Week 4 Cookalong Live menu: Week 4

Comments

1. I entirely support Francesca's comments (12/12/08) regarding the plucking of live turkeys broadcast on Friday nights show. Completeley unnecessary and offensive and caused me to swich off a programme which I was previously enjoying! Many of us are vegetarians - why should we be so offended and upset during an entertaining cookery programme? Channel 4 please sort your attitude to animal welfare or loose more viewers.

   Posted by Pam Lucas on 13/12/2008 13:46:39

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
2. Hi, I would like to lodge a strong complaint against the preview to Gordon Ramsay's Cookalong, where it shows him and others plucking a live turkey. I find this incredibly offensive, as do many other viewers, watching the pleasure and apparent fun they are having at this shameful conduct, does he have no regard for the unnecessary suffering inflicted on these birds. This is not entertainment and I for one would take no pleasure in watching such a programme. We are all aware of how food goes on the table and I feel Mr. Ramsay in view of his recent conduct should be treading more carefully. His moral standing on many aspects of life are obviously in the gutter. Channel 4 - what are you thinking abou!. Keep cooking simple, we prefer it.

   Posted by francesca on 12/12/2008 22:46:13

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
3. The mandarin cheesecake is so easy to make & is gorgeous! But i would like the receipe for what Andi Peters made, where can i find it

   Posted by Susan Banks on 01/12/2008 13:44:41

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
4. hi just wondering what type of cream cheese to use in the cheese cake

   Posted by John on 23/11/2008 20:51:57

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
5. Hey Channel 4 - are you releasing a cookalong dvd in time for christmas?? Would be a great pressie for our friends in Oz!!

   Posted by jo on 22/11/2008 14:49:48

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
6. Becky, try a posh supermarket like Waitrose, in the cake making section. Or order on-line Happy cooking Julia

   Posted by Julia on 21/11/2008 22:28:30

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
7. i would like to know what i have to buy for next week help

   Posted by Holloway crow on 21/11/2008 19:42:44

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
8. This is a fantastic menu, I have just cooked it because wont be able to do it at 9pm. Yummmmmmmm the cheesecake is fabulous. Well done Gordon, you are brilliant x

   Posted by SueChef on 21/11/2008 19:27:28

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
9. OK so what is the potato masher for then. ??!!

   Posted by Gardo's cook house on 21/11/2008 16:07:05

   Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
10. Gordon, we luv you to bits but could you please run a competition to win a tv for the kitchen? Love the programme & always cookalong, have great fun, but got a complaint from my neighbour last time, the tele was too LOUD! If we dont have it loud we dont know whats going on! We have to have someone posted between the lounge and kitchen shouting instructions! Not an ideal situation, especially when youve had a couple or 3! weve had some very interesting combinations, and always a few ingredients left over! We then have to watch it back to see where we went wrong! Sound familiar to anyone? Sorry next door, we'll try and keep it down this week but it wont be the same. Gordon, my relationship with my neighbour hangs in the balance! Get it sorted Big Boy, Done!

    Posted by Dawnie on 21/11/2008 11:38:32

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
11. The food processor is for the cheesecake base. You can put the biscuits in a bag and crush with a rolling pin, or a bottle if you have no rolling pin.

    Posted by Deb on 20/11/2008 14:01:39

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
12. I presume the food processor will be used to cut up the solid ingredients for the diane sauce, it's a very fine based sauce and pureed if you can dice very finely then I think thats fine (but hey it's a 70's menu and how many hippies did you see with food processors??lol). Otherwise it's for the biscuit base for the cheesecake, but you can leave that in a couple of sandwiche bags and bash up with a rolling pin to a cheesecake like basis. I hope that helps you, good luck!!

    Posted by Martin on 19/11/2008 21:35:07

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
13. Hi! I cooked along in week 3 and loved it! So did my husband, brother, sister and brother-in-law here in Widnes. We're planning on cooking week 4 but I haven't got a food processor.... Can I do without one or do I need to go out shopping? What's it for? Thanks, Helen

    Posted by HelenW on 18/11/2008 17:59:25

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
14. Me and my girlfriend Gail are going to cook along this week (Friday 21st Nov) with Gordon. We have never really cooked before apart from frozen foods and the most adventourus we have ever been is making our own pizza by adding our own toppings at our local pizza shop. Can you please give us a 'shout out' as i imangine we'll need all the help and support we can get. Say hello to our gorgeous little boy Lincoln who is 8 months old today. Thanks Darren and Gail

    Posted by Darren Adamson on 17/11/2008 19:07:31

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
15. When will the menu / ingredients for week 5 (i.e. 28th November) be available. I have my sister and brother- in-law coming for dinner and we'd love to cook along. We've had such a good time already just viewing that we thought we would love to join in.

