To Be-Ro or not to Be-Ro . . . that is the question

[SchadenfreudePersonified]

Hoping this gets posted in time - and that there is still plenty to say on the matter!

I am not wearing tight little shorts for anyone especially not PH unless you want to see more wobble that that of a combined jelly and Angel Delight in a rubbery bowl on the back seat of a car with no suspension going over a potholed cobbled street. Anyway, you get my gist.

However, I will happily show up to the garden party when Gremlins is crowned (bowled?) winner and graciously accept the thanks for all the marvellous support I have offered throughout. And I'll do my special "Winner Dance with Added Rap". (Autocorrect wanted Adder Rap, which may be correct after all)

You lot are insane!

Go Gremlin!

We like to think so! I'm confident that it has saved me from many a jail sentence.

I will PM you my mother's secret Charlotte recipe she you get in.

Project Garibaldi had to be aborted.

I bought the magazine, but the recipe's not there. Now, I clearly remember browsing and seeing it, so unless I had biscuit induced hallucinations, it might have been somewhere else.

I even bought the raisins for it.

Twilight Zone moment Chardonnays

Happens to me all the time. When you find the recipe, you will discover that the raisins have disappeared, as though into a parallel universe. Pray that they are not replaced with a bag of out-of-date squashed flies . . .

I am always certain I have put something in a particular place but I swear the cats move it.

Well, I'm very affronted that you people have forgotten that I applied for GBBO - FIRST 

good luck Vanilla.

I KNEW that someone else had applied! I am sorry that in the flurry of yak-related activity I had forgotten who (Ungulates always get me over-excited)

You go girl.

Have to admit that if it comes down to a bake off between gremilns and his yak and you and your - what IS your signature dish? - we will be torn . . .

My signature dish is Humble Pie.

Kim Joy will be on Loraine tomorrow talking about Bonfire Night Treats. I think she was lined up to be the winner TBH.

You are too modest.

I didn’t forget, Vanilla. In fact I’ve been very excited since you promised us all an invitation to the end of season garden party. I’m confident I will be on posting terms with at least two of the finalists.

I hadn't forgotten either, honest!
I have been spending time looking for a garibaldi recipe for Chardonnay , but I cannot put my hand on my copy of Mrs Beeton ( where I think it could be) - its not in the Constance Spry, and I even resorted to my copy of Escoffier with no luck . I don't think it will be in Larousse Gastronomique as its French cooking - could it be in the Be-Ro book? .

No, it’s not in the Larousse, but Delia has one, so close enough in gastronomic eminence.

Funnily enough, the Larousse was one of the first food books I ever bought, a second hand copy with bits missing. It was a long time ago and I only bought it because I hated eating food at the time, only liked reading about it.

I bought my niece a copy when she got married as a small personal gift ( very, very talented cook - she got to the quarter finals in Masterchef) , and she has done all sorts from it - even made her own corned beef

I’d forgotten all about it.

It’s a very old edition, pink covers, lots of —useless— specialised therminology, all very French.
I think my father still has it, he’s never been able to get rid of a book.

ah, so it not one of those books at the front of the bookcase , hiding Delia Smiths 'cheat at cooking' book?

No, that’s Ottolenghi these days.

show off ! - I have 'Plenty' by him after watching his series on TV a couple of years ago - they looked divine . I have just picked up a new Claudia Roden called Arabesque this weekend in a charity shop for £1 , so looking forward to reading that - I love Middle Eastern recipes

Oh yes - Lebanese food is delicious! I've never quite got into Claudia Roden: she does to sultanas what Ottolenghi does to pomegranate seeds.

Thank you for not forgetting. 🍪🍩

Have to say though that Ottolenghi’s apple cake with olive oil was a big disappointment.

chardonnay agreed re apple but redeemed by his Very Full Roasted Vegetable Tart* although it is quite a faff

*also from Plenty