May 20 2006

Toad In The Hole

Toad in the Hole is a British ‘dish’ typically made of yorkshire pudding batter and sausages and is best served with mashed potatoes and gravy. I was too lazy to do the potatoes last night though. Doesn’t it just look delicious?

toad in the hole

(Photography courtesy of wikipedia.) You can find a recipe at thefoody.com, but mine was a cheap buy-it-frozen version from Iceland (the shop).

Unrelated to toads, holes and British dishes, I have altered the way my free avatars are displayed and added a couple of new ones. Doctor Who fans might notice a ‘Tardis’ avatar based on original piece of my photography (which I’ll be more than happy to share if people want it).

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15 Responses so far
  1. Chans says: May 20, 2006 at 7:03 pm # ·

    I’m not too keen on meat but this looks really good :). Always nice to have things like that in your freezer just in case you don’t feel like ‘real’ cooking. My freezer is stuffed with things like that.

  2. Hope says: May 20, 2006 at 7:48 pm # ·

    Yum, I love toad in the hole :) That Tardis avatar is great, Doctor who is the best.

  3. Shannon says: May 20, 2006 at 8:43 pm # ·

    Oh. Oh. Oh! That’s a Toad in the Hole! I’ve never known that. It looks… hmm. Interesting. I’m clueless, sorry.

  4. Anne says: May 20, 2006 at 9:38 pm # ·

    Looks very very yummy!

  5. Jessie says: May 20, 2006 at 11:55 pm # ·

    Haha, I love Doctor Who. Despite the fact we have yorkshire pudding in Australia, we don’t really have toad in a hole. I’m not too keen on sausages though… we have them too often. =(

  6. webjones says: May 21, 2006 at 12:58 am # ·

    mmm. That looks much better than its name would imply. My father was a U.S. Navy officer and he frequently made a delicacy that Navy men referred to as ‘shit on a shingle’ – anyone know what that is?

  7. Elea says: May 21, 2006 at 2:14 am # ·

    Hah, what a great name for a dish! And yes, it does look delicious, thanks for rubbing it in… ;)

  8. connie says: May 21, 2006 at 3:31 am # ·

    mmm, it does look declicious! heh, the name now… not so much. are those edible sides? XD

  9. Tracey says: May 21, 2006 at 7:45 am # ·

    Why must I be the only one who thinks it looks slightly strange? When I was younger (which wasn’t all that long ago!) I thought toad in the hole was like, toast with a hole in the middle of it, and then an egg in the hole. Strange!

  10. Vera says: May 21, 2006 at 8:01 am # ·

    oh… so that’s what you meant! I was just staring at the previous post not really sure what I was supposed to get. Aside from the fact, of course, that I doubted you had blocked a hole with any kind of toad… As for me… well aside from fish and chips I have no idea what british people eat… I don’t even know what Romanians eat, for that matter.

  11. Chrissy says: May 21, 2006 at 11:59 am # ·

    Oh, man… that looks disgusting. But I would probably still eat it.

  12. Claire says: May 21, 2006 at 1:01 pm # ·

    yummy..my mum’s toad-in-the-hole is LEGEND… Do you have onions in yours?

  13. Amber says: May 21, 2006 at 8:40 pm # ·

    I HATE toad in the hole, with a passion. It’s doughy, chewy, and just so… blah. It’s plain, fatty, and just generally gross. I’ve told my mum as much as well. I’m not too sure she was impressed as generally she’s a superb cook. I wonder if they are any better from the packet? The things us English people come up with…

  14. Jack says: January 14, 2007 at 9:11 pm # ·

    My father was a U.S. Navy officer and he frequently made a delicacy that Navy men referred to as ‘shit on a shingle’ – anyone know what that is? SOS was served as a breakfast meal. There were no mashed potatoes…. Just cove it with black pepper…. It really sticks with you for the day….

  15. Rachael says: April 23, 2007 at 9:46 am # ·

    Toad in the hole is god. Especially when it’s nan-made yorkshire pudding.