The Great British Bake Off. Review of series 4 (so far). And episode 6!

This series of The Great British Bake Off has got me well and truely hooked, and I am now so obsessed with it that it is pretty much the only thing I tweet about, talk about and think about! Ok, so I've been a fan of the show since it started in 2010. And every series there are bakers that catch my eye, and I think they're really great and skilled at baking! There is a disaster for someone at some point, i.e. the custard gate incident involving Deborah and Howard from this series. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01fwhms <--- A little link to Custard-gate for you here. It's sad, yet really funny. And even when things go wrong for the bakers, you've got to see the funny side, which Mel and Sue often do. And they help to lighten the mood too. Which I'm pretty sure is needed when you're under stress and a time limit in which to bake something.

The 13 bakers this year have faced 6 different types of baking so far. And every episode someone or more than one person has left. Cake, bread, desserts, pies and tarts, biscuits and traybakes, and sweet dough in week 6.

The bakers who have left this series so far are: Toby (a very likeable and cheery man), Lucy (who I thought deserved another week to prove herself), Mark (who in the Cake episode had trouble with his oven as it wasn't pre-heated to the correct temperature), Deborah (who I was sorry about having to leave when she did), Ali (who I really liked, but sadly he had a bad week and got sent home), Rob (he had precise technical skills, but didn't get further than week five), and finally Howard (who was creative, baked some outstanding things, and was very likeable and it was sad to see him go).

One of the joys of watching The Great British Bake Off each week is seeing Mel and Sue doing their intro. to each episode, and hearing their puns, and seeing them get on with the bakers and helping to keep them all as calm as possible. They are really great at making everyone feel more at ease, and they do make me laugh a lot.

In the Sweet Dough episode they have some really funny moments, that I have to share with you!

Mel and Sue's Best Bits in Episode 6 of GBBO

The announcement where Mel and Sue say they're not allowed to do any more puns about buns. They sound like The Queen. And that was very funny.

 

Sue says to Mary "They're like naughty cigarettes." (Howard's hemp).

 

 Mel says to Howard "You're a little schnecken, Howard.". To which Howard said "Thank you." and to Paul "Any compliment.". Aww... cute overload! (Which I liked very much.) I like cute moments like this.

 

 Sue hugging Glenn. The "over the bench loving" moment, for which everyone probably needs at some point in GBBO, and to which I bet some people definitely went "Aww..." at.

 

 Beca is spreading the prunes soaked in rum onto her dough. Sue comes over and says "Is there alcohol in that?" to which Beca nods her head, and Sue says "Goodbye!". This is funny, and just the type of thing Sue would do and has done on programmes before (such as The Supersizers). And because I like rum, I'd probably do the same, not gonna lie here. (Although maybe I'd say "Can I have a bit?", and then spoon some out and eat it.)

 

 Sue flung some of Frances' dough, and it caught her on the head a bit. It was funny, and Sue looks like she feels kind of bad about it here. But it was all a bit of fun.

 Mel says to Glenn "Is that gonna work?" Glenn says "Yeah." and Mel says "Prove it."! I LOVE this bit! My fave of the episode. It's just classically funny, you know what I mean?

I've loved this episode SO much! I loved what Beca did (her Bara Brith, rum-soaked prune buns and the lemon iced ones).

 

I loved what Frances did. Her Chai Tea Loaf, and Noughts and Crosses buns.

 

 

And Howard's Date and Hemp Yorkshire Loaf and his Peachy buns and German Baumschnecken were really interesting bakes that stood out to me. And the peach buns were particularly well presented.

 

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what the remaining bakers will make next, and who will make it through to the final (which is obviously a few weeks away).

 

I hope you enjoyed reading this post, which took me a few days to put together and write. As well as taking quite a few screenshots. I will hopefully do another post later on in the series. And I wish the GBBO peeps well.

 

Bye now everyone! xxx

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 





The Great British Bake Off, series 4! I'm watching, for sure!

The Great British Bake Off is on tomorrow evening! It's all about the Sweet Dough this week! Will the bakers prove to be the best they can be? Or will it all prove to be too much for them? *sniggers and smiles* How I came up with two kind of funny sentences in a row there I'll never know!

I'm getting all fluttery and flour-y, and kinda cakey. I had a muffin earlier. I'm proving to be quite the sweet food fanatic! (God, what am I writing here? This is supposed to be serious, I swear.)

For a pre-show taster, well, check out the BBC website. I'll link it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bvvp3

But, if you're looking for stuff that's not baked or sweet, here are some things I've eaten recently...

The absolute tastiest toastie you can find on the high street. For just over £3 (so I'm told), it's a great filler, and keeps you warm.

