Saturday 15 March 2008

More Amanda Platell

I'm back at home for the Easter holiday, which means I'm stuck with the Daily Mail for five weeks. Anyway, today Amanda's sticking up for Delia Smith:
BBC chef Simon Rimmer attacks Delia Smith for using frozen mash potato in her quick shepherd's pie.

"It's the easiest thing in the world," he says, "just boil the spuds, drain them and mash with butter."

Yes, Simon, and who buys the spuds and lugs them home in the first place and who peels them?

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I don't know Amanda, but given that he's the professional cook in the household I imagine it might be him. After all, if he let his wife go out to get the potatoes for the mash she'd probably end up buying ones meant for chipping, the daft cow. Women, eh?

Oh, and Amanda? Most people don't 'lug' their potatoes home, they put them in the sodding car and drive them back, you pillock. Have you spent your whole life dragging sacks of potatoes down the street Amanda? Have you? Do you arrive back at the house at 8PM, exhausted, your irate husband waiting for his tea? Does he get angry, Amanda? Does he beat you? Yes? Good. All is well.

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