Fellow pie afficionados and MasterChef fans... Were you as outraged as me at the sight of two this-is-not-a-pie-pies rearing their ugly, half-dressed faces on the pie challenge set by Jay Rayner on last night’s MasterChef? I mean, come on. REFEREE! In fairness, Pete was pulled up on his Vietnamese beef stew with a puff pastry lid and Shreya was mildly…
Ten bakers, three challenges and one judge who knows *everything* about bread . On your marks. Get set. BAKE! **** SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the outcomes of each of the challenges, this week’s star baker and the third of The Class of 2023 to go home. Please don’t read on if you have yet to watch the…
I know we are only two weeks into series 14 of The Great British Bake Off, but I’ve got to tell you that I am completely in love with it already. Alison Hammond is a pure joy to have in the tent. I love the return to more traditional bakes. And I have a *huge* girl crush on Saku. It…
Well there we have it: series 14, week one of The Great British Bake Off 2023. Done. And (at least for me, in any case), it didn't disappoint. All the elements of the GBBO we have come to love so dearly were there: laughter, jeopardy, joyfulness, nervousness and plenty of baking innuendo. Boom! **** SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details…
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It's back. Tonight. And I couldn't be more excited. The Great British Bake Off. Series 14. Week One. Bring on the cakes!...
It probably won't surprise you to learn that I am a huge Great British Bake Off (GBBO) fan. I have watched every single series (there have been thirteen so far) and I have many a fond memory from each of them. Here's my potted history of GBBO...
You quite often see food in the news. Well, at least you do if you're a foodie with a radar permanently on receive for foodie news! But this time it's for all the wrong reasons.Unless you have been out of the country or on a self-imposed blanket media ban this week, you won't have failed to see the food industry…
I recently bought a waffle maker after resisting the temptation for years. I had always feared it would end up in the cupboard of unwanted electricals after a couple of uses. But then the Aldi aisle of dreams got me good and proper.
What is a biscuit? When is a biscuit a biscuit and when is a biscuit not a biscuit but a cookie? What is the difference between a biscuit and a cookie? What makes a biscuit good for dunking? Indeed, should biscuits ever be dunked? So many questions! And just to add to that list of questions, do we even care…