Questions: Food & Beverage

Tonight, I followed a recipe in a book I recently bought. It was a simple version of the British classic bangers and mash. I followed the recipe exactly except adding a rue to thicken the sauce and swapping venison sausage for big pork ones. I chose pale ale as the beer. Perhaps a darker brew, perhaps a Guinness, would have given more colour.

But as you can see, despite only a few tiny changes, it looks nothing like the picture in the book. The leek lost its colour a few minutes into frying, and the rosemary leaves parted from the stalk.

So how often do you follow a recipe and think this looks nothing like the book?

Gravy is an essential component to many meals especially Sunday dinner. But do you know how to make proper gravy from scratch?