Sorry dear heart but Pickin' Balls were neither Terrible or Middle Class, they were something else altogether. 2.5 was necessaryNot yet, lowest rating is a 1 for DIRE but if a frau can truly outdo Jack's mum's tatties we may have to reconsider.
Couple of 2.5 though which caused a minor aneurysm each
In so many of the recipes she says "this serves 2/3, but I ate the whole lot". Maybe it doesn't serve 2/3 if you regularly eat it all in one sitting?This! Suddenly realised that she *knows* her portions are ridiculous - didn't she post, not so long ago, that she had to have porridge after having her dinner because 75g of pasta and half a courgette is not enough for an adult? Disingenuous t*at.
Also curious about what kind of mushrooms she used - those in the pic look like shiitake, drowned in sieved tomato sauce. She wouldn't stage fake pics now, surely??
I thought this! I thought it looked maybe like a mini Portobello? Really doesn't look like a bog standard mushroom. And how is her sauce so red?Also curious about what kind of mushrooms she used - those in the pic look like shiitake, drowned in sieved tomato sauce. She wouldn't stage fake pics now, surely??
How are the pictures so different? Is she buying food cooked by other people and photographing it?Hot and spicy, oh dear. Then again Jack is the person who puts 1 tsp chilli flakes in a VINDALOO and nothing else
This comparison shot might be one of the worst as well, notice Jack's spoon to bowl size ratio here.
Could (must?) her version be fake?
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The thing that's really starting to irk me is the number of times her recipes are just plain WRONG in what they say e.g. "hot eggy mess" (despite the eggs being stone cold) or "hot and spicy" (despite the only heat or spices coming from 1/4 tsp chilli flakes).
She's definitely done that in the past, although for Twitter/Instagram rather than her books.How are the pictures so different? Is she buying food cooked by other people and photographing it?
If they are photos taken from her books, they will have be photographed by a food stylist. I had a look and the photos from Cooking on a Bootstrap were done this way. How much leeway food stylists have to enhance food from recipes, I don't know. A publishing frau will know, I am sureHow are the pictures so different? Is she buying food cooked by other people and photographing it?
Yes.How are the pictures so different? Is she buying food cooked by other people and photographing it?
Do you think she got the foodIf they are photos taken from her books, they will have be photographed by a food stylist. I had a look and the photos from Cooking on a Bootstrap were done this way. How much leeway food stylists have to enhance food from recipes, I don't know. A publishing frau will know, I am sure
Guilty as charged, M'Lud.Not yet, lowest rating is a 1 for DIRE but if a frau can truly outdo Jack's mum's tatties we may have to reconsider.
Couple of 2.5 though which caused a minor aneurysm each
As it’s the midterm elections today and reproductive rights are likely to be even further decimated by the results, I donated to an organization fighting to protect them, and will donate to my local free pantry on the weekend when I do my main slop.I am sure everyone can donate to a local food bank if they want.
Yet another one I noticed the other day that “makes enough two but she ate it all herself” (because it doesn’t)I've lost track - I've bought ingredients for oh god dinner - I think maybe someone else has done it? Also 2 versions - which one shall I do? (and ingredients NOT cheap)
I did tot up the ingredients I bought (£4.83) I have the receipt! (I put some cans in the foodbank collection at the supermarket as my donation to slopalong karma). I still have celery and carrots left over so could figure that out Jack-style. We could add a column to the slopalong spreadsheet I suppose if someone were willing?As it’s the midterm elections today and reproductive rights are likely to be even further decimated by the results, I donated to an organization fighting to protect them, and will donate to my local free pantry on the weekend when I do my main slop.
I meant it more as an exercise in how much effort and money someone would have to expend to come up with even one edible thing from her ghastly repertoire. The idea of someone on a tight budget trying to feed themselves and their family with one of these “meals”, wondering where they’ve gone wrong and losing confidence in themselves at the result should have Jack, her agent and publisher hanging their heads in complete fucking shame. It’s also not inconceivable that one of these disgusting inedible cakes was made by someone on an incredibly tight budget for a special occasion, which is just so upsetting.
Fuck you Jack, and fuck you Carole and Rosemary you pair of enabling assholes too. You three should be made to cook and eat nothing but this shit for a week.
Very helpful. I will look at the wiki. From the cost of my shop inflation definitely 344% so too right, Jack cannot lieYet another one I noticed the other day that “makes enough two but she ate it all herself” (because it doesn’t)
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Also, not sure what you’re talking about with the ingredients not being cheap? Literal cook and food writer Jack says it’s only 28p a portion or 55p (not 56p cos Jack maths) if youBurberryscarf the lot yourself. She also says you can feed your entire famalam for £20 a week in 2022 so the ingredients can’t have increased much in price since 2013. She’s autistic and cannot lie.
(Know that’s not helpful in answering your question, sorry! Have you looked to see if it’s in @That Forensic Man’s table in the Wilki?)
I'm sure she did. There's an excellent example of this on Jay Rayner's Instagram. The photos of the food at the restaurants he reviews are done properly by a photographer after he's been there. He went to some awful restaurant that he slamDo you think she got the fooddeliveredready *ahem* before the photographer arrived to take the photos maybe?
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