My son’s wife, who loves good food, has been patiently waiting for me to cook a Steak and Cheese Pie. There have been jokes about me using a steel glove in the kitchen from now on. So I sat by the pool for a while. Sitting by the pool in November! When I was feeling brave enough I diced the steak very carefully. 
My son has requested that we cook the meat in the crock pot as he likes the steak to be at the melt in your mouth level. So we are going to do this in a new way. I pan fried the meat first, and added Soya Sauce, Balsamic, Worcestershire and Beer. Then it cooked in the crock pot for the day!
I made pastry in the food processor the usual way. Freezer cold butter, twice as much flour, a little salt, chilled water. Whizz. Whizz. Push into a ball. Wrap and back into the fridge to wait.
Caramelised onion with red wine and rosemary. (This is a side dish) 
You all know how to construct a pie. Sfter fter pouring in your meat and gravy into the pastry dot the meat with small cubes of a strong cheddar cheese, then the pastry. I will not go into details. This was served with rosemary potatoes.
Sorry John honey, but we are eating our steak and cheese pie out beside the pool. It is another stunning California day. But at least I am not bleeding!.
c
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67 responses to “Steak and Cheese Pie around the pool in the Californian Fall.”
That’s beautiful pie decoration and a very nice, Hockney like, pool picture 😉
I love decorating pies! The flower is the Mama signature decoration! c
Yum!
How are your fingers?
My fingers are still covered but feeling better, I am working kind of cack handed but I have help!!.. c
I am not going to show DH this because that will mean he will want one asap! You know they do sell chain link mesh looking gloves just for the purpose of not slicing and dicing ones fingers 😉 By the pool indeed!
It is easy! DH would love it! c
A fine looking pie and a very inviting pool.
Thank you cindy!.. the pool is great.. c
That is the prettiest pie – and the flavours that went into it are just scrumptious!
🙂 Mandy
We will be eating it for a few days!! c
I’m impressed with your ability (with mangled fingers) to cut that steak AND cut the pastry into those beautiful decorations for that tasty looking pie!
Well it is all about the food! c
what happened to your fingers? Are you ok? Have i missed somethimg? oh I cant keep up. it all looks like Paradise from England in November… Xx
I was using my sons extra sharp knives, and we had blood in the kitchen! c
Ugh, still not healed up. Hope the Cali sun helps. I still need to make these pies!
You do Greg, I am sure my fingers will be better very soon. Love the pies! c
How beautiful! Delicious, homey, and comforting food – something we crave even in the warm, Californian fall :).
Thank you Saffron, it is a very popular pie! c
Gorgeous, gorgeous! Everything looks so…like I want to dive in to the pool and the pie. Now, as you are in California, I hope you are wafting around in white silk lounging pyjamas wearing dark glasses like a vintatge Hollywood starlet…!
Oh No, I forgot the lounging pajamas, but i certainly have the dark glasses! c
I missed the blog with the (cringe) knife cut finger?? In any event, feel soooo glad I didn’t miss this one, a luscious pie in all it’s brown bits glory and that pretty pastry flower on top… I wish I was at the pool and munching with you. Did you serve with wine??
A lovely local chardonnay! Very nice.. c
I know that a seriously self-sufficient farm girl is going to heal well from sheer will-power if nothing else! But I do hope it’s swift and complete. If it’s any consolation, my brother-in-law, who is a concert pianist and conservatory professor, did an even more thorough–um, remodeling–of his fingers with a table saw when remodeling at their cabin, and months later was on tour again. And somewhat chastened, perhaps. 😉
In any case, I can see that your gift for creating swoon-worthy meals with the full panache of Celi style is not impeded, and I am very glad for it. But dang it, hungry now too! It all looks *divine*.
Thank you honey and yes, i am very glad that i am not a pianist, even typing is a bit tricky, your poor brother-in-law! Though i would love to be at YOUR family gatherings, all that music with you husband and his brother present! .. c
It’s even better than you think, because this BIL is actually married to my baby sister, who’s a wonderful violinist, and Trygve’s 3 sons are all very musical, including the youngest, who’s a burgeoning Norsk rock star (guitarist). (Heidi and T’s daughter, our only niece, has the good sense and taste to be a visual artist!) Unfortunately the family gatherings with all musicians present are exceedingly rare, ’cause that’s the sister whose family lives in Norway, a bit of a commute for converging! Ah, well. I hear them all in my head, on CD, on YouTube, etc, as well as in my heart. 🙂
That sounds fantastic though.. how amazing to be able to hear your family music even when they are far away.. a wonderful connection.. c
Beautiful and you’re making me hungry…can I come over and sit by the pool? I promise not be cause any trouble. 😉
You can pop over anytime, bring the camera!! c
Beautiful pie! Too pretty to cut!
I know what you mean, i said to the others I reached for the knife. “Has everyone admired my pie?” then it is chopped up! c