More pics from episode 2 of The Great British Bake Off.

So, even though last time I only had two pics to show you guys, it now turns out that Matt has taken lots more pics since then, and, although it would be great to show you all of them, I don't think that a blog post full of loads of pics would go down very well, and it would take me forever to upload them.

So, instead, I am going to pick out my favourites, and then write a little something about each one. This is because that is what I have done every time I've included pics from the 'Bake Off', and also because I already did quite a long blog post the day after episode 2 was shown on TV.

Here is my favourite pic of Holly. This is my fave pic because it looks like she is contemplating something, whilst her tarte au citron is in the oven.

And here is a pic of Holly's Pesto Quiche. It looks perfectly shaped, in the way that it is circular, and the pastry looks perfectly cooked.

And here is a pic Matt took of Jo looking down at her tarts. I think she looks quite pleased with them, and the fact that her tarts are blurred make me focus on Jo's face more.

And here are Jo's tarts, which look very well shaped and the extra little leaf on each one adds an extra special touch to them.

Here is Urvashi making honeycomb, while Mel looks with surprised eyes at it.

Here is Paul, Mary, Mel, and Sue, all sitting down, trying to work out who to send home, and who was the star baker.

Here is my fave pic of Sue that Matt took. She looks a bit sad that one of the contestants will have to leave the competition.

Here is my fave pic of Mel. In contrast to the one of Sue, she looks relatively happy, and I really do love her blue scarf.

That's the end of the pics for now. I hope you liked them, and I know that Matt spent ages over these, as I found out on Twitter. Please leave a comment if you can, telling me what you thought of them, and what I wrote about them.

Thanks for reading, and bye for now.

Ss1. xxx

Two pics from The Great British Bake Off - episode 2!

Hello everybody! Now, last time I did say that hopefully more pics would be in another blog post, and there will be, but I only have two to show you. Now, this is in complete contrast to when I did loads of pics in a blog post after the first episode of the 'Bake Off'. And this was only because Matt (@miblodelcarpio) took so many pics. And also because they were all so good, that I had to use most of them. This time he has only been able to take two, because his netbook's screen has kept dying, which is obviously not his fault, and I completely understand that - tecnology can be a real pain sometimes. Also, as it is now Sunday, and the third episode will be shown on Tuesday, I don't have much choice but to blog with only two pics, because the next episode is so close now.

Here are the latest pics Matt took from episode two of the 'Bake Off':

You all know who this is, don't you? (Ha ha!) Yes, indeed, it's Sue Perkins!!! And I am loving the thin purple jumper she has on in this pic. And the scenery behind her looks very picturesque.



And, here is Holly! And, as I said in my previous blog post, I like her green top very much.

So, that's about it. I would write more, but basically I'm just commenting on the pics, rather than the programme, which I already commented on in my previous blog post.

I hope you liked the pics that Matt took, and please leave a comment if you can, saying what you thought of them.

Thanks for reading, and see you next time.

Ss1. xxx

The Great British Bake Off, episode 2. (Pastry.)

Hello everyone! I am very happy to announce that I have finally watched episode 2 of the 'Bake Off'.

Yesterday, I did want to watch it when it was on, at 8pm, but, as luck would have it, I was out yesterday, as I had to go somewhere with my companion, and then we decided to stop by at a really lovely aquarium, and look at all the little fishies, (which were adorable), and we even ate at a cafe nearby, and I had a pot of tea, which I shared with them, and half a sandwich, (this I did not share with them, but I couldn't seem to finish it, plus I knew that there was pudding, so I thought I'd eat that), and so then I ate the pudding, which was a chocolatey flapjack, which was quite rich, and which I didn't quite finish.

But, the main thing was that I did enjoy myself, and to get out of the house was great too. Plus, the cafe staff were extremely friendly, and let us stay for a while after they had closed the cafe.

The only thing that I was gutted about was that I couldn't get home in time to watch the 'Bake Off', and once I got in, I was far too tired to watch it, so I had to leave it until this afternoon, at 2:50, roughly.

And, because Matt, who is @miblodelcarpio on Twitter, hasn't taken any pics yet and sent them to me, I haven't got any to include in this blog post. But, I can tell you what I thought of the show.

And, as always, it was great, just the right balance of funny, and serious, and with people baking - otherwise it wouldn't be called the 'Bake Off', and people getting stressed about their quiches, and tarts.

Overall, they were all getting things wrong, or worrying about things going wrong. Mostly, I felt sorry for Jo, who at the end got very emotional, and if I had been there at the time, I would of given her a big hug, because of how upset she got, and she tried really hard to stay in the competition, which, thankfully, she did. I was so glad she stayed, I was pleading at the TV screen, saying "Don't send her home, don't send her home!" and I was like "YES!" when I found out that they sent someone else home instead of her. Not that I was pleased about them going home either, but I just didn't want Jo to go. Plus, on Twitter she has been lovely to me, so why would I want her to go?

