Just watched the old stylers on Telly

Zoelikesjam

well done everyone Im terribly gutted, i was sposed to be on showing people how easy it is making wine but i've been very poorly so had to gracfully bail out ;,(
didnt know you was doing it pen pen! I've not watched it yet, got the sky+booked for sunday night 2.55am so can watch it monday x

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Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I agree with everyone who has said that we need more of this sort of programme on TV . Much better than the other boring formats of reality TV

It would help so many people I think .Its all very well putting on 'celebrity cheffy type programmes but what's really needed to help folk are bog-basic cooking shows that help folk make the most of what they have in store ,not 'Lets take this 16 ozs rump steak that we just happen to have lying uselessly in the fridge.More a case of 'Here's a pound of mince lets see what we can do to feed the family with it that won't have them groaning 'Oh no not mince and tatties again.My kids used to say I had a 1001 winning ways with mince .What I couldn't do with it back in the 1970s was nobodys business.cookery it seems is not taught much in schools anymore and the days of Mum or Granny showing you how its done are long gone .Granny is probably off in Majorca with a toy boy, and Mum is probably running ICI whilst bringing up the kids and hoovering and changing the beds at the same time.
The green Granny was great and a bit more ordinary common sense cooking and tips to help folk of all ages would be brilliant.
We are lucky on here as we know where to go if we need a bit of advice and help but not everyone knows of this site so ladies .and any spare Gents out there spread to word and see if we can get even more folk on the MSE bandwagon.Thats an idea ,how about a 'road show ,they seem popular in the big shopping centre.Everyone likes to watch folk cook and a few roadshow type of things would bring the OS message to the people

rosieben

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Could that be Granny Weatherwax?
Yes, I am another Sir Terry Fan.
PS his new book is a laugh about footie

Yes she's my hero! I'm getting the new one next week :j

back on topic, love the idea of a roadshow JackieO - I had 1001 recipes for mince too whilst the kids were young

kazzaw

JackieO wrote: »

Thats an idea ,how about a 'road show ,they seem popular in the big shopping centre.Everyone likes to watch folk cook and a few roadshow type of things would bring the OS message to the people

I think this is a brilliant idea Jackie! Hope Martin reads your post! :T

NualaBuala

JackieO wrote: »

...not 'Lets take this 16 ozs rump steak that we just happen to have lying uselessly in the fridge....

...and the days of Mum or Granny showing you how its done are long gone .Granny is probably off in Majorca with a toy boy, and Mum is probably running ICI whilst bringing up the kids and hoovering and changing the beds at the same time.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
And today's chuckle was brought to me by JackieO - thank you!

janeym8

cant believe the family didnt realise themselves that the amount they were paying for food they were throwning out and just the total amoiunt for food bill in general

well done everyone involved

janey xxx

tandraig

hi everyone - have missed a couple of pages so apologies if this been mentioned before. the tip about the water butt - was sat watching with OH (who works for water company - once as customer service inspector - the one out on the road not sat at a call centre) and he said............I hope her water company isnt watching as they will charge her for that!
What???? for storing rainwater?
Yes - they can apparently.
so if you have a water butt - make sure its out of sight of road!!!
otherwise - I loved the programme and as OH didnt rubbish it he must have like it too! more please
oh and radiohelen - I got six grandkids - but your baby is just so adorable - if you need a babysitter? would try to work you in!!!

rach

I've just set the sky+ for this for tonight. DH raised his eyebrows of course!!

Olliebeak

tandraig wrote: »

hi everyone - have missed a couple of pages so apologies if this been mentioned before. the tip about the water butt - was sat watching with OH (who works for water company - once as customer service inspector - the one out on the road not sat at a call centre) and he said............I hope her water company isnt watching as they will charge her for that!
What???? for storing rainwater?
Yes - they can apparently.
so if you have a water butt - make sure its out of sight of road!!!
otherwise - I loved the programme and as OH didnt rubbish it he must have like it too! more please
oh and radiohelen - I got six grandkids - but your baby is just so adorable - if you need a babysitter? would try to work you in!!!

omg :eek: - I work for our local Housing Trust and they specified the installation of water-butts (collecting the water draining from the rear guttering via the downspout) as part of the plans for our Sheltered Scheme. The idea being that tenants can water their gardens with 'free unmetered water' .

Blairweech

Just finished watching this on the iplayer, thought it was fantastic. Well done to everyone brave enough to go on TV! Wish ti had been longer than an hour though

I remember 'Trade Secrets', which I think used to be on at lunchtime for 10 minutes or so every day, which was quite similar. Wish they would bring it back

I Martin. He is my hero So enthusiastic!