yep. Pastry is fiddly at first so buy ready made. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:32:52
        
        like this, they will never know: (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 8, 15:28:18
        
        I don't think they do puff pastry here tbh (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:41:21
- Goose (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Feb 8, 15:15:47
- Roast rib of beef (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 8, 15:14:33
  - true (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:19:28
    - Dahl and turnips then (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 8, 15:23:18
      - agreed, but I mean specifically roasted meats (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:26:52
- Traditional English? Curry obviously! (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 15:13:28
  - I already suggested that (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:17:33
    - Fish and Chips with Mushy Peas (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 8, 15:23:09
- Huge buffet of corned beef sandwiches shaped like the Belgrano (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 8, 15:12:57
  - Massive ROFL (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 8, 15:16:03
    - perhaps some English cumberlands shaped as torpedoes? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:21:54
- For a starter (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Feb 8, 15:12:27
  - good call, have you got the recipe for that? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:15:07
    - Yes. I will dig it out for you later tonight (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Feb 8, 15:18:27
      - Thanks Lazza, much appreciated (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:27:18
        
        Here you goooooooooooooooooooo (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Feb 8, 16:27:33
- Big Mac and fries (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:12:15
- Iceland do some good 50 piece platters for a ?10 (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 8, 15:11:20
- Lancashire Hotpot or Meat and Potatoe Pie. Both are yummy (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 8, 15:10:39
- Beef Wellington Main. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 15:08:21
- prawn cocktail starter, beef stew and dumplings. Sorted (n/m) (General Chat) - Karnivore, Feb 8, 15:08:18
  - Mmmmmmm (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:09:34
    - it's still winter innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Karnivore, Feb 8, 15:12:55
      - bear in mind it's 35? here at the moment. A hotpot or stew probly isn't ideal (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 15:16:15
        
        salad then, outside (n/m) (General Chat) - Karnivore, Feb 8, 15:18:22
        
        Rabbit food. (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 8, 15:19:24

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