Also, not only did Jo have a hard weekend of baking, so did Holly. Holly, like Jo, is definately one of my favourite contestants, and she and Jo are both lovely, which also adds to why I like them over the others. Holly looked lovely in her green top, which Mel commented on, in the episode. Which was weird, because when I met Mel I was wearing something green, and she said that she liked it, which I was pretty pleased about at the time. Also, Holly didn't do so well in the first two rounds, but she came fourth in the last round, I think, it may not of been, but I'm writing this from memory, so it's quite hard. I was also pleased that Holly didn't come in the bottom few of the bunch of bakers. But, a bit disappointed that she wasn't the star baker this time. But I'm sure she'll outshine some of the others next time, as she did really great in the first episode.

Also, again, loved what Mel wore in this episode, another gorgeous blue scarf, and they both made me laugh. Sue especially, when she said to Ian (I think it was), "So you're trying to butch it up?", meaning his quiche. A real highlight there, of that episode.

Overall, the things that were baked, I liked roughly half of the flavour combinations, especially the ones without whole fruits on them. I'm not a big fan of whole fruits. I don't mind flavours of fruits, like a starberry flavoured yogurt, for example, but whole ones I don't really eat. Also, when one of the contestants made honeycomb, that was awesome. I've never seen that be done before, and it was just like magic.

I could take time trying to think about other things I saw on the show, but that would just be too hard for me, so I'll leave it there for now. If you want to leave a comment, and tell me your favourite part/s of the show, then please do.

Thanks for reading, and hopefully another post will be put on my blog soon, showing pics from the episode.

Ss1. xxx

More pictures from The Great British Bake Off (episode 1).

I am writing this blog post late at night, because as you may know I do like to stay up late, and I don't have to be up early or anything, so it doesn't really matter.

Anyway, this post will include more pics from The Great British Bake Off episode 1, as I said that more pics would be coming, again, thanks to @miblodelcarpio from Twitter. Who has been a massive help in taking lots of lovely screenshots for me, from the episode. And I wouldn't have a clue how to take a 'screenshot', so if I had taken pics, they'd be at funny angles, most probably, and would have a coloured border around them. Although I could still do that, it'd probably look better if I didn't, so I won't this time. I hope you enjoy looking at the pics he has taken, as much as I did.

The first pics are of Holly. (Remember I didn't take these shots. If it was me, I may have taken just one or two, max.)

 Number 1.

 Number 2.

 Number 3.

 Number 4.

 Number 5.

Number 6.

I think this is my fave pic of Holly, as she has a really toothy grin going on. Love it!



By the way, I chose to number them, because I thought it'd be funny - just to emphasise the number of pics that @miblodelcarpio (Matt) took.

The next lot of pics are of Jo.

 Number 1.

 Number 2.

 Number 3.

 Number 4.

Number 5.





Number 6.

I love all these pics, especially the last one, as I do love when people smile. It makes me feel happy.

The next lot of pics are of Jo and Holly's cupcakes, battenburg, and final cakes of the episode.



These are Jo's cupcakes, which look gorgeous!



And here are Holly's cupcakes, which also look really pretty! (Plus I do love a good cherry bakewell!)



This is Holly's battenburg. I think I remember Paul saying on the programme that it was perfect.

And this is Jo's battenburg. The only thing that Mary and Paul said was wrong with it was that it was not showing the inside at the end of it.

Here is Jo's tiered cake, with chocolate and stawberries. Not to my taste, but it looks good.

And here is Holly's tiered cake. Can't remember what it's made of, but it looks great! Especially the cow. (Ha ha!)

And here is a close up of the cow. Now, I'm not sure whether it has a green worm hanging out of it's mouth, or a party blower thing. (By the way, just typing 'party blower thing' is making me laugh.)



The last few pics are of Mel and Sue.

In all honesty, they both look great. But, if I could chose one outfit to wear, it would be Mel's one, because it's bright, and girly, and I think it would suit me better than Sue's outfit.

This last pic I think sums up the show. Mel and Sue together, with the British flags in the background, and as it is called The Great British Bake Off, it suits it perfectly.

Thank you for reading, and looking at the pics from the show. Hope you liked them.

See you after the next show, for hopefully more great pics, and a mini-review of the next episode.

Ss1. xxx

P.S. Do let me know which pics you liked the best out of the ones I chose to upload to this blog post.





A picture from The Great British Bake Off, episode 1.

So, despite feeling a little bit poorly tonight, I have decided to blog, because, thanks to @miblodelcarpio, from Twitter, I have a pic from the 'Bake Off' to show you guys.

How lovely is this pic! Mel and Sue look fab, as always, and the contestants are all lined up in a row, behind them. Jo is on the far left of the picture, and Holly is just behind Mel.

Hopefully, there will be plenty more pics to come, but for now, there's just that one. But, my blog is a work in progress. I will blog all I can about The Great British Bake Off, while it's on - in between watching the episodes, of course.

Ss1. x

The Great British Bake Off, episode 1.

Hello fellow bloggers, and people who follow me on Twitter, and people who have just stumbled across my blog! Tonight, I will be blogging about The Great British Bake Off, which I have just watched on BBC 2, which shouldn't be a surprise to you, seeing as I said I would, on my blog, and on Twitter - earlier today.

Nothing makes me more happy than to watch Mel and Sue (those two funny women off the TV) cracking jokes, whilst people bake their hearts out and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood critisize and praise their work. So... that's exactly what I watched tonight. And, like the description in The Sunday Times Culture magazine said, they definately were allowed to be more funny. And I couldn't be more pleased! I'm not saying that Mel and Sue are better now because of this, but it was good to hear them cracking more jokes, and even some of the contestants did the same.

Also, to make some comparisons with the contestants in the last series, Holly (who I follow on Twitter) was very similar to Ruth Clemens from the last series, and had a lovely personality, and... as a spoiler (so look away now, if you've not seen the episode yet) she got crowned, not literally, the Star Baker, and her final cake that she made looked amazing!

Also, Jo (who I also follow on Twitter) did really well, and also seemed lovely, and seemed to enjoy herself whilst baking. She was also very close to being crowned the Star Baker, but, Holly only just took her place. But, I thought that they were both great.

And overall, Mel and Sue made it thouroughly enjoyable to watch, and made me laugh a lot. I'm so pleased that my Twitition had an impact on their level on funny-ness, that they were allowed to put into the show. They are a great pairing for the job of presenting the show, and as ever, they looked fab, with Mel in a nice blue scarf, and Sue, dressed a little more formally. Unfortunately, as I've decided to blog straight after watching it, I haven't taken any pictures yet, but, I have taken some pics of them in the Radio Times.

Here is one of them, which I have given a nice little yellow border to, just for effect.

And here is another one, which I gave a red border to, and there's my hand in the shot, holding the magazine.

And here's the third and final one, which is a close up of the last one, and which I gave a blue border to. I think Mel and Sue look splendid in this shot, both holding tea cups.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed watching the 'Bake Off' as much as I did.

See you next time, Ss1. xxx

The Great British Bake Off, in The Sunday Times, Culture magazine.

Oh yes! Oh yes! Oh yes! ... I am so happy at what I have just read, that I just had to blog about it straight away.

So, yesterday I went and got The Sunday Times, and today I looked through it, and the Culture magazine, where they have the next week's TV listings in it, and I purposefully got this one because I thought that it might have something in it about the 'Bake Off', be it a picture of Mel and Sue, or not.

And, to my amazement, not only did it have a picture of them, the same one from the Radio Times, and from the Daily Mail, which I saw on Joanne Wheatley's blog, but also the description of the programme was very... interesting.

It read: 'Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are again the hosts, and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood the mentors and judges, as 12 hopefuls begin a contest designed to find the country's best amateur baker. In a three-round opening eliminator featuring cupcakes, sponges and battenberg, Hollywood's epithets range from "sublime" and "devine" to "disgusting".' ...

And this is where it got interesting: 'Previously, Mel and Sue seemed under pressure to largely play it straight; now, happily, they are allowed to be funny - and fit better into the show's fabric.' ...

And why is this so interesting? I hear you cry. Because, if any of you knew me on Twitter last year, after the first series of the 'Bake Off', you'll know that I did a Twitition for 'Mel and Sue's jokes' on the 'Bake Off' from last year, because, I found out from Twitter that some of their jokes were cut out, and that really annoyed me, because from watching their stuff on TV over the years, I have gathered that they are just naturally funny, and nice women, whose jokes should be heard. And, I got roughly 50 people from Twitter to sign this Twitition, and I then sent it, with a letter of complaint, to the BBC, and a couple of weeks later I got a reply, and they said that my letter of complaint would be passed on to people higher up at the BBC, so, with all this in mind, I thought, maybe the fact that they are allowed to be funny in this series - which starts tomorrow, at 8pm, on BBC 2, has something to do with my letter and Twitition.

I now can't wait to watch it tomorrow, just to see if they are funnier in it, because they are allowed to be. Also, because of the baking, and to see Joanne Wheatley, who I have talked to a couple of times on Twitter, and on her blog, which you guys should check out. Here's a link to it: http://josblueaga.blogspot.com/ - trust me, it's great!

Thanks for reading, and see you after episode 1 of The Great British Bake Off, which I will hopefully being doing my own little review for, including some pics from the show.

Ss1. x