Just watched the prog about his attempts to get kids to eat proper food...brilliant the guy deserves a knighthood and they should name and shame a few of the parents. Best bit of TV I have seen for years!!! Amazed that Sainsburys or the like have not got really behind it. Now we need some similar input for boaty meals!!!
Jamie Oliver Non boaty
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Just watched the prog about his attempts to get kids to eat proper food...brilliant the guy deserves a knighthood and they should name and shame a few of the parents. Best bit of TV I have seen for years!!! Amazed that Sainsburys or the like have not got really behind it. Now we need some similar input for boaty meals!!!
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What dyer wanna know about quick boaty meals using fresh produce? Eeeezy Peeezy....there's a sea full of the best food beneath yer boat every time you go out. All you really need is a little single burner gas stove (I have a suitcase type) and a barbecue. Ya can cook a bloody banquet with that! Fish ...meat ....veg...rice..anything. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Just watched the prog about his attempts to get kids to eat proper food...brilliant the guy deserves a knighthood and they should name and shame a few of the parents. Best bit of TV I have seen for years!!! Amazed that Sainsburys or the like have not got really behind it. Now we need some similar input for boaty meals!!!
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What dyer wanna know about quick boaty meals using fresh produce? Eeeezy Peeezy....there's a sea full of the best food beneath yer boat every time you go out. All you really need is a little single burner gas stove (I have a suitcase type) and a barbecue. Ya can cook a bloody banquet with that! Fish ...meat ....veg...rice..anything. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Captain Haddock
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Pah! we don't need any advice from Jamie Oliver.
Fray Bentos, Pot Noodle, Pasta 'N' Sauce and tinned soup that's all that's needed it's all good for you the packaging says so.
When we feel like being really adventurous at sea we take a leaf out of the Alan Partridge cookery book - Baked Beans and a cooked Sausage in a cup.
Anyway, isn't that why all sailors plan their voyages to coincide with decent pubs... or have I got it wrong?
Fray Bentos, Pot Noodle, Pasta 'N' Sauce and tinned soup that's all that's needed it's all good for you the packaging says so.
When we feel like being really adventurous at sea we take a leaf out of the Alan Partridge cookery book - Baked Beans and a cooked Sausage in a cup.
Anyway, isn't that why all sailors plan their voyages to coincide with decent pubs... or have I got it wrong?
raven
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Bah! Sainsburys used to sell herbs in bunches for about 35p per bunch. Then along came Jamie Oliver and all of a sudden it was cellophane wrapped (smaller) bunches of "Jamie Olivers' Parsley / Rosemary / Tarragon etc etc" (with the great mans autograph on the wrapper) for 75 pence.
I have little doubt that Lord Sainsbury will be conferring with his good friend Tony Blair to ensure that Jamie is awarded the knighthood that he so richly deserves! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
I have little doubt that Lord Sainsbury will be conferring with his good friend Tony Blair to ensure that Jamie is awarded the knighthood that he so richly deserves! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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Yeah! Dead wrong!
Nothin like a freshly caught mackerel (after gutting and cleaning) gurnard fillets or any other fish, rolled in flour, fried gently in butter and whacked on a plate, and while SWMBO is cutting up the crusty bread and putting fresh salad with it, get yer butter really hot, throw in a small handful of chopped parsley, squeeze of lemon juice and some white wine. After it's sizzled for a few secs pour it over the fish....try it and you'll never look back.......you haven't bloody lived mate!!! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Nothin like a freshly caught mackerel (after gutting and cleaning) gurnard fillets or any other fish, rolled in flour, fried gently in butter and whacked on a plate, and while SWMBO is cutting up the crusty bread and putting fresh salad with it, get yer butter really hot, throw in a small handful of chopped parsley, squeeze of lemon juice and some white wine. After it's sizzled for a few secs pour it over the fish....try it and you'll never look back.......you haven't bloody lived mate!!! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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Bah! Sainsburys used to sell herbs in bunches for about 35p per bunch. Then along came Jamie Oliver and all of a sudden it was cellophane wrapped (smaller) bunches of "Jamie Olivers' Parsley / Rosemary / Tarragon etc etc" (with the great mans autograph on the wrapper) for 75 pence.
I have little doubt that Lord Sainsbury will be conferring with his good friend Tony Blair to ensure that Jamie is awarded the knighthood that he so richly deserves! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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What a narrow minded pillock you are!!
Wouldn't you ride the gravy train if the situation was reversed? ....course you bloody would! He's a damn good inventive chef. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
Bah! Sainsburys used to sell herbs in bunches for about 35p per bunch. Then along came Jamie Oliver and all of a sudden it was cellophane wrapped (smaller) bunches of "Jamie Olivers' Parsley / Rosemary / Tarragon etc etc" (with the great mans autograph on the wrapper) for 75 pence.
