Jamie Oliver has got a lot to answer for I swear! Just had a bit of mare doing a casserole, only in that my casserole dish cracked right through the middle just at a particularly tricky stage in the proceedings. 
Anyhow, I have fashioned another casserole dish using two pyrex roasting dishes upside down on each other, disaster averted. ![]()
The reason for the picnic? Intimate dinner a deux circa 8.30 p.m. Well, when I say intimate dinner a deux, I really mean, it should be an intimate dinner a deux however my teenage daughter will be glowering over her jerusalem artichokes and butternut squashy bits just in case there is any romance in the air to be squooshed out of existence. Disgusting this romance business if you are 14 and know everything there is to know about everything.
If you too fancy having a go at this very easy casserole, the link is below. 20 minutes preparation time (40 if you have to work out what to cook the damn thing in) and 3 -4 hours in a moderate oven.
Talented woman this mrsbate, she can even read a recipe.
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/2007/09/26/jools_s_favourite_beef_stew


