The restaurant – latest series – Le pauvre Raymond

Is it me?
My ‘eart bleeds for le pauvre Raymond !
If those  9 couples were the best from thousands of applicants – Wot in ‘eavens name were the rest like!
Even Inspector Barnaby would have been terrified by the knife wielding pair trying to wrestle that coconut to death!
Not to mention their tin opening skills.  Never had [...]

Master Shout – the semis….

So what was wrong with Gregg last night.  He seems to have upped the anti even more.  Whereas Michel became quite calm and reasonable about the wannabe’s in the Semi Final, Gregg seemed to be enraged that they had got this far!
Actually maybe he has a point!
I am glad however that they chose the contestant [...]

Master Chef – another Car Crash evening!

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So those master chef contestants “Hope to ‘break in’ to the top ranks of the world’s culinary elite.” Do they?    Well  breaking in is the only way they’ll get there  if last night was anything to go by!  They won’t get there by cooking that’s for sure!
Some of the courses  even failed to appear in [...]

“Master Shout” – or “Car Crash Cookery”

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Just when you thought that there was nothing left to be said about master shout we get taken to a whole new place!
And Thank Goodness for the safety of “behind the chaise longue” – really the only “place” to have watched the fish filleting exercise last night!
Definitely a case of Car Crash Cookery!
The makers of [...]

CODPIECE – The Society for those against frugal cooking!!

Things have indeed come to a sorry pass –
And I urge TOGS to join C.O.D.P.I.E.C.E. –
(which – as I am sure you realise – stands for
The society for Consumers of Out of Date Products In Every Cupboard Everywhere.) –
Concern has been mounting for several weeks that people are [...]

Hey Ho – another week of cookery awaits us!

I do hope that Nigel Slater is going to stop telling us to adapt recipes! It can have worrying results:
The other day a close friend of mine decided – against her better judgement – to feed her flock home made Arctic Roll for their pudding
She battled through the complicated construction of this [...]

Flying or Frying – Which to Watch

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Oh goodness – What a dilemma – Springwatch or Master Bellow?
A BBC Scheduling Clash!
To stick with watching the ingredients “On the Wing” OR veering off to see the unknown celebs – “going on a journey “ and cooking them up on good old Master Chef!
Channel hopping between the two added a certain frisson
What fun to [...]

Great British Menu – The Great Vote for Britain’s Got Talent

Well.
I’m going to vote for Tom’s  Beef Wellington.  I have no idea what it tastes like,   BUT  –  I thought  his  choice of plate showed imagination  -  the way he chopped his vegetables showed  artistic flare and his final flourish  with the  accompanying asparagus  was outstanding.
I am really looking forward to seeing  him perform on [...]

What a lot of fuss over a boiled egg!

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Is it me – or did The Great British Menu really surpass itself last night?
First we were introduced to “Duck Ham” – what ever that was supposed to be. I always thought Ham came from a pig – but perhaps with the current deadly panic of Swine flu the chef opted for the marginally safer [...]

The Great British Menu and a “Long-faced” Lobster!!!

I am sure I heard dear Jenny Bond say that last night’s chef was cooking “Long-faced” Lobster.
Well, I can’t imagine there are many lobsters who feel too happy or cheerful to find themselves sitting in a pan of hot water !
But there again I could be wrong!