Come Dine With Me series 2 Pat Shepherd's menu

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Date Published:

10/09/2008

Pat Shepherd claims to be the doyenne of dinner parties and failure is not an option in her kitchen when Come Dine With Me heads to Gloucester

Housewife and mother of two, Pat, prides herself on her busy social life and flawless hostess skills. Showing the others how it's done, she's planned a fancy sounding menu on a bargain hunter's budget. And it's not just the guests who could learn a trick or two. Pat's top tips keep coming. And coming. And coming.

Desperate to win, Pat's got some tricks up her sleeve including an extra pudding, some sneaky sweets and even a gourmet gift for her guests to take home. But soaking her blouse in champagne is surely a step too far? It's a cooking competition not a wet t-shirt contest. Cheeky Pat. Poor Tim will have a heart attack.

Being slightly hard of hearing, Pat has a super sensitive smoke alarm. Not keen on the siren-song, the ever critical, er, helpful, Nick dismantles the noise box and leaves it in the kitchen. But what's a treat for the ears is a trial for the taste buds and Pat's roast veggies start to feel the burn. Naturally, the resourceful Pat has a tip for rescuing cremated carrots. Cover them in cheese and pop them back in the oven. Maybe don't try that one at home.

Pat kicked off her gourmet gala with seared scallops and home-made apple and chilli jelly.

Fire in the hole! It's Pat's twice roasted vegetables served with a much more delicious organic chicken breast with morels on a bed of Swiss chard with a dry sherry sauce.
Unfortunately we can't bring you Pat's recipe but try Gordon's chicken breast supreme recipe.

Kicking it vintage style, pudding was Elizabethan-style lemon posset with freshly picked raspberries and as a little bonus strawberry meringue and boozy home-made truffles.

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