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Postby Lusciouslush » Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:37 pm

I could have written that word for word Patsy - I got so that I didn't like her in DL at all - she seemed a parody of herself.

Don't get me started on canned laughter......... :evil:

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Postby Pepper Pig » Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:33 pm

Sorry to correct you Pat but Dinnerladies was filmed in front of live audiences.

https://gold.uktv.co.uk/dinnerladies/ar ... nerladies/

I think she’s a great actress but I’m a big fan. The biography that Jasper Rees wrote is very good indeed but it does show another side to her. She was quite clearly a bit difficult to live and work with.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/lets-d ... 1409184119

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Postby Earthmaiden » Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:11 pm

I'm watching the second of the Marcus Wareing programmes. My opinion about being a bit sanitised hasn't changed. He's just brought a tray of veg to the BBQ 'straight from the garden'. Pristine leeks, gleaming lettuce - not a trace of mud or a slug anywhere - amazing :lol:.

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Postby Suelle » Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:50 pm

Earthmaiden wrote:Stanley Tucci is saved to watch at some point. I saw most of Marcus Waring. I tend to class him as a bit smarmy these days. I'll reserve judgement about the programmes. It seemed a little sanitised for real farm life.


The sun's always shining, for a start!

I think having a kitchen garden (with a gardener!), an orchard, and renting out your pastures isn't real farming, anyway. However, I do think Marcus seems very relaxed and looks as if he's enjoying his new lifestyle.
Traditional home baking, and more:
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Re: TV and Online Cooking Shows

Postby PatsyMFagan » Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:07 pm

Pepper Pig wrote:Sorry to correct you Pat but Dinnerladies was filmed in front of live audiences.

https://gold.uktv.co.uk/dinnerladies/ar ... nerladies/

I think she’s a great actress but I’m a big fan. The biography that Jasper Rees wrote is very good indeed but it does show another side to her. She was quite clearly a bit difficult to live and work with.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/lets-d ... 1409184119


Sorry, but nothing would convince me that they didn't record those shows with canned laughter, but having sat in on live recordings of comedy shows, the audience does get 'conducted' as to when to laugh and it is very obvious that the cast learn to say their lines with a pause after every sentence :roll:

I do though think she is a genius at extracting such a funny side of human nature and characters :clap :clap :clap

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Postby KeenCook2 » Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:15 pm

We've been watching Stanley Tucci's Searching for Italy programmes - really great, and tonight OH made cacio e pepe from the Rome episode. We didn't like the look of the recipe we found that seemed to be related to the programme, so made Claudia Roden's instead, with the 70% pecorino and 30% parmesan the Roman chef said was the "secret" of his personal recipe.

Totally delicious!!

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Postby Earthmaiden » Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:35 am

Sounds lovely, KC2. I've saved the programmes but not watched any yet. The snippets I've seen look very enjoyable.

We seem to have gone away from canned laughter - and the pause for it - in the UK for quite a while. Very noticeable if you watch American comedy programmes. I have to be honest and say I don't watch much of either these days, Dinnerladies wasn't one that I liked much.

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Donals road trip

Postby mark111757 » Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:27 pm

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Wednesdays on rte1 and available thru the download circuit

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Re: TV and Online Cooking Shows

Postby Pepper Pig » Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:09 pm

Haven't seen Donal on Saturday Kitchen for a while. I suppose Covid?

Did anyone watch Cook, Eat, Repeat on BBC2 last night? Nigella was making Fish Finger Bhorta which people absoultely rave about on Twitter. I'm still not convinced. She also did the cooked banana skin thing.

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/fish-finger-bhorta

https://zeezest.com/food/nigella-lawson ... e-zest-711

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Postby Earthmaiden » Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:44 pm

Yes, it was a repeat so I didn't bother. Neither of those really appeal to me TBH.

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Deep fried dynasty

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Tuesday nights at 1000pm eastern time/300am wednesday morning london time on A & E. Also available on the website and thru the download circuit.

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Re: TV and Online Cooking Shows

Postby herbidacious » Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:58 pm

Just watching Marcus Waring. Was surprised and pleased to see Mothin Ali who is on one of my gardening forums!

Interesing tip re tea bag and seeds.

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Re: TV and Online Cooking Shows

Postby Earthmaiden » Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:58 am

Is Marcus W. overdoing the lavender just a tad?

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Postby Stokey Sue » Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:06 am

Pepper Pig wrote:Haven't seen Donal on Saturday Kitchen for a while. I suppose Covid?

Did anyone watch Cook, Eat, Repeat on BBC2 last night? Nigella was making Fish Finger Bhorta which people absoultely rave about on Twitter. I'm still not convinced. She also did the cooked banana skin


Donal was in California then Ireland so no, couldn’t get to SK during Covid

Fish finger bhorta is really nice, I think the excitement is more about doing what looks like rough student cooking and ending up with a proper Asian dinner you could reasonably share with someone than a massive wow factor. I should make it again.

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Re: TV and Online Cooking Shows

Postby miss mouse » Tue Mar 15, 2022 6:52 pm

Earthmaiden wrote:Yes, it was a repeat so I didn't bother. Neither of those really appeal to me TBH.



Nor me.

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Re: TV and Online Cooking Shows

Postby scullion » Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:54 am

it seems to me that we know it is cake, no?

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Re: TV and Online Cooking Shows

Postby Earthmaiden » Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:18 pm

I decided that maybe we know which is the cake but contestants don't? I haven't got Netflix anyway. So clever to make such realistic cake though.

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Tales from a kitchen garden

Postby mark111757 » Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:20 pm

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