I have little doubt that Lord Sainsbury will be conferring with his good friend Tony Blair to ensure that Jamie is awarded the knighthood that he so richly deserves! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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What a narrow minded pillock you are!!
Wouldn't you ride the gravy train if the situation was reversed? ....course you bloody would! He's a damn good inventive chef. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
mirabriani
New member
Re: Jamie Oliver Non boaty
When I did my practical (with a forum member)
He said "Just because we are on a boat does not
mean stinting on food"
"we'll have a joint of meat and three veg"
And we did too, and jolly good it was.
Regards Briani
When I did my practical (with a forum member)
He said "Just because we are on a boat does not
mean stinting on food"
"we'll have a joint of meat and three veg"
And we did too, and jolly good it was.
Regards Briani
raven
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Of course I would....you're absolutely right....and yes I am a pillock...sorry!
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Just watched the prog about his attempts to get kids to eat proper food...brilliant the guy deserves a knighthood and they should name and shame a few of the parents. Best bit of TV I have seen for years!!! Amazed that Sainsburys or the like have not got really behind it. Now we need some similar input for boaty meals!!!
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Sorry to quote you again Doris.....but I didn't see the programme.. I wish I had....
Guys like Jamie Oliver and old Pink Floyd from Padstow have really opened up the Pandora's box of classical cuisine and simplified it not only for the average person but also for the aspiring gourmets who want to have a bash in the kitchen. As good and professional as they were and probably still are, people like Marco-Pierre White and the Roux brothers from across the Chanel, have now given way to some home grown creative chefs who can put the dark secrets of classical cooking in a quite simplified and understandable manner. A mind-numbing "20centilitres of fluid, 125 grammes of fat and 50millilitres of dessicated coconut" have now been transformed into..."A pinch of this, a dash of that and a handful of the other" Nothing could be simpler.
Just watched the prog about his attempts to get kids to eat proper food...brilliant the guy deserves a knighthood and they should name and shame a few of the parents. Best bit of TV I have seen for years!!! Amazed that Sainsburys or the like have not got really behind it. Now we need some similar input for boaty meals!!!
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Sorry to quote you again Doris.....but I didn't see the programme.. I wish I had....
Guys like Jamie Oliver and old Pink Floyd from Padstow have really opened up the Pandora's box of classical cuisine and simplified it not only for the average person but also for the aspiring gourmets who want to have a bash in the kitchen. As good and professional as they were and probably still are, people like Marco-Pierre White and the Roux brothers from across the Chanel, have now given way to some home grown creative chefs who can put the dark secrets of classical cooking in a quite simplified and understandable manner. A mind-numbing "20centilitres of fluid, 125 grammes of fat and 50millilitres of dessicated coconut" have now been transformed into..."A pinch of this, a dash of that and a handful of the other" Nothing could be simpler.
Re: Jamie Oliver Non boaty
Doris totally agree with your comments and as for Nora now there is a star in the making.
Its disgraceful what the parents are serving to their children at home and what is even more frightening is that the dinner ladies themselves don't know how to cook even a basic pasta, or eat veggies for that matter what hope is there.
Excellent programme but then again if the parents participated more it might be a start?
Interesting to see what the Govt officials outlook / spin on next wks programme will be.....
Doris totally agree with your comments and as for Nora now there is a star in the making.
Its disgraceful what the parents are serving to their children at home and what is even more frightening is that the dinner ladies themselves don't know how to cook even a basic pasta, or eat veggies for that matter what hope is there.
Excellent programme but then again if the parents participated more it might be a start?
Interesting to see what the Govt officials outlook / spin on next wks programme will be.....
whisper
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Re: Jamie Oliver Non boaty
What was also amazing was the fact that one of the school "cooks" (packet openers) admitted that she had never eaten any form of fresh bean in her life.
What was also amazing was the fact that one of the school "cooks" (packet openers) admitted that she had never eaten any form of fresh bean in her life.
Talbot
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What was also amazing was the fact that one of the school "cooks" (packet openers) admitted that she had never eaten any form of fresh bean in her life.
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What is amazing about this. My mother used to be chief examiner for "DomesticScience" (=cookery) in east anglia, about 35 years ago. She was overseeing an exam in one school where they had to prepare brussel sprouts, and the kids had never seen fresh vegtables in that school (and presumably at home)before and didnt know what to do.
