Come Dine With Me - Series 3 Sarah Pickering's menu

Date Published:

03/01/2008

Tonight in Ayr it’s the turn of nature lover Sarah Pickering who’ll be putting on a good old fashioned spread in a bid to win the £1000 prize.

The prize for best host will be awarded this evening and Sarah will have to work hard to beat Elaine, who impressed everyone with her cool and collected hosting earlier in the week.

For the first time this week, haggis is on the menu, in the form of Sarah’s speciality – Flying Scotsman – chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and then wrapped in Ayrshire bacon. Her pudding is home-made ice cream.

But she’s only tried the recipe out once before – and that time it turned out distinctly runny.

The guests arrive and Sarah’s starter of carrot soup and home-made bread goes down a treat. But in the kitchen, things aren’t looking so good. The flying scotsman’s is taking a long time to cook, and Sarah still has to prepare a vegetarian option for Lizzy and cook her vegetables.

She’s running very late, her guests are waiting, and she’s finally starting to lose her cool.

The main course finally makes it to the table, and all the signs are good. But still to come is that unreliable ice cream. Will it be frozen in time – or will it ruin Sarah’s chance of winning the prize?

Carrot, Orange And Coriander Soup
Get your soup on: the perfect orange way to kick off any meal

Flying Scotsman
One of the greatest trains ever to grace the tracks; and a cracking dish too!

Meringues With Ice Cream
Simplicity reigns with this beautiful dessert recipe