tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post7758383180422009831..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Great British Baking!StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41762934641030638352012-09-10T14:27:21.086+01:002012-09-10T14:27:21.086+01:00I think it is telling that one of the first things...I think it is telling that one of the first things I did when I got home last night was download the episodes 2 through 4 of the new series, which I'd missed while travelling. Clearly, my priorities are straight!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80970564150454310122012-09-08T00:03:33.786+01:002012-09-08T00:03:33.786+01:00Hurrah! I seem to spend most of my time finding U...Hurrah! I seem to spend most of my time finding US programmes (you remember my love for Cougar Town...) so it's nice to have the better TV for once.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83515772791231838062012-09-08T00:02:51.364+01:002012-09-08T00:02:51.364+01:00Hurrah for Be-Ro! I have a shelf of beautiful bak...Hurrah for Be-Ro! I have a shelf of beautiful baking books, but the only one I ever seem to use is my battered old Be-Ro book. Mostly for melting moments and rock cakes.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28396535728069771272012-09-08T00:02:18.439+01:002012-09-08T00:02:18.439+01:00Oh, I adore Sue and Mel, so can't agree with y...Oh, I adore Sue and Mel, so can't agree with you there - but Mary Berry's biting has me equally transfixed! I wondered whether she was a pirate in a previous life?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90895691591777850132012-09-08T00:01:34.490+01:002012-09-08T00:01:34.490+01:00Thanks Christine!
And it is such a fun way to sp...Thanks Christine! <br />And it is such a fun way to spend an afternoon. Why should the children have all the fun??!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18551074799031580072012-09-08T00:01:06.501+01:002012-09-08T00:01:06.501+01:00I'd forgotten all about the celebrity one! Th...I'd forgotten all about the celebrity one! Thanks for reminding me of that. The baking was of a lower standard, so if I want to be on the show, I just need to become a celebrity first...<br /><br />Focaccio is a mean feat! The only time I tried, it failed miserably.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22208166258419628622012-09-08T00:00:08.430+01:002012-09-08T00:00:08.430+01:00thanks! It seemed the obvious thing to do ;)thanks! It seemed the obvious thing to do ;)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65243608202100256102012-09-07T23:59:54.684+01:002012-09-07T23:59:54.684+01:00The cat wearing pearls was a brainwave ;)
I'm ...The cat wearing pearls was a brainwave ;)<br />I'm afraid 'More tea, vicar?' is a joke that has grown very old in my family, I'm not sure I could cope with writing it...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38906211248893848862012-09-07T23:59:08.818+01:002012-09-07T23:59:08.818+01:00Wouldn't it be so absolutely terrifying to hav...Wouldn't it be so absolutely terrifying to have Paul judge your baking?? I'd just stutter at him, I'm sure!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37366309097557991002012-09-07T23:58:38.674+01:002012-09-07T23:58:38.674+01:00oh, we did! They were very nice, actually.
I most...oh, we did! They were very nice, actually.<br />I mostly just make the same things over and over again, but occasionally I enjoy experimenting with my baking a bit. And GBBO always makes me want to experiment more!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72520719607419638942012-09-07T23:57:56.961+01:002012-09-07T23:57:56.961+01:00thanks, Susan! :)thanks, Susan! :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57450274569931959402012-08-31T22:51:38.946+01:002012-08-31T22:51:38.946+01:00Pretty hard to see over here. The last series I on...Pretty hard to see over here. The last series I only managed to find the first three episodes online. Thankfully we are going to the Netherlands in November and my friends there are recording it all for me. Yay.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48388367929471857282012-08-31T20:57:13.606+01:002012-08-31T20:57:13.606+01:00You have a Be-Ro book! I turn to mine time and tim...You have a Be-Ro book! I turn to mine time and time again. I make the chocolate chip cookies most often but I put raisins in instead of chocolate.Joannehttp://www.seagreenreader.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49188320153924881502012-08-31T20:21:13.936+01:002012-08-31T20:21:13.936+01:00I'm also hooked, but my showstopper would have...I'm also hooked, but my showstopper would have to be Sue P's head dished upon a plate, preferably with her big mouth stuffed with ... well, anything that would shut her up, I can't stand the woman. Can't believe how polite the contestants are when she's getting in their way. If only someone would stick her under a piecrust and get rid of her. <br />I'm also mesmerised by tentative way Mary Berry bites sideways into pies ... is she worried about her false teeth? <br />But I'm dying to make a GBBO key lime pie, especially as I seem to have five limes in the fridge maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32698216830400736022012-08-31T15:15:07.089+01:002012-08-31T15:15:07.089+01:00I am another who is hooked on GBBO, and love your...I am another who is hooked on GBBO, and love your biscuits. I don't think I've done iced gingerbread and shortbread since my daughters were in infant school... why not, I ask myself... I feel it may be time for a baking session...Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44923611847100188932012-08-31T13:28:51.142+01:002012-08-31T13:28:51.142+01:00I am a late comer - I first started with the celeb...I am a late comer - I first started with the celebrity version. However I am now totally hooked - and in awe of their skills. My limits are lemon drizzle cake, focaccio and parmesan biscuits (not necessarily all together!). <br /><br />Love the gingerbread - but how could you bear to eat the cats?Rhiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83969937627499047102012-08-31T12:27:02.750+01:002012-08-31T12:27:02.750+01:00Love the Union Jack teapots!Love the Union Jack teapots!Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52486792492842917782012-08-31T12:24:50.196+01:002012-08-31T12:24:50.196+01:00I was hoping to spy a teapot that said 'More t...I was hoping to spy a teapot that said 'More tea, Vicar?' And who could resist a cat wearing pearls?!<br /><br />The show hasn't appeared here yet but I've watched a few episodes on youtube, it's a great show!<br /><br />Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58457432123296573922012-08-31T12:15:00.875+01:002012-08-31T12:15:00.875+01:00Watching it & loving it. You have to admire th...Watching it & loving it. You have to admire the contestant who, at the court of King Paul, admitted that he couldn't bake bread!!!!!Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-9149659956487199422012-08-31T08:37:24.576+01:002012-08-31T08:37:24.576+01:00Another GBBO fan here - I do a good Victoria spong...Another GBBO fan here - I do a good Victoria sponge, but am not an otherwise adventurous baker, my 11yr old daughter does more ... Your cookies are such fun - hope you enjoyed eating them too! Annabel (gaskella)http://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88198038172596328002012-08-31T03:02:08.665+01:002012-08-31T03:02:08.665+01:00Oh Simon, your Union Jack Teapot is just too adora...Oh Simon, your Union Jack Teapot is just too adorable.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.com