The 10-hour diet: The world’s best crispy roast potatoes

The 10-hour diet: The world’s best crispy roast potatoes By Jeannette Hyde Published: 00:02 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 24 January 2021 750g Maris Piper, King Edward or Cyprus potatoes (or any variety that has a specialist name and isn’t just called ‘white potatoes’, which are the ones in supermarkets with hardly … Read more

Lancashire woman apologises after pet cat steals joint of roast beef

A woman was forced to apologise after her ‘mischievous’ cat brazenly stole someone’s ‘cooked beef joint’ – while a neighbour reported on social media that his food had gone missing. Haydn Lawson, 20, of Colne, Lancashire, went viral when she shared an apology to anyone who had ‘just had their tea pinched’ in a Facebook … Read more

Instagram accounts roast partygoers for gathering in large groups and call out maskless Americans

A few Instagram accounts have been created to roast partygoers and maskless Americans who have been flouting guidance from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) to gather in large groups and walk around in public without facial coverings.  The @gaysovercovid account has shared numerous images, clips, memes and information calling out gay men … Read more

Ken Jeong and Joel McHale reunite to host Fox’s New Year’s Eve Roast & Toast 2021

Fox is ringing in the new year by reuniting Community co-stars Ken Jeong and Joel McHale to host Fox’s New Year’s Eve Roast & Toast 2021. Jeong, 51, and McHale, 49, are set to host the event from Los Angeles, with Kelly Osbourne featured as a correspondent reporting from New York City’s Times Square. Fox … Read more

Overweight mother, 51, who was so greedy she ate FROZEN roast potatoes at 3am sheds three stone

An overweight mother, 51, who was so greedy she ate roast potatoes straight from the freezer at 3am because she couldn’t wait to cook them sheds three stone.  Mandy Camish-Bailey, 51, tipped the scales at 18 stone at her heaviest when she used to gorge on 12 packets of Wotsits, a whole pack of Pringles … Read more

My festive rescue: Roast potatoes 

My festive rescue: Roast potatoes By Mary Berry Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 A roast potato should be ultra-crispy and golden on the outside with a fluffy light middle. Par-boiling the potatoes ahead and roughing them up before roasting gives a lovely crispy outside, with the semolina … Read more

Shopper revealed her festive roast with all the trimmings only cost £10 thanks to reduced items

A savvy shopper has revealed how she serves up a festive feast with all the trimmings for just £10 – by combing supermarkets for reduced stock on Christmas Eve. Bargain hunter Hollie Allen, 26, from Chelmsford, Essex says she never pays full price for groceries. Instead, she times her shops to coincide with when supermarkets … Read more

Alec Baldwin ‘overjoyed to lose a job’ as he prepares to roast Donald Trump one last time on SNL

Alec Baldwin has kept us amused for more than four years with his impression of President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. And the native New Yorker is preparing to bid farewell to the role, which earned him an Emmy Award in 2017 and another nomination in 2018. He joked about being proud to be … Read more

Bristol pub’s Sunday Roast is so popular it has a THREE YEAR waiting list

Bristol pub’s Sunday roast is so popular it has a THREE-YEAR waiting list for £10 lunch made with locally- sourced meat and veg grown in customers’ allotments Award-winning Bank Tavern in Bristol’s City Centre is booked up until April 2023 One course of beef, pork, chicken or vegetarian option served with roast potatoes, swede puree, … Read more