Hairy Bikers Mum Knows Best

On the subject of Mum's cooking I am sad to say my Mum used to make some nice stuff, but has over the last few years become a "tesco tart" and doesn't seem to make much herself any more .

Spag bol is now ALWAYS from a jar, aunt b's puds and roasts, bought cooked meat and mash. Even bought mince pies, when she used to make lovely pastry.
We went on boxing day for our tea and the kids hardly ate anything (and my lot eat for England). OH and I were trying to be polite, but DS said ooh gran you can't cook like Mum and you overcooked the beef oops . I put my foot in it by saying the kids are used to my steamed veg which is brighter coloured and "al dente" to which I was told, these veg were done in the steamer! She must had steamed them for hours, the brocolli was mush and a yucky colour.

She does still sometimes bake, but not very often. I remember her making fairy buns and maids of honour. My Dad must miss the baking cos he comes here and stuffs his face sometimes lol.

My baking comes from my Gran (my Mum's Mum). My earliest memories are of helping her bake in the kitchen. She had a larder and depending on what we were making she would say get the plain flour/get the self raising. The flour was in massive (or so it seemed to a small child lol) glass jars. Red lid for plain, Blue lid for self raising. She used to buy me little baking kits to use (plastic mini rolling pin, shape cutters and a little fluted roller thingy). We would bake like mad and then she would do a lovely afternoon tea-just like that lady of HB, lovely :j.

I suspect my Mum used to cook and bake because she felt she had to and my Gran did try to get her to love it, but she never did. I on the other have always loved it and thanks to this forum have expanded my baking and grown to love cooking as well.
Thinking back I asked for one of those "Fred" flour men toys (remember them?) for Christmas one year. It was a plastic "fred" from the flour ads. Blakc suit and black bowler hat. His head was a mixing bowl, his hat had holes in for sifting, he had a spoon in one arm and a rolling pin in the other, a measuring jug/spoons in his body and shaped cutters on his feet. He came with a kids cook book which I whipped through in weeks lol. I remember Mum pulling her face everytime I wanted it out.

Bizzarrely he is still going, and I still use the measuiring jug and spoons all the time.

ali x

leeegglestone wrote: »

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mumsknowbest/recipefairs/ep1_featured_recipes.pdf

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mumsknowbest/recipefairs/ep1_savoury_recipes.pdf

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mumsknowbest/recipefairs/ep1_sweet_recipes.pdf

Is it me, but every title I read, I could her Si King's voice reading it to me........:rotfl:

I also watched the programme and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Cornbeef and potato pie took me way back to my childhood during and after the war ! Looking forward to the rest of the series.

I heard on the radio this morning that they were having problems with the website. they were on radio2

Primrose wrote: »

I enjoy watching cookery programmes but am afraid I can't stand these two. The thought of all that greasy hair dropping into the food. Completely offputting. Yuk !

My Mum used to say:

"You gotta eat a peck of dirt before you die"