tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585872298905423391.post3454110942564872952..comments2023-06-17T10:26:46.315+00:00Comments on Cooking The Books: On Tonights Menu We Have......Tudor Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05255518452245806185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585872298905423391.post-63293307699391426722010-12-16T17:09:56.148+00:002010-12-16T17:09:56.148+00:00true, true...and he carries a gemmy bar too, just ...true, true...and he carries a gemmy bar too, just in case!!<br /><br />We've found in the past that having a stand-by means that too much time is spent focussed on getting the stand-by sorted and not the actual dishes. The stand-by, if there needs to be one, is less on the table, simple as that really. If it all went biblically wrong, then we'd cross that bridge as and when.Tudor Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255518452245806185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585872298905423391.post-85394439799377476362010-12-16T16:45:48.570+00:002010-12-16T16:45:48.570+00:00That's all very well, but sometimes "Mr C...That's all very well, but sometimes "Mr Cockup" has a set of keys...<br /><br />Fingers crossed...terrylovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947171244009864742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585872298905423391.post-16350439318635612252010-12-16T15:16:12.740+00:002010-12-16T15:16:12.740+00:00"Are there plans for 'one we prepared ear..."Are there plans for 'one we prepared earlier' to stand in upstairs if there's a hiccup? I wouldn't coun that as cheating, just good sense for the benefit of the spectacle."<br /><br />No! We don't intend to be at home to Mr Cockup ;o)Tudor Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255518452245806185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585872298905423391.post-88796323299492993622010-12-16T07:59:46.953+00:002010-12-16T07:59:46.953+00:00Wow, that looks to be a challenging menu to do, da...Wow, that looks to be a challenging menu to do, day after day for 7 days, especially the timings of the roasts. <br /><br />I know you've practiced beef, mutton and chicken to get the times and when to start things so the finish together. The capon (fat, presumably bigger chicken) and the pheasant though?<br /><br />Are there plans for "one we prepared earlier" to stand in upstairs terrylovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947171244009864742noreply@blogger.com