 

Unless you have a frappe creme, which is cold, and not really for the autumn season. But I wanted to try it. It was a strawberry and vanilla one, and sounded lovely. So I just couldn't resist it, and didn't even think about the coldness not going with the cold weather outside. It was an impulsive buy. Sometimes I can be impulsive. I don't care.

 

Half a sandwich, toasted. Done by me. Yum-myyy. It's ham and cheese. So was the other one above, except that was bought in a cafe. This sandwich was bought in a supermarket. Still tasty though.

 

I really love my ham and cheese sandwiches, that's for sure. Any other flavour, or filling, doesn't even come close to the taste of ham and cheese sandwiches. I do like a good tuna and sweetcorn, or salmon and soft cheese. Salmon's very rich with soft cheese though. I only have it if I've been shopping and am really hungry. Otherwise I wouldn't.

 

That's all for now. Hope you enjoyed this little post. My pre-GBBO rambley thing. I had to do it. It was either do this, or do a massive post about all this AND The Great British Bake Off. And I couldn't see that working. Also, I really wanted to share my pics with you.

 

Bye now everyone! Hope you can join me for the next post (tomorrow, I hope). Bakey byes! :) XxX



It's Autumn, it's Bake Off season and time to wear glittery stuff!

It's September, and I would say that it's now autumn. The season that no-one really likes, unless you're a fan of rain and cloudy, dark days. It's not all bad though. Because of course there is the exciting prospect of winter (and more importantly Christmas!). You can't deny that Christmas is a good time of the year! It's the time everyone puts on a smile (ok, not everyone) and they spread the cheer and mince pies are given out everywhere you look (in the shops). It's all presents, lights, glittery clothes and make-up. Everything's brighter, even though the weather says otherwise.

Autumn is the build-up to better times for me. So, you've got to start enjoying yourself now! At least I think you do. Get out your glitter nail polishes, and your top coats of glittery nail effects things, and your glittery socks, funky shoes (but warm shoes), your stylish, glittery dresses, and wintery make-up, well, autumny make-up, but you know, just don't forget to sneak a few glittery eyeshadows in now, and the cooler shades of them too! It's basically time to get used to the cold weather, and wrap up warm.

The food you eat this time of year is important too, of course. When out and about, try and opt for warm drinks, like tea or coffee. And also, go for hot foods. Like paninis, toasties, pasta and soups. Whatever keeps you warm. Like this toastie...

 

Toasties are delicious and filling, and really do help to keep you warm. And make you feel happy inside.

The best drink to go with a toastie? Well, any coffee that you like really! (Except if you don't like coffee.) My choice this time is...

 

The bestest latte EVER! (It's an ordinary latte, with a hazelnut flavouring in it.)

 





Flavoured lattes are one of my favourite drinks to order when I'm out. But iced ones are nice too. As are cappuccinos and other drinks.

If anyone has any other suggestions as to what to drink or eat when you're out, then just comment below or tweet me @Supersizer1!

Also, The Great British Bake Off has been absolutely FAB this series! I will be sure to do a whole blog post dedicated to it in the near future. And HI to all the bakers who've tweeted me back recently! :) (I had to add a smiley there!) You guys are brill, and the guys from this series are doing really well on the show. Beca, Frances, Howard, Ruby, etc. I'm a big fan of the show, as peeps who read my tweets will know.

Bye for now everyone! Xxx

Fashion/make-up. It's all about what I'm wearing.

This is kind of old ground I'm covering here. I've done the odd one or two fashion and make-up posts in the past, and they've got the odd comment under them before. But this time I'm combining the two to make a massive jumbo post about the two seperate topics.

Fashion

It's what I'm wearing when I go out. It can be casual wear (for shopping or eating out) or it can be smarter and more glitzy (for going to the theatre or meeting a celeb).
I like casual clothes most of the time. Because I don't like to be in a suit or tight clothes very much. But then I also hate clothes that are too casual, and make you feel like a slob. Like, I'd never wear a tracksuit ever, to anywhere. Or wear trainers with it. Ok, yes, I do wear comfy trousers, etc. But never go totally casual. And I'd never wear an entirely pink, or green, or orange outfit. That's a bit much.
I love skirts and dresses. But only wear them if I feel like it. It's a mood thing, for me. I will only wear it if I'm feeling happy and it's good weather for it. Except, if I want to look good for an event (book signing, theatre, etc.). When meeting celebs (which I've done a few times) I like to make an effort. It's also something that you'd like to remember, and say to yourself, "Oh, I remember that day/night, I was wearing a lovely glittery dress!". Or whatever it happened to be.

When buying new clothes, you should always try to find things that are suited to you, and what you like to wear. Also, picking clothes that go with your body shape is important too. If you're petite, you should go for things that make you look taller. If you're broad on your shoulders, then it's probably best you balance that part of your body out with wearing something around the hips that is in line with the shoulders. Like a skirt that flares out, or is a puffed-up style. If you have an hour glass figure, then basically you should show that off, preferably with a nice dress, that has a belt put around your waist, and enhances your features.