    Posted by Garry Moore on 17/11/2008 11:27:41

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
16. Was all prepped ready to go and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL!!! Oh well had some more wine and cooked anyway,damn fine it was too. Couldn't find Brandy so used Rum but was good all the same. Will check Gordon out next week to make sure he does things properley

    Posted by Paul R on 15/11/2008 13:28:22

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
17. So its 11.25 pm. - we've done the prawns and the steak and damm fine they both were if we might say!! Karen is slaving over the digestives as we speak and we will report on teh chesecake shortly. Who needs Gordon? 3 bottles of sauvignon blance do just as good a job!!! Love from the girls in Nottingham jan, Karen,viki and lucy

    Posted by Jan Davis on 14/11/2008 23:24:47

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
18. Well its 9.15 on friday night and me and the girls are here all dressed up, ready to cook. but where are you Gordon?????? Mad dash to sainsburys tonight to get ingredients for week 4, we are here all prepped, chopped snd ready to go and then what??? Bloody four weddings and a funeral thats what!! Where are you ? No-one told us that you were having a week off!! Hey ho - we are cooking it anyway . Making it up as we go along. Jan , Lucy, viki and Karen from Nottingham x

    Posted by Jan Davis on 14/11/2008 21:24:34

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
19. Lisa, Elliortt, its children in need tonight I'm guessign since he's family man gordon didnt want to be takign viewers away from a good and charitable cause, so quite happy to skip a week to let them get more viewers.

    Posted by Phil on 14/11/2008 21:20:46

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
20. Well we bought the ingredients today and have only just realised that the shows not on... This has caused much distress, wasted money and us putting on excess pounds we would have otherwise not have gained... It was hard to see the funny side as we were gutted and couldn't even cook the ingredients due to our unusually high stress levels and feeling an all round sense of deflation... We realise this is not Gordans fault and would like to send him our best regards, however advise that channel4.com make the date more clear when putting out the week 4 menu - as week 4 suggests that it is the 4th week from the start of the series. Although aware there may have been a warning on last weeks hsow we were unable to watch this as our cooking team could not complete last weeks cookalong... This is not a stupid mistake on our part as Lisa below, and Im sure many others, have done exactly the same thing Sincerely Newly-converted Jamie Oliver fans (unless Gordan decides to do something about it) x x x

    Posted by AngryChefs on 14/11/2008 20:34:41

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
21. Thanks Channel 4 for making it bleed'in obvious that its not on this week?! Just spent £15 on the ingredients and even more on booze. Are you silently respecting Children In Need?

    Posted by Keef on 14/11/2008 20:18:50

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
22. NO WAY!! Just got back after buying all the ingredients fresh, and log back into the website to see week 4 is now next Friday.....!!!!!! Damn it

    Posted by Kev on 14/11/2008 17:20:45

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
23. I have also bought the ingredients in, what a fool,lol!-and its a rubbish film on instead.

    Posted by GEMMA on 14/11/2008 15:19:38

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
24. The recipe/method doesn't appear to be posted yet, this is very helpful if you miss something when cooking along. No picture of mandarin cheesecake either.

    Posted by Sheila Rae on 14/11/2008 07:47:44

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
25. We have the menu and ingredients for week 4 but no date !! Is it this month?

    Posted by Norm on 13/11/2008 22:55:23

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
26. It has always been one of my dreams to cook for Gordon Ramsay. does anyone know how to message him so he actually gets it? x

    Posted by Dannielle cole on 13/11/2008 21:15:03

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
27. Hello, If you don't like mandarins can you use something else for the cheesecake?

    Posted by Ana on 12/11/2008 21:28:39

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
28. I have booked friday night off from work to cook along with Gordon. I have checked to see everything that we need so i can get it all ready and i am very dissapionted to find that we cannot get the list of equipment needed for week 4. How is it possible to keep up with him whilst searching through our cupboards for the relevant tool? And what if we haven't got something that is vital to producing the nights meal? can this be sorted asap or will you leave us to record it and do it at a later date? which if you ask me defeats the object of cook along live.

    Posted by Emma Corrigan on 12/11/2008 16:42:18

    Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment