So it was time for the Final of The Great British Bake Off this week! Where did the nine weeks go? It seems like just yesterday that the new series started in the tent that once belonged to me and the other 2014 bakers. You can watch BBC’s Catch up with the Bake Off Class of 2014 here. I found … Read More
It’s Chocolate Time and semi-final week of the GBBO and I was really excited to see who will make it to the finals, along with 10 million others! The bakers all looked quite tense and I could feel the tension in the tent. We were challenged with entremets in last year’s semi-final and I still clearly remember the nervous tension … Read More
GBBO reached the Quarterfinal stage with Patisserie week. This is always a challenging week! The first challenge was to make Cream horns of ruff, puff or flaky pastry. I love cream horns and these are one of my first bakes I remember from my childhood in India. We would get these from my favourite bakery and I still make sure … Read More
This week The Great British bake off went back in time to The Victorian Ages. The bakers were challenged with making some really vintage bakes. This sounded very interesting and Ian felt quite happy as he had been waiting to do some Victorian baking! The first project was raised Game pie using hot crust pastry. I prefer vegetarian food and so even … Read More
On Thursday I had a chance to go on Simon Mayo’s Drivetime show on BBC Radio 2 to reveal the Nation’s favourite curry as voted by the listeners. It turns out that the favourite curry of the nation is Jalfrezi! You can now try My Jafrezi recipe here. I had an absolutely amazing time on the show. You can listen to … Read More
Free From week! We are half way through The Great British Bake Off already and this week the bakers had to face the challenge of keeping their bakes free from ingredients. Always a challenge! It was obvious that all the bakers were gunning for Ian’s dominance of the Star Baker award. In the first challenge the bakers were tasked with coming … Read More
We are in week 4 of The Great British Bake Off already and its dessert week! Its summer time which can only mean one thing- Loads of rain! The bakers were tasked with making 12 identical crème brûlée. I do like a nice crème brûlée and just like Mary, I don’t have a blow torch. Mat made coconut and lime, which I loved the … Read More
So it was ‘Bread week’ in The Great British bake off this week. It started with fresh looking Mel and Sue, as enthusiastic as ever, asking all the bakers to make a Quick Bread. These are breads without yeast made with baking powder or bicarb, which sounds more like a cake to me! Anyways they all start swiftly. Matt and Nadiya … Read More
Biscuit Week! It was Week Two and that meant Biscuit week on the Great British Bake Off. For the first challenge of the week they were asked to make biscotti. I love biscotti and was really looking forward to what flavours the bakers would come up with. Alvin chose jackfruit, unusual to use in biscuits. I love jackfruit and the … Read More
So finally Series 6 of The Great British Bake Off went on air last week. It has been really busy since the trailers and hype around the new season started. I was reminded of how popular the series is once again. I watched the first episode with great interest and lots of nostalgia. It was cake week and I thoroughly enjoyed … Read More
