Klaxon!!!! Masterchef starting on 23rd March. Assemble everyone!!

[Pebbledashery]

Thank you @halsall ❤️❤️
Assemble gang, its back!!

@GrouchyKiwi

Caught up this afternoon. How did so many of them fail a potato test? Potatoes are the easiest food to make delicious since that's their inherent quality.

Caught up too! To I (copying Gregg and John here) a sweet potato isn't a potato- it probably technically is, but the brief was potato. And who batters chips? 🤦‍♀️

There was too much other stuff distracting from the potato!

Musing on what I would have made if faced with Grace's potato challenge (and assuming I could actually cook, qm somewhat hit or miss).

Think I might have attempted a poshed-up butter pie (buttery potato and onion in pastry case). Maybe a mini Pithiviers, as seen in a Michel Roux Jr skills test once. Served with pickled red cabbage.

Or lovely beer battered potato scallops. Yum.

@BoreOfWhabylon

There was too much other stuff distracting from the potato!

Musing on what I would have made if faced with Grace's potato challenge (and assuming I could actually cook, qm somewhat hit or miss).

Think I might have attempted a poshed-up butter pie (buttery potato and onion in pastry case). Maybe a mini Pithiviers, as seen in a Michel Roux Jr skills test once. Served with pickled red cabbage.

Or lovely beer battered potato scallops. Yum.

I like the sound of all of those, especially the butter pie - never had it but I want it!

Northern delicacy, although I'm not actually Northern . I do remember cheese and potato pies from my youth though.

Pithiviers butter pie with added cheese!
www.theguardian.com/food/2022/feb/16/how-to-make-the-perfect-cheese-and-potato-pithivier-recipe-felicity-cloake

This week the cooks have annoys me - "oh I just go to my cupboard, see what is there and fix a meal".
So what we all do then?!

[quote BoreOfWhabylon]Northern delicacy, although I'm not actually Northern . I do remember cheese and potato pies from my youth though.

Pithiviers butter pie with added cheese!
www.theguardian.com/food/2022/feb/16/how-to-make-the-perfect-cheese-and-potato-pithivier-recipe-felicity-cloake[/quote]
Yes I remember cheese and potato pie but it was just literally mashed potato and cheese shoved in the oven I think? I am northern - well Scottish.

Ours was sliced potato and onions in a cheesy sauce, cooked on a pie plate with shortcrust pastry top and bottom.

I think it's one of those dishes that has endless regional/local/family variations.

@BoreOfWhabylon

Ours was sliced potato and onions in a cheesy sauce, cooked on a pie plate with shortcrust pastry top and bottom.

I think it's one of those dishes that has endless regional/local/family variations.

Yeah my mum wasn't the best cook.

Mine neither! My Granny was great at basic food on a budget though.

Evening gang, this thread will fill up shortly so here we go.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/telly_addicts/4517876-Masterchef-Homage-to-potatoes-Greggs-inner-depths-and-Holly-works-in-the-theatre-did-you-know?msgid=116258213#116258213

Holly has a theatrical face

Ally is just boring

Where's my gang at?

Mike and his fake Nonna 🙄

Hiya

I was on the other thread. :P

Evening Pebbles!

I completely forgot who last year's finalists were, and indeed which of them won.

Evening all.

I thought theatre types needed expressive faces?

Tom won last year. Move over to the other thread chaps
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He likes a lot of sweetness in his food!