Possibly these are the same people (and their children) who are responsible for cooking the meals in the schools today! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
You should also blame the amount of money available for the meal. It is nearly impossible to provide anything at the price (which has not been adjusted for many years) for example, the French have very nearly double the amount.
The role of good nutrition (and exercise) in prompting the proper developement of the brain is obviously misunderstood by big brother.
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What was also amazing was the fact that one of the school "cooks" (packet openers) admitted that she had never eaten any form of fresh bean in her life.
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What is amazing about this. My mother used to be chief examiner for "DomesticScience" (=cookery) in east anglia, about 35 years ago. She was overseeing an exam in one school where they had to prepare brussel sprouts, and the kids had never seen fresh vegtables in that school (and presumably at home)before and didnt know what to do.
Possibly these are the same people (and their children) who are responsible for cooking the meals in the schools today! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
You should also blame the amount of money available for the meal. It is nearly impossible to provide anything at the price (which has not been adjusted for many years) for example, the French have very nearly double the amount.
The role of good nutrition (and exercise) in prompting the proper developement of the brain is obviously misunderstood by big brother.
Stingo
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Re: Jamie Oliver Non boaty
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The role of good nutrition (and exercise) in prompting the proper developement of the brain is obviously misunderstood by big brother.
[/ QUOTE ] Me thinks that Big Brother fully understands the roll of poor nutrition and a lack of exercise. Would BB really want the masses to develop a brain and so be in a position to challenge the controller?
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The role of good nutrition (and exercise) in prompting the proper developement of the brain is obviously misunderstood by big brother.
[/ QUOTE ] Me thinks that Big Brother fully understands the roll of poor nutrition and a lack of exercise. Would BB really want the masses to develop a brain and so be in a position to challenge the controller?
Magic_Sailor
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I don't know about knighthoods for etc JO as mentioned elsewhere - but like his previous offering, "15", I am struck not so much by his cooking skills but his incredible ability to motivate - what a fantastic talent. Also, by what appears to be genuine feelings of desperation and worry - which at least makes him appear human - otherwise he'd be bloody Superman!
I hope he keeps up the good work and goes on to greater things.
Magic
I hope he keeps up the good work and goes on to greater things.
Magic
clouty
New member
Did you notice
how the Heads recognised, enjoyed and finished all their healthy Oliver food, and how the dinner ladies and council schook kids were nonplussed by a simple salad? Is success determined by what is on you plate?
Nutrition is the most important ingredient to good health, and this fact is getting into the public domain in England now. The rest of Europe never forgot it.
If only the same could happen in America - what a different world we would live in.
Stingo seems to embrace the conspiricy theory -
"Me thinks that Big Brother fully understands the roll of poor nutrition and a lack of exercise. Would BB really want the masses to develop a brain and so be in a position to challenge the controller? "
Me, I think there is an element of c**k up, and a lot of greed in the reasons for the industrial diet that so many people seem to suffer gladly.
They are quite right about fresh fresh fish - I just wish I was better at catching it, Hints and tips please!
Keep It Simple, Stupid XXX
how the Heads recognised, enjoyed and finished all their healthy Oliver food, and how the dinner ladies and council schook kids were nonplussed by a simple salad? Is success determined by what is on you plate?
Nutrition is the most important ingredient to good health, and this fact is getting into the public domain in England now. The rest of Europe never forgot it.
If only the same could happen in America - what a different world we would live in.
Stingo seems to embrace the conspiricy theory -
"Me thinks that Big Brother fully understands the roll of poor nutrition and a lack of exercise. Would BB really want the masses to develop a brain and so be in a position to challenge the controller? "
Me, I think there is an element of c**k up, and a lot of greed in the reasons for the industrial diet that so many people seem to suffer gladly.
They are quite right about fresh fresh fish - I just wish I was better at catching it, Hints and tips please!
Keep It Simple, Stupid XXX
cardinal_mark
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With you all the way on this one- JO should be cannonised at the very least. Can't stand the bloke personally but I now have a huge admiration for his quest.
We have 2 young kids and have witnessed first hand the impact food has on their behaviour, concentration and cognitive / reasoning ability.
Our kids future depends a great deal on the actions of the school lunch supply companies and I really hope (but sadly doubt) that this series will have a tangible impact on their behaviour. Perhaps as part of the series the 'offending companies' should only serve 'Twizzlers' (and the other reconstituted muck they dish out) for a week or so in their staff cantens and then measure the impact this has on morale, productivity, profits etc.
Whilst on the Twizzler subject, guess who makes them... the cackmaster himself...Bootiful!
Mark
We have 2 young kids and have witnessed first hand the impact food has on their behaviour, concentration and cognitive / reasoning ability.
