Yes well tonight should be the night when anyone who is half a decent cook, really shines through, and also show the ones we can write off.
elliehen,
Mar 17, 2:26am
It's going my way.a bowl of comfort soup ;)
lodgelocum,
Mar 17, 2:31am
Most did well tonight, cooked from the heart and it showed.
esther-anne,
Mar 17, 3:01am
I thought it might be a little depressing having gone through a major bereavement a couple of years ago.For a couple of weeks I cooked for my daughter and her husband - she didn't expect to die, neither did we expect that, but for weeks when they came for a meal she asked for all her childhhod favourites.Stew with dumplings;meat and potato pie (Lancashire very plain dish);Shepherd's Pie,; lightly baked snapper with cheese and parsley sauce, green beans and mashed potato and roast beef with neeps, roast potatoes, cauliflower and Yorkshire puddings; split pea soup with crispy fried croutons.She was an accomplished and fabulous cook but wanted these basics.
I so enjoyed tonight's show - not macabre or depressing - cooking from the heart for people they loved.What a shame anyone had to go home!
Apologies if I have introduced a sad element but I so loved making things for someone I adored - not for my own last supper but almost for hers!
strebor1,
Mar 17, 3:14am
I think tonight we saw some great cooking, oh I wish I could have tasted some of those dishes! It was so nice to see an ethnic mix of dishes too, not just meat and 3 veg. Great to see the bar has been lifted somewhat!
esther-anne,
Mar 17, 3:48am
Yes indeed strebor-it badly needed lifting and tonight they did it. Perhaps a good ploy from the judges to teach the contestants what they mean by "cooking with love" !
rainrain1,
Mar 17, 2:26pm
That was really great last night, I will have try the pork spare ribs recipe
indy95,
Mar 17, 7:42pm
Getting slightly off-topic I know but on the subject of Spanish food I seem to recall you mentioned some time ago that you had bought Claudia Roden's Book of Spanish Food. What do you think of it !
indy95,
Mar 17, 8:29pm
To give it the correct title The Food of Spain by Claudia Roden.
elliehen,
Mar 17, 8:48pm
indy95, you might be interested in this interview with Claudia Roden.
Yes they certainly looked yum! Mind you most of the food did this time.
indy95,
Mar 18, 8:29pm
Than you for taking the trouble to post that, elliehen. I have been a fan of Claudia Roden for a long time. If she ever writes the "memoir" mentioned in the interview it will certainly be worth reading.
davidt4,
Mar 19, 11:58pm
It's great.She's a wonderful writer and she includes a lot of background detail that puts each dish in context.The recipes are all drawn up with home cooks in mind and to me are totally authentic.I use it a lot.
nfh1,
Mar 20, 12:36am
Just got around to watching this episode - much improved, no comparison to the previous ones, I really enjoyed it.
lodgelocum,
Mar 20, 12:44am
Yep, a big improvement, hopefully more good cooking to come.
indy95,
Mar 22, 1:07am
I absolutely agree.
strebor1,
Mar 23, 7:14pm
Tonight should be interesting. We will see who can stand the heat in the kitchen!
bedazzledjewels,
Mar 23, 7:19pm
Oh yes - the cruise ship.
strebor1,
Mar 23, 7:35pm
MMMMMMMM, makes me get itchy feet again.
bedazzledjewels,
Mar 23, 7:36pm
I've never been on a cruise. Do you think the food tonight will be all buffet style!
elliehen,
Mar 23, 7:38pm
The show is so condensed that it gives the sensation of being on Fast Forward all the time.
strebor1,
Mar 23, 7:39pm
I hope not! The trouble with cruise buffets is that the food is the same day in day out, and everyone eats too much. I tend to go to the other restaurants, better food, and only a certain amount put in front of you. Having said that, I still carry the extra weight I put on in the last one, breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea,dinner, supper. I tried to dance it all off, but even that didn't work.
bedazzledjewels,
Mar 23, 7:40pm
Bet you had fun though!
strebor1,
Mar 23, 7:41pm
Yes I guess they have to edit all the swearing out of it!
bedazzledjewels,
Mar 24, 2:34pm
I'm not too surprised at who left last night. She's been struggling a bit. Sushil is starting to shine - go him!
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