Sites that I love to buy clothes from are... Boohoo and ASOS. I have bought more from ASOS, but both sites are good. They are so up-to-date on the latest fashion trends, and even have discounted products available, and on ASOS there's a store where you can sell and buy old clothes that you/someone else doesn't want anymore. I haven't used the store bit where you sell/buy things, but I can see that for some people this could be beneficial.

Make-up

I'm so much more into make-up than I am fashion. It's something you can experiment with, anywhere, anytime. It shows off your personality, and is something people will always notice about you, because people tend to look at your face more than any other part of your whole body.
I'm someone who will wear a full face sometimes, but more often than not I will wear just a few key bits of make-up, and that's enough for me. I like wearing mascara, I like wearing lipgloss, I like wearing lipstick, I like wearing blusher. I also like eye shadow, and eye liner. But basically I'll usually only wear lipgloss/lipstick and mascara. It's far less time consuming. And adds that little something to your overall look. It gives a splash of colour, when you wear lipstick. Especially if it's red, or a deep pink. Even plum lipsticks are good, but maybe better for the autumn/winter months. Although, wear them whenever you like (I do).

Recent purchases... I've bought several new nail polishes lately. They are by Collection, Barry M. and Rimmel London. I've bought a lip balm/tint. I think it's by MUA. I'm not 100% though. I've bought a red lipstick. It's by Rimmel London. And I've bought a super liner, and eye shadow trench, to do a smoky eye look. They are by Loreal Paris.

I love my smoky eye look. I have it on right now. It's so pretty and the colours really complement each other. They are a mix of grey, bronze, light pink and light yellow.

That's all for now. Hope you enjoyed reading about what fashion and make-up things are interesting to me. And the little tips about fashion and your figure types.

Leave a comment below or tweet me if you'd like to.

Bye for now!
Ss1. xxx

Things that have got me interested lately. (Update post.)

There is only so much NOT blogging I can do... until I just can't put it off any longer. And so, here I am. Back in the oldie blogging world. Trying to write a good piece about something interesting. Well, I have a few things to talk about here.

1. Giles Coren did an event yesterday, at Proms at St. Jude's, somewhere in North London, I think (well, am pretty sure). I wanted to go, but it was at a bad time of day, like really bad, for me. And I live in South London, which is like over an hour away from North London. So, it would have been a stretch for me to travel to North London, and get there for around midday. I'm a late night owl, as you may know, and this means I can't get up and get ANYWHERE for midday. Except, for exams, in the past. Like ones I took years ago.

2. I have a cat friend called Billie. She's cute, she's a tabby, she's very friendly (most of the time), and she loves me. She can't get enough of my house. She visits most days, and eats and drinks milk, cat food, fish, meat. She even ate a hula hoop once. Bizarre.

3. I have a Twitter best friend, well, I think she is. @perkins_love is her name, and she's crazy about Sue Perkins, and calls herself a Perkster (as do I). We're tweeting each other most days. And love nothing more than to talk about Sue, or about each others' interests. It's great to have someone who's willing to talk about pretty much anything with you. I hope we can keep the Perkster name going for as long as poss.

4. Ant Payne is the Capital presenter I have to listen to and tweet to. He's seriously good at presenting, which I know I've mentioned in the past. He has a great voice for the radio, and plays awesome tunes! 'Nuff said.

I am about done here. Don't want to stretch this blog post out too far. But I would like to do other posts in the near future. Let me know what you want me to write about more. I'd love to know what you want to read.

Bye for now.

Ss1. xxx

The P-p-p-perkster post!

Well, hello there! Welcome back. Glad you could join me again. It's been a while, hasn't it? I know, I really should be doing this thing more regularly. I can never do it like that though. I'm sure things will get better though, in terms of blogging. Yeah, it will...

Anyway, the big announcement... big for me, I guess, I am officially (hmm, well, officially because I say so) a..... PERKSTER! Yep, you heard (well, read) right! A P-p-perkster! The thing I call (and @perkins_love calls) all Sue Perkins fans. It's a co-founded name. A name so cool, so ground-breaking, it just MUST have a mention in this post. Because, well, really... I just want the word to spread, everywhere... yes, everywhere. I want everyone, everywhere to know this name. Even the ants. (No, not Ant Payne, although... :)) Every-one! Just spread the word, people! It's something very important to me (and @perkins_love on Twitter). We created this name because WE thought Sue should have a special name for all of her fans. Just like Lady Gaga, Jessie J., etc. All very influencial, important figures should have a name for their fans. Giles Coren, Ant Payne (he's influencial and important to me, and other Capital listeners, so, yeah).