Our kids future depends a great deal on the actions of the school lunch supply companies and I really hope (but sadly doubt) that this series will have a tangible impact on their behaviour. Perhaps as part of the series the 'offending companies' should only serve 'Twizzlers' (and the other reconstituted muck they dish out) for a week or so in their staff cantens and then measure the impact this has on morale, productivity, profits etc.
Whilst on the Twizzler subject, guess who makes them... the cackmaster himself...Bootiful!
Mark
marina95
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Re: Jamie Oliver Non boaty
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You should also blame the amount of money available for the meal. It is nearly impossible to provide anything at the price (which has not been adjusted for many years) for example, the French have very nearly double the amount.
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Did you know that when some schools/LEAs award a contract for school meals to an outsourced agency they negotiate a kick-back from the contract amount to subsidise the schools education facilities?
I heard this in an interview with a outsourced agency and was amazed. Sounds to me like the schools/LEAs themselves are shooting the pupils in the stomach...
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You should also blame the amount of money available for the meal. It is nearly impossible to provide anything at the price (which has not been adjusted for many years) for example, the French have very nearly double the amount.
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Did you know that when some schools/LEAs award a contract for school meals to an outsourced agency they negotiate a kick-back from the contract amount to subsidise the schools education facilities?
I heard this in an interview with a outsourced agency and was amazed. Sounds to me like the schools/LEAs themselves are shooting the pupils in the stomach...
Wish I had seen that.
Well done J.O.
School meals are one of those quiet national scandals that need to be exposed, rather like a library service that is so underfunded that 9% of its income is spent on buying books, whilst its buildings fall apart.
We have two small boys whose good behaviour is sometimes remarked on. (I wonder what horrors people put up with, since they don't seem particularly angelic to me!) Whilst I have long attributed their "good behaviour" to their mother, I now realise that credit is also due to her cooking - arriving in Britain in her early 30's she decided to teach herself to cook English and French dishes properly and suceeded brilliantly - reading Janet Grigson and Elizabeth David in your second language when you are dyslexic is hard .
Incidentally I have heard that JO is a sleeping partner in the Essex Pig Company, (which as East Coasters know is actually in Suffolk, close to the Orwell). Dunno if true, but their sausages are good.
Well done J.O.
School meals are one of those quiet national scandals that need to be exposed, rather like a library service that is so underfunded that 9% of its income is spent on buying books, whilst its buildings fall apart.
We have two small boys whose good behaviour is sometimes remarked on. (I wonder what horrors people put up with, since they don't seem particularly angelic to me!) Whilst I have long attributed their "good behaviour" to their mother, I now realise that credit is also due to her cooking - arriving in Britain in her early 30's she decided to teach herself to cook English and French dishes properly and suceeded brilliantly - reading Janet Grigson and Elizabeth David in your second language when you are dyslexic is hard .
Incidentally I have heard that JO is a sleeping partner in the Essex Pig Company, (which as East Coasters know is actually in Suffolk, close to the Orwell). Dunno if true, but their sausages are good.
PapaLazarus
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I don't know about knighthoods for etc JO as mentioned elsewhere - but like his previous offering, "15", I am struck not so much by his cooking skills but his incredible ability to motivate - what a fantastic talent. Also, by what appears to be genuine feelings of desperation and worry - which at least makes him appear human - otherwise he'd be bloody Superman!
I hope he keeps up the good work and goes on to greater things.
Magic
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When you compare JO's attitudes to, and love of food to the stuck up and arrogant eejits on Master Chef it makes you wonder if they are talking about the same basic activity? /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif I'd like to see them try to cook on 37p a serving... Soupe d'Evian anyone?
I don't know about knighthoods for etc JO as mentioned elsewhere - but like his previous offering, "15", I am struck not so much by his cooking skills but his incredible ability to motivate - what a fantastic talent. Also, by what appears to be genuine feelings of desperation and worry - which at least makes him appear human - otherwise he'd be bloody Superman!
I hope he keeps up the good work and goes on to greater things.
Magic
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When you compare JO's attitudes to, and love of food to the stuck up and arrogant eejits on Master Chef it makes you wonder if they are talking about the same basic activity? /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif I'd like to see them try to cook on 37p a serving... Soupe d'Evian anyone?
Jeremy_W
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Re: Wish I had seen that.
Mirelle,
I remember you saying that your wife never shops at supermarkets but chooses to frequent local stores instead. At a cost that probably deals with the quality of ingredients issue .
Mirelle,
I remember you saying that your wife never shops at supermarkets but chooses to frequent local stores instead. At a cost that probably deals with the quality of ingredients issue .