Nadiya’s can-do attitude dazzles
REALITY show stalwart Katie Price had the best opening line for her latest series.
“My life is as batty as ever,” she declared as My Crazy Life started on Quest Red on Monday.
She’s definitely not wrong. Embracing the drama, she talked about having “exes coming out of my ears,” having another baby, more plastic surgery and her new man.
The thing I like about Katie is she knows who she is and doesn’t apologise for it.
Fair play, she’s made her living out of it.
And her petition for Harvey’s Law to tackle online bullying is hugely admirable.
After two decades, we all still gawk at her for a reason – there’s never a normal, dull moment. STOP feeling guilty about taking short cuts,” insisted Bake Off’s breakout star Nadiya Hussain on Monday. “Embrace it!”
The mum-of-three’s new cookery series Nadiya’s Time To Eat on BBC2 was a warm glimmer of hope in a world over-stuffed with pretentious foams, reductions and deconstructed puddings.
Use time-saving hacks, she said. Use every cheat in the book. The Ramsays and Nigellas of this world can do one. OK, she didn’t say that last bit.
Tinned veg, cans of baked beans, the microwave – it’s all fair game in Nadiya’s kitchen. I’ve even heard that she makes a pie with, whisper it, spaghetti hoops.
It’s a food revolution. Next up, How To Order A Takeaway With Jamie Oliver. Maybe not.
On the promise of recipes for families in a rush, I settled in with a notebook and pen ready for my transformation into supermum.
Just one slight problem. Nadiya is still absolutely superhuman in the kitchen.
She made a peanut butter and jelly traybake with pancakes oven-baked to save on pouring and flipping.
“Whack it in the mixer,” she said. Ten minutes. Stick it in the oven. Off she went to have a cup of tea and plait her daughter’s hair before the school run. Marvellous.
Let me tell you what mornings are like in my house.
And it does not involve a traybake. Husband is late. He’s lost his keys and can’t remember where his meeting is. The seven-year-old has just remembered he has to dress as a Viking.
The five-year-old refuses to leave her room because she’s lost her favourite toy.
One wants Rice Krispies, but only in the green bowl. The other wants toast but only on the bread without bits in it.
While Nadiya serves her kids pancakes with fresh raspberries and yogurt I’m still searching for the food mixer, wondering if I actually have one.
Nadiya lives to impress her kids. We all do. But I find it’s best to keep standards low. Under-promise and over-deliver.
Kim, a mum from Kent, gets it. During Nadiya’s first SOS housecall Kim explained she has just 20 minutes to make dinner.
Nadiya threw vegetables and instant noodles into a posh jar and, lo and behold, dinner was served and the kettle went on.
“I’ve never made a cup of tea while cooking,” said Kim, awestruck. “That’s next level.”
There were other revelations. Nadiya whispered: “Tinned vegetables aren’t bad. I don’t boil my own potatoes.”
It was as if she was starting an anonymous group for rogue cooks. Wonder if I can join?
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