bokbokbok Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I spent a good long time in the kitchen today with Channel 4 playing the Come Dine With Me extravaganza - all four programmes back to back. This one came from Devon and the second host had me mouth-gaping in total jealousy and awe. Not only had the woman the most gorgeous house and grounds but she. cooked. everything. on. her. menu. from. her. own. land. OMG! How very cool is THAT? I watched her plucking the pheasant ("We don't rear them - there is a shoot in the grounds" she explained), go to the butcher to pick up her sausages made from her own herd of pigs, s"Ooops, word censored!"ed the wax off the honeycomb from her own hive, and made a damson tart from fruit preserved from last year's harvest. I loved her segment of the show, was so taken with her whole ethos and was sure she would come first in the competition but the other diners didn't see it the same way as I did and she actually came last! How rude! You can have a look at her menu here. Mega! How I would love to live like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 yeh she was very cool. this is my favourite show i watched all four today with my boyfriend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I love come dine with me, but missed this one today! I hope they repeat it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 how long till one of us is on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 i suspect that one of us would be crucified like the vegan man on the other week! im off to bed now happy christmas all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 this was a repeat,....seen it before. She was robbed - she should have won. Her house is on the rural outskirts of Exeter, it was up for sale back along...not sure if it sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 We're fortunate enough to cook all our own food - and we make our own sausages with our own pork! Getting the butcher to do it is cheating I love this programme - but I missed that one I did watch the one with the Vegan though - I was amazed that only one person realised that he wasn't an alien and she could cook food that all 4 could eat...........and also amazed that they couldn't work out why he couldn't cook meat or dairy for them It surely isn't difficult to work out that if your principles allow you to be an omnivore and eat anything then you can cook for anyone but if you hold strict views on certain food groups and don't want to subsidise that part of the food industry in any way then you can't buy it and cook it. He didn't look as if he starved did he? - and they all said how lovely his skin was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I dabbled with being a vegan for a while. I enjoyed the challenge of balancing the food and the creativity required to create lovely meals.....and lost loads of weight, but realised that my food was sitting in the fridge next to chops and pints of milk for the rest of the family, so I wasn't really able to embrace the ethos wholeheartedly.....so I reverted to being a vegetarian again, so I know what Lesley means. "Vegans" who eat eggs get on my wick to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 and vegans who wear leather shoes - I used to work with someone who did that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 and vegans who wear leather shoes - I used to work with someone who did that That is another thing....the leather suite. Could hardly chuck that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
