Monday, July 06, 2020

Dinner and the end of Mary Berry


Britain's Best Home Cook Season 2 was our weekend binge. For the final episode, revealing the winner, we decided to eat dinner while watching. This is the first time we’ve eaten a meal in front of the TV since the lockdown started!

We made open-faced sandwiches with pain de mie flavored with pepper (bread recipe from the Poilâne cookbook) along with mayo, hard-boiled egg slices, avocado, dill, and smoked salmon. Our salmon preparation was nowhere near as ambitious as the salmon dishes that the contestants made for their final “rustle-up” challenge — but our food was still quite good. We sipped a glass of white wine, sat back, and enjoyed the competition. In case you haven’t watched yet I won’t say who won, but I was very much in agreement with the judges’ decision.

Slicing the avocado.
Blog post © 2020 mae sander.

25 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

I wish I liked cooking shows....the salmon sandwiches look GREAT!

Debra Eliotseats said...

Looks like a great meal (with wine!). I need to track down this show. It sounds totally binge-worthy.

Anne (cornucopia) said...

What a fun idea to eat a meal while you watched the season finale.

Linda Kunsman said...

I'm going to look for this show as I have loved watching the British Baking shows this past year. Your open faced sandwiches look really yummy- and so nice with a nice cool glass of white wine. Happy T day!

My name is Erika. said...

I want to see this show. One of these days. And your open faced sandwiches look quite fancy and yummy too. Happy T day Mae. Hugs-Erika

dee Nambiar said...

I feel like having some hard boiled egg, now. :)
And I wouldn't mind some avocado, salmon and Mayo with it.

I should make this one sometime. Thank you, Mae. :)

kathyinozarks said...

I enjoy cooking shows but I haven't found new ones of this one in awhile what channel do they come on?

Tandy | Lavender and Lime (http://tandysinclair.com) said...

We also thought the winner was worthy.

Valerie-Jael said...

I'm not a fan of cooking shows but I do love eating good things! Happy T Day have a great week, Valerie

Iris Flavia said...

Right, I need to buy a new slicer, our red one is broken. Since weeks! Which is not that urgent as you can hardly get good avos here...
Tim Mälzer used to have such competition shows, too, but I prefer to get explained and learn... (as I´m still a beginner).

Meggymay said...

Your food looked delicious and when I saw the slicer [mine was retired many months ago] its something I will be seeking out when I feel safe going shopping again. I only ever used it for eggs so cutting the avocado is a great tip.
I enjoy cookery programs, not always what I would buy or store, but they do make me think out new ideas.
Happy T day wishes.
Yvonne xxx

Eileen Bergen said...

I love cooking shows, especially competitions.

Happy T-Day! EIleen xx

Jeanie said...

Mae, that looks delish. I love Mary Berry. So, where did you find this one? I hope it's netflix because that service I have!

Divers and Sundry said...

I eat in front of the TV (or a video on the laptop) frequently but haven't heard of that show. Your food looks delicious! Happy T Tuesday

The Liberty Belle said...

Your meals sounds delicious. Although I typically favor eating at the dining table, I also enjoy 'dinner and show,' every now and then, by eating in front of the telly... especially if there is a good mystery on.

Darla said...

I enjoyed the baking version of this show so I'm pretty sure I would like the cooking version. Meanwhile your meal looks very good.

Halle said...

Oh wow...that looks so good!
Happy T day!

Lisca said...

Your meal sounds really lovely, and I don't believe eating it in front of the TV is a sin really (OK it shouldn't be a habit). And watching Mary Berry while eating? I couldn't think of better company.
Thank you for your comments on my blog. Yes, I have read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I found it entertaining. Hubby couldn't get on with the format of the letters and messages.
I agree that the marching band is creepy. My home country the Netherlands was also occupied, and having been born just after the war, I grew up with the stories of my parents and their peers. My grandmother hid jews and my auntie survived a concentration camp.My mother and her family suffered physical hunger during the last winter when one half of the country was liberated and the other half wasn't. The Germans couldn't care less and took everything edible away and left the population to starve. My dad was taken by force and transported to Germany to do forced labour on the railways. Because he was an educated man and spoke several languages, he had to work as an interpreter too.I know for a fact that he had guilt problems afterwards. He had never been given the chance to fight for his country.
My mother is 96 and mentally very alert. I phone her every day and sometimes we talk about the war. Interesting.
Happy T-Day,
Lisca

Let's Art Journal said...

Oh that sandwich sounds so delicious! All the things I like hard-boiled egg slices, avocado and smoked salmon - yum 😀. Mary Berry is the best, I have a couple of her cookbooks. Happy T Day wishes! Hugs, Jo x

pearshapedcrafting said...

Your sandwich sounds delicious, although salmon brings me out in big spots! I still love it though and have it if I don't have plans to see anyone for a few days! I love cooking programmes and the Best Home Cook is one of my favourites! I stopped watching the Great British Bake Off when Mary Berry didn't sign up when it changed channels in the UK! Happy T Day! Chrisx

Karen said...

Yum ~ we loved the british baking show, so we will have to look for this show! blessings on your week :)

Sharon Madson said...

Your sandwich sounds scrumptious! I love avocado and salmon, but have never tried together! This is first time I have been to your blog, as I have been gone for three months from the tea parties. Lovely post, glad to meet you and thanks for visiting me already. Happy T Day!

CJ Kennedy said...

Such a fancy dinner to eat in front of television. I haven't seen that show, but enjoyed the Great British Baking show. Take care and Happy T Day

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I'm finally back online. Thanks for joining this week's T party. Next week we will use Inlinkz because you can remove your link and start over again if you make a mistake Be sure to use ONLY your name in the "caption" and not your blog post, please.

Two of my favorites are avocados and salmon. I had salmon for my meal tonight in fact. Thanks again for sharing T with us this week.

Lowcarb team member said...

I think your open faced sandwiches look delicious.

All the best Jan