If this Perkster name doesn't spread very far, at least I can say I tried. Well, we tried. Because, after all, this is a partnership, of sorts. @perkins_love and I did make up/choose the name together. It's a joint thing, and a joint responsibility to spread the word. If I thought it wasn't important, or whatever, I wouldn't be mentioning it in this post.

So, whatever you think about fan names, and however important you think they are, just please, PLEASE, just please... try and spread the word Perkster/Perksters. It's for every single Sue Perkins fan out there, but especially for the ultra-special, superfans! Like me and @perkins_love. We are loyal, dedicated, fun... to name just a few of our traits. And I'm not saying this to make us sound cool, or 'big us up' or anything. I'm saying it because it's letting people know just what it means to be a Perkster. If you're not any of these things that I mentioned, then really, there's no point being a Perkster. Although that sounds harsh, it's true. You need to be loyal, or what's the point even being a fan, of anyone, really. You can't just stop being a fan of someone. It doesn't work like that. Not really.

A picture of Sue that I edited. A Perkster pic.

So, I hope you're convinced about us Perksters, and what we're all about. It is just for fun, I guess. But also, we really do love Sue, and all the shows she's been in over the years. I've even met her, and she is truely lovely, and a real talent, and funny lady.

A moving image, or gif, from Tumblr. Love this. From Giles and Sue's Royal Wedding.

And another moving pic. Love this one too! :) Supersizers Eat... The Twenties!

...kay. Just one more pic. Ha ha!

A still shot of Sue on QI. The Shakespearian episode. This pic is great. Loving the costume there.

Anywho, I guess that's a wrap. Well, this aint a film. Well, isn't. I never say aint. RARELY. But anyway, bye now. Let me know what you thought of the post. And 'member, spread the Perkster word. And... CAKE IT OUT!

Peace! Out! Love Ss1. XxX C-c-c-cake it out. C-c-c... cake... it... out... :)

#AskSupersizer1

Finally, I get a chance to write my Q & A blog post. Unfortunately, I'm doing this from memory, rather than from reading people's tweets to me, then typing them out. Twitter has mucked up, yet again. It only went and deleted people's tweets to me! So, these are the questions I can remember. I will try and include them all. If I miss any, then remember them later, I'll probably do another blog post, as an extention (well, you know, a sort of part 2 of my Q & A post).

Question 1: If you could spend an entire day with Sue & Giles, what would you do with them?

Answer 1: Well, lovely tweeter person, I would have a day out in London, and eat breakfast in a posh hotel, then go on to a shop (such as Harrods or Selfridges, or Peter Jones in Sloane Square), and whether we had the money, I'd buy some really nice, expensive things (like a handbag, some shoes, a frock, some jewelley, etc.). Then, for lunch, we'd go and eat at a nice restaurant. Preferably one that Giles picked out for us. Then, we might go to a cinema or theatre later on. But possibly we'd have a nice stroll in a park first, then go to a cafe for tea and cakes. That would be my ideal day to spend with Sue & Giles. And, as a little extra special treat, I'd go on the London Eye with them too, probably to round off the whole day.

Question 2: Out of all of your hobbies, which one do you like to do the best?

Answer 2: I probably like singing the best. It's something that can be done pretty much anywhere, and makes you feel good. It's also something I've loved doing for years. Nothing else can beat it.

Question 3: What is your motivation in life?

Answer 3: My motivation in my life is basically to do what makes me happy, and what I enjoy doing. I just want to be successful and happy and with people that I like to spend time with.

Question 4: What is your favourite song of all time? How does it make you feel and think of?

Answer 4: My favourite song, which was quite tricky to choose, is Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor. This song reminds me of when I was younger and dancing around, being happy. It always puts a smile on my face.

Question 5: (By I Love Sue Perkins on Twitter, or @perkins_love) How did it feel meeting Sue for the first time?

Answer 5: It felt like a dream, as if it wasn't actually happening. But, it felt great! Sue was lovely to me, and also to my companion. We shook hands, hugged and she even blew me a kiss. It was amazing, and unforgettable!

Question 6: (By the very famous, very cool, very funny @gilescoren!) How old is Sue?

Answer 6: Very good question! (Ok, absolutely brilliant, not gonna lie. Ha ha!) Well, Mr Coren, she is... 43, but she does not act her age. Which, may I stress, is a good thing! I think she's always acted younger than her years, and have found that even though I am much younger than her, that she is on my wavelength, which is why I find her (and Mr Coren) so funny! They are young at heart.

Thank you to all of you who asked me questions. Especially Mr Giles Coren (above) and I Love Sue Perkins AND Ant Payne, who asked me the fave song question. But seriously, you were all great, and I loved each question, even the tricky ones. Thanks for taking part!

Let me know what you thought of the blog post, and if you'd like me to do one again sometime, in the same format. I'd like to do another Q & A one at some point.

Bye now everyone!

Ss1. Xxx